Making a pocket clip with recycled metal

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Making a pocket clip with recycled metal

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Күн бұрын

Recently the deep carry pocket clip on my Benchmade Griptialian broke. I'm sure I could just order a replacement or maybe even see if it's under warranty, but where's the fun in that? The hardest part of this was finding a decent type of steel in my house and then how to manipulate that steel into something useful. Follow along and see what I've learned. This was a lot of fun and was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be.
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@samgriffin5354 3 жыл бұрын

You handled breaking that first clip much better than I would have, I probably would have thrown the knife across the room!

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, I was surprised how well I handled it. I think because I was so shocked and confused that I just sort of stood there and stared 😆

@s1smac360 3 жыл бұрын

Lol... I would have gotten right on the phone with BM and just ordered one lol

@toddfuss 3 жыл бұрын

Really great video Jeremy. Not only does it show making a part you need instead of just buying it, it also shows working through failure. A lot of channels try to portray “all perfect, all the time” when we know it doesn’t work that way. Again, a really great video.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Todd! I do appreciate that. I think I’m guilty of not showing enough of the fails and struggles so trying to work at keeping it more real. 👍

@jbmetalworks4661 3 жыл бұрын

Dude that's the first kind of tutorial I've found on making a clip...that's awesome

@TheOneAndOnlyApebrains 6 күн бұрын

This is bloody brilliant, man. These are the sorts of videos that make KZfaq one of the most valuable human developments of the last century. Good on ya for your creativity, perseverance, and dedication to filming and sharing the pursuit of something so small, but so damned helpful.

@JonathanHolt1988 7 ай бұрын

4:13 I appreciate that squirrel moment where he had to make the sounds for the camera zooms 😂

@chrisosh9574 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted a spring clip for a belt pouch, I had a couple of cheap springy stainless kitchen knives laying around in my workshop so tried making a clip out of one of them. More or less the same heat treat as you used and luckily it worked first time. Now old thin kitchen knives are my go to for clips.

@01Tubee 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to share this. I did learn a few things that I know I can use later. Be blessed!

@synthgal1090 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm tired as hell but the "pssh wssh" with the zoom in and out cracked me the hell up.

@ChinqMiau1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Super cool little project.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you for watching 👍

@bunberrier 2 жыл бұрын

I like things that have a story. They are more than mere items. This knife now tells you ( and us) the story of learning some lessons in metal shaping whenever its viewed.

@KnathansKnives 3 жыл бұрын

That came out great! That first clip surprised me when it broke!😧 Appreciate the tips and instructions! I'm a fan of using brass for my pocket clips, although not the strongest material but fun to work with! Thank you again! 🤜💥🤛

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was too. I thought I was done and had the video wrapped up for first coffee break in the morning 😆. Oh I bet brass would look sharp! Might have to give that a try. Thank you for watching! I appreciate that. 👍

@KnathansKnives 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife Ha! I guess coffee first on the next one🤔😁 You're very welcome, I enjoy watching your videos(very informative) and I'm getting more confident in trying to create my first fixed blade because of your videos! Also, the Chunky Monkey and Crooked Finger are my favorite blades that you created, awesome work! 🤜💥🤛🍻🍻

@evaderknives 3 жыл бұрын

Just shows persistence pays off!! Great job. Hope all is well, take it easy.

@callumjames4737 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome love it when anybody recycles in inventive ways. Also like the way you thought the heat treat of a saw blade worked

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Thank you 👍

@scherlfirearts7142 3 жыл бұрын

That was really informative and interesting to watch 👍

@ichitaka05 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this info. I was looking into making custom deep pocket clip for my Kershaw Launch 4.

@original5065 3 жыл бұрын

Nice little project. I did a similar project to replace some simple springs in my victorian door catches. I also 'tested' the first one to distruction before tempering it properly. Doh!

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Right on. I like putting it that way. “Just had to test it to destruction to make sure it was what I thought it was” 😆👍

@lenwhatever4187 3 жыл бұрын

I personally prefer a belt pouch to a pocket clip but found the video interesting anyway. Surprising how much thought goes into it.

