Axis lock broken?!

JNewell said:
Yeah, but look at the number of posts about lock rock with framelocks. ;)
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Axis locks are definitely easier to replace if play develops, but that's different from outright lock failure. Besides, every benchmade axis lock I have handled, except for the Adamas, has had or quickly developed centering and/or blade play issues. Every single one. That's personal experience and thus not necessarily representative, but it has been very consistent over the years.
 
Comeuppance said:
I feel, personally, that it's not realistic to imply that linerlocks and framelocks are even 1/100th as likely to just suddenly break upon normal opening or closing. It's just not even worth stating that it's "easier to fix" as what it's being compared to is so insanely unlikely to break in the same conditions. That's like saying "yeah, a cheap ballpoint pen might break from clicking it, but it's easier to fix than a fountain pen." While true, fountain pens don't operate the same way and are not prone to the same issues. It's comparing a low-chance occurrence with an almost unheard-of occurrence.
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Comeuppance said:
Axis locks are definitely easier to replace if play develops, but that's different from outright lock failure. Besides, every benchmade axis lock I have handled, except for the Adamas, has had or quickly developed centering and/or blade play issues. Every single one. That's personal experience and thus not necessarily representative, but it has been very consistent over the years.
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I won't argue with you. I will say that Omega spring failure shouldn't be too much of a worry as there are many more benchmade knives that have never had a spring issue and have been used for years that are still going strong. Does the spring occasionally break? Sure, it is a moving part. The Axis lock is one of the strongest locks on the market, it is easily fixable if something does go wrong with it, and Benchmade has outstanding customer service to take care of you. I like that my knife can always be fixed.

If there was something really wrong with the Axis lock and Omega springs breaking all the time Benchmade would probably re-engineer the Axis or quit doing the repairs for free. :)

Liner lock and frame lock knives are cool. I really have no issues with them, I just really dig Axis locks these days; I also like lockbacks.
 
I've strayed away from lockbacks and axis locks just because of the centering and play issues I keep having with them. Besides that, neither are conducive to particularly good flipping action, and I do like my flippers...
 
Comeuppance said:
I've strayed away from lockbacks and axis locks just because of the centering and play issues I keep having with them. Besides that, neither are conducive to particularly good flipping action, and I do like my flippers...
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I have never really had any issues with blade play from lockbacks or the few Axis locks I've owned. I just got a Benchmade lockback that is the best knife I've ever gotten out of the box. Centered and tight.

I really have no problems with liner locks; i'm not big on framelocks though. They always feel wierd to me.
 
Comeuppance said:
Axis locks are definitely easier to replace if play develops, but that's different from outright lock failure. Besides, every benchmade axis lock I have handled, except for the Adamas, has had or quickly developed centering and/or blade play issues. Every single one. That's personal experience and thus not necessarily representative, but it has been very consistent over the years.
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You must have the reverse Midas touch. ;) I've owned Axis knives since the 710 first started shipping and have owned, and still own, dozens more, some of which have been used hard and long. I've never had a broken spring or any blade play in use, and I've never had a knife that started out properly centered that became improperly centered.
 
The Manix2 has a good lock for those that like to use their knife for stress relief. :)
 
I have never had a spring fail on an axis lock and I have owned and used about a dozen.
All 7 of my current stock of axis lock knives also have little to no play and are centered.
I would feel more comfortable beating on an axis lock than a frame lock. (I love my frame locks too)
And i unnecessarily open and play with my knives all the time :)
 
cncpro11 said:
Or the number of outright failures with the lock engaged!
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I was about to say the exact same thing. I can't even recall how many posts I've read over the years about Frame or Liner lock 'slippage". When the blade closes when locked from light pressure on the spine. But I will say it has been far more, and by a very large margin then reports of AXIS lock Omega spring breakage.
 
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