I think I may be Cryo cursed?

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I went back and forth on making this thread just because its a Cryo, it was cheap and I just cant hold it to the high standard of many of my knives. I sent my Cryo in for warranty service for having a decent amount of up and down blade play. I know that KAI has an amazing warranty program so I didnt have a second thought that everything was going to be just fine. I got my knife back and was happy to see the blade play had been taken care of but I heard a clicking sound and noticed that the LBS was loose, no biggie Ill tighten it and we will be great!

Fast forward to actually going to fix it, I noticed the screw wouldn't screw down any tighter (I didnt try to gorilla it, something didnt feel right) I backed the screw out and saw metal shavings around the hold and thought crap its cross threaded. The screw wont thread straight no matter how many times I try.

Here is how it sits and as far as it threads
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Also for some silly reason someone put so much thread locker on the pocket clip screws that it did this to my husky driver
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And I also noticed this inconsistency in the coating. Admittedly this is nit picking but hell while were at it...
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I get that I may be nit picking because its such an inexpensive knife. I KNOW KAI's warranty service is, bar none. I am just frustrated that I have to send it in again to get this issue sorted.

If I can avoid sending it in I'd like to. If anyone has any ideas feel free to chime in!
 
i agree the 1st problem is unacceptable. the second is a pain but can be fixed by heating the screws up to lossen the glue...the third....really:rolleyes:.....hope everything works out for ya.
 
Most likely its just the screw that has damaged threads. Check if you can( i know it's small) the threads on the frame and see if they are ok. If so, just call up warranty and ask for a new lbs set. They should send you one.
 
If all else fails and you don't want to send it back in, you can try to run a tap through the LBS hole to straighten the threads out. Same for the LBS screw, run it through a thread reviver.
 
I don't think your "inconsistency in the coating" is not the coating. I think what you are seeing is a scale that was die punched and this is more of a unfinished area from the punch process. I have 2 NIB I just looked at and they are both the same in that area of your pictures. It's a $30 knife, so they used a die to punch out scales rather than cut them out, saves money.
 
Sorry to hear about your issues with the Cryo.

Originally I was excited about this knife - I have more Kershaws than any other manufacturer - but at this point I'm going to have to pass.
 
jacksterp said:
Sorry to hear about your issues with the Cryo.

Originally I was excited about this knife - I have more Kershaws than any other manufacturer - but at this point I'm going to have to pass.
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Why so quick to judge? Seems like the vast majority is in love with this knife. Every knife and company for that matter have a few that slip through with small problems (It is a china knife). Just curious how you came to that decision?
 
jacksterp said:
Originally I was excited about this knife - I have more Kershaws than any other manufacturer - but at this point I'm going to have to pass.
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This is absurd. The Cryo negative feedback has been next to silent.

What are you basing this off of?
 
It's a $30 knife, it is not going to be perfect. I tried to switch mine to tip up carry and they forgot to thread the holes....oh well I'll have to do it myself. I am not mad, it is a great deal! This knife makes me want the ZT0550 even more! I tried to deassist it, but it is too small for me to flip without assist. There are things that they could change, but it is such a great value that you can mod and not be worried about messing it up because you can get another for cheap. I am sorry if I jacked thread, I just thought that it needed some positive outlook.
 
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