Talk me into/out of modding my Police (too late it's a done deal)

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🤦 my bad. I did not account for extreme heat.

Looks awesome though! 👍
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JSumm wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:46 pm
 🤦 my bad. I did not account for extreme heat.

Looks awesome though! 👍


Oh definitely not blaming you, it seemed like a smart idea in the beginning. I honestly didn't know Vaseline had such a low melting point, I expected it to behave more like axle grease.
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TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:56 pm
 Most importantly, I approve of the shirt you're wearing :cheap-sunglasses :clinking-mugs


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Nice mod. You've created the Police XT!* 👮



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That's a pretty good looking mod. I'd have probably left the "guard" up by the pivot myself, but the smoothing out of the finger grooves/bumps looks excellent.
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That looks really good! Sucks about the Vaseline but glad it wasn’t too bad. Thank you for posting so many pics of the process too. Not that I am going to attempt or anything. Just cool to see some of what went into your project. From thought process with a sharpie to a finished product.
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Evil D wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:48 pm
JSumm wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:46 pm
 🤦 my bad. I did not account for extreme heat.

Looks awesome though! 👍


Oh definitely not blaming you, it seemed like a smart idea in the beginning. I honestly didn't know Vaseline had such a low melting point, I expected it to behave more like axle grease.
😂 Man I had no idea it would melt like that. I mean grinding does get pretty hot. Especially if you have ever accidentally grabbed some freshly cut metal, but dang. I going to keep my vasoline to what it was intended for from now on. Wiping down tool steels.
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It looks beautiful, but slippery. I wonder how it would work to texture the handle for better grip. Even a series of shallow kerfs in the edge bevel (done with cutoff wheel on Dremel) would improve grip without too much impairment of sliding in/out of pocket.
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Looks like it left the factory that way. Great job!
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Excellent job and thank you for the walkthrough. I know it is a pain to document your procedure while working on a mod, but it helps seeing the step by step process. Really impressed with how well the bevels ended up.
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Nice work! 👍
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Great job, I like it.
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Wow, very nicely done sir. Looks great
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Yes indeed good work. The new handle profile calls to mind the lines of the Lum folders.
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Looks Good. Didn't you do something similar to your Rock Lobster in the past?
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PanChango wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:25 am
 Looks Good. Didn't you do something similar to your Rock Lobster in the past?


Yeah sort of, the beveling was similar at least.

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Re: Talk me into/out of modding my Police (too late it's a done deal)

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I think it looks great! Even more streamlined.
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Thanks for sharing this. Please keep it up!

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Looks great , really like the change of the lines of handle . Thank you for sharing your hard work very impressive effort . Dan
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