Spyderco's knife sharpening/maintenance service.... and Dragonfly question

[Shifty]

I have a question about sending in a knife to Spyderco for their sharpening/maintenance service. There are a few knives that I have been interested in, but avoided since they were not screw construction, but pinned. For example, the FRN Dragonfly.

I am really not concerned about the pins holding the knife together, but rather the pivot pin. If I find after having the knife for a while, that the pivot pin is getting too loose, or the blade has developed play... when I send it in to have it sharpened.... can Spyderco fix this? Will they just tap the pivot pin to snug it up, or are they able to put in a new one?


Also, have any of the FRN Dragonfly owners here tried grinding the FRN clip off of the knife with a dremel, and just go with a lanyard? If so, how did it turn out? Any pics?

Thanks!

[razorback1595]

as for the sending in with your pivot pin i haven't got a clue

but for the clip grinding, i havent done this but the handle and clip is a solid piece of frn, so grinding the clip of and sanding it smooth schouldn't be a problem :D

[yablanowitz]

I doubt they would replace the pivot pin. The labor would probably cost them as much as replacing the whole knife. With all the crap my first FRN Dragonfly has been through, I'd have to say if you think there is too much play, either the knife is unsafe and they won't return it or you are just expecting too much from the knife.

I probably couldn't open a Dragonfly with the clip removed. The clip is what anchors my fingertips to hold the handle. But then, my hands are not as limber as they once were.

[SamMaxRay]

I have several Dragonfly's. One I carried for years. I can't say I ever noticed any play in any of them.

I feel confident if you wanted to you could get the clip off. I haven't done it because the clip is a necessity for my preference.

[The Deacon]

Word of advice, Dremels and FRN do not play well together, unless you have one with variable speeds that can be set to run extremely slow. FRN softens at a fairly low temperature, even vigorous hand sanding can get it gummy, so at even a very moderate speed a Dremel will create enough heat from friction to cause problems. The "good news" is that FRN is also fairly easy to cut and sand, so a modelers saw or hacksaw followed by sandpaper on a sanding block won't take very long.

[ChapmanPreferred]

If your clip ever failed, I would send it in to W/R as Spyderco and let them work on it. I've never had any trouble with an FRN Dragonfly pins.