CF Military question

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I recently bought the CF BG-42 Military, and I have to say it's an awsome, vesatile knife. It locks up beautifully (even sounds great), but unless I keep the blade pivot screw very snug the blade moves quickly far off center. The required snugness is not so awful that I couldn't live with it, but it's a bit extreme. Definitely don't want the blade way over. Perhaps it will break in? Is this unusual? This is the first Military I've owned so I'm not that familiar with it.
Thanks,
Sam
 
The smoothness will come after opening and closing the blade several times, good to do while watching tv. Mine is also snug, but breaking in nicely. Sometimes blade adjustments are pretty precise...I hold the liner lock closed and adjust the blade to where it just drops slowly (be careful of fingers !), wiggle the blade a little from side to side to take out any slack and repeat. When you have it adjusted like this...work, work, work it and it'll smooth up for ya. Hope this helps ya ! p.s. after working for awhile a "little" lube will help.
 
Thanks, I appreciate the advice. I'll try working it in as you suggest.
As it is, unless the pivot is really snug, the blade sits way off center when closed. Tightening the pivot screw centers the blade. Even a little let off and the blade moves way off center quickly. The spring must be extremely tight against the blade when closed. I believe there's a bearing in there on the spring, so I'm wondering if the detente might be too shallow causing the hard pushing. The knife is tightly made, so maybe working it more to break it in a bit is all it needs.
Thanks again for the response.
 
I have no such problems on my CFBG42 milie. I was thinking the same thing you mentioned about the detent being improperly set.

I needed no break-in on my milie. It was silky smooth right out of the box.

Andy
 
If the problem continues, I suggest that you contact Mr. Glesser through the forums or at the factory in Golden. The custom service that Spyderco provides is first rate and, in my honest opinion, the best in the industry. Their congeniality, knowledge, cooperation, and professionalism are second to none and is one of the primary reasons I continue to purchase from them. The fact that they make extremely high quality products that they back, a good number of which right here in the United States of America, is a huge plus. Don't hesitate to contact them with any such issues. :thumbup:

God bless you, America, and our men and women overseas.

KATN,

Wade
619G6

Glesser for President in '08.
 
I've often read that Spyderco's service is outstanding, so maybe I'll give it a try!
As I open the blade (tightened up to center the blade and lose any wobble) I see the bearing hit the tang abruptly, then, when the bearing's pushed over the tang the spring's pushed all the way back into the scale until the blade closes. When the blades closed the spring relaxes a little–no doubt the bearing reaches the detant. Almost seems like there should be a slight angle at the tang to allow the bearing to pass over, and/or groove for it to ride along the tang to the detant. Once closed, with the bearing seated, the spring does not quite come to rest against the blade. So, it does seem too tight. Maybe the detante's not quite deep enough? Don't want to disassemble it, as I undestand it may void the warrantee, and it's brand new, anyway. I like the tight tolerances, but maybe it's a little too tight, and it might not wear properly. Better send it in, I guess.
Thanks all for help!
 
I just received this BG-42 Military back, and Spyderco did a nice job. It still needs to be pretty tight to keep the blade close to center, but it's not bad. Before it was ridiculous, and it drives me nuts when a blade's not fairly centered, especially on such a nice new knife as this.
Also returned a new R2 which had vertical play that couldn't be fixed, so I was given a credit which has been used toward a Mini-Persian. It took a while, but I'd say Spyderco treated me well. Very nice people to deal with.
It's tough buying knives–or any tools for that matter–by mail, as there are often big differences in the manufacturing when comparing each example. I bought a Wal-Mart Native for a friend recently. Thank god I opened the box! There were three in the store. One was perfect, but the other two should not have been for sale they were so off spec. Many people just don't pay much attention to this, I guess.
 
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