Emerson Horseman

[friej]

I have an Emerson Horseman. After a lot of opening and closings the pivot screw has a tendency to start loosening a bit. Any suggestions on how to prevent it from moving?

Thanks

friej

 

[Jason B.]

Thumb nail tight is what I always did with my emersons, Its a pain to always have to do it but for some reason thread locker never worked with my emersons. Blue or red thread locker will do fine just make sure to only use a little bit.

 

[cutter17]

Be sure to completely degrease the parts before applying loctite. I would stay with blue as it is for medium strength, while red is virtually permanent. After applying the loctite give it at least a full 24 hours to cure before use.

 

[friej]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Knifenut, I'm not quite sure what you mean by thread locker never worked on your Emersons yet go on to say that Blue or red thread locker will do fine. Is thread locker vs. blue and red thread locker different products?

friej

 

[Jason B.]

Blue: http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=153

Red: http://www.loctiteproducts.com/products/detail.asp?catid=10&subid=48&plid=154

One is just stronger than the other, I use 271 red because that is what I got and it works just fine as long as you don't use too much. When I used thread locker on my emersons I could never get the tension on the pivot screw right so I stopped using it.

 

[vmlew]

I've noticed with my Emersons that they really need to be broken in. In the beginning they continually need tightening as they loosen up. I try to leave them tight in the beginning to speed this process which seems to take a long, long time.

 

[Splat]

I used to use Loctite but nowadays use Teflon pipe tape. It's cheap, easy to apply with less mess, and you don't need to wait for it to cure.

 

[Josh K]

When I had my Super 7 I had to continuously tighten the pivot screw with my thumbnail, otherwise the knife blade would drift over and start sharpening itself on the liner.

 

[jonconsiglio]

I used to use Loctite but nowadays use Teflon pipe tape. It's cheap, easy to apply with less mess, and you don't need to wait for it to cure.

This has worked much better for me than locktite. I can easily control how tight I want it to stay. Also, if a month later I decide it's a little too loose or too tight, I can just give it a slight turn until I'm happy and I know it will absolutely stay put.

Jonathan

 

[Dog of War]

I used to use Loctite but nowadays use Teflon pipe tape. It's cheap, easy to apply with less mess, and you don't need to wait for it to cure.

+2 :thumbup::thumbup: When I first tried teflon tape, I really wasn't expecting it to keep the pivot screw secure ... but thousands of openings later on a number of knives, including some pretty snappy AO's, it's proven itself.