A question about SAK scissors

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talwar.inv

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I have recently got a Victorinox Huntsman.
The scissors work really well, but I notice that if I undo the scissors (open them) all the way, it seems to have a play in it. The free end wiggles. But when it's back in the cutting position, it seems just fine.....there's no play, and they work brilliant.
Anyone else notice this on their knives? Or is mine defective?

Also, the knife came oiled. On the rest of the knife, it was transparent. But on the scissors, it was yellowish. What's all this about? I'm just worried about my knife being tampered before sale
 
Not sure about the oil but otherwise your scissors sound normal to me.

Jim
 
To hell with it. I gotta stop being paranoid about my knife. I'm 24 for God's sake :P

Thanks again guys
 
As stated, the scissors are designed that way. As for the oil, my guess is that its just a different grade or possibly left over from the manufacturing process. Maybe the scissor machine had different oil in it that day.

Everyone has a different definition of perfect. some need thousandths of an inch, some microns, some angstroms. That being said, one of the great things about the forum is that you can ask, "Is this normal?" I recall a while back, someone asked about a custom/semi custom blade that had a really good reputation. He thought it might be defective, and so instead of tossing it in a corner, he was able to get information regarding it, contacted the maker and found that indeed, the blade had not been made correctly. He could have just thought "Oh well, I guess those are just full of hype" and went on his way.

Over time you will find what matters to you, and how to get it without spending the super dollars. Or you'll find you are quite happy to spend huge amounts on knives. either way is cool.
 
That's how most scissors are made, including regular old scissors that aren't part of a pocket knife. The two blades are slightly curved inward towards each other so that the edges press together during the cut. When you open them all the way, the blades are no longer touching and will wiggle back and forth a little on the pivot.
 
jc57 said:
That's how most scissors are made, including regular old scissors that aren't part of a pocket knife. The two blades are slightly curved inward towards each other so that the edges press together during the cut. When you open them all the way, the blades are no longer touching and will wiggle back and forth a little on the pivot.
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I had never noticed that, but I just tried six pair of "regular" scissors, including Case, Wiss, and Fiskars. The all wobble when fully open.
 
talwar.inv said:
To hell with it. I gotta stop being paranoid about my knife. I'm 24 for God's sake :P

Thanks again guys
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I am more than twice your age, and with that comes experience ( I think).

So if you feel something is not quite right, you likely are, and for second opinion please feel free to contact me so you may forward it to me to confirm if or if not an issue.

I will test the snot out of it and return with it correct, eventually!
 
@Thomas: Thanks! That's useful info. I suppose they 'unscrew' when open...and if you could spin them a few times, they would tend to fully unscrew. Does that make sense?

@LoopCutter: That's very nice of you. I live in India though, so that loop can't be cut ;). Okay, I'm terrible with jokes. Whatever! You get the idea.
 
Talwar, not quite. They won't unscrew, as the pin is a fixed rivet. The blades push against each other as they close, which holds tension on the rivet. In a very exaggerated way, the blades form a triangle with the rivet as the base, and the apex being the cutting contact point. the shape of the blades allows that apex to be at any point, and hold the tension.
 
I noticed the slight wiggle on my Huntsman as well. I also had a similar experience with the oil - noticed that some parts had a sort of golden colored oil, versus the clear stuff that was all over. I personally thought there was just more oil there, so I was the color.
I bought mine a couple months ago when REI had that huge sale on 'em.
 
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