Jiki
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Stages of Micarta.That’s probably my only complaint about the natural canvas Micarta. I love the way it looks when it’s fresh/new, but it never stays that way.
Exhibit A:
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Stages of Micarta.That’s probably my only complaint about the natural canvas Micarta. I love the way it looks when it’s fresh/new, but it never stays that way.
Exhibit A:
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When the pull of the bottle opener is so strong that the force of it opening draws blood when it hits your thumb. I'm literally putting my blood into flushing this knife.
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Damn. Try flushing it and stretching that spring. If it’s still like that maybe there is a small defect. From what I have heard on here and other forums- this 85 cap lifter spring is a beast. It may just be the way it is. Good luck.
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by stretching the spring? How would one do something like that?
I don't believe cycling it over and over will do anything unless the steel is bent beyond the yield point, at which point the shape will be permanently deformed. Below the yield point, steel will 'spring' back to it's original form.
Not trying to question any expertise but wanted to understand how one might 'stretch' steel.
I have the worst luck sometimes. My micarta 85 arrived today, and the cap lifter has a pull that is like 11/10. It is nearly impossible to pull out. I have to first open the blade and then grip both sides with a finger nail in the nail nick and apply so much force that it feels like my finger nail will rip off.
Anyone else experience this?
Not looking forward to waiting months for this to be fixed under warranty.
I traded mine off within three hours of receiving it exactly because of this!
(There wasn't anything in the pivot, either)
The blade was totally fine at a 6.5-7.
Whats the point of having a secondary thats supposed to be a quick, useful tool when you are going to break yourself using it?
Can't believe I'm saying this, but I like the bine Urban Jack WAY more than this knife.
I have an acrylic in reserve, so hopefully I have better luck this time.
It has nothing to do with luck or a mistake with GEC.
I have had some secondary blades do this as well, especially my beer scouts.
You need to flush the blades really really well with mineral oil. Get all the black gunk out. After that open the blade so that the spring on the back extends as far as it can. Usually this is when the blade is between the open position and half stop.
I’ve done this many times and it helps a lot and makes it easier to use. I am actually stretching the crown lifter spring on my 85 as we speak because mine is very tight as well.
There is a few different ways to lighten the pull but if you go to half stop and put an Allen wrench under the backspringThese aren't what I would call strong pulls. A strong pull is strong, but not impossible to open with one finger. I have to open the blade first before opening the cap lifter, which is dangerous, and then spend like 10 seconds trying to get the right handle on the cap lifter before pulling it out. I have to nudge it out enough to where I can get a finger under it before pulling it the rest of the way out. That's like a 20/10 pull.
Goose, JoKr,
Thank you for awesome info!
With that said, I don't think I'll be hammering my blade to loosen the tightness of the rivets or trying to bend the back spring in any way. I know I'll ruin that knife in a split second lol All thumbs here.
It's called "walk and yell".I have the worst luck sometimes. My micarta 85 arrived today, and the cap lifter has a pull that is like 11/10. It is nearly impossible to pull out. I have to first open the blade and then grip both sides with a finger nail in the nail nick and apply so much force that it feels like my finger nail will rip off.
Anyone else experience this?
Not looking forward to waiting months for this to be fixed under warranty.
bbk357 said the following a few posts back:
"open the blade so that the spring on the back extends as far as it can. Usually this is when the blade is between the open position and half stop."
Now I'm not 100% sure, but my understanding was the only way to weaken a spring was to cycle it over and over, so I'm not sure if "stretching" does anything.
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by stretching the spring? How would one do something like that?
Dang! Now I kinda want one.From what I have heard on here and other forums- this 85 cap lifter spring is a beast.