How many of you actually refrain from taking apart your knives?

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Most warranties become void if you disassemble your knife. How many of you actually honor that? I always take mine apart for cleaning, or just plain curiosity.
 
I have fought the temptation of taking apart one of my BM's for very long now but I think I will have to take one of them apart this AXIS lock just keeps on making me wonder and I have to see it first hand.

So looks like the 550S will be taking the plonge and becoming a take apart.

I would never do it with any other BM though.
 
I usually don't take mine apart because I worry about how easily some screws are to stip out. I have read too many accounts here about needing to replace screws or people selling knives with screw problems.

To clean, I usually only pour some dish washing liquid in the knife, work it a bit and rinse in hot water. Then I apply some lubricant.

Usually is all that is needed.
 
I can't resist the urge. :)

I have to take apart everything I own, whether it's to thoroughly clean it out, or just to figure out how it works.
 
I'm planning on breaking down my NIB small Sebbie as soon as it gets here from Ren's house. I really want to "make it mine" and the best way to do that will be to disassemble it and get aquatinted. Besides, CRK encourages this practice and it in no way voids the warranty. I haven't done that to any of my other knives, because their warranties are a different matter.
 
There are very few mechanical products that I own that I haven't taken apart; be it a knife, a watch, or a car. Although this voids the warranty in most cases, that doesn't really bother me. Must be a result of my engineer's curiosity.

What I really hate is when companies (hello Leatherman) use "security fasteners" in an attempt to prevent the customer from modifying or disassembling their product. If you wish to deny me a warranty because I take the thing apart that's fine, but actually making it somewhat inconvenient for me to do so is uncalled for.

This especially applies to knives. A folding knife or multitool is a very simple device, and anybody with even a moderate degree of mechanical skill should be able to take it apart without hurting anything or getting lost. To act as though we aren't smart enough to take a Wave apart is almost insulting.
 
Originally posted by fishbulb
A folding knife or multitool is a very simple device, and anybody with even a moderate degree of mechanical skill should be able to take it apart without hurting anything or getting lost. To act as though we aren't smart enough to take a Wave apart is almost insulting.
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I agree with you that it's an insult to see tamper-resistant devices. I use a SOG Powerlock rather than the ubiquitous Leatherman multitools because I'd rather not use a tool from a company that includes "clueless idiot" as one of its customer profiles.

(takes a look at some of the bright people out in the world)

However, I suspect that there are vastly more people who break their tools by fiddling with them, no matter how simple they (the tools :D) are, than there are people who get their jollies from taking things apart. :)
 
Nimravus,
So looks like the 550S will be taking the plonge and becoming a take apart
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Don’t do it just for curiosity, it is not worth warranty voiding. Here is how it looks inside.
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Sounds funny, but I almost never detail strip a knife, but I always detail strip a firearm, usually as soon as it crosses the threshold.

According to L.O. Little, writer of the new redneck guide entitled, "Those Aren't Abandoned Chevies in My Yard, It's The GPS Anchor For Fort Worth," he dismantles Sebenzas and Strider SnG's for cleaning and lubing as part of routine maintenance. I'm more of the 'high pressure spray' crowd. Then again, Mr. Little will stab a bratwurst through the top of a Weber Grill with a Strider AR just for spite. What do you expect? I saw him try to castrate a drunken cowhand once who kept screaming, "I said 'circumcise,' you idiot!"

In the final analysis, Mr. Little fixes precision pre-broken Xerox copiers for a fee. Heck, when my relatives do it, it's called extortion. Still, he's a precison guy. If he tells me to perform maintenance, it's probably a good idea.
 
Originally posted by AlphalphaPB

I have to take apart everything I own, whether it's to thoroughly clean it out, or just to figure out how it works.
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My 15 year old son does the same thing. He just got a new knife at a gun show two weeks ago, and I just went in his room and found it in pieces on the desk!

He always manages to get them back together properly tho.
 
There is a knife you must not take apart it is the Auto Axis. I do it and can't fix until I get a special tool from my special contact in Benchmade.
 
Originally posted by L.O. Little
"Mr. Little sounds like fun."

So is my goat!
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If you were from New Zeland I'd crack a joke.

...Wait, are you from New Zeland?
 
That goat has the straightest teeth I have ever seen!!! :D :D

As far as taking knives apart......done it to a few of them, some cause they weren't working and other times just for fun to see how it worked. Guess I have been lucky because I have managed to get them all back together...sooner or later.:) :) :D
 
My insane curiosity forces me to take everything I own, including knives apart. My background as a mechanic/fabricator/millwright makes sure I can put it back together again, do a search on me and you'll find pics of the Axis lock from a BM 730 Ares, a push button BM AFO, and a spring assist Kershaw Chive.
 
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