C-60 Ayoob Campaign: No I Won't Shut Up

[JD Spydo]

I would like to take this most interesting thread down another road>> or at least side street if you will. I would like all you guys and gals who have recently gotten this magnificent new Sprint Run C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model to help me out here. I want all you new C-60 Ayoob owners to give us all a numerical rating. You can do it on a 1 to 100 scale.

Myself JD Spydo I give both my PE & SE Ayoob/Cruwear Sprint Run both a rating of 97. But keep in mind that I've never given any knife to this date in time a rating of 100. So what is your numerical rating of your new C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model?????

Sidenote: EVIL D!!!!??? It's time for you to come back to Spyderville Dude!!

[nerdlock]

I got my plain edge yesterday. The action is a little tight and gritty feeling like a sharp burr is dragging on the liner. No Blade play and I have not adjusted the pivot screw that looks a little chewed up, but the torx bit seems to fit. I have not added oil yet as someone here said to open it 500 times to polish the liners and oil would hamper that? Seems odd to me but,,,,

I did move the clip to tip up (which I might move back) and checked the body screws for tightness. They seemed loose so I tightened them up. After that I couldnt open the knife so I loosened them back up.

Id like to take it apart and give it a good clean but someone above was saying how hard it was to get back together. I wish they would have posted pictures of the inside because looking at the liners from the outside it looks interesting how the liners are milled without the washers.

The edge grind looks even on both sides and its pretty sharp

So my questions are, should I oil it? Or wait till I open it 500 times? Ive already did it about 150 times. Did the pivot screw have locktite? I dont want to strip that screw any more than it is.

Well I would flick 500 times
And I would flick 500 more
Just to be the hand that flicked 500 times
To polish out that burr

This song always reminds me of a certain HIMYM episode.

[JSumm]

We got there eventually and it was worth the ride. Well done!

[mb1]

I got my plain edge yesterday. The action is a little tight and gritty feeling like a sharp burr is dragging on the liner. No Blade play and I have not adjusted the pivot screw that looks a little chewed up, but the torx bit seems to fit. I have not added oil yet as someone here said to open it 500 times to polish the liners and oil would hamper that? Seems odd to me but,,,,

I did move the clip to tip up (which I might move back) and checked the body screws for tightness. They seemed loose so I tightened them up. After that I couldnt open the knife so I loosened them back up.

Id like to take it apart and give it a good clean but someone above was saying how hard it was to get back together. I wish they would have posted pictures of the inside because looking at the liners from the outside it looks interesting how the liners are milled without the washers.

The edge grind looks even on both sides and its pretty sharp

So my questions are, should I oil it? Or wait till I open it 500 times? Ive already did it about 150 times. Did the pivot screw have locktite? I dont want to strip that screw any more than it is.

I put one small drop of mineral oil on my pivot where the lockbar engages. You’ll see black residue you can wipe away as you cycle thru it. Made mine smooth as glass.

[Jablang]

Has anyone ordered and received an order from Going Gear yet? I ordered on the 12th and mines still in the “confirmed” status.

[p_atrick]

Id like to take it apart and give it a good clean but someone above was saying how hard it was to get back together. I wish they would have posted pictures of the inside because looking at the liners from the outside it looks interesting how the liners are milled without the washers.

I mentioned the difficulty in taking the knife apart (perhaps there are others, this is a long thread). I didn't even think to take pictures; sorry about that. I don't really recall anything about the liners that really stuck out at me in terms of milling. They weren't like the Seki liners as there were "dark" ares on them. I'm not saying rust or patina; it's just that i expected them to have a uniform appearance.

Look, maybe I'm all thumbs and the knife isn't as bad as I make it out. Maybe the issues I found are unique to the one I have. Maybe my experience is but one data point and you should conduct your own experiment to add to the data set. Who am I to tell you what to do with your knife?

In my particular situation, I was manually actuating the knife to speed up the break-in. I held the handle in one hand and the blade in another, and would rotate the blade quickly. I soon felt and heard something rough in the action. It was on the tang that this was happening. I wondered if there was a burr or something on the lockbar. Looking back, I should have tried a drop of oil first. But I was curious what a backlock with a steel back spacer would be like. I've only ever had Seki LW backlocks and those are annoying to put back together. I figured the Ayoob would be so much easier (especially compared to the P4 LW and that little post — if you know, you know).

[JRinFL]

In the traditional knife world it is called "flushing the joint". Lots of oil to help lift out the gunk and metal bits, work the joint for awhile, flush again, etc. Once the gunk is out, cleanup the excess oil and you should be good to go. There are more invasive methods of removing a burr, if that is what it is. I have done that on a couple of back locks in the past.

