Agreed. Fully charging from a flashlight or longterm exposure from the sun gives it a very bright glow, bright enough to see outlines of stuff in a small dark room, and definitely bright enough to read by. That glow doesn't last long (at least for me, I haven't tried leaving it in a sunny spot for a while yet), but it glows softly for a long while afterwards.gbelleh wrote:I charged mine with a bright flashlight before going to bed. It is probably bright enough to read a book with. I woke up after 5 hours of total darkness, and it was still glowing at least as bright as the tritium locator in the flashlight next to it on the nightstand.
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Yes, it is that bright. I was thinking of charging it up, then taking the Edge-U-cation sheet to see if I could get an image of the text lit only by the scale. I think I can do it. I will have to give it a shot now.jackknifeh wrote: Seriously, I was wondering how bright the glow is. From the pictures and one video I watched of someone charging the scale with a BRIGHT flashlight the knife seemed to be bright enough to read a book by if you held it up to the page. Is it that bright?
I carried mine yesterday. When I go from outside in the sun to inside it glows pretty good, but only for a few minutes. After a few minutes it looks like a mint green and isn't noticeably bright. After an entire night, it is fairly visible in the dark.jackknifeh wrote: How long does it glow after charging it?
It seems very useful.
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Yeah, mine was slightly crushed/ripped on the corners. A box would have been better, but probably more expensive for Jon.SmoothOne25 wrote:did you get an envelope or a box via usps? not to ***** but my box was pretty crushed
Hmmm, mine is perfectly centered. The Manix line seems to be inconsistent with blade centering. My 154CM Manix was very off center, but I sent it in to get fixed, and now it's almost perfectly centered. I bet W&R could remedy it, if you can bear to be without the knife for a couple weeks.SteelDragon wrote:But I did get another off centered blade :) I had hoped they would have the centering figured out after this many production releases but not quite there yet....
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I can just barely squeeze a piece of paper between the blade and the liner. Would this need to go back to Jon and he would deal with CS or would I be able to? It also requires pushing the blade after releasing the lock until about 1/2” left then it will snap closed. My others you just release the lock and they swing shut.
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That doesn't sound normal. I'd suggest contacting Spyderco. Jon isn't responsible for the warranty and repairs, Spyderco is. Send it in to them.SteelDragon wrote:I can just barely squeeze a piece of paper between the blade and the liner. Would this need to go back to Jon and he would deal with CS or would I be able to? It also requires pushing the blade after releasing the lock until about 1/2” left then it will snap closed. My others you just release the lock and they swing shut.
This is the best I can represent, it might be slightly brighter than that in pure black.jackknifeh wrote: Seriously, I was wondering how bright the glow is. From the pictures and one video I watched of someone charging the scale with a BRIGHT flashlight the knife seemed to be bright enough to read a book by if you held it up to the page. Is it that bright? This is the first glow-in-the-dark knife I've heard of even though there are probably more out there. How long does it glow after charging it?
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(the honeybee inside the edc manix pic should've been in the 2011 forum calendar, if time permitted obviously)
anyway:
i'm sure jon is super busy but i can't wait to hear if i can buy another! its too nice, too unique, too cool to carry/edc/destroy. i've got my "queen" now... but need my user!
so when my buddy sees it i can tell him then be like "come in the bathroom with me and turn off the lights!"
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anyway:
i'm sure jon is super busy but i can't wait to hear if i can buy another! its too nice, too unique, too cool to carry/edc/destroy. i've got my "queen" now... but need my user!
so when my buddy sees it i can tell him then be like "come in the bathroom with me and turn off the lights!"
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-yes i know that sounded odd- ^-
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Lil update ; mine functions flawlessly. And was handy at the river over the weekend cutting things here and there fishing line lil packages sandwiches Ect. I expected nothing less. The handle scales I bel would be lacking in purchase if not for the great manix two jimping and handle design. Thx spydercrew!