Benchmade axis lock

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I don't know if all of you guys know this but the benchmade axis locks can be manipulated with the fingers while flicking the wrist to open and close the knife without ever touching the blade. if you pull down the axis L. and flick the wrist letting the axis L. return to normal position just as the blade snaps out the knife will lock. opening the knife this way takes signifigantly less force than just flicking the wrist. once you learn that you can close the knife by pulling the lock and reverseing the motion to open it. This style of open/closeing the knife works on the griptillian and the osborn, I don't know if it works on any others. if you have other axis locks and would like to try this I would like to hear the results. also if any of you already does this let me know cause so far i haven't seen anyone who does this. Oh yeah be carefull as you can easyly slice yourself on the close.
 
I open and close my 942 this way all the time. It's one of the reasons I like the axis lock so much.
--Josh
 
It works on all the various models, at least the ones I have. It works easier on the closing if you use thumb and forefinger to pull back on both sides of the Axis bar. You can then kind of "reverse flick" the blade back into the handle.

Good observation.:)
 
Will, I suspect that most, if not all of those who own Axis Lock knives are aware of this, however doing it in the wrong place could wind you up in a heap of trouble. There are several attempts, as we speak, to have knives such as the Axis Lock and several other types, declared to be "gravity blades" and illegal under most laws. I have no idea where the issue may stand in your state, but I have heard that seeing a knife "flicked" like that is not what you would call good pr for the cause. And I have even heard of police arresting people for doing it, based upon the fact that they have a gravity knife "by modification", if you will. There are others here who are more familiar with this issue than I, but I would exercise some restraint about opening your knife in this manner and in talking about it.

Posts cross in the virtual mail. Josh and Knifenerd, you may also wish to consider what I have said.
 
I'm with knifenerd on this one, thumb and forefinger on each side works best. Be careful when doing this with a 710, smooth action and 3.9" blade makes for a lot of momentum. I have had many people watch as I pull out the knife, flick it open so that it engages quietly, cut, flick it quietly back closed and put it into my pocket only to say, "what was that?"
 
Once you get comfortable with this method it's just about as fast as an auto. You gotta love the AXIS :D
 
Hey i also carry a bm 942........

I tightend the pivot up pretty good and i can flip the blade out with the speed of an auto with my thumb almost like the way you snap your fingers. ease. Then by putting the thumb on the top of the axis lock (one side) can twist the wrist just enough for the blade to fold back in in a pinch..... if you practice a bit you can repeatedly open and close the knife without changing your grip.

It's sweeeeeeet..
 
Uhhhhhhhh, I knew that!
I don't pull back on the lock bar until just as I am on the down-flick(is that a word?) same with closing.... wait til the downflick to pull the bar back. Its as fast as a switchblade only stronger(and legal). GD I love my Mini Griptilian!!!!!!!
 
Be forewarned that snapping the knife open this way places significant stess on the stop pin and could cause a failure, at the worst and a loose fit at the least.

I gotta admit I've always opened mine this way, but now I try to do this so the blade gently comes into the battery position against the stop pin :rolleyes: (NOT):D
 
If the pin becomes dented and the blade loosens,Can't you just take your trusty torx wrench and loosen all the junk and rotate the stop pin to a clean spot and start snapping it open again? Or just use it as an excuse to order a new BM!!I love those BM's.
 
Originally posted by Sticky
If the pin becomes dented and the blade loosens,Can't you just take your trusty torx wrench and loosen all the junk and rotate the stop pin to a clean spot and start snapping it open again? Or just use it as an excuse to order a new BM!!I love those BM's.

Seems a lot of people don't want to take them apart, if you do, you might want to check out this thread. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=200653
 
Using that logic, I might think I invented sex. ;)

I guess my dad musta' figured it out too though.
 
My friend liked to pull the lock back and whip it out like that. He pulled that axis bar back all the way and then flicked it all day long. Pretty soon after, his omega lock spring snapped. I don't ever manipulate mine like that, it just seemed to be a bit hard on the mechanism.
 
I've always opened my 710 that way. You can do it gently though.
Great one handed trick when you only have one to open and close
the blade. Keep fingers clear! When sheeple are present, do it to your side as to avoid spooking them.
Axis lock rules!


Mike
 
Been doing it since day one with my 940 KOTM. As far as denting the stop pin, the one on mine is built to spin freely, and therefore wear evenly, like the pin on my MT LCC. I also do a gentle "wave" with the lock pulled back. I can get it to just touch the pin, and do the same thing closing. It sure is fun to do quickly, kind of like the sex thing:rolleyes: :D
 
i love doing it with my 550, sadly i have more fun with that the my lutd which cost about 3 times the price.

james
 
That's one of the things I love about the Axis lock. I have one question - Benchmades seem to be very popular on this board but they don't have their own Manufacturer's forum. Does anyone know any reason for this?

Thank,
Paul
 
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