Gerber Spectre problem

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coronet blue

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I bought a Specter and have the problem where the blade hits the spacer at the back of the knife when it is closed. In my opinion this is a major flaw. I sent it back to Gerber who said this is the intended design and cannot fix it. Does anybody else feel this is a major design flaw?
 
What the edge hits it?

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coronet blue wrote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">I sent it back to Gerber who said this is the intended design and cannot fix it.</font>
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Welcome to the forums! Who ever at Gerber told you this, they don't know jack about folders (odd, since they work at a knife company
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). Bottom line, if the blade hits the spacer when closed, that is a flaw and is not designed that way. I would pursue them to send you another Spectre in which it does not do this. If you keep getting the run around on this, please email me offline at knifenut@mindspring.com. I know some guys at Gerber and can help you get this straightened out. Hope this helps!

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">... I sent it back to Gerber who said this is the intended design and cannot fix it. Does anybody else feel this is a major design flaw? [/B]</font>
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This flaw is quite common in folders and its my pet peeve. I've got a CRKT Mirage with the same problem. And it IS a problem, not a design intention. I mean, who would be so dense to intentionally design a knife where the blade continually hitting the backspacer will dull the edge?

My own Specter has the same problem and there is a shallow groove where the blade has cut the hard plastic with repeated closings. But that answer from Gerber really takes the cake for bullsh*t excuses...
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If you are comfortable around tools (and don't mid losing the warranty), you can disassemble the knife and sand down the offending spacer. Slip a thin strip of paper between the blade and the spacer as a guide with the knife in closed position. When you can pull the strip out without resistance, its no longer touching the spacer.

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[This message has been edited by redvenom (edited 05-07-2001).]
 
Just inspected my 2 Air Frames and Specter and they all touch the spacer. Appears, indeed, to be esigned that way. My question is, how big a problem , if any, is this?
 
This is a problem on many production folders. The Applegate Combat folder as well as the Covert have this issue as well. When you close the blade, the edge makes contact with the spacer. The Timberline Discovery has this problem as well.

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el cid wrote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The Timberline Discovery has this problem as well.</font>
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This is a nother knife that does this as well. The lock itself has a positive stop in the closed position, in this case it appears that th handle spacer's curve is off. I have told Timberline about this and hopefully they will heed my word because this is a really annoying problem.

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Dexter, I agree. It is annoying, especially when you notice the edge becoming dull after repeated hits on the spacer.
 
Yeah, this is a pain. BM Sentinel's used to do it too. Good luck, and let us know how things work out. I'll be interested to hear more about Gerber's customer service.

And on another note, the Timberline Discovery's got way bigger problems than the blade hitting the spacer...

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Professor.
 
I have brought this up before. Indeed, I have two Air Frame's where the blade hits the spacer. And like in coronet blue's case Gerber was unable to fix the problem. Worse still, one of the knives came back with a bad chip out of the blade spine where it narrows before thee tip. I managed to fix this with careful use of a sharpening stone but was very perturbed by this. I shipped the two knives wrapped in thick padded paper and then placed individually into plastic bags and further padded with those peanut things. They were shipped back lightly wrapped and loose in an oversize box -- I am sure that this is when the problem occurred.

At any rate, I still have 2 Gerber Air Frame's with the blade touching the back spacer. I may try the filing down trick some time.

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Quality control and customer service seem to be slipping in several knife manufacturers. If this is the way they wish to run things, then I wish them luck. Personally I'll stick with the ones that stand behind their products. As te song says, "another one bites the dust". Or is it just another one that bites? Manufacturers take note...recurring problems like this will cost you loyal customers.

Paul
 
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