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Faster opening?
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glockman99
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If your Mini-Cyclone is "brand-new", it might just need alittle time for all the moving parts to polish themselves together, and then the AO should speed-up alittle.
Thomas W
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houtex, first off, welcome to the forums, hope you hang out and really learn to enjoy the experience and knowledge available here at BFs.
With AO's there are so many factors that come into play that determine how a specific knife opens.
The torsion bar is obviously one of those factors. We struggle in our decision making of how "fast" we want our Speed Safe to be.
We had a big debate yesterday on how hot the new Shallot should fire. Craig, being full of excess testosterone decided on hot, we agreed this time, so there you have it. Different torsion bars on the same knife can obviously make a big difference.
It is not always our intention to make a specific AO the fastest we can every time out, so you will see some variance from model to model. Not sure I feel faster is always better.
Thumbstuds vs. flippers, the knives internal cavity, geometry, size and weight, user enthusiasm, can all play a part on an AO's final quickness.
Hope that helps.
With AO's there are so many factors that come into play that determine how a specific knife opens.
The torsion bar is obviously one of those factors. We struggle in our decision making of how "fast" we want our Speed Safe to be.
We had a big debate yesterday on how hot the new Shallot should fire. Craig, being full of excess testosterone decided on hot, we agreed this time, so there you have it. Different torsion bars on the same knife can obviously make a big difference.
It is not always our intention to make a specific AO the fastest we can every time out, so you will see some variance from model to model. Not sure I feel faster is always better.
Thumbstuds vs. flippers, the knives internal cavity, geometry, size and weight, user enthusiasm, can all play a part on an AO's final quickness.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the replies.
Yes Gman,the mini is brand new.I did't think about that.Time will tell.
Thanks for the welcome Thomas.Me thinks you got a Kershaw fan now for life.Funny thing,I've never noticed how many were around before.Walmart,Bass pro,and Academy all carry.That Ken Onion sure makes some purdy knives!Put that guy to work more often.
Yes Gman,the mini is brand new.I did't think about that.Time will tell.
Thanks for the welcome Thomas.Me thinks you got a Kershaw fan now for life.Funny thing,I've never noticed how many were around before.Walmart,Bass pro,and Academy all carry.That Ken Onion sure makes some purdy knives!Put that guy to work more often.