Millie Damage

KNaB

KNaB

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I am an underground electrical lineman by profession. We install very heavy distribution cable (Lead sheathed) wrapped on steel reels, on large motorized carts. Last week, while preparing some cable to be installed, my Millie found itself beneath the tires of said cart loaded with a 10,000lb reel of cable flattening the clip, causing the g10 to flex, thus pulling the lanyard tube/ferrule through one side of the handle, and stripping the threads of the last screw on the liner side that goes into the spacer. My questions are: Can the g10 be tapped so as to install a new screw? Would I also have to drill a larger hole through the liner to receive a larger screw? As it stands, I can pull the two sides of the handle apart near the back of the knife. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

p.s. Kudos spyderco! That was the only damage sustained after being crushed by 5 or 6 tons of weight.
 
Pictures or it did not happen!

This sounds like a very special knife (now) indeed. I might be tempted to simply put that one on the shelf in the collection and buy a replacement.


Just to be clear and have a laugh, can you still use the knife and does the lock still seem to work?

Thanks for sharing.
 
knifenut1013 said:
Have you contacted spyderco?
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Why in the world would he do that? Although clearly not intentional, that type of damage would obviously fall under "abuse" and not be covered by the warranty. Also, if Spyderco went ahead and fixed or replaced the knife out of the goodness of their hearts, that is just going to keep driving up the price of new knives.

Kudos to the OP for not wanting to take advantage of Spyderco's good nature. Good luck on getting your friend fixed up!
 
CombatGrappler said:
Why in the world would he do that? Although clearly not intentional, that type of damage would obviously fall under "abuse" and not be covered by the warranty.
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This! I know that what happened was my fault, so I'm just trying to find a DIY way to rectify the problem. I'll get pics up today.
 
Don't send it in for warranty, you will just get ripped off $35 for something you could have done yourself. I am extremely pissed off at Spyderco warranty for the shoddy job they did on my knife. Letting simple things slip through and basically sending me an unchecked knife with EXTRA damage. I still love Spyderco knives but am very wary of their warranty now. My knife still needs to be fixed, I'm out $35, and there is extra wear and damage now. Very dissapointing. Especially on a knife with over $250 MSRP.
 
Wonder if it would have fared better with full steel or titanium liners.
 
KNaB said:
I am an underground electrical lineman by profession. We install very heavy distribution cable (Lead sheathed) wrapped on steel reels, on large motorized carts. Last week, while preparing some cable to be installed, my Millie found itself beneath the tires of said cart loaded with a 10,000lb reel of cable flattening the clip, causing the g10 to flex, thus pulling the lanyard tube/ferrule through one side of the handle, and stripping the threads of the last screw on the liner side that goes into the spacer. My questions are: Can the g10 be tapped so as to install a new screw? Would I also have to drill a larger hole through the liner to receive a larger screw? As it stands, I can pull the two sides of the handle apart near the back of the knife. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

p.s. Kudos spyderco! That was the only damage sustained after being crushed by 5 or 6 tons of weight.
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If you have an older Military the backspacer will be made of plastic with three metal standoffs inside (one for each screw). If it's only the last one that is stripped, I'd just switch it out with one of the good ones.
If you have a newer Military with an aluminum backspacer, it shouldn't be too hard to tap a slightly larger screw into the old hole.

Or you could replace the backspacer with new standoffs from Jantz Supply (http://www.jantzsupply.com/).
On page 35 of the catalog they have the .157" standoffs needed for the .15625" (5/32") thick blade of the Military. I have no idea what kind of screws you would need, so if going this route it would be best to call and make sure you get something compatible.
 
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