@marcmmclellan 8 ай бұрын

I finally made a successful pocket clip. Mostly due to this video. Great video!

@delta7_actual 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Been looking for some tutorials for this, everything seemed too complicated with crazy bending tools to get the shape of the clip. You kept it simple!

@grandprixgtpjy 3 жыл бұрын

Great video the clip came out perfect! I broke two benchmade standard deep carry clips and one bugout deep clip. But the bugout clips still are the best in my opinion 👍🏻 Oh btw they were kind enough to send me replacements at no charge.

@hughbuchanan9048 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve made a lot of springs with 1095 and O1 steel. Parts tempered at 400F snapped immediately. Parts that were tempered at 550F “sprang” repeatedly for an uncountable number of cycles. At this temp, the parts will acquire a lovely deep blue oxide layer that is durable. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the English manufactured armor that was tempered to a deep blue color. This armor possessed a springiness that made it really tough.

@MrSoloun 3 жыл бұрын

Good vid, I've seen several vids with high carry clips but few with the deep carry due to the issues with the tight bend I think :) I made one of these for a knife I carry most days but used thin stainless... 4 attempts later I have an extremely ugly looking clip that has worked for the last couple years :) Thanks for sharing this.

@Keith_the_knife_freak 3 жыл бұрын

That was a very interesting project.. thank you so much for sharing.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Right buddy! Thank you for watching 👍

@WorkingViews 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciated the process. Came out great. Any heat treating is better than none. Annealing, baking it in an oven at 200-300 degree for an hour or so, is also a good bet with common tool steel for low stress parts.

@paul_schuette 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for shaing! Cool project.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. And thank you for watching. Much appreciated 👍

@liquidminddesign1367 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have a phone stand project I'm working on that will require me to make a little spring clip. The fact that you showed the issues you had is going to save me soooo much time and frustration. I really appreciate it!

@the_sharp_carpenter 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect little clip. And a great learning curve on stress risers and heat cracking.

@CraigConnors 3 жыл бұрын

There is so much to learn about all the different alloy metals and their properties for treating. It's great that you found something that works and were able to get the knife back into working quick draw action again!!! Thanks for the tips. I made a flexible knife out of a larger sawzall blade and so far it holds a good edge, I tried not to temper it while making the shape.

@buffalojones341 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you went with the DIY-able fix!

@ffdtower1 3 жыл бұрын

Well done with great explanation and instruction. That's a skill in and of itself.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate the kind words. Cheers 👍

@davidmccormack4826 3 жыл бұрын

I want to thank you fella... I recently came across your clips and I must say I enjoy them.. good wholesome material and full of information.. I will soon begin my journey of knife making... A wonderful trade do to trading teaching my hobby to a fellow who will teach me is hobby in return.... My only gripe so far about your content is I'm running out of it...lol keep up the good work and the good content 😊

@tattoosteveneo 3 жыл бұрын

The reason the saw blade didn’t work was how those are made. They are extremely hard. You have to heat them up super hot and then let them cool very slow and even then they snap sometimes. Pretty cool design. For a even deeper carry you could always add more length before the bend.

@texastwosteppin1680 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you and thank you

@RUNANDGUN87 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool video concept. tbh, I'm making this comment before you finish so you may say this, but in case you weren't aware... The single best thing about benchmade is their warranty. They'd have happily sent you a new clip free of cost, as they've done for me multiple times in the past. You make great videos though so keep being cool and informative Edit: just finished the video, and despite you being able to get a free replacement, this looks like a really fun project, and honestly I learned a good bit from this.

@paulacreman5342 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and simple, thank you for sharing

@NuManXplore 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video, always glad to see a new upload from you! Props for showing the clip failures along with the success.

@robbyb4959 3 жыл бұрын

I have in the past broken so many clips on knives and never even thought about rebuilding it thanks J. really enjoyed this one, best regards Bob.

@yossshooter1198 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this lil project!!!

