Cold Steel Ti-Lite Opening with a Flick

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I see videos on youtube of people being able to mod their Ti-Lite to open with a flick of the wrist using the centrifugal force to open it without using the thumbstud or touching the blade**, anybody know how to achieve this without having to loosen the screw and having blade play?

** My previous post said I wasn't able to "flick" it open, I'm actually looking to open it just with centrifugal force.
 
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When i received my tilite, i was able to flick it open. I didn't adjust anything. I guess it's more of your technique.
 
Frozy said:
When i received my tilite, i was able to flick it open. I didn't adjust anything. I guess it's more of your technique.
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I'm able to do the same, although the way mine came, I have to put more force than what would be practical if I needed it quickly and the wave feature fails on me. I can loosen the screw to fix it but I'm a bit OCD when it comes to the knife having any play at all.
 
I'm pretty sure folks didn't have to 'mod' their Ti-Lites in order to flick them open. Mine flicked open just like any other folder would. Apply force to thumbstud and the knife opened. It could also be opened like a flipper, although that took more effort. Not sure what you're looking for here...
 
Dorito Monk said:
I'm pretty sure folks didn't have to 'mod' their Ti-Lites in order to flick them open. Mine flicked open just like any other folder would. Apply force to thumbstud and the knife opened. It could also be opened like a flipper, although that took more effort. Not sure what you're looking for here...
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My bad, probably should have worded it differently. A lot of knives are able to flick open without using the thumbstud, just the sheer centrifugal force with the flick of a wrist is what I'm looking for.
 
It mainly depends on the lock tension and the weight of the blade. The 6" Ti Lite opens a lot easier for example, although I personally didn't have any problems with the 4" version either.

You could try bending the lock a bit to decrease the amount of pressure it applies on the blade, or apply some lube to the ceramic ball.

Personally I rarely ever open knives that way because it impacts the stop pin so hard. And usually I want knives to have more blade retention, not less.
 
Using your index finger, pull back on the upper quillon as you flick your wrist.
 
A.P.F. said:
Using your index finger, pull back on the upper quillon as you flick your wrist.
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What he said, even thogh I don't need to, sometimes I do it w/o thinking. The knife will wave, open with thumbstud, using index finger on upper quillon as you flick it, just plain fliccking it. Slamming these over and over again isn't really the best way to treat your Ti-Lite btw. ;)

BTW, you might really dig some of the numerous a/o knives available too.
 
Hello SubDisease,

A few years ago I picked up a 4" Ti Lite, that had been converted to full auto. One of only 12. It was a bit pricy, but well worth it. It opens fast, locks up tight, with no blade play. There may be a few more converted ones around by now.
Jay Maines
 
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