Cold steel colossus locked open

Yeah well since I'm in my mid 50s i'm not too worried about that. I do try to behave with decent manners in other peoples houses.
 
cricketdave said:
Pretty sure you missed the point completely. There are indeed fans of Cold Steel here, it is after all a Cold Steel forum. Most have not suffered any issues with their knives. I'm not a big fan but i do have a few and enjoy them. Just like I enjoy all the other brands I use. If I have a problem I simply deal with customer service instead of going to a forum and throwing a fit like a 5yr old.

A sticky lock doesn't really count as much of a problem to me. It happens. I can fix it in a couple of minutes so not a big deal. Discontinuing a blade I like, well too bad I'm sad, should have bought an extra. My bad, certainly not the company that is dealing with the bottom line.
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P.S. And NO Davey , I didn't miss a damned thing in your snotty discourteous post !
 
Doc, please leave us to our illusions, your job here's done... while you've been trolling here some kids got in your yard who need chasin' off, so crank up the Snapper and go run over their Frisbee
 
DocJD said:
That's all very mature of you Dave, my lad . May you still feel the same at my age and be spared the mountains of BS I've lived thru . May you also be spared being lectured by one such as yourself with a tiny fraction of your life experience . Pride goeth etc .
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How old does one have to be to be credible, in your opinion?
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Doc, please leave us to our illusions, your job here's done... while you've been trolling here some kids got in your yard who need chasin' off, so crank up the Snapper and go run over their Frisbee
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OP brought a legitimate concern which I supported as valid from my experience . Have you researched the problems I mentioned ? Everyone who disagrees with you youngsters is not a "troll" .

I don't live under a bridge or collect any tolls .
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Doc, please leave us to our illusions, your job here's done... while you've been trolling here some kids got in your yard who need chasin' off, so crank up the Snapper and go run over their Frisbee
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I or the moderator will decide when I'm done Pv.2.1

The dogs , razor wire and traps along wth my rep generally keep things under control here ,but thanks for you concern .

I love children especially when they mind their manners , hint,hint !
 
whp said:
How old does one have to be to be credible, in your opinion?
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Just however old you need to get to not post the above . Age brings experience but not necessarily wisdom - eg look at me wasting my time on this drivel , when I could be out chasin' them kids with me trusty Snapper( ain't that a lady's parts ?) and runnin' over their toys . AS has been suggested here .
 
Experiences and opinions will vary. I have a pretty good pile of triad folders and all have broken in over time. A few took longer than others. I found that my Mackinac and Lone Star actually indented my thumb and were pretty brutal for a while. They mellowed to the point of simply being moderately firm. I prefer a super tough mechanism that mellows to tough, than a light to moderate mechanism that breaks in to wimpy. And the only sticky triad that I have experienced yet, was my XL Recon One. It only sticks a bit when I release the blade. But then it is relatively new compared to my other Triad folders. I am 56 and no longer do the heavy weight lifts of years ago. I still to some lighter free weights and feel reasonably strong and capable sliding toward 60. I honestly can't see my broken in Triads as being an issue to open years from now. If that becomes the case, I suppose that I could accept my age limitations, adapt, and move on. Life happens, it's not always fair, we can see the glass as half empty, or half full.
 
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I've had sticky ones but nothing that can't be overcome. Only other thing is the backspring on my beater recon had to be tweaked after a year of use at work. The blade would wiggle a little when closed.
 
Seems strange to me that I never experienced any Triad lock problems with the several Voyagers or the Espada or even my huge Raj . They were all very good to out of box and just improved with use .

The largest Holdout was unusable as received - but I did get it on the cheap . It looked totally new and perfect but opening and especially closing were very difficult to the point of having to use a table edge to close for a long time . I've read of many similar experiences on many models . This can't be an intrinsic design problem because most Triad locks apparently work OK from the get-go . I've heard of some guys who take the lock apart and polish the works but that's beyond my skills .

My big Holdout did eventually work in but it took a very long time ! Now it's perfect . Have an XL Talwar with a lesser form of same problems which I guess involves poor machining of the lock parts if working in or polishing can fix it .

Those are the facts as I see them . The problem is very real at varying degrees, some pretty bad.

Anybody who cares to can search Amazon customer reviews for the "Colossus" and find some information on that model's problems

I love Cold Steel and trust them with my life when I depend on an emergency knife - but pretending a problem doesn't exist is nonproductive at best and counterproductive in the long run .
 
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I have a code 4 that had an incredibly stiff lock out of box. I literally could not close it using just my hands. Its easy to fix though.