@supermoon1430 3 жыл бұрын

Heavy duty pocket clips are a must I hate the cheap crap they put on flashlights and knives now they don’t hold up or have good tension. great job on this it looks great and functional.

@madass1980 3 жыл бұрын

I made a pocket clip recently out of a n old bandsaw blade. Worked pretty good. To get the hole drilled I heated it up with a torch to soften the steele. Wich wasn't as easy as I thought because that thin piece cooled down so fast it air hardend 🤷‍♂️🙈 but I got it done and it worked like a charme 👌

@bravo_the_broken4003 3 жыл бұрын

I love every aspect of this video! Benchmade would send you a new clip for free, but this is 1000% better

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Cheers 👍

@nwindfelder 3 жыл бұрын

As a new hobby knife maker your video have guided me more than any others! As simple as this project was you teach a ton of good fundamentals! Thanks for making these great videos! Looking forward to the next one! PS... I’d love to see a cleaver style build!

@rendtech 3 жыл бұрын

I make ceramic tools in the same way using small rulers from the hardware store. To prevent cracks and harden the curved section I line the hidden surface with a 2 part epoxy. It gives it a good support and I have not had one break.

@danielmeecham464 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Great video! I need a few clips for my Cold Steel pocket knives, but I didn't like the idea of simply ordering them and not trying to make clips for them. I thought the saw blade would've worked. What you showed here is exactly the way I thought it would go for me. I wasn't sure what little piece of steel to start with though. I'll be trying now with by the end of the week. Trial and error Man, and it`s usually a lot of fun to boot! Thanks again!

@hambycustomknives2825 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@heyallenify 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same knife, and have replaced the clip once already. I think I'm going to have to make one myself the next time, if only for the experience in doing so, and to be able to tailor it to my preferences.

@Robert-xp4ii 3 жыл бұрын

11:35 LOL I thought we were near the end so I just knew you had nailed that clip. I was shocked to see it snap off but was wondering when you heated it up and bent it. I don't know much about forging but wondered how that would work. We continue with the video... Great finished product!

@paulwilson8673 3 жыл бұрын

Made a clip for my Leatherman once. Used a stainless hose clip. Worked a treat👌🏻

@mikeymartin4751 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool video and final product is awesome. I've actually been looking into making me some custom knife clips.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I appreciate that. It’s surprisingly fun and I think you might enjoy it 👍

@mikeymartin4751 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife I will definitely keep in mind the bend radius

@oldredcoonhound2182 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, when you pulled out that Sawzall blade I thought to myself thats, not going to work that stuff is to brittle. But nice job, when you screw the thing on , use thread lock. I have a little buck that the screws used to keep coming loose.

@ValhallaIronworks 3 жыл бұрын

The first one definitely broke because it wasn't tempered - needs a nice blue temper! But other than that, this is frikkin awesome. I love the idea of making something so functional out of scrap materials!

@jacobwall33860 3 жыл бұрын

Love how that turned out such a good project I might have to pick up some more map gas to give this a go for my para 2!

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Right on! Thank you. It was fun and aside from the fails, it was easier than I thought it would be 👍

@jacobwall33860 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife hey failing is what makes us learn and the end result turned out great! I take a lot of inspiration from you and your work ethic. I started watching you when I was 17, 5 or so years back and you got me started on knife making and just building in general! I just picked up a flux/mig welder from good ol’ crappy tire and am going to try build a welding cart and than a propane forge! 🤞

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Right on man, that is so cool to hear. I can rarely believe that what I share really makes a difference but it’s great to learn that it actually does. Thank you for watching my videos. I do appreciate it 👍

@RainyDayForge 3 жыл бұрын

Fun stuff!

@rcarvalhocutelariaartesana7087 3 жыл бұрын

That's the spirit... never give up! 😎👍🏻👊🏻

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rendtech 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks.

@genefowler1847 11 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this

@pichidchaichaikeeree3399 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@wekoweko71 7 ай бұрын

If I was your neighbour I would cut your grass for a month if you made me one for my Mini Dozier. Your clip is much nicer than some originals because of your great attention to detail and that gun blue. Well done.

