Adjusting detent in a knife

[stonproject]

What would be the easiest way to lighten up the detent on a knife? I could polish the detent hole, polish/sand the detent ball itself, or can I push the detent ball deeper in its place? I'm not sure the proper way to go about this

 

[WValtakis]

I always start with adjusting the lockbar tension, it's the easiest to do/undo with immediate effect. If I wind up with lock slip or rock before the detent is where I like it then I move on to the other methods you mentioned

~Chip

 

[stonproject]

I always start with adjusting the lockbar tension, it's the easiest to do/undo with immediate effect. If I wind up with lock slip or rock before the detent is where I like it then I move on to the other methods you mentioned

~Chip

Can you give any advice on doing that? Do i just slightly bend the frame lock?

 

[WValtakis]

Yup, just a little bit then reassemble and test.

~Chip

 

[stonproject]

Yup, just a little bit then reassemble and test.

~Chip

Worked like a charm. Lockup is pretty early now but it doesn't disengage from a spine whack and the knife flips open super smooth now. Thanks for the suggestion