Sharp Guy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:58 pm
nerdlock wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:15 am
as well as hit or miss centering with the PM series (I got 2 DLT Para 3 Cruwears off centered last November),
it comes to the point that sometimes you'll feel the need to buy 2 knives just to get one with proper centering. I would love to say I love the QC of our beloved brand, but unfortunately that is not the case nowadays.
I've purchased about 100 Spyderco knives in the past 5 years. I think I've only had one that was off center. That was the Sage 1 I bought used and I fixed it in about 5 minutes. Either I'm really lucky or you're very unlucky.
Tired of reading all the whinging. I need to stay out of threads like these
Hey SG,
I'm sorry if you are tired of all the "whinging" here. I believe we are all decent people here and we would not complain if there wasn't something valid to complain about. Daily life already has too many problems that we come here to talk and enjoy one aspect of our life that gives us joy, collecting and using Spyderco knives.
I'm just here to prove a point that I made. Here are my knives that show how inconsistent QC has been recently.
Like I said I bought 2 Para3 Cruwears last November. Both of them are off centered.
That is the other one that I sold while I kept the other one. I tried tinkering with the pivots of both knives but it still would not center, so I am guessing this is a blade grind or warp problem, I do not know, I am not a blade expert but these could not be fixed by any amount of adjustment in the hardware of the knife.
This is the one that I kept, shown together with some other Spydercos that are too off centered. The Para3 LW is still another notorious culprit of this off centering. No amount of adjustment and fidgeting with the hardware could make these guys centered. But maybe because it is of the one-washer design. Normally, it would not bother me (I still love the LWs and they are some of my favorites) but another issue is no matter how much I tighten the pivot, there is still side to side play. I have learned to let it slide and to love the knives as they are, but the point is, at the prices we are paying and with the price increases, these knives should have at least those things figured out.
Another QC issue was with the Smock's grinding in this thread.
https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.ph ... ilit=smock
The point is, with yearly increases, QC should keep up with it.
I love this brand and the people behind it so much, but the price to value ratio, aside from getting cool steels, is getting out of hand. Would love to get free stickers or a pouch a'la Benchmade or the dealer exclusives like St. Nicks with each purchase to compensate for the price increases, but I'm sure that is not Spyderco's marketing strategy.
Again, I apologize if my opinions has offended anyone.