Lockback (Buck 110) too stiff, hard to unlock

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gylman

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This is my first post at Bladeforums. Hello everyone.

I have a small collection of folding knives, and recently got a Buck 110 with custom handles. The knife is fine, but I have found the unlocking mechanism to so stiff as to be almost unusable with my hand alone. I usually have to press the rocker down on the edge of a table to close it.

Is there anything simple I can do to make it a tiny bit easier to unlock the knife without running the risk of damaging it or the custom handles?

Thanks
Gyl
 
...Hello Gyl and welcome to the forum. It may be that the knife is just stiff from not being used enough. They do tend to be a bit stiff at times. I just got back a 110 DP with Sambar Stag scales that Buck either worked on or replaced for me. It too is a bit stiff and actually still has some of the black buffing compound on it. I shot it to death with a lot of super thin lubricant, similar to WD-40 , and opened and closed it a few times and the difference was noticeable. I then did it again, blew it out with an air hose and it's just right for me. You could try that out and let us know if it works in better for you. Good luck...:thumbup:

ps...I am talking about the lockbar...

pps...The Sambar Stag 110 DP was replaced...
 
I'll second what DarrylS told you and add, I put a drop of Breakfree CPL on/in the pivot area and work it awhile, wipe off any excess. Preston
 
...Thanks for that addendum Preston...I fergot to mention somethin' like that...:p :eek: :p ...that "lil dab'll do ya" is really important to keep it "slippery"...:eek: :thumbup:
 
Hey G-Man...

Like Mr P and Darryl said...WD40. I tried WD41 and it's just too slippery.
Just a quick shot or your knife will collect lint and smell like, well, WD40. Wipe it down good and use a Q-Tip or something to get the excess out.

Goose.
BCCI 1190
LSMFT

PS, Welcome.
 
chickentrax said:
Hello Gylman!!! :D What kind of custom handles??? :confused:
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Done by Michael Prater (Painted Pony).

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Beautiful work!

Thanks for the advice everyone. Great forum - 1 hour and 5 replies! Will give it a shot.

Cheers.
Gyl
 
I picked up an Elk Stag scaled 110 on ebay that was also very stiff. I lubed it per the previous advice but I also let it sit opened at half mast over night. This put the back spring under tension. It seemed to help loosen up mine. Then I just kept working it while I watched TV or read this forum. The price was right and I liked the look of the scales so I felt it was worth the effort. Good luck
 
My custom shop 110's were hard as heck to unlock at first also, with use they got better.
 
DarrylS said:
I just got back a 110 DP with Sambar Stag scales that Buck either worked on or replaced for me. ...

pps...The Sambar Stag 110 DP was replaced...
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Just curious, was this one of BCC 110's and what was the problem it had that required you to send it back?
 
...Well Blue Sky...I sent it back for purely subjective reasons...I felt that the bark on the Stag had been ground way too far , they had l left about 40% bark on the scales all around. Other than that , the knife was beautiful. I got it back yesterday and the Stag Scales are about as gorgeous as you could imagine. There is another problem with the knife that was returned however...I'm gonna try to post some pictures of the knife in a little bit...as soon as I figure out my daughter's digital camera. Not the "brightest" when it comes to digital anything...LMAO...:p
 
Daryl,
I have a problem with a poor fit for the stag scales on my BCCI 110 and plan on taking it when I visit the Buck plant later this summer. (I have several knives that I plan on taking over for one reason or another) It looks like the angle that they cut the scales on was off and as a result there is a gap at either end large enough where I can get my finger nail in it.
Mike
 
Mike Kerins said:
Daryl,
I have a problem with a poor fit for the stag scales on my BCCI 110 and plan on taking it when I visit the Buck plant later this summer. (I have several knives that I plan on taking over for one reason or another) It looks like the angle that they cut the scales on was off and as a result there is a gap at either end large enough where I can get my finger nail in it.
Mike
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Mine has that problem as well... :( I figured it would fill up with pocket lint eventually... :rolleyes:
 
...Here's a few pics of my "BCCI 110 Drop point"...I just love the Stag scales on this one...See anything "unusual" ??




 
DarrylS said:
...Here's a few pics of my "BCCI 110 Drop point"...I just love the Stag scales on this one...
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I was wrong, Darryl...it looks funny w/o FG's...send it back... :(

And I'd really get on Joe's ass about that $35 "blade upgrade" that *wasn't*... :grumpy:

Somebody should get down to Buck "Quality Control" and see why there's so much confusion... :rolleyes:
 
...I know what it's like to be working in a position similar to Joe's...It can be really tough to almost impossible to be everywhere all the time. I don't ever expect Joe to "personally" watch over the modifications and changes that people tend to send to his attention whether they're from this forum or the public in general who may ask him for favors in expediting the work. We ask him for "favors" all the time.There may indeed also be somewhat of a "Quality" problem that will need to addressed at sometime in the near future. There must be a "Final Inspection" area or department that may need to be a bit more diligent in knowing what the work order says and being able to actually verify that the work was done and not just written (or typed) somewhere on a work-station to generate a receipt...You have to be able to see a BG-42 logo on a blade though and how do you miss finger grooves?...Buck has never failed to make good on their products and warranty for me...It's the almost $20 postage and insurance that keeps adding to the cost of these knives for me...and it ain't done yet. Time for a "sit down" with the QA department though...Send me a plane ticket and I'll be there shortly...LOL...
 
Evil Eye Earl said:
Isee the high spots.How do you get the picture strip.Niceknife.
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:) ...Earl...When I was in photobucket, I just clicked the boxes of each picture I wanted to post before I went to the bottom of the page to click on "Generate HTML amd IMG code"...When I did click on it , it generated code for all the pictures I had checked...Try it out...It works...:thumbup:
 
:o :o :o
Sometimes it just does not pay to get out of bed...:rolleyes:
In my position I get loads of special requests, every day. I hate saying no to anybody. The problem is, I don't have a formal system for handling all the requests I say yes to. If the requests were not so diverse, it might be easier to come up with a system.
I take a lot of pride in being able to tell Chuck about some off the wall request that a customer had, that I was actually able to fullfill! I live for that! That is why you can hardly make it from the door to the chair in my office. I save everything in the outside chance someone will ask for it someday.
Thats my excuse, but it does not make me or you feel any better about the issues that were brought up. It really frustrates me to know that I let you guys down. My committment is that I will try harder in the future, and I will make right the wrongs listed in the previous posts.

On the painted pony knife, there is not much we can do. He (?) takes our knives and does the work that turns them into awesome art pieces. Anybody can modify our knives and a lot of people do. (Just look at all the 110 switch blades out there.) Problem is, we can't touch it. It is not covered under our warranty. When someone does bolster work like that, it takes away our ability to work on the blade rivet. We touch the rivet, we ruin the bolster work and we don't have the capability to do that kind of engraving.
One time we tried to be nice and did a blade replacement on a knife like that. I think it had turqouis inlays. The inlays fell into a million pieces as soon as we touched it. The customer demanded that we repair his knife regardless.
Sorry I can't help with that.

I'm going home...
 
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