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Today I used my Leafstorm to cut something. I used alot of power, alot. I used my fist, so no thumb on top of the knife. After doing that, the lockup changed dramatically. At first the lockup was about 40/50% and after my heavy use it went to 80/90% lockup. What happened??? I heard therLeafstorm has a adjustable lockup but no success. I tried to adjust it but after using alot of force again the lockup was again 80/90%????

Is there anyone who tried this? If you own one, please try and let me know.
Do not know what to do now.

By the way, I own 2 Leafstorms and they both act like this after using some force.
 
Well generally speaking that's not unheard of with liner/frame style locks. But it's not something I like to see. Usually when this happens the lock is hard to release.
 
Does it go back to normal after you close/open the knife again? You probably used it hard enough to deform the blade and/or stop pin just enough to affect the lock-up. This doesn't have to be much if the tolerances on the knife are high. This phenomenon is inherent to the material and as long as it's not permanently deformed there's nothing to worry about.
 
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hahahahaha thats hilarious.

I've not done anything heavy duty with my Leafstorm, as I just would feel better using something else. Perhaps in using the hammer grip with a lot of force, some twisting torque was enough to deform the lockup? Seems like it would take a lot to that tho.
 
Why are you using force? Are you testing the folder's lock strength?
 
I guess this would be one of those downsides to just using Ti and G-10 for handle construction. Steel liners would deform a lot less under heavy load.
If rotating the stop pin doesn't fix it, you could try to find a new one of slightly larger diameter. Various knife supply websites sell lots of stuff like that, or you might even get one made by someone with the right machinery.
Or, given that the lock isn't moving past the 80-90% point, just don't worry about it. If this is the natural lockup after some use, it probably isn't going to move any further for a long time to come.
 
Sounds like you squeezed the lockbar too hard and caused years worth of use
to it and the blade tang. I would just settle down a bit and use your knives
more gracefully. They'll last longer that way, with no problems.:thumbup:

It doesn't seem to be a good idea to use the Leafstorm too hard. If you like
gripping your knives hard during use, you may want to use a different model for that. IMO.:D
 
Sounds like you squeezed the lockbar too hard and caused years worth of use
to it and the blade tang.
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i think the OP would have to have King Kong-like grip strength for that to be the primary cause...

instead, i wager that most of the blame goes on the liner-less G10 which was not able support the stop bar as well as was needed while the blade was being forced down hard.

EDIT: looks like i would have lost my wager and the OP messed w/ the blade stop beforehand. glad to hear that the Leafstorm is not a flawed design
 
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marcengels: You indicated on another thread you started that you were aware of lock up adjustment and that you screwed up your Leafstorm by removing the blade stop screws and also ruined the screws.

Without proper screws and thread locker to prevent blade stop from rotating you do not have a proper functioning frame lock. Adjusting lock up from 80-90% to 40-50% and ending back at 80-90% tells you that your knife is beyond your repair capabilities.

You were given advice on how to get your Leafstorm repaired. This thread has nothing to do with any deficiancies with the Leafstorm.
 
Guys, listing to me, I tried this with a brand new knife, received it today. I own 2 LeAFSTORMS by now. Both have the same problem. Am i the only one with this problem??? You take the LEAFY, make a fist and take the knife, apply some pressure forcefully (dowmwirds) and the lockup will be different. I am going crazy?????????? Please try it it and let me know?? Please do.

marc.engles@home.nl
 
My Leafstorm did not do this, ofcourse I never tried to over engage the lock.

However, member 65535 has owned a total of three different Leafstorms and his original one did have the same movement you are talking about. Luckily he was able to exchange it for a different one. The ones he has now are perfect.

65535, maybe you can chime in.
 
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