Blade Play

[zalen97]

Hey guys, quick question. Does anyone have a knife that they've had for a while that has never needed to have the pivot adjusted? I'm not a fan of blade play, and was wondering because I am of course, in the market for a new toy. I have a CS Recon 1 and a PM2, both great knives, but I'm looking for something more high quality. I have an idea of what I want, but it's cool to hear the opinions of others. Thanks

 

[Noswad0208]

What does blade play in an older knife have to do with getting a new knife..?

 

[Converge]

I don't see why it's an issue. Many knives will be fine for months or even a year and then may need a slight tightening. So what? That's not a bad thing.

I can say though that my pm2 didn't need any adjustments, I actually decided to loosen it myself after 6 months.

 

[brancron]

What does blade play in an older knife have to do with getting a new knife..?

He wants a knife that isn't going to have any blade play problems over time, or need any pivot adjusting.

 

[kniferbro]

Looks like you're looking for something with a "pivot bushing" (or similar set up that allows for tightening the pivot down all the way, like the PM2). Besides Spyderco's stepped pivot, the next jump that I know of would be a Chris Reeve Sebenza 21. I have a ZT 0801 that never needs loctite, but I've had other ZT's wih the exact same pivot that did so it's kind of luck of the draw with those.

 

[VermontEdge]

My ZT 0350 has never needed to be tightened and has absolutely zero play. I've had it for about 4 years now...

 

[benchwarmer380]

Sebenza.

If you put a touch of blue Loctite on the pivot you wont need to adjust it until you want to.

 

[brownshoe]

My last 5 years of Benchmade, Spyderco, Reeves, william henry, case, boker, queen, & victoeronix all have no blade play and still don't.