Kizer V3 Vigor ( Factory Edge ) @ the rope !

[old4570]

Factory edge at the rope ..
A nice solid 250 fail ...

So far , nothing to complain about !
A really nice fidget knife that's well bolted together .
It's really warm here , so will regrind the edge tomorrow morning .. ( Cooler )

 

[old4570]

This side was factory ground ok , and took little effort to clean up .
How ever !

This side of the blade was FUBAR !
It was like two different people had ground the bevel (?)
? Production line , one person does one side and another person does the other ?
Less set up time ?
I don't know , but it's like some one competent did one side and then a complete Noob did the other ..
50% of the blade is still FUBAR .

Liners look to be metal stampings :

And here is the shocker !
The Kizer V3 Vigor , is so smooth , so precise in it's action .
No play , no slop , no binding .
Fidgets like a champ ............... On shims ! Are those two white ones Teflon ?
You look under the bonnet of the Kizer and it looks Cheap .
But close the bonnet , and it looks and feels great .
The Screws ! ( Rubbish screws ) The holes for the Torx are too shallow .. ( On all the screws ) Great care is needed !

Anyways ! The front portion of the blade has been fully reground ..
Gona .... Be another hot day today and on the morrow . So maybe in the morning the Kizer will hit the rope again .

 

[old4570]

Kizer reground and put to the rope .
Ok , got to 400 slices and I would call it a = Just barely a Pass .. 400 is the raged edge of a pass and 450 would be a definite FAIL .

Got to give credit to Kizer , they know how to bolt a knife together .
I guess most of that money might have gone to the blade steel ( I hope ) , N690 .
Was that my first N690 ? At least it made it to 400 .
I would have been disappointed if not .

I like the Kizer , except for the terrible factory bevel .. One side of the blade was ok , but the other side .. It was rubbish !
Again , at least the edge retention test pulled a decent number . * ( reground bevel )