Good knife with ikbs

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Any suggestions of a good knife with ikbs? Ive been wanting to try a knife with this pivot system, looking for a somewhat cheaper one to try out.
 
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Ripple is a great example of the IK bearing system, this is the smoothest pivot system I've ever tried, my only complaint is that it's not lint friendly, a small but if lint is enough to keep the liner lock from completely engaging and unless you're skilled mechanically to some level is a pain for most to take apart and clean.

Carrying the role Ripple in a sheath would prevent any lock-up issues.
 
Do you want IKBS in particular, or just a bearing pivot? If the latter, I would take a look at the Buck 830 Marksman. Good steel, strong lock, and extremely smooth.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Ripple is a great example of the IK bearing system, this is the smoothest pivot system I've ever tried, my only complaint is that it's not lint friendly, a small but if lint is enough to keep the liner lock from completely engaging and unless you're skilled mechanically to some level is a pain for most to take apart and clean.

Carrying the role Ripple in a sheath would prevent any lock-up issues.
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Put a magnet on the blade. Helps keep the little balls from going all over the place.
Also, CRKT sent me a bag of about 75 little balls when I asked them for some after I took apart my Eros without first putting a magnet on the blade.
 
dynamicmoves said:
Put a magnet on the blade. Helps keep the little balls from going all over the place.
Also, CRKT sent me a bag of about 75 little balls when I asked them for some after I took apart my Eros without first putting a magnet on the blade.
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I have a shop and have been a mechanic/machinist for many years ago I have a tacky Matt I use for the little bearings and a pair of angled titanium tweezers I use for the ball bearings. The only reason I would avoid using a magnet is that the bearings will become magnetized and this will attract any ferrous metal chips, filings anything magnetic and it could cause problems with smoothness of opening our even premature failure, (probably not an issue but because of the work I used to do it can be a problem)

Caged/captured bearings, this isn't an issue because there's no chance or need to introduce the bearings to a magnetic field. You don't have to be a machinists/mechanic to work on your IKBS knife but having the basic concepts of taking apart and reassembling something you've never seen before do help.

One of the first things I'll do when working on anything is to start with a clean uncluttered work area and I'll put a white cloth down so I can spot wandering parts when reassembling.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
Do you want IKBS in particular, or just a bearing pivot? If the latter, I would take a look at the Buck 830 Marksman. Good steel, strong lock, and extremely smooth.
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Im reading that the ikbs can be a pain to clean and if dirt or gunk gets in there it can become unfunctional. Can this happen with a bearing pivot too?
 
KyleMS11 said:
What is the difference between ikbs and just a bearing pivot?
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IKBS uses loose ball bearings in a milled track. Other systems, like Kershaw's KVT and the pivot on the 830, use captive bearings. It makes it easier to disassemble and to keep clean.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
I have a shop and have been a mechanic/machinist for many years ago I have a tacky Matt I use for the little bearings and a pair of angled titanium tweezers I use for the ball bearings. The only reason I would avoid using a magnet is that the bearings will become magnetized and this will attract any ferrous metal chips, filings anything magnetic and it could cause problems with smoothness of opening our even premature failure, (probably not an issue but because of the work I used to do it can be a problem)

Caged/captured bearings, this isn't an issue because there's no chance or need to introduce the bearings to a magnetic field. You don't have to be a machinists/mechanic to work on your IKBS knife but having the basic concepts of taking apart and reassembling something you've never seen before do help.

One of the first things I'll do when working on anything is to start with a clean uncluttered work area and I'll put a white cloth down so I can spot wandering parts when reassembling.
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Interesting. Fortunately I won't be taking the Eros apart very often. I've noticed no bad side effects of attaching a magnet to the blade so far, but probably won't do it again since I have so many extras, I can lose a couple and be fine. Thanks for the information.
 
I used to work building and repairing high speed packaging equipment. Lots of parts are rotating at a high rate of speed :) You know those little screw on caps they have on the cartons of milk, creamers and oj? I probably built the machine that puts them in the cartons.

Anyway because of that type of work I've always been overly cautious of unintentional magnetism, a degausser is your friend, none of my tools are magnetic unless I want them to be. ;) Like I said, odds are it'll have little effect on the bearings but I've always been a little obsessive because my jobs and it always carried over into regular life for me. :)
 
I have had a CRKT Eros for two years now. No problem with dirt or lint. A small problem with a loose pivot that a little lock-tite solved.

I just blow it out with compressed air, WD40 or wash with soap water and a tooth brush if it gets really dirty. Lube.

There is no need to take knives apart to clean them...except those that are designed to taken apart for cleaning such as Sebenzas.
 
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