I don't know about you, but there's just a sense of satisfaction when I get the adjustment on one of my knives just right. I've found that some are easier than others.
I've been tinkering with my Kershaw Random Task II the past few days, trying to get the pivot tension just right as well as get the vertical play out of the blade. I was going to return it to Kershaw to let them adjust or replace it, but finally decided that I would try it myself. So I disassembled it, and with the flathead screwdriver/pry tool on my SAK Tinker, bent the liner lock over just far enough to get the play out of it. OK, that part done.
Then I put the handle screws back in, tightening them just enough to where the blade was about dead center. Next, the pivot screw, tightening to the sweet spot where the assist would take over and the blade would lock without too much resistance. A little blue loc tite, let it set for 24 hours and she's good to go. Blade centered perfectly, and pivot tension just right.
It's almost as good as getting a new knife in the mail!
I've been tinkering with my Kershaw Random Task II the past few days, trying to get the pivot tension just right as well as get the vertical play out of the blade. I was going to return it to Kershaw to let them adjust or replace it, but finally decided that I would try it myself. So I disassembled it, and with the flathead screwdriver/pry tool on my SAK Tinker, bent the liner lock over just far enough to get the play out of it. OK, that part done.
Then I put the handle screws back in, tightening them just enough to where the blade was about dead center. Next, the pivot screw, tightening to the sweet spot where the assist would take over and the blade would lock without too much resistance. A little blue loc tite, let it set for 24 hours and she's good to go. Blade centered perfectly, and pivot tension just right.
It's almost as good as getting a new knife in the mail!
