I was hoping I wasn't the only one...craytab wrote:Now I want a margarita.Evil D wrote:Bodog wrote:
[Applause]
I bet you make a mean margarita being so salty all the time.
The Advocate - An Official Statement from Spyderco
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I just had one......very salty!!!
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:D
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that advocate and all those salty chitchat makes me wanna slice some lemon and pour myself a tequila
cheers mates!
cheers mates!
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Patron Anejo?
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I've been favoring whiskey and peach tea. Much sweeter.palonej wrote:I just had one......very salty!!!
:D
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My Spydie collection just slightly outnumbers my oldie goldie "sipper" selection. Of these, I'm an advocate. :rolleyes:
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Any news on the Advocate redesign? I was ready to pull the trigger today on one, but want to wait for the redesigned pivot. The Southard Blackblade gave me flipper fever, and I love Gayle Bradley designs. :-)
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We made some adjustments to the mechanism. We're waiting on test samples.
sal
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Thanks, Sal! I'm not in a hurry, but then deferred gratification is the insidious crippler of youth...sal wrote:We made some adjustments to the mechanism. We're waiting on test samples.
sal
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Hi Sal, I'll volunteer and kick one of my pm2's out of my pocket to test one for you :Dsal wrote:We made some adjustments to the mechanism. We're waiting on test samples.
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Thanks for the update Sal. I have a feeling the finalized adjustments are really going to skyrocket the Advocate's popularity within the industry. Can't wait! All the best!sal wrote:We made some adjustments to the mechanism. We're waiting on test samples.
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Hello Mr. Glesser...I was just wondering if you guys ever received the test samples and if there are any further updates...?sal wrote:We made some adjustments to the mechanism. We're waiting on test samples.
sal
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Hi Hovan,
We received the test pieces. They were acceptable. We sent back the current inventory and we're waiting production.
sal
We received the test pieces. They were acceptable. We sent back the current inventory and we're waiting production.
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Thank you sir...that's great news. I really appreciate the quick reply. All the best!
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great news! :D
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Fixed Blades: Proficient, Magnacut Mule
Special and Sentimental: Southard, Squarehead LW, Ouroboros, Calendar Para 3 LW, 40th Anniversary Native, Ti Native, Calendar Watu, Tanto PM2
Would like to own again: CQI Caribbean Sheepsfoot PE, Watu
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Mine is still firing strong! Rock solid, no blade play, still perfectly centered, flips great! I love this knife, it's almost kicked the Slysz Bowie out of my pocket...
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Many dealers are still selling old stock of the Advocate.
How will people know that they're getting the fixed model? I guess one has to look at the box for letters corresponding to month/year of manufacturing? If the fixed model started being manufactured in August 2017 the code would be HQ?
How will people know that they're getting the fixed model? I guess one has to look at the box for letters corresponding to month/year of manufacturing? If the fixed model started being manufactured in August 2017 the code would be HQ?
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Good question. I will definitely be picking one up once the new model is out. Sal, can you tell us how to determine if the knife is indeed the improved version?RamZar wrote:Many dealers are still selling old stock of the Advocate.
How will people know that they're getting the fixed model? I guess one has to look at the box for letters corresponding to month/year of manufacturing? If the fixed model started being manufactured in August 2017 the code would be HQ?
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I prefer PB washers in a serious use knife, so I'd probably never buy an Advocate. The only ball bearing knife I own is a used ZT-0562CF just to see how good it flipped. Now I'm over the flipping infatuation.
However, If I did own one I'd eliminate the ball bearing cage entirely, fit a brass or bronze bushing tight into the recesses to take up a lot of the headspace of the BB cage,...and use a .015" to .020" hardened steel washer to make up the difference to rest against the ball bearings. Same count of 2 components to get the same overall thickness as the original ball bearing system, but much more durable and user friendly for tinkerers.
....it should flip even better too, without the potential for the really thin washer to distort and dimple. Just saying that's what I would do....
However, If I did own one I'd eliminate the ball bearing cage entirely, fit a brass or bronze bushing tight into the recesses to take up a lot of the headspace of the BB cage,...and use a .015" to .020" hardened steel washer to make up the difference to rest against the ball bearings. Same count of 2 components to get the same overall thickness as the original ball bearing system, but much more durable and user friendly for tinkerers.
....it should flip even better too, without the potential for the really thin washer to distort and dimple. Just saying that's what I would do....