So I was going to disassemble my Gayle Bradley to fully clean and lube the pivot area, but can't even get the friggin scales off. Now after giving up and putting all the screws back in, the blade is off center. Any advice on getting this one apart and the blade centering?
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Gayle Bradley disassembly
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I can't advise you on disassembly, but for blade centering try this (no disassembly required): http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1075739-XM-Folder-Maintenance-Blade-Centering-Dis-assembly-Re-assembly-*Text-amp-Video* :thumbup:
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I had a similar sounding issue with my ZT 770. The pins (not screws) in the handles were so damn tight that I could actually not keep screws in the knife and have no risk of it coming apart. What I did was get a pair of plastic handled scissors and use the handle on the gap in the handle to slowly pry it apart. I damn near had to hammer it back together. Sometimes the tolerances are wonky, not sure if the knife being that tight is good or bad.
If you really want to patina the blade you should find some hard plastic and slowly pry the knife apart. I would suggest knowing what you are doing before you try, though. I lost one knife because the damned thing just plainly would not go back together (not even a hammer helped).
If you really want to patina the blade you should find some hard plastic and slowly pry the knife apart. I would suggest knowing what you are doing before you try, though. I lost one knife because the damned thing just plainly would not go back together (not even a hammer helped).
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It might seem to stuck due to high precision match of the backspacers (pillars) and the lanyard tube. Try wiggling ithe liners apart gently with plastic/wooden spatula, it should come apart.
Once the liners are off, the G10/CF will also be off.
I can't find it again, but there was a HowTo thread on getting off stiff lanyard tube of PM2 that should work the same.
Found it: www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1056501-DIY-replacing-Paramilitary-2-Scales-HEAVY-PICTURES
Once the liners are off, the G10/CF will also be off.
I can't find it again, but there was a HowTo thread on getting off stiff lanyard tube of PM2 that should work the same.
Found it: www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1056501-DIY-replacing-Paramilitary-2-Scales-HEAVY-PICTURES
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I thought the lanyard tube was peened in and unable to he removed. I tried pretty hard to get it off on my knives with that design and it wasn't budging. I guess it jot being able to he removed would make aftermarket scales a little hard to do, though...
The link is also not good. The OP of it edited everything out.
The link is also not good. The OP of it edited everything out.
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Oops. I took it out of my Opera Mini saved file. 
Basically wiggling it apart
Basically wiggling it apart