Spyderco ATR SS: bronze, teflon or nytralon washers?
Spyderco ATR SS: bronze, teflon or nytralon washers?
I brought a used, serrated one off ebay and it has white teflon washers. Are these stock? It's REALLY smooth, though
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Because he can.zenheretic wrote:Hi Garageboy, just curious and not trying to attack you or anything but what inspires a person to take apart a smoothly functioning knife to check the washers?
Wish I had a better answer, but that's why I take mine apart. I could care less what washers are in there most times, as long as the knife functions properly. If I can take it apart, I will :p
Ok, sorry to hijack, I'm curious as well, I've never seen teflon washers on a folder. I didn't think they were suited for it. Yes they're more slippery than PB or Nylon, but they also wear fast, and are prone to breaking as well...I think... :confused:
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Why? It's one of the easiest things to tweak on a knife. Perhaps the previous owner preferred teflon to PB. Heck, half the people on this forum prefer PB to nylon, so I can see them taking their knives apart to change the washers.jlh2600 wrote:Ah didn't catch that it was used. Still, that'd be weird, someone swapping that out.
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Great question, Zen!
I'm not GarageBoy, and I know he already answered that he in fact did not take the knife apart, but I thought I'd address the fundamental "to take it apart or not to take it apart" question.zenheretic wrote:Hi Garageboy, just curious and not trying to attack you or anything but what inspires a person to take apart a smoothly functioning knife to check the washers?
Some of us are "knifenuts", and as such, we like to see how our favorite things work. We like to "tweak" things and generally become familiar with the objects of our hobby. I have yet to meet a mechanic/HAM/computer geek/gun-nut (or the like) who hasn't, at one point or another, broken down an engine/radio/computer/gun (or the like) just for the heck of it.
Granted, there are "collectors" here, too, who would never even think of doing something as shocking as taking a knife apart. They, too, have a valid reason for doing what they do (or DON'T do). That is the great thing about a forum like this. We all get to benefit from each other's experiences and input. I'm darn glad you asked that question. :)
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Good points Sundown. I'm a hybrid knifenut collector I guess, but I just don't like to mess with stuff that is functioning correctly. OTH, I loved Wouter's dissection of the Delica, and a previous dissection of a Dodo, so I could finally see the guts. :pSundown wrote:I'm not GarageBoy, and I know he already answered that he in fact did not take the knife apart, but I thought I'd address the fundamental "to take it apart or not to take it apart" question.
Some of us are "knifenuts", and as such, we like to see how our favorite things work. We like to "tweak" things and generally become familiar with the objects of our hobby. I have yet to meet a mechanic/HAM/computer geek/gun-nut (or the like) who hasn't, at one point or another, broken down an engine/radio/computer/gun (or the like) just for the heck of it.
Granted, there are "collectors" here, too, who would never even think of doing something as shocking as taking a knife apart. They, too, have a valid reason for doing what they do (or DON'T do). That is the great thing about a forum like this. We all get to benefit from each other's experiences and input. I'm darn glad you asked that question. :)
Best wishes,
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