Thread: PRC Hydra

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

Those little pivot screws and nuts with allen heads drive me crazy. They come loose regularly. Why not regular pivot pins and washers?

Place a drop of blue loctite on them and whammo, they hold in and are reversible if need be.

Originally Posted by JeffR

Pins are cheaper and easier to install than tiny screws ("micro fasteners"). Pins loosen over time too. Screws are easier to tighten (or loosen) and make blade removal easier for cleaning and oiling. The blade is easier to keep centered in the scales with screws. I like them.

Me too. Not sure why more manufacturers have not gone to the small allen set screws with a tiny drop of loctite to resist backing out???? Maybe we will see more of this in the future. If they use a stainless set up then rusting is not a issue. But then again it may be hard to break that traditional look and mindset. Either way I can manage. I now have a small anvil and curved ball pein hobby hammer for tightening those pins again when they come lose. My only issue is that one day you will pein them and they will have to eventually give. With screws like you stated are easily taken down for cleaning and replacing washers and wedges/spacers. It only makes sense in my book.

Originally Posted by JeffR

Pins are cheaper and easier to install than tiny screws ("micro fasteners"). Pins loosen over time too. Screws are easier to tighten (or loosen) and make blade removal easier for cleaning and oiling. The blade is easier to keep centered in the scales with screws. I like them.

Whilst I have almost no peening experience I am not sure how a pin is easier to install?

I'm starting a new thread in the workshop call "Hinge pin mechanics" so that we can discus this relevant subject on topic.


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