Cleaning Sand from an H1 Knife? Advice?

[ForealBoreal]

I have a pacific salt that has a very slow action because there is sand in between the frn and blade. How the heck do I clean it. I think the pinned design is the one downfall of the knife.

[angusW]

Give it a nice hot soapy bath. After get all the water out as much as you can. Compressed air helps. Then a bit of lube for the pivot.

[brianch]

I would try to wash it out by leaving it in hot water and open and close the knife. Or try to soak the pivot with wd40 to run out debree but make sure you wash the wd40 out afterwards with soapy water. Then relube afterwards with whatever lubrication you normally use.

It worked for me and my endura when I went to the beach with it once.

[Gollum]

garden hose

[spoonrobot]

Floss the pivot.

[niimo]

I've gotten lots of sand my my H1's. I usually use my natural compressed air (blow it out), then run warm water all throughout and let it dry. Sometimes it takes a few times and then re-lubricating the pivot afterward.

[spyderHS08]

My personal favorite way to clean my salts is just setting them over the drain or near the drain in the shower (closed of course) and let all of the soapy warm water run over them the whole time your taking your shower. This has worked for me everytime

[Billy]

I just run mine under the tap when they get sandy. Sometimes I have to work the blade open and closed to get it all out, but it does eventually all come out. :D

[porta]

I wonder if you could get the pivot and handle torx screws for the new Matriarch. Grind out the old pins and have a screw construction Pacific Salt. I'd like to do it to my E3 and D3 knives. Also you could get the replacement screws from the Endura or Delica 4 rebuild kit. They'd have to be shortened a bit because of the liners in those models. In theory I believe it would work.

[unit]

I wonder if you could get the pivot and handle torx screws for the new Matriarch. Grind out the old pins and have a screw construction Pacific Salt. I'd like to do it to my E3 and D3 knives. Also you could get the replacement screws from the Endura or Delica 4 rebuild kit. They'd have to be shortened a bit because of the liners in those models. In theory I believe it would work.

My concerns would be:

1. low likelihood that the handles are keyed for D-bolts (even if they were...the FRN key ways might not last).
2. shortening the d-bolts would be difficult (not impossible) to do without damaging the first thread where the torx screw will engage.
3. I suspect the flex in the FRN will stress the pivot screw quite a bit and would likely result in frequent re-visits with the driver.
4. regarding Salts...the critical parts of the knife would no longer be rust proof (I think the pivots are critical).
5. I am also not certain that the holes in lock bar and blade pivot are the correct size either...if not, you have some machining to do.

I have seen examples of this being done, but they appeared to be the results of VERY experienced moders. I like to think I am pretty good with tools, but I am not sure I want to fiddle with tolerances in pivots and lock bars.

Sorry if that comes off as discouraging. I have contemplated this same modification myself and the thoughts lead me to these concerns.

[white cloud]

+1 on flossing the pivot. be careful and patient. works wonders.

[Mako109]

WaterPik :)

[cosmo7809]

+1 on flossing the pivot. be careful and patient. works wonders.

If you see some blood its fine too

[The Deacon]

Water or air, at the highest pressure possible. In either case, degreasing as thoroughly as possible first makes it easier to get the sand out.