Bad to aggressively flick open a liner lock?

[Nullity]

In you original message you did say "aggressively flick open". You now seem to be backing off that. So which is it? What is the need to open it aggressively?

I think it is probably none of our concern why he does whatever he does.


Cajun93: Give your knife time to break-in. Many titanium liner/framelocks are sticky when new.
Make sure the lock-face and lock-tang are clean. You can use an acetone/alcohol soaked Q-tip to clean the lock-tang. The lock-face is tricky to clean without disassembly. I stick a piece of paper between the lock and the tang and let it lock-up, then pull the paper out. Do that until the paper comes out clean.

Once everything is clean you can put permanent marker or pencil on the lock-tang. Try both.

About flicking causing damage; every movement of the knife is causing damage. The more energetic the movement, the more damaging.
Enjoy your knife.

 

[RevDevil]

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.
Walter Bagehot
1826 — 1877

Easy there fella, you asked a question in an open forum. Now sit back and enjoy the discussion.

 

[Cajun93]

Yes, yes and no, you are correct. I have found that a few strokes with a Sharpie on the lock faces works wonders.

Do you just like to argue? Is it the drama or attention created that you like?
Try this, before replying...think... will my reply add to the content/information of this post??

I flick my knives open. No wrist used. Try flicking lockbacks for a while then purchase a super smooth, long blade chokwe.

I'm being more careful and using less force.

I'm posting for insight on the locking mechanism vs my typical opening technique.

Thanks to the informative people that did reply with helpful info.

 

[singularity35]

The problem here is that there are two schools of thought. The first is "flicking hard will accelerate wear". The second is "any Ti framelock worth it's salt will handle flicking with no issues".

Maybe you can continue with your flicking and settle the issue one way or another.

 

[pearl2291]

+1 On cleaning the interface & using a sharpie. I have had the same issue on several RIL knives & this along with break-in time has really helped me.

 

[GIRLYmann]

"...after flicking hard three or four times the knife became almost impossible to disengage..."
- cajum93

when something gets presumably jammed,
it's probably because the two opposing surfaces have
over extended it's supposed area of given play or movement?
that being the case,
any continued forceful opening
would only serve to deepen the severity of the problem.
until such time, when something gives way to the practice of undue force.
i concur that in the case of a liner lock,
any wear would simply be quite irreversible.
"Take time for all things; great haste makes great waste" - Benjamin Franklin

 

[KnottyEagle]

Harder you flick it open the further its gonna lock up and therefore its normally gonna be harder to disengage.

Not necessarily. I can flick my 0551 open or use the thumbstuds/blade stops to trace the blade open and it locks up in the same spot every time.