Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- Mar 2, 1999
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Sounds simple doesn't it? Just a little work and I'll fix this rascal myself!
Hah! Buyer/fixer beware as this story will tell you, post your experiences to.
I bought a Kershaw Random Task from a nice guy at a local show last year.
It opened real tough, and the angled thumbstud had nicely sharpened
edges that took skin off each time I tried to thumb the knife open! I was told
by a fellow forumite that I needed to build up my Onionskin, LOL
Well, methinks, if I made the ramp to where the thumbstud was positioned a
little deeper I could get a better position on it and it may open easier. So I took
some sand paper and a round rod, wrapped the sand paper around the rod and
started to sand away a ramp. Wasn't too long till a hole appeared in the G10 material.
I thought to myself `Hmmmm must have been a bubble inside when they made the
stuff, no problem I'll just fill it with Devcon 2part epoxy and then sand and polish
that down, no big deal ..famous last words.
I made the ramp to my liking, so I mixed up some epoxy and started forcing the
epoxy into the hole, as I went to close the knife the epoxy was sucked further into the
hole! Well!, said I, it must be a bigger hole than I thought! So I just dumped some more
epoxy into it and then tapped the sides to ensure that I filled every nook and cranny
that was open. Satisfied that I couldn't get any more into the hole I started to close the knife
again, BUT this time I noticed a metal bar sliding up and back past the hole! Great Scott!
I just turned my folder into a fixed bladed knife! I let out a blood curdling scream, which
sort of got my wife's attention. I just sat there and realized that the Torsion bar travels almost
the whole length under that scale! I thought it must have been a coil spring like some autos
but NO, it isn't, (hence the name torsion bar). To make matters worse I didn't have a torx
wrench small enough to remove the scale, so I reached for some WD-40 and sprayed the
heck out of that, hoping that it would prevent it from seizing up. Which it did to some extent.
I emailed this sad story to Kershaw, but didn't get a reply quick enough, I was panicked you see,
so I called and talked to a nice lady there, who was very very help full. She said there were some
problems with the earlier versions and would replace the knife for me! I told her that I really
screwed up the scale, she said no problem and that was that! I couldn't have been more relieved!
So, don't go getting ideas on modifying your knife, unless you are qualified!
G2
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"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions!"
Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
G2 LeatherWorks
Hah! Buyer/fixer beware as this story will tell you, post your experiences to.
I bought a Kershaw Random Task from a nice guy at a local show last year.
It opened real tough, and the angled thumbstud had nicely sharpened
edges that took skin off each time I tried to thumb the knife open! I was told
by a fellow forumite that I needed to build up my Onionskin, LOL
Well, methinks, if I made the ramp to where the thumbstud was positioned a
little deeper I could get a better position on it and it may open easier. So I took
some sand paper and a round rod, wrapped the sand paper around the rod and
started to sand away a ramp. Wasn't too long till a hole appeared in the G10 material.
I thought to myself `Hmmmm must have been a bubble inside when they made the
stuff, no problem I'll just fill it with Devcon 2part epoxy and then sand and polish
that down, no big deal ..famous last words.
I made the ramp to my liking, so I mixed up some epoxy and started forcing the
epoxy into the hole, as I went to close the knife the epoxy was sucked further into the
hole! Well!, said I, it must be a bigger hole than I thought! So I just dumped some more
epoxy into it and then tapped the sides to ensure that I filled every nook and cranny
that was open. Satisfied that I couldn't get any more into the hole I started to close the knife
again, BUT this time I noticed a metal bar sliding up and back past the hole! Great Scott!
I just turned my folder into a fixed bladed knife! I let out a blood curdling scream, which
sort of got my wife's attention. I just sat there and realized that the Torsion bar travels almost
the whole length under that scale! I thought it must have been a coil spring like some autos
but NO, it isn't, (hence the name torsion bar). To make matters worse I didn't have a torx
wrench small enough to remove the scale, so I reached for some WD-40 and sprayed the
heck out of that, hoping that it would prevent it from seizing up. Which it did to some extent.
I emailed this sad story to Kershaw, but didn't get a reply quick enough, I was panicked you see,
so I called and talked to a nice lady there, who was very very help full. She said there were some
problems with the earlier versions and would replace the knife for me! I told her that I really
screwed up the scale, she said no problem and that was that! I couldn't have been more relieved!
So, don't go getting ideas on modifying your knife, unless you are qualified!
G2
------------------
"The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions!"
Take the time to read your Bible Now, don't be left behind...
G2 LeatherWorks
