Have you ever accidentally overextended a lockbar?

I close my frame-locks by putting a little pressure on the blade, while pushing the bar. That way it starts to close, as soon as the bar clears and I don't have to push anymore than necessary.
 
its not going to happen through normal use.

i think the point of LBS is to prevent people from trying to purposely bend their lockbars..
 
jill jackson said:
I close my frame-locks by putting a little pressure on the blade, while pushing the bar. That way it starts to close, as soon as the bar clears and I don't have to push anymore than necessary.
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Ah, but then the tang of the blade scrapes against the lock-face (of the lock-bar), which can induce play, especially on titanium locks.
I've seen the result of that over time on the locks of people I know who do that...yet another reason I don't loan knives to anyone anymore, ever (once out of sight, they do as they see fit).
 
stabman said:
Ah, but then the tang of the blade scrapes against the lock-face (of the lock-bar), which can induce play, especially on titanium locks.
I've seen the result of that over time on the locks of people I know who do that...yet another reason I don't loan knives to anyone anymore, ever (once out of sight, they do as they see fit).
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Yes, I've seen that happen as well. IMO its best to move the lock over before pushing on the blade. It only takes a few times of looking at how far the lock needs to be moved before you get a feel for it.
And you would have to bend the lock bar to far on purpace before you would damage it. At least on better made framelocks.
 
So does everyone agree that it's NOT easy to ACCIDENTALLY overextend a lockbar on a decently-made folder and it happens so infrequently as to be a non-issue?
 
bld522 said:
So does everyone agree that it's NOT easy to ACCIDENTALLY overextend a lockbar on a decently-made folder and it happens so infrequently as to be a non-issue?
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I've never done it.
I've never even come close.

But, I did see one dumbass do it...don't be a dumbass, and there's no issue. :)
(unfortunately, manufacturers have to worry about dumbasses that buy their product...)
 
stabman said:
Ah, but then the tang of the blade scrapes against the lock-face (of the lock-bar), which can induce play, especially on titanium locks.
I've seen the result of that over time on the locks of people I know who do that...yet another reason I don't loan knives to anyone anymore, ever (once out of sight, they do as they see fit).
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I don't think I've had that problem, because the amount of pressure I use is so slight. But, I can see if you did it hard where it would do that. Anyway I'm going to be playing more attention to how I close them now, always something to worry about isn't there.
 
I have never had to worry about it, but im also very conscious of the possibility of it happening so i avoid it by applying less pressure. I would think it would be hard to over-extend on accident unless you're not familiar with frame locks.
 
This has been discussed before. The sebenza used to not have a stabilizer, it's only after they received some complaints from a few users, who more than likely were rough with the knife and bent the lockbar.
 
Well one thing's for sure. Anything one man can create another man can destroy.

So when did CRK introduce a stabilizer in the Sebenza? I bought a Micara 21 with a born-on date of November 2012 and I don't remember seeing one.
 
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I tried to overextend my lock bar once on my Umnum--but the lockbar stop prevented me from doing so! (Just a little humor)

I have never overextended a lockbar on any Seb or other Framelock. That being said, I think Hinderer's stabilizer is a sound idea for framelocks. It may be unnecessary for 99% of the time, but is is still a cool idea. Would I want one on my Seb? NO!!!
 
So if it's a cool idea on a Hinderer, why wouldn't it be a cool idea on a Sebenza? :confused:

I'm going to jump to a conclusion here. The only real reason to incorporate a lockbar stabilizer is to prevent people from abusing their knives, not to prevent accidental damage. Stabilizers aren't designed to protect users. They're designed to protect manufacturers. Am I right or am I wrong?
 
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You sir, are correct. I've sifted through these forums to come to that same conclusion.
 
duro said:
This has been discussed before. The sebenza used to not have a stabilizer, it's only after they received some complaints from a few users, who more than likely were rough with the knife and bent the lockbar.
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I would say he meant Umnumzaan.

Yes I think that it is to protect the manufacture mostly, but it could over extend in an extreme circumstance. Rick Hinderer also stated "when the blade is locked up on a frame lock with the lock bar stabilizer there will be absolutely no movement in the lock…." If I am reading that correctly I think that is very silly.
 
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