Knife sticking closed

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thook85

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I bought a hinderer from someone and I'm having trouble opening the knife it close fine no issues there. It only sticks in the closed position, and I have tried everything I can think of to solve the problem. If anyone knows what's causing this issue please let me know.
 
If it's a flipper, then you might have too much force on the lock. Hinderer knives are frame locks, meaning that the lock is exposed, so if you're gripping the handle too hard, you're holding down the lock too hard, so the blade can't open. You should loosen the grip a bit, hold it with just enough force so it wont fly off your hand.
 
I have tried about 10 Hinderer folding knives and never got one with the detent being so stiff that it's difficult to flip open. Most likely the OP is pressing the lockbar too much when opening it.
 
For me if a knife is hard to open, there's usually crap in the piivot assembly such as juice from cutting fruit or icing from a cinnamon roll. Rinse out with hot water and open and close it several times, you may have to scrub it with a soapy tooth brush and rinse again. Blow it out with air or WD40, or dry it with small folded pieces of towel.
 
ShaiHulud said:
return it before your troubleshooting disallows you to return it unused
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In general, this is great advice. Never try to return a knife you have tinkered with. That is dishonest. After you take a tool to the knife, it is yours and your only option is warranty. Now, in practice, buying on the secondary market might make a return either not possible or at risk of being a huge hassle. Like, if you bought using f/f or another non-protected payment method, the seller can ignore your request for a return. Also, international returns can be a dicey game at best.
 
craytab said:
In general, this is great advice. Never try to return a knife you have tinkered with. That is dishonest. After you take a tool to the knife, it is yours and your only option is warranty. Now, in practice, buying on the secondary market might make a return either not possible or at risk of being a huge hassle. Like, if you bought using f/f or another non-protected payment method, the seller can ignore your request for a return. Also, international returns can be a dicey game at best.
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While I agree generally, Hinderer is an exception: warranty should cover the knife even after dis/re-assembly, as long as no loktite is used on screws other than the pivot. Just be honest when you send it in.

Now, for the OP, would be interesting to know which knife we are talking about. Some detents on new triway XMs are quite stiff, in particular if you add pressure to the lockbar.
 
craytab said:
In general, this is great advice. Never try to return a knife you have tinkered with. That is dishonest. After you take a tool to the knife, it is yours and your only option is warranty. Now, in practice, buying on the secondary market might make a return either not possible or at risk of being a huge hassle. Like, if you bought using f/f or another non-protected payment method, the seller can ignore your request for a return. Also, international returns can be a dicey game at best.
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Also, I see in this case the OP bought it from "someone," which implies it is bought in the secondary market. IF the knife is difficult to open due to his pressing the lockbar, as someone suspected above (in other words, the knife may open fine if the correct method of flipping is used), then the seller may ask the OP to cover shipping fees of both ways (I am NOT the seller) if it is to be returned.

OP - post a picture or even better a video of the knife so that we can tell exactly what's causing the problem.
 
ferider said:
While I agree generally, Hinderer is an exception: warranty should cover the knife even after dis/re-assembly, as long as no loktite is used on screws other than the pivot. Just be honest when you send it in.

Now, for the OP, would be interesting to know which knife we are talking about. Some detents on new triway XMs are quite stiff, in particular if you add pressure to the lockbar.
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Oh yes. What I am saying is that after you take a tool to the knife, you cannot return it to the seller for a refund. Sending it back to the ranch for warranty would be the only option.
 
craytab said:
In general, this is great advice. Never try to return a knife you have tinkered with. That is dishonest. After you take a tool to the knife, it is yours and your only option is warranty. Now, in practice, buying on the secondary market might make a return either not possible or at risk of being a huge hassle. Like, if you bought using f/f or another non-protected payment method, the seller can ignore your request for a return. Also, international returns can be a dicey game at best.
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Say it ain't so, international returns are a huge hassle, just got something from cananda myself with what looks like polishing compound still left on it. Since there's no way I'm sending it back having waited a month I'm just gonna have to use it
 
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