Don't think like I do.

[fewpop]

It's confession time for me here on the Spyderco forum.

I've been a big fan of Spyders for many years, and a dyed in the wool do-it-yourselfer. (Hint to the morale of this story)

I have at least 15 or more Spydercos in my current collection and have had more than that at times. They are really cool knives.

This past year my favs have been the UKPK series. I have all 3 colors, and the Lum series have always been sweet. I've got new and old Calypsos and Delicas, and have had millies, etc., etc. Caly3 has got to be at the top of the list imho.

Here's my dumb and dumber story: I recently purchased the Urban Leaf and the Urban Wharncliffe. Love `em both. Then I decided I wanted to switch the scales and have an orange leaf Urban, and a green wharncliffe Urban...my BAD.

I'm pretty good with tools and such and am usually not shy about disassembly/reassembly of my pocket knives, etc.

This time I bit off more than I can chew with my old fingers and eyes. I got the Urbans apart easy enough, but danged if I can get them back together the way I wanted to. It's a backspring thing.

I will hope that Spyderco will help me by just reassembling my knives if I send all the parts back to them. No parts have been damaged in disassembly. I realize I have voided my warranty, and I would be more than happy to pay whatever the fee might be if Sal and Spyderco customer service can have mercy on my ways.

I know this is long winded, but I thought I might save another Spydie knifeknut like me the same headache I jumped off in to.

Comments welcome.

 

[Reeek]

Lesson learned - the same lesson I revisit once or twice a year :jerkit:

That's my only comment and it isn't derogatory toward you - more of my own confession in fact. Luckily I've only stripped a few screws is all but . . .

 

[The Deacon]

Image this is one of those jobs that are brain-dead-easy if you have the proper tools, and damn near impossible if you don't.

I'd bet Spyderco has a fixture which holds the handle, assembled except for the blade and pivot, and a tool which fits inside the handle to push the backspring "up" (and perhaps spread the G-10 scales a bit too). Then, with the tension relieved, the blade is simply lined up and the pivot screw inserted.

Paul

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[JB in SC]

Ford, don't feel bad....I've got to figure out how to switch the clip on an Urban to left hand carry

 

[fewpop]

Ford, don't feel bad....I've got to figure out how to switch the clip on an Urban to left hand carry

Thanks Jerry. I would have thought to switch the clip from right to left carry to just remove the clip screw and swaparoo. But after my experience yesterday, I am under the impression that removing the clip screw and its' threaded receiver will cause the backspring to move into the scale area towards the blade and thereby produce the situation I had. On my 1st attempt, I got the blades switched no problem and back in the frame/scales with pivot pins and washers installed properly, but I had to extract the clip hardware to do that, (using what I had available to me), and then I could not get the pressure off the backspring enough to get the clip screw receiver back in through the hole in the backspring.

A jig or something like The Deacon mentioned above might be necessary???

Thanks to all for the comments.

Spyderco customer service has already written back to me this morining less than one hour after I emailed them thumbup and advised me that they will assist me.
Thanks much to Spyderco Customer Service and Sal's good people.

 

[The Deacon]

Ford, don't feel bad....I've got to figure out how to switch the clip on an Urban to left hand carry

This method worked for me...

Loosen the screw on the right side just enough to allow the clip to be slipped out from under it, plus perhaps an extra half turn. Next, press the screw in as far as you can. You should now be able to slip the clip under it on the left side. Once the clip is in place, retighten the screw from the right side.

Paul

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[fewpop]

Deacon, that would be the ticket for clip screw adjustment for sure. Good idea. One does not want to extract the clip screw and receiver or one will encounter what I did.

Of course without a backspring pressure jig of some type, all I could figure to do was to extract the clip hardware to allow me to reinstall blades, washers, and pivot pens.

Oh well, like Rosanne Rosannadanna used to say: "It's always something."

Thankfully Spyderco Inc is having mercy on me.

 

[JB in SC]

Hey, thanks to you both. That sounds like a plan....