Opinel troubles/project

[ceryni]

I found an opinel the other day, completely wrecked tbh, but i reckon I can still save it!

I need to do some serious work on the blade, and the handle is going to need an overhaul and an a treating!

Right now I'm struggling to remove the hinge pin, any ideas anyone? I'm feeling frustrated.

Will edit in a few minutes to include photos

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[HHazeldean]

Yeah as you've said, any pics?

 

[Big Stu 12]

hey you may find a couple of the Suffolk Guys can give you some advice.. they like their Opinels..

 

[British Red]

Pretty sure the pin is peened - have you tried popping it into a pillar drill and drilling out the peened part at one end then drifting it out?

 

[WULF]

I think its peened too,you may have to cut the pin to remove the blade.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Take a small needle file and slowly and carefully file away the penning on one side then knock the pin through .. no power tools needed

 

[British Red]

Where's the fun in that?

 

[ozzy1977]

Does it need to be dismantled?

 

[ceryni]

It really needs to sit in an acid bath ( i was told pickling vinegar does a good preliminary job?) before I take a dremel to it, first a wire wheel then a grinding wheel, and I'm going to file carve and sand and treat the wooden handle afterwards to make it a bit "customised" (I find it funny how people take a hammer to something and it's CUSTOM lol) and then re-assemble but with a brass hinge pin. The blade is so chipped it needs filing and re-working.

been trying for 30-35 mins with a steel nail and a small hammer to push the pin out after i filed the peen off...

 

[WULF]

Acid bath watch the carbon steel!

Seems a pretty serious overall

 

[Big Stu 12]

It really needs to sit in an acid bath ( i was told pickling vinegar does a good preliminary job?) before I take a dremel to it, first a wire wheel then a grinding wheel, and I'm going to file carve and sand and treat the wooden handle afterwards to make it a bit "customised" (I find it funny how people take a hammer to something and it's CUSTOM lol) and then re-assemble but with a brass hinge pin. The blade is so chipped it needs filing and re-working.

been trying for 30-35 mins with a steel nail and a small hammer to push the pin out after i filed the peen off...

the blade may have rusted to the pin.. try putting some penetrating oil on it you never know...

 

[ozzy1977]

Could just drill it out

 

[HHazeldean]

Could just drill it out

I'd personally go with that, seems far easier......then again I am a lazy bugger

 

[British Red]

I would try an electrolytic approach to rust removal rather than acid - 99p bag of washing soda and a battery charger are all thats needed.

[video=youtube;y4yYF8gSHdA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yYF8gSHdA[/video]

Then sand back the wood and put some fine brass in for a pin

 

[Robbi]

here ya go

 

[Big Stu 12]

I would still de rust it in Molasses and water mix, gentle method that just removes rust and none of the parent metal. and you can put it in with the handle still on, it will just dye it Black.

 

[WULF]

Is that the said opinel Robbi??

 

[Robbi]

it is mate.

 

[WULF]

it is mate.

wow......i'll be interested to see this after the overall

 

[Big Stu 12]

Easy clean up refurb Job