I think I screwed up…

ya dude, you need a new pivot screw. I hope the cost of the repair isn't more than you paid for the knife. In that respect, I also hope its not an expensive knife.
 
My buddies knife had a stripped pocket clip screw. I used a dremel to cut a slot into it and then removed it with a large flat head.
 
That's a genius idea. I say do that if possible. If not, maybe jb weld an old screw driver bit into the screw, let it set, and then wrench it out. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
That's a genius idea. I say do that if possible. If not, maybe jb weld an old screw driver bit into the screw, let it set, and then wrench it out. :D
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This was actually kinda what I was hopping would work…:foot:

My hope was that if it would have worked i would be able to back off the tension on the pivot and be able to save the screw.
 
Thanks for all the replies BTW :thumbup: though I’m not sure I’m happy that so many people have seen what happened when I drank to much scotch and decided to be an idiot. :D
 
When *I* did exactly that to my SOG Flash II, I solved the problem the next day with a torx driver that was just a bit big. I gently hammered it into the Hole (that should have been a hex hole, but was now round).
I worked beautifully! It is now a great Torx headed screw.
Try it, it may work for you!
Leslie
 
Leaf Fan said:
Whenever I drink a little too much I find myself online buying a new knife (usually one I've been thinking about for a while but just couldn't bring myself to spend the money). I guess the inhibitions of "my wife's going to kill me for buying another knife" get drowned away.
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Exactly! I'm totally with you on that one. Then I spend the rest of the week worrying, how I'm going to slip this one through with out her knowing.
Especially since she pays the MC bill once a month.
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ljg said:
When *I* did exactly that to my SOG Flash II, I solved the problem the next day with a torx driver that was just a bit big. I gently hammered it into the Hole (that should have been a hex hole, but was now round).
I worked beautifully! It is now a great Torx headed screw.
Try it, it may work for you!
Leslie
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The same night that me and Jonny Walker had our get together. I tried pounding a small flat head screw driver into the pivot. It screwed it up pretty bad…:grumpy:

However as I said above at about $50 its just a cheap little knife (not really worth sending it off for warranty work) but the AO was what made the knife stand out from all the other knives I have in my EDC rotation.

That being said I didn’t really use the knife a whole lot. It got a whole lot of carry time ridding in the watch pocket. Even without the AO most of the things that made it a good carry knife are still there: decent steel, decent ergonomics, and so light that I never even knew it was there.

I can still open and close the knife so I think I’m gonna keep it where it is. And maybe if I find a good deal I’ll get another Flash I.

The moral of the story is that when the scotch comes out put away the knives…and as mentioned above it might be a good idea to hide the credit cards as well.:D
 
:Dlol when i saw your thread title i instantly assumed you cut the tip of your finger off or something, lets try to keep the firewater and sharp things seperate eh?;)
 
MValborg said:
:Dlol when i saw your thread title i instantly assumed you cut the tip of your finger off or something, lets try to keep the firewater and sharp things seperate eh?;)
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I don’t have any shortage of cuts on my hands but nothing that serious. :p
 
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