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My son just got a Heat. Cool knife -- IMO quicker opening than the Kershaw Whirlwind or the SOG Flash I that I once had, or the Dominator, for those who like assist.
Anyway, last weekend Darrel Ralph was showing us how to convert it to manual. But it was kind of crowded and I got distracted and didn't quite get all of his instructions. It has something to do with removing a screw on the torsion bar side. I can kind of see how the torsion bar sticks out from the liner a little and maybe removing the screw moves it away from whatever it catches on the blade. (?)
My questions are:
1. Is just removing the screw how do you do it? and
2. Once it's done, can it be undone? (converted back to assist?)
I don't want to remove the screw without knowing whether doing so could screw something up -- otherwise I'd just try it. After all -- it's HIS knife and it's brand new -- no sense messing it up right away.
My son also asks: "Is the assist worth keeping?"
Anyway, last weekend Darrel Ralph was showing us how to convert it to manual. But it was kind of crowded and I got distracted and didn't quite get all of his instructions. It has something to do with removing a screw on the torsion bar side. I can kind of see how the torsion bar sticks out from the liner a little and maybe removing the screw moves it away from whatever it catches on the blade. (?)
My questions are:
1. Is just removing the screw how do you do it? and
2. Once it's done, can it be undone? (converted back to assist?)
I don't want to remove the screw without knowing whether doing so could screw something up -- otherwise I'd just try it. After all -- it's HIS knife and it's brand new -- no sense messing it up right away.
My son also asks: "Is the assist worth keeping?"
