nevermind

[Blaine in the Rock]

nevermind

[aicolainen]

Unless something looks out of order I don’t proactively clean a new knife. The only exception I can think of is my Buck 112. It’s my only Buck so I don’t know if this is par for the course, but it was just nasty right out of the box. Of course the nastiest knife I’ve ever received was probably also the only pinned knife I owned at the time. But if I were to ever use the thing, there was no way around it. Full wash down in scorching hot soap water, blow dry and lubed up.

It’s been a few years and I still haven’t found a reason to carry that anchor of a knife, but at least it’s clean enough that I could :D

Edit to add pic:

Heavy in the pocket, but light on the eyes

[Blaine in the Rock]

Oh man! That is a brilliant pic! Love it

[ImHereForTheMilitary2]

You need an ultrasonic cleaner, my tall friend. That WILL penetrate all the places that IPA misses.

[Blaine in the Rock]

nevermind

[Blaine in the Rock]

forget it

[Blaine in the Rock]

same

[zhyla]

I hit the raised spot with some 600 grit and smoothed it down.

If you’re going to be sanding FRN bearing surfaces I would at least get some 1200 grit.

I’m not sure I’m following all of this. New knives don’t come dirty, they come with grease or lubricant of some kind. Stripping all that out and re-lubricating with some thinner oil may make things feel smoother but the factory stuff is designed to last a while.

Most of my Spydies have never been disassembled. I took my Manix 2’s apart to replace busted cages and do scale swaps.

I have taken my Positron apart so many times because it’s a finicky design that needs tweaking and seemingly constant lubrication. Honestly for something that runs on bearings and wasn’t exactly cheap at the time it’s a bit of a fail.

But all my FRN knives have either never been disassembled or have been out of curiosity. It’s not necessary.

[ImHereForTheMilitary2]

You need an ultrasonic cleaner, my tall friend. That WILL penetrate all the places that IPA misses.

No Sh*t? I don't have any experience with one. Not gonna lie, it would be cool to not have to wrench. But I also learned some stuff digging inside my Salt. There is a raised portion on the outer semi-circle that is used in place of a washer. There is a matching one on the other scale, but much less pronounced. I hit the raised spot with some 600 grit and smoothed it down. The action was not very good on this thing and I'm guessing that was not helping. i forgot to take an after sanding pic before I buttoned her back up.

Yep!! Tons of videos on YouTube on How to use an ultra Sonic cleaner. The trick is to get the right size. Don't waste money on a large one. And get the right solution. For knives, I think a jewelry solution would be best. But I could be wrong on that. Especially on steel like maxamet that is highly susceptible to corrosion. You may need to give it an IPA bath afterwards and if course oil it. I recommend KPL

[ImHereForTheMilitary2]

...busted cages...

Yeah, I gotta ask... Lol

[zhyla]

...busted cages...

Yeah, I gotta ask... Lol

1st gen (clear) Manix 2 cages were prone to failure. I took the broken cage out, carefully measured everything, designed a replacement in CAD and had it 3d printed in metal. See this thread though the cage I have in that knife is a revised design I printed in brass that looks better and runs very smooth.

[wrdwrght]

I hit the raised spot with some 600 grit and smoothed it down.

If you’re going to be sanding FRN bearing surfaces I would at least get some 1200 grit.

I’m not sure I’m following all of this. New knives don’t come dirty, they come with grease or lubricant of some kind. Stripping all that out and re-lubricating with some thinner oil may make things feel smoother but the factory stuff is designed to last a while.

Most of my Spydies have never been disassembled. I took my Manix 2’s apart to replace busted cages and do scale swaps.

I have taken my Positron apart so many times because it’s a finicky design that needs tweaking and seemingly constant lubrication. Honestly for something that runs on bearings and wasn’t exactly cheap at the time it’s a bit of a fail.

But all my FRN knives have either never been disassembled or have been out of curiosity. It’s not necessary.

I’m similarly perplexed. Has the OP misconstrued the point of, say, Nick Shabazz’s disassembly videos?

[zhyla]

I’m similarly perplexed. Has the OP misconstrued the point of, say, Nick Shabazz’s disassembly videos?

My interpretation, and this isn’t picking on OP as there’s lots of related threads and I myself fall into this category: a lot of us are very bored.

When I had one Spyderco I used it to cut stuff. When I had 20 it became more about finding the next one and coming up with reasons to mess with them.

Coupled with the perception that Spyderco has stagnated a bit design wise and the rather steep price difference vs most knife brands, those of us that aren’t drooling over the next combination of letters and numbers of a steel designation find ourselves taking perfectly good knives apart and putting them back together.

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On that note, I joke with my partner that I'm sharpening knives that are already sharp. In reality, they do end up sharper, but ...