How to beef up a liner lock's lock bar?

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Folderguy

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I just picked up a rather inexpensive folder, basically because I like the look. However, the liner lock is a bit on the thin side, and as a consequence if I flip open the blade vigorously, most of the time the liner lock moves way over the back of the blade tang, and sometimes gets lodged between the tan and the opposite liner. Oh, it's plenty strong, but I'd like to do something to beef up the lock and keep it squarely on the back of the tang, and not slip off.

Any suggestions on how to pull this off?

Thanks.

Folderguy
 
It's a Boker Plus Tanto 1, which resembles to a degree the Strider PT. Resembles it vaguely

Don't have access to pics at the moment.
 
First I would send it to boker and let them fix it, no reason for a LL to do that.
 
knifenut1013 said:
First I would send it to boker and let them fix it, no reason for a LL to do that.
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We have the law of diminishing returns entering in here, as I only paid $27 for the knife, and by the time I ship it back to them with tracking and so on it'll cost me another $10, roughly, and then they ask me to include another $5 to send it back to me. Then there will be the time delay.

I'm thinking of taking the scales off and epoxying a small piece of steel on the outward edge of the liner lock that will keep act as a stop so the LL doesn't slip past the edge of the tang. Good idea, bad idea? (FWIW, my Benchmade 755 Mini Pocket Rocket has such a lip on the edge of the frame lock, that will do exactly what I'm suggesting...)

Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.
 
Folderguy said:
I'm thinking of taking the scales off and epoxying a small piece of steel on the outward edge of the liner lock that will keep act as a stop so the LL doesn't slip past the edge of the tang. Good idea, bad idea? (FWIW, my Benchmade 755 Mini Pocket Rocket has such a lip on the edge of the frame lock, that will do exactly what I'm suggesting...)

Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.
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I think that work for a while but I don't think epoxy will be that durable. Maybe rivets?
 
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