Axis reliabilty

I'm with Esav on the " gravity knife " issue . I keep mine pretty tight . IMHO they are a great , reliable system , I dont loose sleep over saftey or reliability .

Chris
 
After all, they are folders. The lock is a convenience and a reminder to keep your fingers safe. Cold, wet, tired ... the best lock in the world won't save you from that one careless moment.

But for everyday use, the axis is quick and fun to use, and more than ordinarily secure. Just realize that when the SHTF, you have to be that little bit more alert anyway.
 
I trust the Axis lock.

I even had an omega spring break on my 710, and it didn't shake my faith in the lock. The lock did still function, although admitedly I didn't put it through any tests at that point. Plus Benchmade repaced the spring in short order and even installed a new clip for my trouble.
 
The Axis hasn't failed me yet. I know that there is a possibility for the springs to fail, but most likely one at a time, so even with one spring, the lock is still functional. But broken springs has yet to be a problem for me.
 
Most of the accounts of spring failures go back to early 710's ( first of the genere ) . I've packed a lot of them , nerer a hitch .
 
Esav Benyamin said:
And they are legal, ... well, one of these days, someone is going to notice that pulling back on the axis, and letting the blade spin out, makes it a..gravity..knife.
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Hush! That is a sneaky secret! ;) I should have known better than to write about that. I do make a special effort to use the thumbstud if I have to open an axis knife for some reason around sheeple. Real slow and deliberate like.

I think the gravity knife definition is avoided by the lock putting pressure on the blade when it is closed. You have to either pull the lock back or flick pretty hard to get the blade out. I think a true "gravity" or "inertia" knife can be opened just by holding the blade tip down or lightly flicking.

I can flick pretty much any knife open if I try hard enough, even a Buck 110. I don't think anyone would accuse a Buck 110 of being an "inertia knife"
 
moonwilson said:
I can flick pretty much any knife open if I try hard enough, even a Buck 110. I don't think anyone would accuse a Buck 110 of being an "inertia knife"
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That's funny.

Back in the mid-80's many law enforcement officers were hassling biker "gangs" for their Buck knives under the wording of "inertia" knife laws. Buck had to change the tang shape from the smoother working round/oval shape, to the "eccentric" shape that it has now in order to "assist" the bikers with this problem.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
moonwilson....read the definition of gravity knife alittle closer...the Federal one and in my case the NY one clearly make them gravity knives, even more so than a normal lock back or liner lock with a loose blade. You truely release the blade rather than open it when you use the lever....I like them, but I am sure they may be viewed as gravity knives by many......
 
tom19176 said:
the Federal one and in my case the NY one clearly make them gravity knives, even more so than a normal lock back or liner lock with a loose blade. You truely release the blade rather than open it when you use the lever....I like them, but I am sure they may be viewed as gravity knives by many......
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NOT if they are torqued down sufficiently, and loc-tited in place with red(permanent) loc-tite. The Axis lock pivots can be tightened to the point that the response of the blade will be on par with a traditional lockback, ie, difficult to open one handed, let alone "flicked".

Best Regards,


STeven Garsson
 
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