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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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ladybug93 wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:12 pm
JRinFL wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:32 pm
yablanowitz wrote:
Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:27 am
In my pocket right now is a Shrade Walden 8OT stockman. 1095 high carbon blades and springs. They stopped using the Walden tang stamp in 1974, so this thing is at least that old. It has been used hard and put away wet many times and has never been apart for cleaning. It is still just as tight and snappy as it was when I took it out of the package 50 years ago. Y'all worry way too much.
I think about this post often. It sure needs repeating from time to time.
what's wrong with wanting to be able to take a knife apart to clean it and maintain it? just because you can flush it with oil, doesn't make the practice ideal.
Just because you *can* take something apart doesn't make it an ideal practice, either. How often do you take apart your car's engine and clean it? I promise you it needs it worse than your knife.
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yeah. i don't take my knives apart often, but i like that i can if i need to. i suppose that's the same as an engine? i'm not sure what the objection is here.
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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I want to take the manix LW apart to replace the plastic ball cage with a titanium one. Plus, I like taking my knives apart and cleaning or just looking at the insides to examine how it all works. It’s an added bonus, not something needed. I’ve even broken a few parts in the process, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay to tinker with my knives.
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Looks like my timing was off (not for the first time or the last) got the SPY27 version a couple months ago from DLT and it's pinned. Still love the knife but yes there's a bit of melancholy about the timing. Holding out for the salt version now.
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yablanowitz wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:36 pm
ladybug93 wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:12 pm
JRinFL wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:32 pm
yablanowitz wrote:
Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:27 am
In my pocket right now is a Shrade Walden 8OT stockman. 1095 high carbon blades and springs. They stopped using the Walden tang stamp in 1974, so this thing is at least that old. It has been used hard and put away wet many times and has never been apart for cleaning. It is still just as tight and snappy as it was when I took it out of the package 50 years ago. Y'all worry way too much.
I think about this post often. It sure needs repeating from time to time.
what's wrong with wanting to be able to take a knife apart to clean it and maintain it? just because you can flush it with oil, doesn't make the practice ideal.
Just because you *can* take something apart doesn't make it an ideal practice, either. How often do you take apart your car's engine and clean it? I promise you it needs it worse than your knife.
Depends on how well you maintain that engine. Change oil and fluids regularly the less chance it needs taken apart.

Race car engines are taken apart after every race.
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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ladybug93 wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:12 pm
JRinFL wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:32 pm
yablanowitz wrote:
Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:27 am
In my pocket right now is a Shrade Walden 8OT stockman. 1095 high carbon blades and springs. They stopped using the Walden tang stamp in 1974, so this thing is at least that old. It has been used hard and put away wet many times and has never been apart for cleaning. It is still just as tight and snappy as it was when I took it out of the package 50 years ago. Y'all worry way too much.
I think about this post often. It sure needs repeating from time to time.
what's wrong with wanting to be able to take a knife apart to clean it and maintain it? just because you can flush it with oil, doesn't make the practice ideal.
Both things can be true.
The fact that a 50 year old, pinned tool steel knife can be still in perfect condition, is a nice reminder that we sometimes worry too much about these things.
However, while that may often be the case, something like the Manix 2 LW could be put into wildly different use than a classic slip joint, but if the knife isn’t easy serviceable, that could hold you back from using it to its full potential.

I almost bought the pinned S110V some time back, so it’s not a total show stopper for me, but hit the breaks as soon as I saw the slightest possibility of a screwed magnacut, as that would be an even better fit for my use.
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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ladybug93 wrote:
Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:17 pm
i'm a longtime proponent of the m2lw and i've been waiting a long time for spyderco to change the pins to screws. after finally getting a g10 manix and customizing it though, i'm far less likely to buy more of the lw version. i enjoy the ability to customize the g10 version and the action is a lot better. i still like the lw and will absolutely be getting the magnacut m2lw salt when it's released, whether it is pinned or not, but i'd still prefer the magnacut and spy27 versions to be released in g10.

I would guess that statistically the G10 Manixes have "better" action (like in more "drop shutty") than the FRCP versions indeed - but I figure just by tendency, not as a "rule" - ?

At least I can recall one or two comparisons done by folks who had an LW and a G10 Manix, and a pro of the LW they pointed out was actually the smoother action of the LW - and two of the three Manix LW I owned / own have perfect action..

This is not a "fanboyish" defence of the LW by any means - I just think that there are a lot of pieces out there with perfect action too (though I personally would not need a totally free falling action on a Manix -. or even prefer an a bit "stiffer" one. This is probably due to the ways I usually close a CBBL: Either by pulling the locktab just with the thumb and guide the blade to close with the index finger in the opening hole, or let the choil drop on my middle finger with a little wrist flick (like people do with a backlock (but then on the index finger))
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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I have an early S110V LW. The pinned construction held up perfectly over the years, and it still has a fantastic action.

