A growing number of collectors customize their automatic knives by changing scales, bolsters, blades, doing fileworks, ... Wether you're a guru or just a wannabe knife modder, this is the place to discuss it!
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Can a knife like this be converted to automatic?
If so how? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... RK:MEBI:IT
Is it as simple as just drilling and putting in spring and button etc etc?
Or is it even not worth doing?
Also, Does anyone have any old scales that fit a 9" (overall) "magic knife kit" that they wouldn't mind parting with? For a price of course. Colour dosnt really matter but black is prefered.
Thanks, Quicksnap
Last edited by quicksnap on Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
hmmmm I lurve the smell of cold steel in the mornin'
I agree about it being cheaper and easier and I would love to be able to buy them ready made, but being in a "bubble wrapped" country I have to do everything the hard way. It would be a good time waster anyway, instead of watching reality tv that works off a script.
hmmmm I lurve the smell of cold steel in the mornin'
I agree with mr Big.it would be far easier to buy a "ready made".than try and make that knife into something that goes click . If you want a kit knife.i.e. something to convert into an Auto there are lots available.just look ,..........some will take you 5 minutes, some could be works of art and take a year
I would be mos' wary of the "Magic Knife Kits." They are not the same as they used to be. I bought one a few years ago (thanks to Mr. Falcon) and it was made in Italy. Nice little knife...
I recently purchased 3 of them on BA. The package said "made in Italy." This was marked-out with a black felt pen, but I could still read it. I inquired of the seller and he told me the distributor told him they were made in Taiwan. I doubt it!
The quality is the worst of any knife I have ever seen! I suspect they are made in China... Pure JUNK!
Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated. Buying a whole kit probably would be the best thing to do except I already have one of the kits but I lost the damn scales So if I get the kit, ill still be left with a knife with no scales. Ill most likely just end up making some but I think I might have problems around the button where the "rail" things are really close to the side of the handle. Oh well, one day.
The mikov kits are great! I already got one a few weeks ago and I have to say that I love those knives and I plan to buy a few more. As soon as I get some more credit on the old VISA that is.
Anyways, Thanks again,
QuICkSnaP
hmmmm I lurve the smell of cold steel in the mornin'
It would be a good time waster anyway, instead of watching reality tv that works off a script. 
,..........some will take you 5 minutes, some could be works of art 
So if I get the kit, ill still be left with a knife with no scales. Ill most likely just end up making some but I think I might have problems around the button where the "rail" things are really close to the side of the handle. Oh well, one day.