Benchmade locks

Mid lock/back lock knives don't flick very well but are very strong designs. Axis would be the other side of Benchmade's products lock-wise. I like both.:cool:
 
The Benchmade labs have some videos on youtube showing lock strength tests and the breaking points of their knives. They did test one of their fixed blade S30V knives to the breaking point.
 
benchmadebear said:
This guy! :D

Axis is stronger.
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Which fixed blade model were you comparing it to, the Origami? ;)
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By the way, as far as answers go, Axis is meaningless without stating the model. Are we talking about a 530 or an 806 or ... ?
 
JNewell said:
Which fixed blade model were you comparing it to, the Origami? ;)
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By the way, as far as answers go, Axis is meaningless without stating the model. Are we talking about a 530 or an 806 or ... ?
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Oh no, I wasn't saying the Axis was stronger than a fixed blade. I was saying the Axis is supposed to be stronger than the other locks listed. You do raise a good point as to which knife we're talking about. An Adamas is def. going to be stronger than a 530.
 
162 is a general bushcraft knife that can take a good beating and still work perfectly. No moving parts to break, warp, deform, or loosen up. If you want a folder, get the Contego or the Adams.
 
The Axis locks in general are very strong and very reliable. The only beef you see here is occasional reports of spring breakage, but there is no one here who has owned an Axis knife longer than I have, and my oldest one has been cycled a few zillion times...I own dozens of others...I have never, ever had a spring break. YMMV.
 
JNewell said:
The Axis locks in general are very strong and very reliable. The only beef you see here is occasional reports of spring breakage, but there is no one here who has owned an Axis knife longer than I have, and my oldest one has been cycled a few zillion times...I own dozens of others...I have never, ever had a spring break. YMMV.
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+1 with JNewwell. Adamas in BKC test, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZwwLWQk664 it can withstand 1717 in-lb soft fail with .551 deformation. No human can generate that level of force without mechanical help.

About omega spring failure, I too have never encountered it. IMO, it is either one in a million spring steel failure or it might get snagged in liner frame when spring area may be dry with some grit. I usually clean and lubricate fairly well with Slip2K EWL.
 
JNewell said:
The Axis locks in general are very strong and very reliable. The only beef you see here is occasional reports of spring breakage, but there is no one here who has owned an Axis knife longer than I have, and my oldest one has been cycled a few zillion times...I own dozens of others...I have never, ever had a spring break. YMMV.
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That's my only fear with the Axis; the Omega's failing.
 
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