DPx H•E•S•T/F...ANNOUNCING THE HEST FOLDER!

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jdboy said:
Covered on the previous page.
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I'm aware of that. What I meant was the raw data (numbers, not video). For instance: Forces, number of cycles, etc.

I just figured that numbers would be less "shocking" to people than a video :D
 
I know we won't have this ready for the HEST folder but my thinking is to created a machine that opens and close the knife _________ times (figured by taking the average times you open a knife during a day, x 365 days x say 5 years and see how the locks hold up).
 
What if we send you a prototype and you actually open and close 18,250 times and let us know how the lock is doing :D
 
sounds good to me, i bet i could do it. :eek: i once opened and closed my knife for an entire 3 hour movie, it was really boring. it got broken it pretty quick ;) :D
 
gundude73 said:
sounds good to me, i bet i could do it. :eek: i once opened and closed my knife for an entire 3 hour movie, it was really boring. it got broken it pretty quick ;) :D
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You broke a knife while opening it for the length of a movie? That's really not a lot of openings for a knife to fail...
 
Jeff,

Will the shop you set up for folder maintenance be equipped/staffed to handle locking mechanisms (pivot or liner lock itself) that wear out over time? If so, do you anticipate fixing these wear issues for a fee so that these limited folders really will be lifetime tools? It's not as if we will be able to purchase a new folder if our folders wear to the point that they are not functioning optimally.
 
UDT-SEAL said:
You should be able to purchase a new folder ...................Just not numbered...
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5,10 years from now? I doubt it. As far as I know these will be made in runs and are not going to be readily available after whatever # they have planned are snapped up.
 
On the scale thickness ti and G10 the numbers shouldn't add up to the blade thickness. There are standoffs that go between the two sides.
 
i've been edc'ing my 940 for almost a decade, using the thumbstuds as a wave to snap the blade open, flipping it open and closed, etc. never even had to tighten the pivot. the springs are still going strong, too. you must have got a dud or something, man.
 
gundude73 said:
both springs died after about a year of light EDC.
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otis williams said:
i've been edc'ing my 940 for almost a decade, using the thumbstuds as a wave to snap the blade open, flipping it open and closed, etc. never even had to tighten the pivot. the springs are still going strong, too. you must have got a dud or something, man.
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+1 on the "dud theory".

I have never broken a spring.. :)
Hope you got it sorted out. :thumbup: :)
 
nope, after i had 2 subpar benchmades i got my first spyderco and later a small sebenza. since that benchmade wont kick them out of my pocket i havnt sent it in yet.
 
I'm not too surprised that he broke the springs. First, I've heard of them breaking before under the same conditions (just opening and closing normally). Second, ever since I got my first Benchmade and took it apart, I've been VERY wary about the springs. They are very thin and I just would NOT trust them over a long period of time. I know they seem to have a good record so far but I would not want to rely on an Axis lock in a worst case scenario. Two bent, flimsy pieces of metal hold my knife together? Not for me..K.I.S.S. with a lockback, linerlock, or framelock. Yes I said it, I trust a linerlock more than the Axis lock. (I did not say a linerlock is stronger than an Axis lock.)
 
The biggest problem we have with integral locks like the Axis Lock is trash, dirt and grime causing problems. The best lock we have found, bar none, for hard conditions where mud and dirt are going to be an issue is a framelock and an open frame design.
 
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