ScooterG
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Many LULZYou're supposed to sharpen the Omega springs. It says so in the manual, didn't you read it?
Many LULZYou're supposed to sharpen the Omega springs. It says so in the manual, didn't you read it?
Sorry, but I think some of you guys ALWAYS returning stuff and complaining of issues are nuts and expecting way to much out of these knives and the companies. I've been through about 1000-2000? knives trying to find what I like best since I joined this site, and went fanatical. I've had problems with just about every single folder from every single company there is, some, lil, nit picking, problem, always. Pivots, locks, screws bål blah blah. But with a Lil tweaking once and awhile, good as gold. They cut and function well. Can rarely actually say something was complete junk, defect, bad manufacturing or design.
These threads are just laughable to me. If it was something serious, Benchmade would have fixed it. I've bought around 50 brand spanking new benchmades and never not once had one felt needed to return or complain about. Never. Loose pivot, sure, edge not so great, sure, Lil bit of lock stick, sure. But I've had those same problems FROM AT LEAST ONE KNIFE FROM EVERY SINGLE OTHER COMPANY THERE IS. All those things always fixable, easily, by my own hands.
Maybe it's just me not being overly anal and finicky about things, or maybe cause I always tweak my knives to my liking no matter what anyways out of box. I don't know. I do think there are way to many people expecting way to much out of knives.
Benchmade has bent over backwards for me as far as their customer service and warranties. Never been disappointed. Only complaint really have is prices are getting crazy, but that's the same with every other company.
If you are referring to the blade on my old 720 as far as sharpening skills my friend could give a crap less about blade loss, he just wants a keen edge. (No telling what he uses, drag through sharpener? Bastard file?) I will pass on the insult to him though.Way too much Benchmade haters it seems, too many keyboard experts. Too many who don't know squat except how to post junk post running their count up. A lot who need to lean how to sharpen a knife, what blade geometry is best for the job at hand. I could go on but what good would it do. I have been buying, trading Benchmade knives ever since the BM 800 came out. Good knives. They all have their minor problems but usually easy to correct. Production is not perfect and folks who assemble them are not perfect either.
I sold all my Benchmade and will never buy another for a totally different reason,
their politics and practices.
... I cleaned them out, adjusted the pivots, broke 'em in. By the time I had bought my first benchmade, i had a ritual, for any knife i got, of immediately eliminating play while maintaining smooth operation, checking(and often sharpening) the edge etc. Nowadays people are like "but the centering is off!" What if that was the issue?
This is a legitimate reason to be done with BM, disappointing/unfunctional. I've had a few springs break over the years. I've managed to stock up on factory BM omega springs, and have bought some after market ones too, so if they break not a big deal for me and don't even have to send in. But totally understand that ain't good.I’m done with BM too but for different reasons. Hoping my grammar is more gooder.
But people that can't fix blade play or blade centering? I mean, come on. EVERY single folder I use has developed blade centering issues and play within a year, if not months, if using alot. Incredibly easy to fix, yourself. Loctite, change or just tighten screws, oil, bend this or that til everything is nice and tight and centered and smooth. .
This is the second time you mention it so in my case i have adjusted pivots on about 12 knives, Basically all of my 30-50$ budget ones are able to achieve tight lockup and smooth action.
this 160$ 940 can either be adjusted to be smooth and blade floppy or no blade play and no action at all.
It seems like it would need to have the washers milled down or something similar to bring it up to par with the action of my 30$ folders
Trust me, I know what you speak of with having to find the "sweet spot" for smooth solid deployment and lockup, have to do it on all my folders to get to my liking. Loctite and oil is the solution to finding the sweet spot, for me. Try different things. But if haven't tried Loctite or something similar on pivot I would. But ya maybe new washers too, benchmade will install new ones for cost of shipping to them, or maybe find some at a hardware store. Maybe take the whole knife apart and make sure every screw is tightened solid, washers/blade oiled good. Tinker. Guarantee your 940 is not a defective knife. You just have to get it as smooth and solid as you prefer. Ive had same problem, same knife, after loctite and oiled, it was perfect. Good luck.
I own $30 knives too, I have to f!#/ around with ALL of them to get them to my liking also and keep them functional. ALL OF THEM. There is no such thing as a perfect folder and one you will not have to maintain, eventually. I enjoy maintaining my knives. Maybe just keep buying your $30 knives and dispose of them when they develop issues, cause if you use them, they will. All of them