@troyschonke6304 2 жыл бұрын

Well done sir, I do believe I'm going to have to fab a deep carry clip for my buck 110's now:)

@johnwilliams242 3 жыл бұрын

The creative mind will always find a way to git-r-done....

@burgknife758 3 жыл бұрын

Great video i was just getting ready to do this with some scrap titanium i have 👍

@mathiasly4231 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice bro

@calebkeel6119 3 жыл бұрын

That clip is screaming for the homestead logo on it...

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Yeah I was thinking that but I was wanting to make sure it’s going to last for a little while first. 😆👍

@calebkeel6119 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife well obviously the addition of the E will add a minimum of 50 years to its lifespan! Good work though as always, I would have been way to lazy to make my own!

@KnifeCrazzzzy 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and comical sir! Thank you 🤙🏻

@kimjess4313 3 жыл бұрын

That clip that broke... Maybe because of the quench and no temper? Or was it just the saw blade?

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I think so. 👍

@mitchellmacdonald1116 3 жыл бұрын

Working with thin stock can be hard because it basically air quenches itself. Because its so thin, it cools pretty quick after you heat it, thus becoming hard and brittle.

@kova1577 2 жыл бұрын

11:27 feels bad man. After all that work and turning a old and dull saw blade into something functional it instantly breaks when you think you’ve achieved something. I’m sure that took a good couple of hours to grind and get decent proportions. I do admire what you were doing, not like he’s even going to see this or read this comment, but anyway I do appreciate seeing people reuse things like scrap metal and finding a different use for them while giving it some work to make it look good or passable.

@Simplelittlelife 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! Cheers 👍

@ylknifes2336 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Video 👍🏼 to give you a little advice: next time bending something, clamp it in a little deeper in the vice (vertically) then it won’t bend completely :) Greeting from Germany

@normferguson5209 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and Excellent vid!always wanted to make afew clips for some of my knifes. Thank you for the inspiration. 😁

@TrojanHorse1959 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and idea to use a Sawzall blade or a putty knife blade, thank you! I think the heat treating and equalizing of the metal is the key to making it work. P.S. I've also used some of the metal banding straps sometimes found on palleted material.

@SmokeandSteel 3 жыл бұрын

I dont know if this would have prevented your first clip from breaking but you should have done a few normalizing cycles on the steel before your quench. After the heating and bending, the grain structure on the metal becomes inconsistent and is prone to weak spots. In all likelihood there could have been a microscopic crack in it that normalizing wouldn't have fixed but still not a bad process to get into when heating and working steel like that.

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

It could also just be garbage steel🤦‍♂️ Maybe that’s why it’s called a bi-metal blade. Junk steel main portion, better quality steel for the teeth. Pretty sure that’s what it is.

@garypotter5569 2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually surprised that there isn't a website that deals in just knife pocket clips.

@sudo_nym 3 жыл бұрын

Aren’t sawzall blades bimetalic? Ie, made of 2 layers? Might explain the breakages?

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think you’re right. From what I remember, the body of the blade was spring steel and the tooth area was a high carbon steel. I figured I would be alright if I ground the tooth area off and ultimately I don’t think it was the steel that was the problem. I think I had heat stress in the steel and if I had spent more time heat treating it, might have been alright. 👍

@sudo_nym 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife Either way, Jeremy, it made for a cool video 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻

@urjnlegend 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was the heat treat and possible quench,

@scott_hunts 3 жыл бұрын

This is like one of my projects.

@cuttlefishlongbottomtonche3974 3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@ZANDZULU 2 ай бұрын

Stainless spoon is also good when you make DIY pocket clip.

@richterknives 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@jonathandough7409 3 жыл бұрын

Future reference, reheat the whole worked surface before the final quench 😅😬 that first bend air cooled too long while you played with it 🙃😭 ot looked so good too lol

@jesinu 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool, thanks for taking us throught the process. Was the third iteration also using the metal from the putty knife?

