calling all spyderco laci szabo folder owners... just did a mod i highly recommend ;)

Now you need to send it to me for a wave mod.
 
what do you charge charlie

if i did send it to you i would want it to look like this

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Jaiofspam said:
nutsforknives? his vid is what originally inspired me to break mines down and do the mod. i carried mines for a week straight and spent countless hours opening and closing it with it only slightly improving in operation. if you understand how a spring works and how one becomes relaxed (dependent on its chemical makeup ofcourse)... it can take an extremely looooooooooong time. maybe he received a shorter or more relaxed spring from factory? i dont know... but i was not able to achieve the same results as him lol, ymmv.

the szabo is also not a knife i would consider carrying on a daily basis do to its shear size and looks. occasional carry is ok and with that being said i wouldnt have been able to devote enough reasonable pocket time for break in.

the mod definitely isnt for everyone, but if you share the same sentiments about this knife as i do then maybe this mod is for you :)
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I made the video in question. When I first got my szabo it was incredibly tight, borderline unusable. I first tried loosening the pivot, but that didn't help so I took it apart to see if there was anything I could do about the stiff action. After taking it apart it was obvious it was the spring that was the culprit, and that there wasn't much that could be done.

I put it back together, which was difficult, and it was slightly better. I then proceeded to open and close it many times. I'm not sure exactly what it was that made the action easier, but there's no doubt it is easier to open and close now. Maybe the way the spring was seated was somehow affected when I took it apart and put it back together?? Maybe the spring was over-stressed as I was putting it back together?

I was under the impression that it simply broke in. Maybe I was mistaken.
 
eloreno said:
I made the video in question. When I first got my szabo it was incredibly tight, borderline unusable. I first tried loosening the pivot, but that didn't help so I took it apart to see if there was anything I could do about the stiff action. After taking it apart it was obvious it was the spring that was the culprit, and that there wasn't much that could be done.

I put it back together, which was difficult, and it was slightly better. I then proceeded to open and close it many times. I'm not sure exactly what it was that made the action easier, but there's no doubt it is easier to open and close now. Maybe the way the spring was seated was somehow affected when I took it apart and put it back together?? Maybe the spring was over-stressed as I was putting it back together?

I was under the impression that it simply broke in. Maybe I was mistaken.
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its possible... who knows lol. maybe you got a more relaxed spring than others too :confused:

heres an update of my szabo and the different methods i can now deploy the blade after the mod.
due to the nature of the spring detent system, the blade does not drop freely as would on a regular conventional compression lock once depressed.
[video=youtube;mFlvTjKcYhQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFlvTjKcYhQ[/video]
 
Good job.

I for one like strong detents due to his majesty's Bloomburg's disapproval of easily opened folders within the gates of this great Gotham City.

But as long as one understands what they are doing why not.

If it was a problem for me (I do not own this type of knife by the way) I would also open that thing up and fix it to my liking.

Screw the warrenty, screw the stupid lawyers and bean counters, if you live in a free state. Fixing something to your liking shouldn't be a crime although there are some safety sallys who would tell you how foolish your as well as how morally wrong you are to do so.

Don't pay no mind now. You haven't seen anything yet. If you want to experience safety sally's wet dream come fully realized and true just pass into the gates of this great Gotham City that I live in where your mod would actually contitute a criminal act as well as actual possesion of your knife in it's orginal crammomatic configuration is also a crime.

I tip my hat you for being openminded and creative. I hope you are not a dying breed.
 
Wow. I mean really?im sorry but you made a stupid decision and didn't think completely ?i have the szabo too, stiff out of the box just like yours,except instead of modding mine to get thes tiffness away i bought some Benchmade blue lube. It makes it slide like butter i can flick it withm y thumb wrist index finger and reverse grip slide so smooth and feel so amazing. I really recommend buying that.benchmade also have a cleaner too havemt tried it yet.but yea next time instead of messing with yours knives do stifness just lube it up with that and yall see:)
 
Will you do the mod for money and paid shipping both ways? Thanks kerrynp5
Jaiofspam said:
disclaimer: THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY...

when i saw the prototype of this folder i fell in love immediately as im sure most of you watching have. after finally biting the bullet and purchasing this knife i was a bit underwhelmed with its novel spring detent mechanism. it was extremely hard to deploy the blade out of box by thumb flicking, spyder dropping and even centrifugal force/gravity opening. i spent the last week carrying it daily and dare i say raping the knife by opening and closing in what felt like an excess of 2000 times. it slightly broke in and became smoother allowing me to deploy the blade with my thumb and a slight wrist flick like a lock back knife. i still wasnt satisfied, this was a compression lock afterall and i couldnt stand it not being as smooth as my other compression lock knives. i bit the bullet, voided my warranty and decided to break down the knife and molest its inner workings. my first idea was to slightly bend out the compression lock bar to relieve some of the excessive tension against the tang of the knife possibly making the knife smoother when opening. it was extremely stiff out of box so i was sure it would be fine with a little tweaking. that however was a feeble attempt as there was a steel plate on that side of the liner preventing any kind of over travel... why? i dont know lol. my next idea was to simply remove a few coils from the spring. ive done this with other things such as firearms and its a great cheap easy fast way of reducing spring tension. success, i advise you to go slow snipping half coils just as i did and reassembling the knife and testing function. the spring detent is all thats keeping the blade closed so dont trim off too much if youre a detent whore. i'd be glad to walk those who are interested through it and just drop me a pm or email if you are. happy modding :)

[video=youtube;BiNPRRsYlpU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNPRRsYlpU[/video]
[video=youtube;d-h1t0MijxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-h1t0MijxM[/video]
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