Making adjustments to your Emerson

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Hey guys. Ive been reading the various comments around the Emerson forums about disassembling the knives and applying loctite, lubricants, etc. I'd like to make similar adjustments to my own.

Normally I'd do what I always do: grab a tool kit, take the knives apart, and learn by making mistakes. However, since I'll soon be out of regular work I don't want to risk damaging my expensive knives, so I wanted to know if anyone could provide me with a quick crash course on what kinds of supplements and adjustments are good for optimizing Emerson performance.

I already have the Benchmade Blue Box to get me started with disassembly and regular maintenance. What else should I get in order to get my Emersons gliding open? What insights do you have to offer about Emerson knife quirks?

For reference, I own a Persian, a Super CQC-8, and a Super Karambit.
 
i use flourinated grease for lubricant.

you could sand the washers a bit with some 1500-2000 grit paper.

and for loctite, use the blue. it will hold the pivot screw in place nicely, but it can still be unscrewed for maintenance.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
i use flourinated grease for lubricant.

you could sand the washers a bit with some 1500-2000 grit paper.

and for loctite, use the blue. it will hold the pivot screw in place nicely, but it can still be unscrewed for maintenance.
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How is loctite applied and what does it do? It sounds like an adhesive.
 
it is an adhesive, the blue is "semi" permanent, and not too difficult to undue.

you just put a couple drops on the screw threads.
 
MORIMOTOM said:
i use flourinated grease for lubricant.

you could sand the washers a bit with some 1500-2000 grit paper.

and for loctite, use the blue. it will hold the pivot screw in place nicely, but it can still be unscrewed for maintenance.
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+1:thumbup:

I use CRK Grease and blue loctite for the pivot screw...

I currently own 3 emersons with different blade finishes, and the smoothest by far is the stonewashed, then the satin, and the black finish is the least smooth...and they all were cleaned the same and have the same grease and all the pivot screws are in the same right of tightness, if that makes sense...just work with them and they should smooth out:D

You should have nothing to worry about when taking down an emerson, they are prettty straight forward :D
 
the only thing i ever do to mine is put tuffglide on the pivot & lock the pivot with teflon tape, thats it, i have only taken apart a couple, ever, lotsa folks take 'em apart and smooth this and polish that but i have never seen the need, i did one commander like that a few yrs back and while it did improve it some i dont know that it improved it any better than when the knife was fully broken in, 6 of one 1/2 dozen of another, so i just dont do much of that anymore.
 
I don't touch mine! Emersons break in just fine. Periodically, I lube the pivot ares with WD-40. :)
 
All the washers I've seen inside Emersons are nylatron, not PB. I wouldn't try to polish those - just let them wear in.
 
I took apart both of my Emerson knives as soon as I got the (CQC-10 and Combat Karambit). I cleaned the titanium liners with Gunzilla, which is hands down the best CLP I have ever used. I then put a little Miltec-1 on the pivot points and put everything back together. The action was immediately smoother and I was able to tighten the pivot screw so that there was no blade play, yet I was still able to flick the blade open easily.
 
I always take my Emersons apart, wipe everything down and then reassemble after lubricating the pivot with Rem-oil. It's nice being able to maintain a knife with some oil, a rag, and a SAK.
 
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