Cold Steel Ti Lite Automatic

CS making a switch blade? This I gotta see, sounds more like a mod done to one, but I will await pictures. Kinda weird since they only made a pseudo bali with the Paradox.
 
If I remember correctly a similar thread came up recently.

Cold steel did make a balisong called the Arc Angel.
 
Here’s one of the threads I was thinking of.

Custom Tilite 6

The folding stiletto has been my favorite type of knife for over 40 years now. I resisted buying a Tilite for many years because I preferred the more traditional style stiletto. But eventually I decided to go ahead and buy a Tilite 6, and I'm very glad I did, as it quickly became my favorite...
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rycen said:
If I remember correctly a similar thread came up recently.

Cold steel did make a balisong called the Arc Angel.
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Geez how could I forget, they go for a fortune now. I am officially brain dead, I even did a like for the Ti-Lite conversion in the day ha ha.
 
nephron said:
Geez how could I forget, they go for a fortune now. I am officially brain dead, I even did a like for the Ti-Lite conversion in the day ha ha.
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copcrap said:
I picked up this Cold Steel TiLite Automatic today. I was told it was "one of a kind" and can't find a single thing on this knife anywhere online. Anyone know anything about it. Someone also said it's a prototype. Just curious if anyone has heard anything about these.

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Pics posted above
 
So its a mod? If so it is absolutely incredible quality and I mean perfect in every way?
 
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It's a conversion.

I don't know who did it, but from my research on Ti-Lite conversions I know that there was a guy some years back who converted several Ti-Lite 4's (12 I think) for sale. That could be one of them, or, anyone could have done it. In any event, they are rare. In the years I've searched the internet looking for Ti-Lite conversions, or any information on them at all, yours is the only picture (other than mine) that I have ever seen. Bigfoot has more sightings.

Thank you for posting it :). It does look to be very well done. After searching for years, it's actually a big deal for me to finally see one.

Here are my Ti-Lite 6 conversions. You can also find videos of them on Youtube (Cold Steel Ti-Lite 6 Switchblade Conversions).

Here's a thread featuring the first two I did- https://bladeforums.com/threads/i-converted-a-cold-steel-ti-lite-6-into-a-switchblade-twice.1813459/

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killgar said:
It's a conversion.

I don't know who did it, but from my research on Ti-Lite conversions I know that there was a guy some years back who converted some Ti-Lite 4's. That could be one of them, or, anyone could have done it. In any event, they are rare. In the years I've searched the internet looking for Ti-Lite conversions, or any information on them at all, yours is the only picture (other than mine) that I have ever seen. Bigfoot has more sightings.

Thank you for posting it :).

Here are my Ti-Lite 6 conversions. You can also find videos of them on Youtube (Cold Steel Ti-Lite 6 Switchblade Conversions).

Here's a thread featuring the first two I did- https://bladeforums.com/threads/i-converted-a-cold-steel-ti-lite-6-into-a-switchblade-twice.1813459/

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I´d love to have the knowledge and the skills necessary to do a work of such quality.
 
Not an auto, but...

An unusual Cold Steel Ti-Lite find - spring assist

Hello all, I have acquired a rather strange Cold Steel Ti-Lite VI (used from ebay). I have been a fan of Cold Steel since the early 2000s, and have owned many of their knives. In fact, my first Cold Steel was a Ti-Lite, and I have become very familiar with these models. The knife in question...
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It occurred to me to offer some advice to the OP. I really should have thought of it yesterday.

To Copcrap, I don't know how much experience you have with leaf-spring powered switchblades, so at the very least, for my own peace of mind, I want to offer this friendly advice, just in case you didn't already know-

With a leaf-spring powered switchblade it's important that you avoid repeatedly firing (opening) and closing the knife over and over again. Such activity can over-stress the spring and cause it to break. Leaf-spring switchblades were intended to be opened and closed occasionally, like a regular pocketknife. I know how addictive the action of a switchblade can be, it is something that causes many people to repetitiously fire their knives, which in turn often results in the spring breaking.

But I don't mean to suggest that such switchblades need to be treated gingerly. It shouldn't cause any problems to fire a leaf-spring switchblade 2 or 3 times every hour of the day. The important thing is that the spring receive a certain amount of "rest". I personally prefer not to fire one more than twice in a row, and then after ten minutes or so I might fire it again (to satisfy my craving ;)), and then that's all for awhile.

It looks like the spring in your knife has a short amount of travel (the distance the blade pushes it back into the handle). This means that there isn't as much stress being inflicted on the spring during closing, which means less chance of breakage, but I still advise everything I mentioned above to keep your knife functional and firing strong for a long time to come. There's no reason why a leaf-spring fired switchblade (like yours) couldn't last the rest of your life, or beyond, as long as it isn't excessively fired.

Again, just some friendly advice. You have quite a find there in that knife, and I would hate for it to suffer a broken spring. There are people who can make new springs by copying the old/broken one, but they don't work cheap.

I wish you and your knife the best, and I hope it brings you joy for as long as you choose to keep it. It truly is something rare, and in my opinion, very special. :)
 
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Thanks Killgar luckily I am not really into opening the knife much. Actually since I got it yesterday its only been opened 6-7 times total and today not at all. I do have one question: Should I store the knife open to alleviate the stress on it? I am not at all familiar much with auto knives and how they work so your advice is welcome and greatly appreciated. I have many people who have expressed an interest in wanting to own this thing but, for now, its all mine.
 
The only place I would differ with K killgar is that I feel short-travel kick springs are actually stressed more, I would definitely store it open...but that's also how I display all my knives.
 
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