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Jamesh Bond

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Yay!

My MiniCom arrived today and all was well except a small discoloring of rust on the blade right at the bottom by the handle, kind of in the cutout. I'll have to take it apart to polish it out, which I didn't want to do...


But other than that, I am well pleased! It locks up tight, feels solid, and has the roughest G10 on any knife I've ever held. Actually diffcult to get in and out of my pockets cuz its so rough, and i actually tore my thumb on it! Kinda funny, it actually makes the knife deploy slower, due to snagging on my thumb and pants, even though the wave is awesome, but I'm sure it will smooth over time.

Blade is centered with no play. The liner locks up in various places depending on wether I wave it or just flick it, so I'll admit I'm a bit concerened with longevity. The edge is not scary sharp, but cuts paper with ease, and the thing just looks BADASS. And feels awesome in the hand.

Anyway, just my thoughts, and thanks to those who gave me good input!
 
You can lightly sand the G10 to smoother level. Congrats by the way, and enjoy the Mini Com. I reprofiled and sharpened my Commander too as very few factory grinds are really sharp the way I like it.
 
I'm glad your first experience was positive.

The first thing I always do is take apart my knives, particularly Emersons. I usually clean everything with a quality oil and lubricate everything. Then I put a little blue Loctite on the clip screws and pivot so they don't shift. I wave my Emersons quite a bit and haven't really noticed a really late lockup. As long as there is no bladeplay, there should be no concerns. If you do have a problem, you could always send it in for service.

As for the chisel edge, I think it makes for a very sharp knife that is incredibly easy to sharpen, due to the fact that you only have to sharpen one side. I've found the 30 degree angle on my Gatco sharpener to be perfect.
http://www.emersonknives.com/ekEK_Sharpening.php
 
I was really looking forward to the ease of sharpening I hear all about from the chisel edge, but so far, It's the opposite. I sharpen freehand, and consider myself pretty good at it, but I can't seem to get the edge any sharper than it came. In fact it seems worse. My muscle memory is set for the lower angle of regular edges, so when I try to raise the angle, I think I must overcompensate and get it too steep.

And yeah, I'm prolly gonna take it apart so I can sand the RUST OFF THE BLADE!! As much as I like the knife, this REALLY PISSES ME OFF the more I think about it!

BTW tokerblue, did you locktite the assembly screws, too, or just the pivot and clip screws?
 
Jamesh Bond said:
And yeah, I'm prolly gonna take it apart so I can sand the RUST OFF THE BLADE!! As much as I like the knife, this REALLY PISSES ME OFF the more I think about it!
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- Try a good quality gun oil. It's most likely just a little surface rust since the steel Emerson uses barely qualifies as stainless. It should come right off.

Jamesh Bond said:
BTW tokerblue, did you locktite the assembly screws, too, or just the pivot and clip screws?
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- Just the pivot and clip screws. I've never had an issue with the assembly screws loosening.
 
Thanks. Emerson says to use WD40, so i assume its ok and plan to use 3-in-1 household oil on my blade, as well as the pivot. But you'd think that the nylatron washers might suffer from petroleum based products. Wonder if that's the case.
 
Don't put anything on the nylatron washers. They're self lubricating.
 
Crap! I already took it apart and put graphite on them, after cleaning off the oil I put on before dissassembly. Still couldn't get the rust discoloration off. I guess i'll just have to hope that it doesn't get worse, and that, if it does, Emerson will make it right.
 
Jamesh Bond said:
Crap! I already took it apart and put graphite on them, after cleaning off the oil I put on before dissassembly. Still couldn't get the rust discoloration off. I guess i'll just have to hope that it doesn't get worse, and that, if it does, Emerson will make it right.
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Graphite won't hurt the Nylatron washers and neither will most dry lubricants such as Tuf Glide. In fact, I haven't heard of any lubricant effecting nylon washers.
 
It was orange in the machining marks. Which I am told now is probably oxide from heat treating, or residue from stonewashing. Thought it was rust at first tho.
 
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