Centering a blade on a Cold Steel triad lock

colubrid

colubrid

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I tried fixing a leaning blade on a Cold Steel. Unscrewed the handle screws and the pivot. Put a wedge inbetween the blade and handle and then gradually tightening the handles screws from the end up and then tightening the pivot screw. Still no difference. I tried it another way as well by losening all screws and putting a wedge in and then tightening the pivot and then the handle screws last. It is still leaning.

Is it possible to fix a leaning blade with a tri-ad lock like other knives? Or are the tri-ad lock knives set in stone?
 
Not set in stone. I have had this issue a couple of times, and often completely disassembling and reassembling resolved the issue.
 
David Mary said:
Not set in stone. I have had this issue a couple of times, and often completely disassembling and reassembling resolved the issue.
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Okay I guess I will check some dissasembly videos. I have never taken apart a triad lock before. It is tricky to put back together?
 
I never had a problem with it. It's easier to put back together than an Endura. And even those are easy enough once you now the trick to them. On those you just need to put the lockbar back in after the spring.
 
But Triad knives are very simple in construction so I think you'll do fine.
 
colubrid said:
Okay I guess I will check some dissasembly videos. I have never taken apart a triad lock before. It is tricky to put back together?
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I've done it a couple times successfully.

If I can do it anyone can. Just be sure to use a magnetized tray for your screws, or yer screwed.
 
If it has liners, verify that they're true. A warped liner can cause a blade to be off center.
 
Unlike liner/framelock that puts side pressure on the blade, if you get an off-centered triad, it usually just mean the handle/blade/washer is warped. Most knives, especially Benchmade, if they full liners and open back(no back spacer or backlock lockbar) all you need to do is bend the handle to fix the centering. For triadlock knives, because they most don't have liners, have a full backspace and have lockbar in the middle it'll be hard to get it centered. If it's G10, it can warp, and it's somewhat elastic so you can't really bend it back to shape.
Your best bet is to disassemble it, switch the washers and see if it fixes it. Otherwise you might have to live with it..
 
David Mary said:
But Triad knives are very simple in construction so I think you'll do fine.
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CS is so much easier to disassemble than Delica/Endura. I don't know why Delica/Endura get so much praise, if anyone disassemble one they'll see that their construction is very poor. Plastic nub that holds the spring that gets deformed easily, super tiny pivot, vertical blade play(in many cases), no closing blade stop etc. CS on the other hand have much more robust construction internal, with a metal pin holding the backspacer spring, and a separate metal pin as blade stop. The floating pin construction of the lockbar pivot is also more reliable than the screw construction.
 
insta9ves said:
CS is so much easier to disassemble than Delica/Endura. I don't know why Delica/Endura get so much praise, if anyone disassemble one they'll see that their construction is very poor. Plastic nub that holds the spring that gets deformed easily, super tiny pivot, vertical blade play(in many cases), no closing blade stop etc. CS on the other hand have much more robust construction internal, with a metal pin holding the backspacer spring, and a separate metal pin as blade stop. The floating pin construction of the lockbar pivot is also more reliable than the screw construction.
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Slightly off topic, but I agree with this. All the Japanese Spyderco's have a tiny pivot, not just Delica/Endura. For example, the Chinook 4 with a Power lock is meant to compete with the triad lock in strength. But the pivot screw is tiny. When you bend its blade with your fingers you can see the grips spreading and feel enough flex to where you don't want to push it. When you bend a Recon 1, (with your fingers) a similar size triad knife, you feel and see almost no flex at all.
American and Taiwanese Spyderco's have heavier pivots, I don't know why the Japanese ones are so light. If you don't mind a flimsy knife they're ok but I won't buy another.
 
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