Emerson commander question

Shanester66

Shanester66

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I just bought a commander, my question is....the liner lock is really difficult to disengage. You really have to shove your finger in there and puch hard. Since this is my first emerson i have ever owned, im not quite sure if this is normal. I was thinking of shipping it out to emerson for inspection. What do you guys think???
 
from my experience and asking the same question theres a looong break in period. just keep at her and shell be as smooth as silk!
 
Rub a pencil on the spot where the lock contacts the blade, it will lubricate it a little. It will loosen up with use. No need to send it back.
 
MAYBE I WILL SPRINKLE ALITTLE GRAPHITE ON THE THE LINER LOCK AREA? iM ASSUMING THIS WOULD WORK JUST AS WELL AS THE PENCIL.
 
I use the same break in for all of my Emerson knives. I take the whole knife apart and lubricate the pivot and metal with a firearm lubricant (Gunzilla & Mil-Tec Grease) and put it back together. Then I open it and close it about 100 times. The action becomes very slick and the liner lock wears in a little.
 
It takes me about 3 weeks to break in a new Emerson. I think it sucks since none of the linerlocks from Spyderco require break in and they come perfect. It's normal though and the knife will be as smooth as a baby's butt when it's done.

And yeah I always take the Emerson apart to give it a good cleaning and lube it with Chris Reeve grease. I've found they come a little gritty from the factory.
 
I've had knives that were good out the box and knives that took a few weeks to break in. That's pretty much standard fair from EKI. The whole graphite on the lock thing really does
nothing worth shouting about. It's a case of breaking the knife in or to put it another way, getting past the "galling period" with the Ti lock and the steel blade tang.
 
The graphite in the liner lock area seems to only help through a couple of openings and closings then as soon as the graphite is gone (which is very soon) the lock will be right back to sticking.
I think the sticky lock is also a very secure lock. If it is difficult to disengage by hand in a normal manner think about how difficult it would be to disengage by accident. It might be a pain with some Emersons but it does get better over time and provides a more secure lock up (in my opinion) until it wears a little.
 
mongomondo said:
It takes me about 3 weeks to break in a new Emerson. I think it sucks since none of the linerlocks from Spyderco require break in and they come perfect. It's normal though and the knife will be as smooth as a baby's butt when it's done.

And yeah I always take the Emerson apart to give it a good cleaning and lube it with Chris Reeve grease. I've found they come a little gritty from the factory.
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But how many spydies have titanium liner locks? The break-in is just the lockbar surface doing what titanium always does when setting against steel, galling a bit.


Love a sticky Ti liner lock, they really do get to be buttery smooth once everything fits itself.
 
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