Axis be damned! --- LINER-LOCKs Make My Day !!!

[marco]

i have tried my axis 710 in many different grips and still have not been able to even touch the locking device during actual use, regardless of how hard i grip it. i still don't understand how you accidentally touch the release mechanism when using this knife. it is very interesting though.

marco

 

[Joe Talmadge]

David,

At this point I have still not even remotely come closely to accidently hitting the button. I just never seem to end up with my thumb in that position. However, a couple months isn't really enough to be sure. It took me almost 2 *years* before I noticed my first liner lock failure, but you know what happened once I learned how to look for failures

So I definitely won't be crowning the Axis king for a while. However, up to now, its performance has been exemplary, and if it holds up will easily be my favorite lock. In some ways I like the side-lock Rolling lock even more, because the lock button seems more flush with the handle and even harder to hit, but I also like the fact that the Axis has two springs instead of one.

The other thing I'm looking carefully at with the Axis is: what happens when it gets dirty? Just about any lock will fail if you get dirty in the mechanism, but it'll be interesting to see if the Axis is more or less sensitive than other formats.

Joe
jat@cup.hp.com

 

[David Rock]

Marco:

To clarify--
I haven't actually had this happen. In fact, I've never even used an Axis Lock. It just occurred to me that there could be a problem, as I was handling the knife for a few minutes in the local shop.

I'm not bashing the Axis Lock, by the way. I'll probably end up buying one eventually.

David Rock

 

[Samurai6]

Don't worry about the Axis lock button Dave. The Axis lock and the integral side lock the most reliable production folder locks I have tested, and I test them pretty hard. My regular production 710 has a few dimples that it didn't come with new, but it is still functioning fine.

The only way you can disengage the Axis lock is by pulling back on it, and I have found that just doesn't happen during use. Even if you stab into something really solid, like a board, and your hand slides up, I find I tend to loosen my grip to re-grasp the handle, and no reverse movement of the lock button occurs. Congenital worriers can file, sand, or grind the lock buttons flush with the handle scales, but I wouldn't bother.

Hey, does anybody remember how we used to attach playing cards to our bicylces so that they would make motor sounds on the spokes? I wonder if the same thing could be done with the Axis lock? Or maybe install a little audio chip like in those musical greeting cards.

Harv

[This message has been edited by Steve Harvey (edited 22 February 1999).]

 

[Ken Cook]

I came in here to offer opinion and ask questions and I don't really need to say anything. I LOVE this BB! So much info from so many folks who know what the're talking about! Wish my everyday life was like this!