New swivels

[Sanch]

Made a couple of new swivel knives 100% hand made no purchase shtuff.. 6061 aluminum body and saddle, brass body and 304 SS saddle. Both sporting 4140 HT blades made by me..needed somthing skinnier than 1/2" and 5/8" that's what my other hand made barrels are, so I decided 3/8" was best.  Enjoy and as always comments are welcomed.

[Bodean]

Sanch you are the metal magician. Well done sir.

Can you adjust the saddle height or are they fixed?

Doesn't matter, just curious.

[JD62]

Cool, they look really nice. I've been toying with the idea of building a couple but want to use ball bearings. I haven't researched that small of a bearing yet, any suggestions?

[YinTx]

Those look fantastic.  Any issues gripping the smooth finish?  The saddles look quite comfortable.

YinTx

[Sanch]

10 hours ago, Bodean said:

Sanch you are the metal magician. Well done sir.

Can you adjust the saddle height or are they fixed?

Doesn't matter, just curious.

Thanks, Fixed height. 

 

8 hours ago, JD62 said:

Cool, they look really nice. I've been toying with the idea of building a couple but want to use ball bearings. I haven't researched that small of a bearing yet, any suggestions?

Thanks,  look for micro bearings, these have none only tight tolerances and synth grease. IMHO I feel that bearings and spinning the saddle for 2 minutes straight thing are over hyped selling points, as long as you can get a smooth action from the barrel you're golden.  The blade angle, sharpness, and  polish are key.

 

8 hours ago, YinTx said:

Those look fantastic.  Any issues gripping the smooth finish?  The saddles look quite comfortable.

YinTx

I prefer the smooth finish over an knurl finish anyday day even if the knurl and is not aggressive. No issues at all for me. Thanks for the kind words.

[immiketoo]

31 minutes ago, Sanch said:

IMHO I feel that bearings and spinning the saddle for 2 minutes straight thing are over hyped selling points, as long as you can get a smooth action from the barrel you're golden.  

Truth.  But I sure like spinning them

[Sanch]

55 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

Truth.  But I sure like spinning them

To each his own... fidget spinner how many do you own lol!

[immiketoo]

6 minutes ago, Sanch said:

To each his own... fidget spinner how many do you own lol!

Leather fidgets?  About 30.  Some are more swivelly than others.  

[bullmoosepaddles]

Beautiful work. I have a love of brass. The brass one looks beautiful and very comfortable. Thank you for sharing. Do you make them for sale?

[Sanch]

3 hours ago, bullmoosepaddles said:

Beautiful work. I have a love of brass. The brass one looks beautiful and very comfortable. Thank you for sharing. Do you make them for sale?

I do not. Sorry.