That said, I prefer screw construction because it gives you a few options to fine-tune or deep clean or fix if you ever need to. I'll pick up a CQI version one of these days.
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there's nothing wrong with the action of my lw. it's very easy to open and close. it just requires the slightest flick of the wrist to close it, whereas the g10 version drops freely as soon as i disengage the lock. it's a very small difference, but it makes the g10 slightly more enjoyable to use. couple that with the ti ball cage that i like better and the textured micarta scales, and it's an all-around better knife for me. they're still both great.

when i asked for years for a manix salt, i really wanted a g10 version. however i also said that a lw salt would be fine without screws. i'm really glad that we're getting a lw version with screws though. i won't need to take it apart, but i will be able to replace the plastic ball cage for titanium and that will be cool. i'll also be able to try a blade swap, which i hope works out. there are lots of good reasons to want screws over pins and they aren't all about cleaning the knife.
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LB that pretty much sums it up for me also , like Brock my first two I would consider would be the blue models . MG2
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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has anyone received a screw construction m2lw and tried a blade swap to a g10 manix yet?
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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I saw a reddit post today of a screwed manix 2 lw with dlc bd1n.
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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Glad to hear it’s moving to screw-together vs. pinned. It always bugged me that the LWT version was pinned. I know pinned is fine, but it just didn’t seem to “fit in” on a lightweight model. (Just a personal preference, really).
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Any update to the Maxamet one? I guess I could get a pinned one and just use compressed air and oil to keep the pivot rust free
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For backpacking, I still plan on taking one of my stainless pinned Manix LWs. I think pinned construction is a bit safer choice for the backcountry.
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Bolster wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:56 am
For backpacking, I still plan on taking one of my stainless pinned Manix LWs. I think pinned construction is a bit safer choice for the backcountry.
you think screws with thread locker are not secure enough?

i know some people have had screws back themselves out of their knives. i think the only one i've had that issue with is my df2 salt (and my balisong trainers, of course). is it just that it's a possibility that you're uncomfortable with, or does this happen to you regularly? not trying to be dismissive or contrarian... i'm legitimately curious. it's not something i'd want to have happen to me, but it's also not something i've experienced or ever worried about. i do always carry a small tool in my bag though just in case.
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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ladybug93 wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:13 am
Bolster wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:56 am
For backpacking, I still plan on taking one of my stainless pinned Manix LWs. I think pinned construction is a bit safer choice for the backcountry.
you think screws with thread locker are not secure enough?

i know some people have had screws back themselves out of their knives. i think the only one i've had that issue with is my df2 salt (and my balisong trainers, of course). is it just that it's a possibility that you're uncomfortable with, or does this happen to you regularly? not trying to be dismissive or contrarian... i'm legitimately curious. it's not something i'd want to have happen to me, but it's also not something i've experienced or ever worried about. i do always carry a small tool in my bag though just in case.

I'd wager that lockered screws are secure enough; I'm only saying that pinned is more secure...part of the UL backpacking ethos is to balance two opposites: "Gear as light as possible that is as sturdy as possible." We try to elimiate anything with screw construction. I've never had screws back out on the trail because--I don't carry anything constructed with screws! (not even my stove.) Most UL'ers would not carry a Leatherman or other multitool due to weight. Since I'm a knife guy, I splurge on a "heavy" 3 oz Manix; that's my comfort item. Some UL'ers only carry a razor blade. The weightless pursuit can get rather extreme (eg, I'm now sleeping in a gossamer bivy that weighs less than a pound and packs to the size of a soda can) and at some point it's not entirely rational! This is known and admitted. We even have a name for going too far: "Stupid Light." That's pursuing lightness to the point your gear fails or you are miserable.

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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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Bolster wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:43 pm
:zany
thanks. i get it. i just never heard of this no screw thing before. to me, the m2lw was almost perfect and is not more perfect with screws, but i'm not a ul backpacker. most of you guys would think i was an idiot for what i carry. half the time, i'm carrying a kid, so i've had to give up on ul for the last 15 years.
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Off topic, (apologies) but a correction is in order. I just remembered I DO carry something with screw construction: Hiking poles with cam locks. You adjust the tightness of the cam lock with a nut. And, they are often coming loose and requiring re-tightening; and, you frequently hear BPers complain about losing their nuts (giggle) and thereby the use of a trekking pole. But seriously, nuts on poles are a problem.

At any rate, may I extend Mr. Ladybug a formal invitation to try UL backpacking? It's so miserable, it's fun! A good introduction can be had by following Andrew Skurka's blog. Pick your lightest knife, take leave of your senses, and join the fun!
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Re: Manix2 lwt Still Pinned

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Bolster wrote:
Tue Nov 01, 2022 2:42 pm
Off topic, (apologies) but a correction is in order. I just remembered I DO carry something with screw construction: Hiking poles with cam locks. You adjust the tightness of the cam lock with a nut. And, they are often coming loose and requiring re-tightening; and, you frequently hear BPers complain about losing their nuts (giggle) and thereby the use of a trekking pole. But seriously, nuts on poles are a problem.

At any rate, may I extend Mr. Ladybug a formal invitation to try UL backpacking? It's so miserable, it's fun! A good introduction can be had by following Andrew Skurka's blog. Pick your lightest knife, take leave of your senses, and join the fun!
:thinking i do have a m2lw with pins. :rofl

honestly, if i could only take one knife hiking and i was worried about weight, it would probably be a mora.

i do like to go light for some things. i made my own hammock that i take with me for sleeping. i plan on making my own tarp as well, but haven't had a chance to get it done yet. it's not ultralight, but it's lighter than a standard tent. i don't like sleeping on the ground though, so even those ul tents or tarp setups wouldn't be my choice. i'm sure my version of ul would probably be about 20lbs before food and water.
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