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Hello,
I've always liked the look of the regular's handle but liked the pointier blade of the classic..... so when my large regular came in today I swapped the blades. I'm not even sure why I tried it, I read that it couldn't be done and I really didnt think it could be done. I knew there was no way it would lock up, and I had a feeling the ball detente wouldnt match up either! There was no way.....
Well, it works. Detente is perfect, lock up is perfect, closed blade positioning is perfect, open blade position is perfect. You can see that both lock up at exactly 45% (although my pictures may not do it justice). No lateral play, no vertical play. All I can say is, except for the shape of the handle and blade, the critical dimensions are identical between the classic and regular.... further, I think if it hasn't worked before, its probably because the tolarances at chris reeve have reached its zenith recently (my classic is 2007, the regular is 2008).... so previous attempts probably involved older models or models mismatched in manufacture year.
Now all I need is to find someone that likes the classic handle with the stout regular blade...
Edit: I swapped out the entire BLADE+BUSHING+WASHERS as a set.... as xcel stated in another thread, the tolerances between the bushing and washers and blade is extremely tight (if you polish your washers even ever so slightly you will see blade play, and if you polish the edge of the bushing every so slightly, it will remove the blade play).... a true testament to the manufacturing perfection at chris reeve.
I've always liked the look of the regular's handle but liked the pointier blade of the classic..... so when my large regular came in today I swapped the blades. I'm not even sure why I tried it, I read that it couldn't be done and I really didnt think it could be done. I knew there was no way it would lock up, and I had a feeling the ball detente wouldnt match up either! There was no way.....
Well, it works. Detente is perfect, lock up is perfect, closed blade positioning is perfect, open blade position is perfect. You can see that both lock up at exactly 45% (although my pictures may not do it justice). No lateral play, no vertical play. All I can say is, except for the shape of the handle and blade, the critical dimensions are identical between the classic and regular.... further, I think if it hasn't worked before, its probably because the tolarances at chris reeve have reached its zenith recently (my classic is 2007, the regular is 2008).... so previous attempts probably involved older models or models mismatched in manufacture year.
Now all I need is to find someone that likes the classic handle with the stout regular blade...
Edit: I swapped out the entire BLADE+BUSHING+WASHERS as a set.... as xcel stated in another thread, the tolerances between the bushing and washers and blade is extremely tight (if you polish your washers even ever so slightly you will see blade play, and if you polish the edge of the bushing every so slightly, it will remove the blade play).... a true testament to the manufacturing perfection at chris reeve.