Cryo 1 thumb studs

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How do I get those suckers off there? I never use them to open the knife, and they just make it hard to get out of my pocket. Can it be done without disassembling the knife?
 
JustSomeGuy said:
How do I get those suckers off there? I never use them to open the knife, and they just make it hard to get out of my pocket. Can it be done without disassembling the knife?
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My Dad used to always tell me when I was a young buck working on cars "somebody had to put it on somehow. It has to come off somehow too. Figure it out."

Like he said, it had to go on somehow.... I would never think you'd have to disassemble the knife to get the thumbstud off LOL! They typically just unscrew somehow.
 
Thanks for your help. You're clearly more awesome than me.

Actually, I'm pretty sure they're press fit in, and I was hoping for someone to tell me which direction to press them back out so I don't damage the blade, and also a way to do it without damaging the blade. I don't have a press, which would be the best way to do that, I'm sure.
 
JustSomeGuy said:
Thanks for your help. You're clearly more awesome than me.

Actually, I'm pretty sure they're press fit in, and I was hoping for someone to tell me which direction to press them back out so I don't damage the blade, and also a way to do it without damaging the blade. I don't have a press, which would be the best way to do that, I'm sure.
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I am. Use a hammer. And a punch.
 
I'm rather certain you're correct. I had a blem Kershaw Leek damascus for which I could never find the blemish. One day, I noticed that the thumb studs weren't quite even, as in a millimeter or two. Nonetheless, it then bothered me for having noticed. All it took was a smooth, solid press on just the stud on the corner of a solid table top. You could try something like this to press them out - I don't think the direction really matters.

Let us know how it works out! I'd like to see some pictures of how the Cryo looks without them.
 
Good to know that really was as snide as it sounded.

FWIW, your first guess was correct. A pair of vise grips did the trick. Now the knife slides right out of the pocket when I grab it, no twisting and struggling with the knife required. Sorry for the crappy cameraphone pic.

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tchapman414 said:
Interesting... So they ended up being screw together? That was quick!
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Yep. That was quick.

OP - My first post was just a little "friendly motivation" IMO. Wasn't trying to be snide at all! Just saying - get it done. It had to come off somehow.

And good to see you got it out, and I hope you like your knife better now.
 
Well, I am more mechanically inclined than my first post probably sounded, I was just trying to not re-invent the wheel. I've just had it go poorly when getting press fit things apart in the past. Once I looked at it really closely, it looked more cap than a through shaft. I don't think twice about modifying my equipment to my purposes, but I didn't want to snap the blade or something catastrophic. I decided I didn't care if I roached the thumb stud, I wanted it gone, so I tried unscrewing it. It was actually embarrassingly easy, barely more than finger tight.
 
JustSomeGuy said:
Well, I am more mechanically inclined than my first post probably sounded, I was just trying to not re-invent the wheel. I've just had it go poorly when getting press fit things apart in the past. Once I looked at it really closely, it looked more cap than a through shaft. I don't think twice about modifying my equipment to my purposes, but I didn't want to snap the blade or something catastrophic. I decided I didn't care if I roached the thumb stud, I wanted it gone, so I tried unscrewing it. It was actually embarrassingly easy, barely more than finger tight.
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Well there ya go man! I really wasn't trying to be a shit. Just sharing what my father really did tell me. And hey, I'm the same way as you in that respect - if I want something out and gone, I have no qualms about destroying it to get it out.

Good job man.
 
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