jerryk25 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 13, 2022 1:03 am
In my life, those days when i had access to tools and a machine shop,
i was relatively ignorant of switchblade alternate designs.
Now that I've seen more, I fantasize about how I would have done things differently.
I'm just not motivated anymore, fingers hurt.
I think I'm just gonna be a watcher.
I have a Ti-Lite, ( somewhere ) but I never thought of modifying it.
I feel ya Jerry. Motivation has always been an issue for me. I'm the kinda guy who, once I get moving you can't stop me, but it takes a lot of effort for me to get myself moving. Even now I'm planning on making another T6 conversion, but I'm nowhere near close to starting.
And boy do I wish I had started on these conversions years ago. My source for springs, rocker arms and sears went out of business. If I had known that I would be able to do these conversions I would have stocked up on parts while they were available, and I could be producing a lot of these. But I didn't. The last order I placed was just to have a few extras on hand for switchblades I already had. It's the story of my life- when I don't want something they're plentiful, but when I REALLY want them, they're no longer available.
And I certainly do my share of switchblade-fantasizing. Many nights, instead of counting sheep, I've fallen to sleep designing switchblades in my head. If I ever win the lottery I'm going into the knife business and mass-produce some pretty awesome switchblades. Ah well, one can dream
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