I was doing some wood whittling with my Siren over the weekend, and noticed blade and lock bar movement. At first I thought it was due to me pushing hard down on the lock bar. But I can actually make it move without pushing on it.
If I push down on the blade hard enough, the blade will move up and the lock bar moves down, as if to disengage the lock.
Very strange. Anyone else noticed this with their Siren. Tried other backlocks, and I can't replicate this on any other knife.
Mine does it. So coupled with my grip loosening the lock and making the blade feel rattly, and the very narrow margin for avoiding the blade when closing it, I'm going to sell my Siren. I don't think it's unsafe, there are just too many idiosyncrasies to the knife for me to think about while handling it.
Sal does not want them sent in. He said in the BF thread that they had enough in house to check.
I was doing some wood whittling with my Siren over the weekend, and noticed blade and lock bar movement. At first I thought it was due to me pushing hard down on the lock bar. But I can actually make it move without pushing on it.
If I push down on the blade hard enough, the blade will move up and the lock bar moves down, as if to disengage the lock.
Very strange. Anyone else noticed this with their Siren. Tried other backlocks, and I can't replicate this on any other knife.
I just tested mine and can confirm that happens to mine as well. This is with firm, but not excessive force. I have seen this on other backlocks, but to a much, much lesser degree. This is really disconcerting in use. I wonder if Spyderco will warranty replace this?
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“Maybe the cheese in the mousetrap is an artificially created cheaper price?” -Sal
As I said on bladeforums, mine does this. I'll be watching for a response from Sal. I'm a huge fan of Salt knives and of Lance's designs but this is a huge disappointment.
Well I tried again using more force and it seems mine does do it after all. I never put this much force on a folding knife with my grip so far behind the pivot so I've never noticed this behavior. Very strange seeing the lock release go down like a ghost is pushing it.
Well I tried again using more force and it seems mine does do it after all. I never put this much force on a folding knife with my grip so far behind the pivot so I've never noticed this behavior. Very strange seeing the lock release go down like a ghost is pushing it.
My thoughts exactly. It really is disconcerting when you feel the lock drop away.
FTR, mine is much worse than yours in the picture. I don't feel comfortable using it at this point. This is sad because I love the design and how it fits my hand.
"...it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
“Maybe the cheese in the mousetrap is an artificially created cheaper price?” -Sal
Mine does it. So coupled with my grip loosening the lock and making the blade feel rattly, and the very narrow margin for avoiding the blade when closing it, I'm going to sell my Siren. I don't think it's unsafe, there are just too many idiosyncrasies to the knife for me to think about while handling it.
Sal does not want them sent in. He said in the BF thread that they had enough in house to check.
I don't think that is true. I called warranty, and they want my knife.
Mine does it. So coupled with my grip loosening the lock and making the blade feel rattly, and the very narrow margin for avoiding the blade when closing it, I'm going to sell my Siren. I don't think it's unsafe, there are just too many idiosyncrasies to the knife for me to think about while handling it.
Sal does not want them sent in. He said in the BF thread that they had enough in house to check.
I don't think that is true. I called warranty, and they want my knife.
I just called the W&R department about mine and the person answering said they would evaluate mine if I sent it in. I sensed no one was yet hot-to-trot as he said this is day one of the problem as far as he knew. YMMV.
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