buck vantage pro problem

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goodshepherdknives

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hello all, i sharpened, disassembled, cleaned, and easily re assembeled a folding knife that was full of junk and grime and rust, but now it feels more difficult to open than before, even when not tightened. it sounds terrible and feels scratchy. everything is clean, polished smooth, i have no idea what went wrong. ive done this countless times. when i open it i imagine someone taking an angle grinder to an expensive sports car. im going to try to mirror polish all of the contacting surfaces again. thanks for any help
 
Something sounds out of alignment. Try disassembling it again. That model can be tricky, I've not done it but some folks over in the Buck Forum have. Which is where this should go. Try asking over there. DM
 
the detent is one piece with the liner. i have my two smoothest knives in my collection that almost fall open without any effort and no blade play or anything, and have never needed oil. i tried washing it if it was some grit that got in there or something. ill get it back together after i wake up and see what happens. when everything is shiny, clean, and not overly tight, it really shouldnt be this bad...
 
David Martin said:
Something sounds out of alignment. Try disassembling it again. That model can be tricky, I've not done it but some folks over in the Buck Forum have. Which is where this should go. Try asking over there. DM
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I was assuming if i posted this there it would be suggested to move it here to maintanance, tinkering so i posted it here first. the only weird this in it is a bar thats used as a stop pin, otherwise its a normal linerlock. i didnt think the brand was the problem i guess. but perhaps i will find more direct answers with buck fans
 
goodshepherdknives said:
the detent is one piece with the liner. i have my two smoothest knives in my collection that almost fall open without any effort and no blade play or anything, and have never needed oil. i tried washing it if it was some grit that got in there or something. ill get it back together after i wake up and see what happens. when everything is shiny, clean, and not overly tight, it really shouldnt be this bad...
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Are you saying you will not try oiling the knife to see if it solves your problem?
 
That stop pin reduces much of the cutting pressure off the liner alone thus helping much over-all. Try hot soapy water with a tooth brush cleaning for several minutes. Then dry and oil. DM
 
Nullity said:
Are you saying you will not try oiling the knife to see if it solves your problem?
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hey, no i wasnt saying that. i just know that with phospher bronze bushings if there is no grit, it shouldnt sound as bad as it did. also i didnt have any handy. BEHOLD i have deicsovered my problem! one of the liners was not evenly flat with the handle scale, and the washed got put between them instead of the blade and liner *facepalm*. it is now a flicker again!
 
goodshepherdknives said:
hey, no i wasnt saying that. i just know that with phospher bronze bushings if there is no grit, it shouldnt sound as bad as it did. also i didnt have any handy. BEHOLD i have deicsovered my problem! one of the liners was not evenly flat with the handle scale, and the washed got put between them instead of the blade and liner *facepalm*. it is now a flicker again!
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Ah, I'm glad you fixed the problem.

Sometimes discovering the cause for grittyness in these simple mechanisms can be surprisingly troublesome.
 
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