Filing down the release knob of the Benchmade 806D2 AFCK AXIS lock

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i'm seriously considering getting one of these, & i've heard a few of you talkin about how you've filed down the knob.

can someone please tell me the best way to do this in terms of type of files, finishers, exact procedure, etc? there's gotta be a "better" or "finer" way to do it that i probably would. i'm completely inexperienced in this area, but i'm willing to go through this for this knife.

thanks in advance
 
I haven't done it myself so I don't know what will work. But, I'd probably just grab a medium sharpening stone and start rubbing the pin on it. If it's working, great. If not, move to a coarser stone or sandpaper.

Hopefully someone who has done it will say what worked for him, but I don't think it will take more than a few seconds to figure out it out on-the-fly.

Joe
 
And don't forget the "flick"

I've discovered the speed and neatness when you depress the axis as you draw and "flick" open.
WOW!!

What's the purpose of filing the thumbstud down?
Tom
 
Calming activities are good.

I would use a hand tool either a file or sandpaper.
Power stuff like a dremel can remove more than you wish.
Tom
 
Alan,

First thing's first:

Tape up the G-10 that is near the axis lock buttons. You don't want any oopsies. Next, if you can close off any openings near the axis buttons, it will help keep grit and metal shavings away from the pivot and stuff. Afterwards, you can sand or Dremel the buttons down to as smooth as you desire.

BTW,

Why use two user names?
 
Originally posted by thombrogan
Alan,

First thing's first:

Tape up the G-10 that is near the axis lock buttons. You don't want any oopsies. Next, if you can close off any openings near the axis buttons, it will help keep grit and metal shavings away from the pivot and stuff. Afterwards, you can sand or Dremel the buttons down to as smooth as you desire.

BTW,

Why use two user names?
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thanks for the tips thom. i'm using my real name now, cuz "anonymous" got blocked for some reason unbeknownst to me.
 
Originally posted by TOB9595
And don't forget the "flick"

I've discovered the speed and neatness when you depress the axis as you draw and "flick" open.
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Although what TOB cited here is something that quite a number of greater-community members have mentioned, the majority of cases still point to the ability to "flick" open the AXIS lock BMs without the need to, in any way, dis-engage or even touch the locking button(s)....especially once broken-in.

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alan, I would recommend that you first give the knife a bit of use and carry WITHOUT filing down the studs.

While this is an "accepted" alternative practice, having been an AXIS user on a few different BMs, include a field-use 722, it's honestly a very rare event that you'll trip the switch during normal -- and even stressed -- use.

Undertake the modification only after you have logged enough hours with the knife to be sure that this is a step that you NEED to take.

Allen
aka DumboRAT
 
Originally posted by DumboRAT
Undertake the modification only after you have logged enough hours with the knife to be sure that this is a step that you NEED to take.

Allen
aka DumboRAT
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this is not an option, mr rat sir. i have an obsessive compulsion toward filing down the knob of this wacky mechanism. then i'll rest easy. so far, i'm planning on taping up the openings near the lock like thom said, & filing/sanding away. after all, it's not like the knife is a custom terzuola or anything; i can sort of afford to risk f-ing it up a little.

i'm still waiting to hear from someone who's actually done this.
 
Originally posted by DumboRAT
Although what TOB cited here is something that quite a number of greater-community members have mentioned, the majority of cases still point to the ability to "flick" open the AXIS lock BMs without the need to, in any way, dis-engage or even touch the locking button(s)....especially once broken-in.
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I have gotten more used to opening the knife by releasing the lock then flipping. I can certainly whip or flick the blade open, but it requires more hand movement, and results in a loud "SNAP". I can open the blade with less movement and with less noise by working the lock. It takes practice or the blade may bounce back closed if you don't release the lock in time. After 2-3 years of opening and closing Axis's this way I have no problems opening and closing them this way. No liner lock, lock back, frame lock, etc, will swing open as freely as an Axis lock knife with the lock disengaged. I can release the lock and gravity can open the blade without whipping the knife.
 
Wade and alan,

Wade -- Ah!! NOW I understand where your original statement was coming from ! :) Point well taken.

alan -- LOL, just can't let good-enough alone, can ya? No problem, I can respect that as well as understand that. I used to be a laboratory scientist, and I can definitely understand that frame-of-mind. :)

Allen
aka DumboRAT
 
allen - funny you should say that; i'm a researcher by trade. wade asserts himself like he might be a bodybuilder, soap actor, or male escort.

:D
 
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