Leave the knife in a half open position over night. Thats it.
 
There's always potential for issues in mass production. Everything has tolerances, and normally they average out and things work fine. But if the tolerances happen to stack up all one way or the other (all the parts are at the top end or bottom end of the range), then there can be problems.

A few years ago there was an issue with loose guards on Trail Masters, and more recently there seemed to be an issue with the Swift. I don't think anyone is pretending problems can't happen, but the occurrences are usually pretty low, so people shouldn't be scared to get what they want.
 
I have bought several of the newer CTS-XHP, DLC-coated blade versions.

The quality control is better than the previous Aus-8 with Tuff-Ex coating versions.

They open much smoother and no problems with any of the tlocks so far.
 
These are all beautiful knives! where do you buy them? I am a huge fan of Cold steel and their high quality knives. I myself have a cold steel recon tanto and i am very satisfied with it.
 
DocJD you are a true MEGA TOOL.

we are all Impressed by your keyboard tough guy routine.

You got an immediate response from Cold Steel to give them a call or email them and they will get you straightened out. How many knife makers custom or manufactured respond that quickly to the obvious trolling rants of one individual ?

I bet if you actually did something to solve your issues instead of complaining here you would have your problems solved very quickly by Cold Steel

But its more fun to come here and just complain and bad mouth like a TOOL BAG obstinate troll

I know your life experience has made you superior to all and I bow to your greatness

My view is a tight lock is a good thing. any mechanism that has parts that touch and interact requires some sort of "break in " period. Sure Cold Steel could have a staff devoted to sitting at a table hand fitting the lock components while wearing magnifying goggles and holding micro files but how much more would the knives cost?

Listen I understand your older and probably don't have the hand strength you once had when you were a young man. and maybe your hands are all twisted up with arthritis and you are pissed off about it.

Give Cold Steel a call and see what they can do for you .
 
ponykid said:
DocJD you are a true MEGA TOOL.

we are all Impressed by your keyboard tough guy routine.

You got an immediate response from Cold Steel to give them a call or email them and they will get you straightened out. How many knife makers custom or manufactured respond that quickly to the obvious trolling rants of one individual ?

I bet if you actually did something to solve your issues instead of complaining here you would have your problems solved very quickly by Cold Steel

But its more fun to come here and just complain and bad mouth like a TOOL BAG obstinate troll

I know your life experience has made you superior to all and I bow to your greatness

My view is a tight lock is a good thing. any mechanism that has parts that touch and interact requires some sort of "break in " period. Sure Cold Steel could have a staff devoted to sitting at a table hand fitting the lock components while wearing magnifying goggles and holding micro files but how much more would the knives cost?

Listen I understand your older and probably don't have the hand strength you once had when you were a young man. and maybe your hands are all twisted up with arthritis and you are pissed off about it.

Give Cold Steel a call and see what they can do for you .
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PonyKid , You are sure a shining example of what I hope you receive in your future .
 
DocJD said:
This problem is NOT unusual at all . My largest Holdout took a very long time to work in . Had same problem on my XL Talwar bad too .

Cold Steel QC has gone into the crapper and don't think anybody is fooled by your lies ! For shame - CS used to care .
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Nice. Never had this problem. Triads are my favorite lock.

If anything, I'd say that Cold Steel is constantly improving.

New locks, new materials.

Theyou have the occasional problem they let into production. They are not perfect.
 
Bigfattyt said:
Nice. Never had this problem. Triads are my favorite lock.

If anything, I'd say that Cold Steel is constantly improving.

New locks, new materials.

Theyou have the occasional problem they let into production. They are not perfect.
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Hey Big ! My comments were a tad overheated and overly emotional for which I already tried to explain/ apologize . My sample of Triad locks may be non-representative because I bottom feed on the market looking for lowest possible prices . I believe I may end up with returns . Still - they left the Cold Steel factory defective so I stand by my statement that their QC is unacceptable . Maybe no worse than others these days . I just don't like people saying a problem does't exist just because they haven't encountered same . My Holdout by now is perfect . It could have been that way from the factory or a lot better than it was .

I've done very many reviews for Cold Steel for 30 years or more . Probably my favorite production knives - especially their largest folders with the Triad lock . Nobody else makes a martial folder of the size, superb ergonomics and quality of materials . I've said far more glowing praise for CS than criticism . The lock problems are well documented not my delusion . They eventually work-in or can be disassembled and fixed . Shouldn't have to do that and it doesn't help CS to pretend it's not a problem .
 
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