Manix 2 s110v fluke?

[Sjucaveman]

My s110v manix had been my edc for over a month. Today I replaced it with my shaman but before putting it away I noticed blade play. I tightened the pivot screw slightly and checked for play and heard a crack. Upon inspection I found the blade has fractured part way through but not clear off. Is this some crazy fluke or something to be very weary of with s110v?

[Evil D]

Sounds like something Spyderco needs to see ASAP.

[SF Native]

Sounds like something Spyderco needs to see ASAP.

Totally agree.

[Sjucaveman]

I can't see with the naked eye or feel with a fingernail any imperfection that may have originated the fracture either.

[Evil D]

I can't see with the naked eye or feel with a fingernail any imperfection that may have originated the fracture either.

All the more reason they need to see it. I put my S110V Manix 2 Lightweight through **** in my back yard, I wouldn't say it's outright prone to cracking. It may indeed break before it bends but it shouldn't crack from wiggling the pivot. I would assume something else cracked it and you're just now feeling it through wiggling it.

[Sjucaveman]

https://imgur.com/gallery/UW9cRuc

You should see it next to my thumb.

[Ankerson]

Call Customer Service.

[Sjucaveman]

I shot am email but am avoiding calling at the moment as my daughter and wife are napping, hence time to check out the collection.

[Canazes9]

https://imgur.com/gallery/UW9cRuc

You should see it next to my thumb.

David

[Evil D]

https://imgur.com/gallery/UW9cRuc

You should see it next to my thumb.

Yeah that's unusual. Send it in, it'll likely get replaced. I would call it a fluke, and I wouldn't worry about using S110V in the future. It's important that they get knives like this for evaluation to make sure there wasn't a production issue.

[Canazes9]

https://imgur.com/gallery/UW9cRuc

You should see it next to my thumb.

Yeah that's unusual. Send it in, it'll likely get replaced. I would call it a fluke, and I wouldn't worry about using S110V in the future. It's important that they get knives like this for evaluation to make sure there wasn't a production issue.

Agreed.

David

[Sjucaveman]

https://imgur.com/gallery/UW9cRuc

You should see it next to my thumb.

Yeah that's unusual. Send it in, it'll likely get replaced. I would call it a fluke, and I wouldn't worry about using S110V in the future. It's important that they get knives like this for evaluation to make sure there wasn't a production issue.

Thanks for the reassurance on s110v, I've loved how long it'll hold a functionally sharp edge and didn't wanna give up on it.

[koenigsegg]

Just curious what the date code on the box says

[Sjucaveman]

Is KQ the date code?

[Sjucaveman]

11/17? Fairly recent

[TomAiello]

Holy crow. That's definitely not normal. I've beaten up two separate s110v Manix's and never had any kind of issue.

Definitely send it in. I can't see any way that's not going to result in a replacement.

[Sjucaveman]

So of course I was told to ship it in for evaluation which would be useful to spyderco to evaluate if it's a broader issue, however this will cost me at minimum the shipping to them. Or I could return it to where i bought it for no charge and get a refund.

[vivi]

So of course I was told to ship it in for evaluation which would be useful to spyderco to evaluate if it's a broader issue, however this will cost me at minimum the shipping to them. Or I could return it to where i bought it for no charge and get a refund.

I broke a ZDP189 Endura doing stupid things with it. Still, it broke in a way that surprised me. I talked to Spyderco about it and sent it in, and Sal sent me an Aqua Salt for it and told me to try to break it. I failed :)

I'd try Spyderco. You might end up getting a straight replacement, or maybe you'll get a surprise like I did. That Aqua Salt ended up being one of my top 3 Spydercos of all time, and previously I had written it off as a boating knife.

Shipping is only $5-7 anyways.

[Bile Bob]

Shipping is only $5-7 anyways.

Unless you're shipping from overseas. Europe, Asia etc.

[spyderg]

My Native in s110v was so prone to chipping that I just decided to make it my beater in the garage and currently the basement since it’s been -30 Celsius or colder most of the winter. I use it for scraping, light prying, cutting through wire, anything I don’t want to mess up my other knives on and it’s held up quite well actually. The unchipped sections stay sharp until it gets too many chips and I give the whole thing a resharpen to eliminate them. (Usually I touch up my knives a number of times on the double stuff in between sharpening but this thing only gets resharpened as necessary). I think your cracked blade would be an unusual occurance with s110v especially because the pics don’t appear to show that you’ve abused the knife.