How do you fix a sticky lock on a titanium framelock?

I can't squeeze the sharpie point in to the lock bar but lead works pretty well. Thanks for the tip!
 
Thanks the sharpie tip helped me out with my sage 2. It's smooth as butter now! And it was VERY sticky.
 
MikeyD said:
Thanks the sharpie tip helped me out with my sage 2. It's smooth as butter now! And it was VERY sticky.
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You know what, these helpful hints actually did a complete save on my SAGE 2 as well. Funny huh? I actually tried out the pencil lead trick on this one, and it worked wonders. I hate to say it, but in my opinion it actually seemed to work better than the sharpie method, which is also a great solution. The pencil lead trick just seems to be more permanent, where as the sharpie method required re-application on a weekly basis. Both great. It helped me to fix and keep my SAGE 2, rather than sell it and try to get a "good one" next time, which I've been known to do on a few occasions ;)
 
Pencil 'lead' is graphite and CLAY an abrasive ! There are certain pencils that are graphite and polymer.
What's in a Sharpie ??
 
the graphite tends to lend a true helping hand. probably wrong, but I always just assumed the sharpies served as a thick lubricant
 
mete said:
Pencil 'lead' is graphite and CLAY an abrasive ! There are certain pencils that are graphite and polymer.
What's in a Sharpie ??
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The Sharpie has carbon black, probably graphite, in some sort of thin polymer base, suspended in a solvent that evaporates.
 
MikeyD said:
Either way won't it eventually just break in and stop sticking eventually?
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I have an Emerson that had a sticky liner lock when it was new. I found that pencil lead on the tang worked great to break it in and I eventually cleaned it off with scotchbrite because it wasn't needed anymore once the lock broke in nicely.

I also have fixed a slightly sticky compression lock on my Paramilitary 2 with pencil lead. It's still my favorite knife. I would rather it be a little tight and fixable with pencil lead than too loose and not fixable. I use one of those rectangular carpenter pencils and I just sharpen it down so it's nice and thin to reach between the handle scales easily.

I have also tried the sharpie method in the past, but I did find the pencil lead had a longer term effect on my sticky locks. Just my experience though.
 
I was having this same issue with my sage 2. I noticed there was oil from the pivot area that had got on top of the lock bar where it meets the blade-tang so I began wiping it off with a folded paper towel until the oil was soaked up pretty good and it made it butter smooth.

Just make sure where the areas on the tang and the lock bar meet are dry from oil. This is what stopped my grinding sound and feel.
 
Undertow82 said:
I was having this same issue with my sage 2. I noticed there was oil from the pivot area that had got on top of the lock bar where it meets the blade-tang so I began wiping it off with a folded paper towel until the oil was soaked up pretty good and it made it butter smooth.

Just make sure where the areas on the tang and the lock bar meet are dry from oil. This is what stopped my grinding sound and feel.
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I just got a new sage 2, it was very sticky. Cleaned up the tang and it works perfect now
 
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