42 Tang pin

[Blasto]

After only 3 days of ownership, the tang pin on my new 42 came loose. Enough so that when it slides a little too far to one side, the knife does not close completely in the open position. I'll be sending it back into benchmade for warranty work, even after waiting over 2 months for it to get shipped here.

I posted to see if this has happened to anyone else. I was more suprised than angry when I first noticed it. I didn't even know the pin was seperate from the blade. Oh well.

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~Dave

"One in the hand is worth two in the sheath"

 

[Gollnick]

I had one do this myself. BM replaced it quickly. There have been several reports. I suspect that BM had a bad lot. Perhaps the machine that sets those pins got misadjusted or something. Anyway, just send it in and they'll take care of you toot sweet.


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Chuck
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[Waktasz]

Mine came loose pretty quick too, and sometimes I kinda screw it back in to tighten things up againwhich seems to work for a few minutes (which is odd becuase it isn't threaded) I don't think it is messed up enough for me to part with it for a few weeks to get fixed especially since my backup (a bear) basically disintergrated recently.

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Waktasz!

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[ZipTieNinja]

I have a 42-S and a 42-AS with different tang pins. What shape was your loss ones? My "AS" has a rounded pin, the "A" just has a chopped of looking one. I can even see machine marks on it real good. You never know, there might be a conection here!

 

[Blasto]

Well, I already sent it in, but I remember the pin being pretty much squared off. There's a tiny bevel, but it is by no means rounded. Is it supposed to be?

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~Dave

"One in the hand is worth two in the sheath"

 

[BalisongMan]

My BM 42's tang pin is rounded, my 30S is just a cylinder, my 45SHD is just a cylinder and my 45 2nd is 2 cylinders

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