Excessive Flicking = Damage?!

Yeah , i've got a couple small reg Seb's, but i never really flick them, but a good question is raised here about assisted (flippers, etc.) knives and whether or not they are going to be affected by this and thus...why or why not???

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What kind of damage can be done by flicking ? My stop pin has a few small pits in it and isnt 100% smooth . I hope this isnt done by flicking although I only flick with the wrist when re-assembling after cleaning .


dunc
 
dunc5 said:
What kind of damage can be done by flicking ? My stop pin has a few small pits in it and isnt 100% smooth . I hope this isnt done by flicking although I only flick with the wrist when re-assembling after cleaning .


dunc
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The heat treat of the lock can be damaged, the stop pin can be damaged, sounds like the way you describe. It does sound like you might bought it second hand? (Reading you had locktite etc in the pivot area in another thread). I will see if I can find some pictures of an abused sebenza. There was a thread a while ago. You can clearly see what damage excessive wrist flicking does and abuse. I would recommend you do not flick the seb with your wrist but only thumb flick it open after cleaning. Wrist flicking can apply a LOT of force and it is two metals hitting each other. Think hammer and nail....one will have to give in time...

I pm mailed you the link as I do not want the matter to come up again and hijack the thread.
 
marthinus said:
The heat treat of the lock can be damaged, the stop pin can be damaged, sounds like the way you describe. It does sound like you might bought it second hand? (Reading you had locktite etc in the pivot area in another thread). I will see if I can find some pictures of an abused sebenza. There was a thread a while ago. You can clearly see what damage excessive wrist flicking does and abuse. I would recommend you do not flick the seb with your wrist but only thumb flick it open after cleaning. Wrist flicking can apply a LOT of force and it is two metals hitting each other. Think hammer and nail....one will have to give in time...

I pm mailed you the link as I do not want the matter to come up again and hijack the thread.
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Thanks but It wasnt me who got the loctite on the screws , I got my Seb new .My sebbie is in really good condition , just a little pitting on the stop pin .

Dunc
 
CRK advises against flicking mostly as a disclaimer.
In an email response to a previous poster, they state explicitly that flicking your knife on occasion is fine, and even encouraged since it helps the lock to set. Flicking your knife compulsively and ceaselessly, while watching TV for instance, will eventually inflict due wear on the stop pin, and this is true of every knife, whether the manufacturer indicates it or not. You think flicking open your Benchmade all the time is going to be any less destructive just because Benchmade doesn't say anything about it? The rotating stop pin on a Sebenza goes a long ways toward reducing precisely this kind of wear, but no knife on earth can dispel it completely.
Flicking a knife, any knife, will eventually wear it out. It's just a matter of time. The Sebenza actually resists this kind of damage better than most knives, due to the quality of materials and design, but no knife lasts forever. If you are moderate in your flicking activity, most knives will never give you trouble, but if you do it hundreds of times a day for its own sake, you reduce the possibility that the knife will outlast you.
Simple as that.
 
missin_hobo said:
CRK advises against flicking mostly as a disclaimer.
In an email response to a previous poster, they state explicitly that flicking your knife on occasion is fine [...]
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That previous poster would be me :) For the OP's reference, here's a link to my original thread about flicking, which includes a direct quote from Heather at CRK.

Also- if you use a thinner, lighter lube (like Hoppe's No. 9 Lubricating Oil or Rem Oil) between the blade and washers, you'll be able to very easily thumb flick your Seb with no wrist movement whatsoever. I reserve wrist flicking for true emergency situations, or times when I'm wearing gloves and can't quickly get a good purchase on the (admittedly tiny) conical thumb lug.
 
Sort of like shooting +P rounds in a handgun - yes, the gun may be "made for it" but it still causes more wear and tear than shooting light loads.
 
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