BF 86 half stop question

prairie.dog

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Hi, I'm wondering how the half stop is on other BF 86's. When I'm opening and closing, it's fairly easy for the blade to almost blow right through the half stop. It still snaps there, and I probably couldn't shake it loose from it if I tried (at least I don't think, not trying :p). It just seems like it doesn't snap hard into the half stop and require as much force to get past it as other GECs I own. For example, I tried doing the one handed close, where you push the spine of the knife until it hits the half stop. Then you move your fingers out of the way and close with thumb. Well, the sucker went right past the halfstop and the blade landed on my fingers :oops: I almost wondered if this is a result of the big, pinchable blade. Maybe I'm just not used to having so much leverage??
 
The 86 or at least all 9 have my examples have been respectably stout at the half stop. It is a good and fair 6-7 in terms of pull. Ive also had one modified which made the pull a little stouter than stock. It takes a little force to close to halfstop and snap shut.
 
prairie.dog said:
Well, the sucker went right past the halfstop and the blade landed on my fingers :oops:
I almost wondered if this is a result of the big, pinchable blade.
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No, it's the result of closing your knife in an unsafe manner. Lol... :D:thumbsup:
Some of my half stops are rock solid, others can be a little loose and get looser over time.
I haven't handled an #86 for a while, but I seem to remember mine having a solid half stop.
 
Both my Forum Knife and Waynorth exhibit what I think is a normal, quick overtravel/bounce-back that I find common at half-stop with many GEC's.

Yeah - I've been bit by inattentive hand placement a couple times...:oops:
 
GE Jr said:
Both my Forum Knife and Waynorth exhibit what I think is a normal, quick overtravel/bounce-back that I find common at half-stop with many GEC's.

Yeah - I've been bit by inattentive hand placement a couple times...:oops:
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Yes, bounce/overtravel is spot on for description. It seems to go a bit past and the bounce into place. It's not a solid snap right into the half-stop. And for the record, I don't blame the knife for the cut. It's not a smart way to close a knife. Also, I was kinda pushing hard to test that overtravel, and wasn't wearing a leather glove like a real smarty :rolleyes:
 
mrknife said:
The 86 or at least all 9 have my examples have been respectably stout at the half stop. It is a good and fair 6-7 in terms of pull. Ive also had one modified which made the pull a little stouter than stock. It takes a little force to close to halfstop and snap shut.
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This is my experience on all of my 86s, and my BF 86 as well.
 
JohnDF said:
No, it's the result of closing your knife in an unsafe manner. Lol... :D:thumbsup:
Some of my half stops are rock solid, others can be a little loose and get looser over time.
I haven't handled an #86 for a while, but I seem to remember mine having a solid half stop.
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Yep, admit not a smart way to close a slipjoint at all :p However it could definitely happen if I were to get the blade stuck in some material, say some thick cardboard, go to pull the blade up and out and have it fly past that halfstop and close on my fingers.
 
waynorth said:
My half stops are good and firm,
but I always treat them like rattlesnakes!!:eek::D
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agreeed, the only time i attempted the one hand traditional close was with a tc and a lot of alcohol was involved. That led to some bleeding.
 
mrknife said:
agreeed, the only time i attempted the one hand traditional close was with a tc and a lot of alcohol was involved. That led to some bleeding.
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the one hand method I'd employ if I actually needed to would be to push the spine of the blade against my quad muscle and use that like I would the palm of my hand.
 
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