Re-scaling a Spartan Swiss Army Knife with E-waste – DIY

We’ve all got or seen an old SAK somewhere about, if it’s in need of some TLC has a read of this and give it a go to create something new but rather cool.

My dad gave this Spartan to me back in 1992 and I’ve been carrying it on my key chain for my daily use. Although I have many others SAK’s with me, this one seems special to me.

Bent old scale

Faded logo – can some one tell me what generation logo is this?

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Chipped off the small blade

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First of all, remove the old scale with my P4 blade
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The inside of the scale – I glued it with Dunlop glue long time ago.

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Next, I pulled out the PCB from a used DVD-ROM and traced the scale on it.
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Made a rough cut.

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Ground out to -1mm size (to be explained later)
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Drill thru PCB

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Next, I prepared the mold for the new scale using 5mm thick PVC board
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Pasted with double sided type to hold in position

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Prepared the resin using this.
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Into this

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Make sure it is water levered for uniform thickness

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Also, make sure the surface which contact to resin is free from oil or water, or you will have yourself this

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The white color area looks like not fully bonded with resin.

The next morning it turns to this ugly looking chocolate bars

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It warped during the drying process, and this required a lot of grinding later
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More grinding on the center area to compensate the warp phenomenon.

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** Notice that the -1mm? I want the resin to fully cover the surround so that there will be no chance for the PCB to be exposed. ** I skipped a lot of photos for 2 hours of grinding and polishing job, I left my camera behind

Finally, with some epoxy and another 12 hours of drying time, I made myself this:

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Next, I will find myself some time to get all the blades and tools polished to mirror finish.

Thanks to Landroza and ©BritishBlades for allowing us to use this article

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