I've said this before about ZT0620's tip

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I knew the 0620's tip was weak the moment I got it. Now the reason I'm saying that is it's a bit thinner than the paramilitary 2. The tip broke when I purposely dropped it from my waist onto a pallet. There's no prying excerted on my part after the tip stabbed into the pallet. It was simply the weight of that handle that cause the knife to fall on it's side and the tip is history. I contacted ZT and they were more than happy to fix it for me. No harm no foul.
 
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Thanks for letting us know. Without posts like this it's hard for people to get a sense of a knife's aspects if they don't get to handle them at a retailer or at a show.
 
asdf12345 said:
Thanks for letting us know. Without posts like this it's hard for people to get a sense of a knife's aspects if they don't get to handle them at a retailer or at a show.
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No problem! I just don't get why they made the tip so thin. It defeats the purpose of a tanto shaped blade.
 
Wow that stinks, cool of them to warranty it. Thin point and super hard steels maybe aren't a match in such a knife. I have one tanto knife with a drastic point like this and I was always wary of it as well. Hope you brought your rain coat for the poop storm coming from people here haha!
 
So the tip looks thin, and you you had to drop a heavy knife tip first into a wood pallet to see what would happen?

Seriously?

If you were concerned about the weak tip, it would appear that you solved your own issue by removing it. No need to get KAI involved.
 
It looks like the tip could have been left thicker. However:

I must admit I love my 620. The tip geometry doesn't look significantly thinner than my other two "premium" knives-- CR Pacific and Emerson Commander.

Also curious: is the M390 as brittle as the Elmax?
 
I'm gonna go drop my computer off a cliff because the screen looks fragile and I want to do the test outlined in the OP. Hope Acer will warranty it!
 
Tripton said:
So the tip looks thin, and you you had to drop a heavy knife tip first into a wood pallet to see what would happen?

Seriously?

If you were concerned about the weak tip, it would appear that you solved your own issue by removing it. No need to get KAI involved.
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I was thinking the same thing :confused:

I know the tip on my BM 470 is thin but I'm not going to drop it onto a pallet to prove what I already know.

I just don't understand what exactly the OP was trying to accomplish here.
 
I've pryed with my 0620cf as well as used the tip to open several cans with zero damage. The tip on the the 0620 doesn't seem weak to me. Maybe an issue with your knife or elmax? The m390 on my knife has held up great, anyway don't paint every 0620 as weak tipped that's silly. I can break the tip off ANY knife. I suggest you sell the knife and get a sharpened pry bar with a tip thick enough to pry what ever it is you pry. I never understood people like you. :confused:
 
I'm not sure what the point is either??
"Hey the tip of this knife looks like I could break it intentionally" lol :rolleyes:

And keep this guy away from fillet knives as they have thin tips. Its simple dude I'll break it down so you understand it.. different geometry for different purposes. Get it OP?
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I was thinking the same thing :confused:

I know the tip on my BM 470 is thin but I'm not going to drop it onto a pallet to prove what I already know.

I just don't understand what exactly the OP was trying to accomplish here.
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Lol see if you can make the seat belt fail.. I bet they fail under some circumstances why not try and make them fail..great idea.:p
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brb going 150mph on the way home from work to prove my tires are not rated to go that fast :D
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The point of a tanto is to stab. I'm not sure how dropping it into a piece of wood is that same as stabbing. It wasn't the impact that broke it, is the torque on the tip from it falling over. Not sure why when you are stabbing something, you would want to just bury the tip and the torque it to one side.

I wouldn't call that an apt test.

Also, kudos to ZT for taking care of a knife you intentionally abused.
 
MaestroGustav said:
It looks like the tip could have been left thicker. However:

I must admit I love my 620. The tip geometry doesn't look significantly thinner than my other two "premium" knives-- CR Pacific and Emerson Commander.

Also curious: is the M390 as brittle as the Elmax?
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Doesn't look significantly thinner than a Commander?? You may want to get your eyes checked - not trying to be a jerk, but that's an incredible statement - literally.
 
Wow, slamfest today? I missed the memo I suppose.

Sorry to hear about the breakage. Glad Kai's service is awesome. Abuse or not, pallets are soft... You'd think the weight of a ZT and a thin tip would have just punched straight through. Now you know better at least.

Go trade it in on a Native 5. I toss mine into pallets all the time at work.
 
knife chop said:
I knew the 0620's tip was weak the moment I got it. Now the reason I'm saying that is it's a bit thinner than the paramilitary 2. The tip broke when I purposely dropped it from my waist onto a pallet. There's no prying excerted on my part after the tip stabbed into the pallet. It was simply the weight of that handle that cause the knife to fall on it's side and the tip is history. I contacted ZT and they were more than happy to fix it for me. No harm no foul.
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So basically you deliberately broke the knife, and ZT fixed it. Thumbs up for them.

So did you deliberately drop the knife onto the pallet or deliberately stab it into the pallet?
 
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