Am I to anal about bladeplay?

[Ankerson]

I can't remember a $300 or up folder that had any.

I am talking about very slight here with me really pulling on the blade ect.

Not wiggle.. LOL

Once they break in and the pivot is set and Loc Tighted there isn't any after that at all.

 

[MikeC]

Reason I got rid of my Mission MPF knives I had 3, two safe queens (back ups) and one user. The user a $435.00 MPF 3 ti pe purchased directly from Mission in January of 06 developed vertical blade play after about a year, turns out the knives were made poorly and the tang and lock bar face interface were just piss poor in terms of workmanship. So sold em all tried once more to buy one and whamo another botched tang and lock bar face scenario and a HUGE black burn spot on the handle where the titanium had been burned or something.

NO BLADE PLAY IS ACCEPTABLE NOR SHOULD ANY BE TOLERATED PERIOD. Someone selling a $400.00+ knife that has blade play from the shop or develops with normal use within a year or so deserves to have their back side kicked above their shoulders.

 

[JV3]

no. if you're anal enough about blade play you would've converted to fixed blades already. i'm just saying.

 

[Evan V.]

I'm anal about bladeplay and blade about analplay....
OK, sorry about that.
Seriously, blade wobble on a few benchmades when closed converted me to ti-frame lock folders like Hinderer and Reeve.
I can not stand any blade play, especially my old Benchmade Osborne.. I sent it in to amend the issue, but it wasn't long before I would be walking and I could hear the blade clattering inside my pocket.
I like the Snody fixed blades and could easily se myself EDCing one; However, folders are less "menacing," in an office environment

 

[knarfeng]

Am I to anal about bladeplay?
I can´t stand bladeplay on a knife. If I can feel it wiggle, just so little, I have to fix it. Most of my Benchmades have teflon tape on the pivot screw (don´t like glue) to be able to control the play. But... what harm does a little play really do to the knife? Will it lose strenght or will it be less secure? Can I trust a knife with some bladeplay? How much bladeplay is acceptable?

Will blade play affect the functioning of the knife? Nope.
Will it be less secure? Nope.
Will it lose strength? Nope

How much is acceptable? That's up to you. It's a matter of preference.

 

[Ramm9]

I am like you in a way. While I'm not insanely vigilant about it I don't like blade play at all. Especially on a high end knife $300 and up.

Blade play sucks. There shouldn't be any, ever.

No blade play is acceptable in my opinion. I can't seem to trust any folder that has blade play.

I'm with you 0 blade play,if i pick up a new knife $100 or better and itz got blade play i will not buy it...........

NO BLADE PLAY IS ACCEPTABLE NOR SHOULD ANY BE TOLERATED PERIOD. Someone selling a $400.00+ knife that has blade play from the shop or develops with normal use within a year or so deserves to have their back side kicked above their shoulders.

I agree with all of you! If I can feel a wobble it's broken...geesh makers are convincing people these days it's acceptable?

 

[Apec]

My main issue with play is when regular use of the knife causes it to deteriorate even further.

I may not like it, but I can put up with it. As long as it doesn't get worse.

 

[A.L.]

I don't carry any locking folders anymore, so little bladeplay is allright. I don't really think about it really.

I used to have all sorts of folders, but they all had bladeplay of some sort.. even those so called "built like tank" ones.

 

[sweet_hitch-hiker]

i dont mind a teeny bit of side to side, but vertical play drives me nuts

 

[Gadgetaholic]

If you ask that question, the answer is "Yes. You are." Stick with full tang fixed blades and you'll be fine.

I'd agree - none of my full tang knives have any blade play whatsoever. They also lock up so tight that I have never been able to fold any of them closed! I am sure they would all pass a 'spine whack test' easily too. You'll never get one of them folding on you and injuring your hand.

 

[Steven Andrews]

I don't like it, so I carry Benchmade Axis Locks.

 

[A.P.F.]

I don't have much tolerance for blade play in any of my folders, however, depending on the design, some play is to be expected. Vertical play on some Spyderco lockbacks is perfectly acceptable and is a necessary design feature, whereas vertical play on a liner lock is the kiss of death. All in all, none of my regular 'users' have any visible blade play.

 

[marthinus]

How much is acceptable? That's up to you. It's a matter of preference.

Agreed. One mans 'bladeplay' can be another mans flexing of the blade.

I had a person tel me his Axis lock had blade play. If he pushed on the back of the spine the blade moved away from the stop pin when opened and locked. I asked him to show me and he did. He was pushing so hard on the knife I thought the steel liners were going to pop out!

For me. Bladeplay is when you take a pocket knife at the handle in the locked position and you shake the knife and the blade is moving so that you hear a click sound. That means a lock is worn so much that there has formed a gap between the lock and the knife. This is ofcourse for liner locks and framelocks.

 

[swamp]

I don't like it, so I carry Benchmade Axis Locks.

EXACTLY!
But I have a Rukus and a Barrage that both have vertical bladeplay! They are both less than two years old and I don't abuse them. They have been maily used daily for serious fishing. (think almost commercial) I think they ran out of room for the "lock" to slide up under the top of the tang. Go Figure. My Small Skirmish seems to be the most secure Benchmade at the moment and even it has a small amount of vertical bladeplay.

The only folders I think I have owned that did not have, or eventually get "vertical play" were all the Sebenzas over the years. It annoys me, but I can live with it. That's why I also enjoy quality fixed blades.

For some reason I didn't see the above post. Believe me when I say I am not using much force at all to make the blade move, even other sebenza owners (people who know knives) have said it was shotty.

 

[Cisco Kid]

To me, bladeplay is only tolerated in the cheapest of knives. Luckily, there are plenty of manufacturers producing bladeplay-free affordable knives, therefore I don't have to live with it.