Is it just me or does the dlc coating on cold Steel really mess with the function of the knife? Just got the American lawman. This is my fifth cold Steel purchase, but the first with dlc coating. It's not that the knife doesn't work. It just seems stiff. Stiffest triad lock I've seen. It doesn't seem to snap close the way my other cold steels do. It just kinda closes. Flicking it open isn't all that fun either. Locks up solid and works fine. Just doesn't seem to have that snap close I've come to expect from cold Steel. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Cold Steel dlc coating
- Thread starter Getitjay
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Im thinking this may just be a lemon. Doesn't close tight all the time. Twice I've poked myself in pocket from blade being open a bit. Taking it back to store today.yeah the dlc coating makes a difference but it will break in
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My Lawman was quite stiff at first but it smoothed out after a few weeks. A little BreakFree helps. My Recon 1 was smooth from the start. I like the DLC coating. It's only a few microns thick, and extremely smooth, so I would think it would help, not hinder, opening/closing.
Pretty sure I just got a bad one. I know triad locks are tough to disengage, but this one's ridiculous. And they should always close tight. I shouldn't have to worry about poking myself cause blade is open a bit.
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it'll smooth out.
As an owner of 22 Cold Steel folders, I can tell you that.
Even the DLC ones
As an owner of 22 Cold Steel folders, I can tell you that.
Even the DLC ones
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They take time to break in, at least that's my experience