Had her for a week now & all I can say is this is one hell of a knife! That being said, unlocking the knife one handed was quite a pain.... So each night before bed I opened the knife just enough to fully compress the the spring, that and opening & closing while watching TV has made one handed unlocking a breeze! Just wanted to pass this on to others that felt one handed operation to difficult.
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Manix 2 XL break-in
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Well, now it works like the Axis.....
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I agree. I've had three (All Manix 2's) and none of them have ever been easy to disengage with one finger(Which is fine with me. doing it with two fingers is easier) I'm not sure but I think doing it a bunch with one finger might put some strain on the prong that goes into the coil spring. I could be totally wrong on that though.
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I had a user Manix 2 that I could close one handed(kinda). It was still stiff. But I also like using two fingers to release the lock and kinda swing it closed. Seems safer this way too.
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Not exactly, but alright.
I have a Manix 2, it broke in enough after a couple days for me to close it one handed. You're still going to have to pull on both sides of the cage to unlock it though. What I do is put my pinky, middle, and ring finger under the pocket clip a little bit to give me grip, and then I pull back with my thumb and pointer finger. I can't get enough grip without putting my fingers under the clip. I can easily pull the cage back if I put my fingers over both handles, but then you run the risk of the blade swinging into your fingers. What I also find myself doing is gripping over the handles and letting the blade fall straight down, and then I close it the rest of the way with my thumb.
Pulled out the spring on mine and compressed it in a vise overnight. That helped a lot. Still didn't like the stiffness, so I changed out the spring. Tension is similar to an Axis now.
Replacement silicon nitride ball bearing is on order.
UPDATE:
Installed a Silicone Nitride ball, tapered and polished the tip of the spring perch on the polymer cage, and used three light compression springs wound together as one, to replace the heavy stock spring. The Manix is now quite flippable without touching the lock and the release studs can be activated with either the index finger or thumb. It still has a bias toward closure, a nice feature to demonstrate to the gendarmes, if needed.
The warranty is voided!
Spyderco purists will be angry!
Replacement silicon nitride ball bearing is on order.
UPDATE:
Installed a Silicone Nitride ball, tapered and polished the tip of the spring perch on the polymer cage, and used three light compression springs wound together as one, to replace the heavy stock spring. The Manix is now quite flippable without touching the lock and the release studs can be activated with either the index finger or thumb. It still has a bias toward closure, a nice feature to demonstrate to the gendarmes, if needed.
The warranty is voided!
Spyderco purists will be angry!
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You must have some beefy thumbs.
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I can't even get close to disengaging a CBBL with just my thumb (although my lady can... wimpy thumbs!), however, actuating the lock as intended with thumb and finger is perfectly smooth for me.
Not like an axis lock, but still probably my favorite lock.
Not like an axis lock, but still probably my favorite lock.