[p_atrick]

In the traditional knife world it is called "flushing the joint". Lots of oil to help lift out the gunk and metal bits, work the joint for awhile, flush again, etc. Once the gunk is out, cleanup the excess oil and you should be good to go. There are more invasive methods of removing a burr, if that is what it is. I have done that on a couple of back locks in the past.

If this is relation to my post above, there was no burr. Adding oil, I suspect, would have been sufficient. Lesson learned.

[JRinFL]

More for SpyderGrill, it just happened my post was below yours.

[chkn]

Has anyone ordered and received an order from Going Gear yet? I ordered on the 12th and mines still in the “confirmed” status.

I ordered from them but haven't received mine yet. I sent them an email yesterday and got a response, supposedly it got sent out and I just never received a shipment notice but the tracking number they gave me comes back with "Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item" from the 13th.

[Buddafucco]

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SpyderEdge... https://www.safeandlockstore.com/knives ... -serrated/

And

House Of Blades:
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KnifeWorld:
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SpyderEdge... https://knifeworldwv.com/product/c60gsg ... print-run/

KnifeHub:
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Also at
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Both are towards the bottom of this page... http://www.soonerstateknives.com/newitems.html

[toxophilus]

Has anyone ordered and received an order from Going Gear yet? I ordered on the 12th and mines still in the “confirmed” status.

Yes, I got mine from Going Gear yesterday, ordered it on 08/12

On my plain edge the bevels are pretty even, came in about 27°dps...

[Enactive]

Looks like it's on! And maybe the biggest dealers will get theirs soon?

[Skar]

I would like to take this most interesting thread down another road>> or at least side street if you will. I would like all you guys and gals who have recently gotten this magnificent new Sprint Run C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model to help me out here. I want all you new C-60 Ayoob owners to give us all a numerical rating. You can do it on a 1 to 100 scale.

Myself JD Spydo I give both my PE & SE Ayoob/Cruwear Sprint Run both a rating of 97. But keep in mind that I've never given any knife to this date in time a rating of 100. So what is your numerical rating of your new C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model?????

Sidenote: EVIL D!!!!??? It's time for you to come back to Spyderville Dude!!

I'll give it a rating of 95.
There is no flaw of the knife and I love the smoothness of the action.

I would have the exact same knife in magnacut and g10 as a Salt would push it over as a 100.

Great blade !

[resonanzmacher]

Has anyone ordered and received an order from Going Gear yet? I ordered on the 12th and mines still in the “confirmed” status.

Mine was in my mailbox yesterday. Only bought from them a couple times, but have never had a problem.

[DSH007]

Well I would flick 500 times
And I would flick 500 more
Just to be the hand that flicked 500 times
To polish out that burr

Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)

Hahah legitimately laughed out loud at my desk reading this. Well-played, Sir!

[JD Spydo]

I would like to take this most interesting thread down another road>> or at least side street if you will. I would like all you guys and gals who have recently gotten this magnificent new Sprint Run C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model to help me out here. I want all you new C-60 Ayoob owners to give us all a numerical rating. You can do it on a 1 to 100 scale.

Myself JD Spydo I give both my PE & SE Ayoob/Cruwear Sprint Run both a rating of 97. But keep in mind that I've never given any knife to this date in time a rating of 100. So what is your numerical rating of your new C-60 Ayoob/Cruwear model?????

Sidenote: EVIL D!!!!??? It's time for you to come back to Spyderville Dude!!

I'll give it a rating of 95.
There is no flaw of the knife and I love the smoothness of the action.

I would have the exact same knife in magnacut and g10 as a Salt would push it over as a 100.

Great blade !

Well 95 is still a darn good rating. Like I said I've never yet given any knife a perfect grade of 100. So 97 is really pushing it. But I'm that satisfied. I know it's not everyone's dream knife but there sure a lot of people giving a thumbs up to this new Sprint Run of the C-60

[Cheddarnut]

Well I would flick 500 times
And I would flick 500 more
Just to be the hand that flicked 500 times
To polish out that burr

Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)

Hahah legitimately laughed out loud at my desk reading this. Well-played, Sir!

Thank you for the addition vocal line, it didn't quite feel right until you added it!

[Buddafucco]

Indiana Knives... SpyderEdge... https://indianaknives.com/products/spyd ... rated-edge

And still at the others above


Edit: oops... SpyderEdge not PlainEdge

[Buddafucco]

Northwest Knives... SpyderEdge... https://northwestknives.com/collections ... de-c60gsgy