Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
Has anyone upgraded their Raven 2 to phosphor bronze washers? I am looking for the size of the washers and where to get them. I love my Raven but the action on my tenacious is better. Only real difference is the washers so I am looking to upgrade.
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
Hi Badad,
Welcome to our forum.
Have you lubricated them?
sal
Welcome to our forum.
Have you lubricated them?
sal
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
Hi Sal, yes I have lubricated both my Tenacious and Raven. Not to say the action on the Raven is not satisfactory, but the Tenacious has a very satisfying and pronounced metallic click, where the raven is more muted. It feels like the teflon washers are slightly more sluggish also. I know this is probably nitpicking, and if I did not change the washers I would still be very happy with the Raven. But I love tweaking and modifying stuff to make it better when I think I can. Appreciate the response, keep making awesome knives! Bruce
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
I'm so glad someone asked this. I thought about it too for my Crow and Raven. Although I have better oils now so should give that a shot first I suppose. And I've not touched the pivots at all either.
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
double tap.
sal
sal
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
If no one is able to help I will take the Raven apart and caliper the washers and find some that are as close as possible. I believe the Tenacious has two washers per side so I will try and do that for the Raven. Then I will report back.
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
UPDATE: Bought some bronze washers made for the PM2. Four of them were just the right width to replace the teflon washers on the Raven. Got them replaced and at first did not seem to make a difference. But then the blades started loosening up making an improvement to the action on the knife. It also changed the sound a little bit. The difference between the teflon and the bronze washers is not significant, but I feel like it was enough that it was worth the effort.
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
I'm intrigued! Thanks for doing this. Can you share the source?
Re: Byrd Raven 2 bronze washer upgrade
Found the washers on Etsy, just search Paramilitary 2 bronze washers. The Raven washers are .02” thick. The para 2 washers are .01” thick with the correct pivot size. I can look em up later and post a link if the rules allow it.