@Youtubeforcedmetochangemyname 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good to me

@stevenA44 Жыл бұрын

I think this is the exact video I have been looking for. I want to make some belt clips for some of my radios and this seems to be the way to do it. Thanks for making this video. I am wondering, would the side panels for a computer case be good for this or not?

@Simplelittlelife Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I don’t think that still would have enough spring characteristics in it but it might. Might be worth trying.

@Mikey1951ful 3 жыл бұрын

Some loctite on those screws would be a good idea.

@xJCole22 3 жыл бұрын

Should be called the Sid clip, because it looks like Sid from ice age before you put the bend in it 😂

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah 😆👍

@johnjones2194 Жыл бұрын

No fair man your cheating with all the fancy tools. LOL. Very nice

@Blakehx 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing! I’ve got an old SOG I may have to try this on! Btw, what do you use to sharpen knives? I suck at it... can’t seem to get a good sharp edge no matter what!🤦🏻‍♂️

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and for watching! I have a playlist on my channel with all the different methods that I use. I constantly change it up just because I get bored doing the same way over and over. Mostly I cycle between the wicked edge WE130, TSPROF K03 and the paper wheels 👍

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@skullfracture2 2 жыл бұрын

I've emailed SOG three times about a clip for my Spec elite I, no response. I guess I'll be making my own clip🤷‍♂️

@iamtheomega 3 жыл бұрын

i did this in the 90s for a wood panel [famous maker] brand that never had a clip but my skill level was laughable, functional but Fugly with a capital F. great process documentation, all comes down to geometry..

@mohdzaudikhasni8829 3 жыл бұрын

What steel is that?

@78panzerfaust 3 жыл бұрын

i think it's high speed steel, it seems to me recovered from an old alternative hacksaw blade the second spring should be stainless steel recovered from a spatula

@mohdzaudikhasni8829 3 жыл бұрын

@@78panzerfaust thank you sir

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a type of spring steel, however it certainly is not stainless. Those drywall mud knives will rust if you’re not careful and the bluing that I put on the knife will not work on stainless steel. I thought the spring element of the steel was more important than stainless steel.

@mohdzaudikhasni8829 3 жыл бұрын

@@Simplelittlelife agreed.. spring steel is better with coat. Stainless steel for pocket clip always broke

@johnfitzgerald4628 3 жыл бұрын

The Foredom clamp is brilliant - do you have any more details on that you might share. Thank you. Crom blades.

@reneschaap8091 3 жыл бұрын

gup dat staal is lucht hardend !!! OPA

@kellzlefontae1510 3 жыл бұрын

11:26 I died. 🤣💀

@user-wr6wo6vr8r 3 жыл бұрын

I would’ve been too annoyed to continue after the first one broke😂 but the final one looks great

@tuliosmart 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@JakeMcNaughton 3 жыл бұрын

I was doing some flat springs for a project with old hacksaw blades and the steel works but really needs to be tempered all the way to blue. also if you’re gonna re-harden the piece anyway, why not just heat it up and anneal to soften for the drilling and grinding processes?

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

The blades that I had were bi-metal blades with have decent steel for the teeth but the majority of the blades is non-hardenable steel and pretty much junk. Annealing something would be wise only if you had to. I can do everything I needed to do without annealing so why waste the time on an unnecessary process?

@jaamachmal 3 жыл бұрын

thx for sharing your failures 👍

@andyhayward1261 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! 1 new subscriber here

@Simplelittlelife Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate that 👍

@rockstarfan886 3 жыл бұрын

Pocket clips are good and bad some knives i remove the clip because i walk by things in a warehouse and it grabs it right out of my pocket anddddddd sometimes i dont notice and ive lost quite a few expensive knives

@robertlunsford1350 3 жыл бұрын

Is that Phil Wood you used to lube the bearings?

@Simplelittlelife 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is 👍

@WhuDhat Жыл бұрын

pretty sure benchmade will send you a deep carry clip if you ask nicely

@Simplelittlelife Жыл бұрын

They did that once for me but they don’t do it for free any more. I figured why not try to make my own. I’ve carried this knife 5 days a week since I made this and it’s still holding up well👍