EDI Genesis I

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longbow

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As long as I am logged on I may as well ask a question of you EDI users. I have traded for a lnib EDI GEN1 that is identical to one I already own. This one that I have owned was beat. But the lockup is tight etc. So I rec. the new to me EDI and have canabilized it for parts to rebuild my original EDI. First off it took a good couple of hours. Some of the smaller T6 screws were easy to remove and some weren't. Bottom line is that I now have a like new EDI GenI black blade that locks up like a vault and I now have scary sharp. At least sharp according to longbow, who is me.

The question I have is this concerning the liner lock. My old one engaged way over to the right and never wavered. The one I rec. did the same thing. So I used the old liners and one of the newer scales and the old clip as the one I traded for didn't come with a clip. The liner engages way over to the right once again on the rebuilt knife but again as stated it is rock solid. No waver what so ever. Should the liner lock be of a concern. What about other's that have this particular brand of knife. Is this the experience any of you all have had? To bad the workmanship was so shoddy on the knives. It seemed that you either recived a good one or not. The rebuilt knife is now a good one and I can see how Blade mag. nominated it as one of the top 10 tacticals. When it is done correctly it is a joy to behold and butter smooth to open.

The pivot that is used in the knifie is complicated but very well done and lends itself well to smooth openings. Anyways if any of you people are using one I would appreciate any feed back. Keep'em sharp and Happy Holidays
 
Originally posted by longbow
...The pivot that used in the knifie is complicated but very well done and lends itself well to smooth openings. Anyways if any of you people are using one I would appreciate any feed back. Keep'em sharp and Happy Holidays
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How complicated can a pivot be:confused: , I've never taken an EDI apart, but I've taken at least a hundred other knives apart, including auto's, and assisted opening, and never saw a complicated pivot. If you have a digital camera, could you post some pics.
 
My EDI GenI locks up right where it should be and has not been a problem. It has not, in all honesty, been subjected to any heavy-duty use, so I'm not sure of the prognosis in that case.

It's a shame that EDI went down the tubes after such a promising start, but the knife business is very competitive and there were many rumors of QC problems and I guess they just couldn't hang in there.

The GenI was, IMHO, one of the better designs of it's era. It's a sign of the times that it's no longer with us.:rolleyes:
 
No access to a digital camera so I can't post pics of the pivot area. Not only that but I would hesitate to take it apart again to show it. It is comprised of a female, male screw tensioner, along with a bronze bushing that goes over them and then bronze washers on the outside of that. I guess not really complicated per say but what you have to do is have all the other torx screws along the scales tightened the same. Especially the front torx that has the blade stop on it. Also that particular bushing that the torx's are in has to be centered properly in its milled holes in the scales. I found that if any of the torx, especially the blade stop bushing were not done properly(ie tightend the same on either side) one couldn't get the pivot part of the blade to torque down correctly. Drove me nuts for about an hour. Now I just wish the liner hit the center of the blade when locked up. Keep'em sharp

PS nice knife though regardless
 
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