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unbrokenchain33

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change the backspacer on the Techno? I see a few aftermarket ones out there and would be interested if it did not affect my ability to send my knife back to Spyderco in the future. Though I never come close to abusing my knives in any way, it would make me sleep better at night knowing that the knife is covered by Spyderco's warranty.

Would be cool if you could buy this knife with different colored backspacers directly through Spyderco. Doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to pull off.

Thanks in advance!
 
I'd say yes, it would void it. Direct from Spydercos warranty page-

"Spyderco’s warranty does not cover damage caused by abuse, misuse, loss, improper handling, alterations, accident, neglect, disassembly, or improper sharpening."
 
wire edge said:
I'd say yes, it would void it. Direct from Spydercos warranty page-

"Spyderco’s warranty does not cover damage caused by abuse, misuse, loss, improper handling, alterations, accident, neglect, disassembly, or improper sharpening."
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thanks, should have done more due diligence on my part. Blue backspacer it is!
 
The only thing you can mess up is stripping a screw so I wouldn't be too worried... The clip screw needs to be loosened to swap from left to right hand carry so it is only the single T6 scale screw you need to worry about.. ;)

Orange is really sweet:
 
unbrokenchain33 said:
I'm just wondering how a manufacturer knows if the knife is disassembled? Locktite on the screws?
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Everytime you tighten or loosen a screw you will leave some sort of mark on the screw, It can be viewed by a loupe, They have other little tricks to know if their knives have been taken apart or not. I don't know all of them but I do know a few, but I don't feel comfortable telling them as some might take that and try to cheat a manufacturer. NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO , just saying in general.
 
Allen R. said:
Everytime you tighten or loosen a screw you will leave some sort of mark on the screw, It can be viewed by a loupe, They have other little tricks to know if their knives have been taken apart or not. I don't know all of them but I do know a few, but I don't feel comfortable telling them as some might take that and try to cheat a manufacturer. NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO , just saying in general.
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thanks! I was really just wondering. no interest in cheating a company that I love!
 
Allen R. said:
Everytime you tighten or loosen a screw you will leave some sort of mark on the screw, It can be viewed by a loupe, They have other little tricks to know if their knives have been taken apart or not. I don't know all of them but I do know a few, but I don't feel comfortable telling them as some might take that and try to cheat a manufacturer. NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO , just saying in general.
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Just because a screw has been.tightened or loosened a thousand times doesn't mean it was ever taken apart though...
 
The best thing to do for warranty questions is call up the company and ask directly so you have an official answer. That way you don't have to trust strangers who may or may not tell you correct information.
 
Yes. You have to take the knife apart to replace the backspacers so that voids the warranty.
Lots of ways to tell if it's been taken apart
 
As noted by others, alteration voids the warranty. However, since almost all warranty issues are things that are obvious the first time you inspect a knife, and only an idiot would spend the time and energy to customize one after finding such an issue, there's really not much risk involved in customizing one that has passed your personal QC inspection.
 
If the knife is flawless when you take it apart then you shouldn't have to worry about warranty issues. If however, you damage something upon re-assembly that requires you to send the knife back to the factory then you should expect to pay to repair the damage you've created.

RevDevil said:
The warranty doesn't [cover] curiosity induced disaster.
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People read Spyderco's warranty statement all wrong.

"Spyderco’s warranty does not cover damage caused by abuse, misuse, loss, improper handling, alterations, accident, neglect, disassembly, or improper sharpening."

The way that it's written doesn't in amy way imply that disassembling the knife will void the warrany, it states that they don't cover DAMAGE caused by disassembly. If you disassemble your Tecnho it won't void it, if you foul it up during the disassembly it will. There's been too many cases of "oh, i took my knife apart and accidentally bent the washer or broke some part while putting it together again, it's up to you to fix it", so they use that line to make sure they don't have to take care of things that people themselves have messed up.
 
LeonJ said:
People read Spyderco's warranty statement all wrong.

"Spyderco’s warranty does not cover damage caused by abuse, misuse, loss, improper handling, alterations, accident, neglect, disassembly, or improper sharpening."

The way that it's written doesn't in amy way imply that disassembling the knife will void the warrany, it states that they don't cover DAMAGE caused by disassembly. If you disassemble your Tecnho it won't void it, if you foul it up during the disassembly it will. There's been too many cases of "oh, i took my knife apart and accidentally bent the washer or broke some part while putting it together again, it's up to you to fix it", so they use that line to make sure they don't have to take care of things that people themselves have messed up.
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You can believe whatever you want to believe. However, here's what Kristi posted on this subject about three years ago over on the Spyderco Factory Forum. I took the liberty of emboldening the most pertinent sentences:

Disassembling a Spyderco voids the warranty. Period. There was a question about this being a "myth". It is not a myth. It does not matter if you don't break anything when you do it. If we can tell that a knife has been disassembled (whether it's a FrankenSpyder or not) the warranty is technically void. We manufacture knives with all screw construction not because we want you to take them apart. We do so, so our Crew can take them apart for maintenance and repair. I'm sure there might be some other questions, but bottom line, if you take your knife apart, the warranty is void.

Every item that is sent in to W&R is evaluated individually and on a case by case basis. Every situation is different. We will always handle W&R issues in a fair and proper way. But it's important to understand the warranty as we state it, not as it's interpreted by others. There are a lot of great, knowledgeable, helpful people on our Forum. However, they cannot make a judgment on a Warranty issue. Only we can and we can only do that by having the knife in question in our hands.
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Per "there's really not much risk involved in customizing one that has passed your personal QC inspection", the risk depends depends upon the skills of the person doing the customizing.

There are several complaints on Bladeforums by people who can't seem to take apart a spyderco w/o goobering it up. They want quick, free replacement screws irrespective of where the knife was made or how old it is. Even some "customizers" who charge for this service have trouble and come on-line whining about needing replacement parts.
 
jalcon said:
I know. I'm specifically referring to the wear on the screws.
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I never said that wear on the screws would mean you voided your warranty, I meant it exactly the way I said it, they can and will view the screws under a loupe to see if it has been tinkered with, there are a lot of little things they can do to tell if the knife was disassembled, I remember when Tazkristi posted about the warranty on the Spyderco forums, Any disassembly done to your knife other than by a Spyderco Employee voids your warranty. If The Deacon tells you something about Spyderco knives you can take it to the bank...Not many people get "buddy" knives from Spyderco , but The Deacon has a few IIRC....
 
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