Mini Grip: Holes? Weight/ballance?

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somebodyelse5

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Hey guys!

I know that BM says do not disassemble... but I just cant keep my knives clean enough without twisting some screws :D I even re-lube all the components with milli-tech like they do at the factory :D
I would also like to add that I am a huge BM fan, and am in no way slamming the company. Just curious/concerned.

But anyways, pulled my new mini-grip (limited cerakote CPM-M4) apart this evening and was not expecting to see this...





I couldnt find any definitive numbers, but I think its safe to say that the density of 154CM and CPM-M4 don't match and to maintain the weight of the knife material was removed. I could totally test this by tearing down my brothers mini-grip with 154CM blade and weighing them both, just don't physically have access to it haha.

So, whats the deal with these holes? They look like they were done on a drill press, not consistently spaced.
 
Your knife is a FAKE!!!






No, not really - The “holes” question has popped up before and apparently it’s for steel identification while the knife is being put together..
 
I still haven't seen Benchmade comment directly on it... And Swiss cheese makes very little sense to me.
 
strange thing that i have the exact same M4 minigrip, I took my apart to put on my wilkins grips and I do not have an wholes on my blade.
 
"Marks" ? they are thru holes.

I just don't understand why the holes are not neatly spaced. I would imagine the laser is CNC? It would take an extra 10 minutes at most to write the code that puts the holes in a nice place...
 
somebodyelse5 said:
"Marks" ? they are thru holes.

I just don't understand why the holes are not neatly spaced. I would imagine the laser is CNC? It would take an extra 10 minutes at most to write the code that puts the holes in a nice place...
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What's not nice about it? It isn't visible when the knife is assembled. It's a manufacturing ID mark - why would this matter?
 
This is weird, has anyone just called Benchmade to ask?

Was the knife direct? (not second hand)

The marks would not concern me if direct. The only thing that concerns me is that some have the marks and others do not. If its an ID system that doesn't make sense unless I am missing something.

Kevin
 
somebodyelse5 said:
Got it from bladeHQ, reputable guys. I just dont see how this is a good solution for an ID system?
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Maybe you're knife is part of a deep, covert, government conspiracy where Russians are now using "holes" by the knife pivot area as a new method of super secret Russian code! Huh huh

It's plausible :D
 
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If it's any consolation, my new 530-1303 has similar holes in the tang, but only two of them. I've yet to see it affect the function... if anything, they can serve as oil reservoirs.
 
I think it's trick, or ploy by Benchmade to see who is taking apart their knifes like they are not supposed to.

They put them in a place you can't see an won't effect function, and when you call or send it in to ask about it they know you took it apart and void your warranty! then black list you... Very clever and devious if you ask me.

Whatever you do, don't call and ask about it, and if it were me I'd delete this thread and all the posts in it just to be safe. You never know who's watching.......;)
 
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pbcg said:
I think it's trick, or ploy by Benchmade to see who is taking apart their knifes like they are not supposed to.

They put them in a place you can't see an won't effect function, and when you call or send it in to ask about it they know you took it apart and void your warranty! then black list you... Very clever and devious if you ask me.

Whatever you do, don't call and ask about it, and if it were me I'd delete this thread and all the posts in it just to be safe. You never know who's watching.......;)
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Lets hope that isnt the case! They could just torque all the screws to a particular ft-lb and apply a specific thread lock compound, then calculate the breaking strength and determine if the blades had been disassembled when they come in :p

Doesnt anyone know why they are so stringent on tearing down blades? Mini-grip internals are crazy simple...
 
somebodyelse5 said:
Lets hope that isnt the case! They could just torque all the screws to a particular ft-lb and apply a specific thread lock compound, then calculate the breaking strength and determine if the blades had been disassembled when they come in :p

Doesnt anyone know why they are so stringent on tearing down blades? Mini-grip internals are crazy simple...
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Maybe? but I like my theory better!:D

I'm guessing it's the same reason a lot of manufactures have the same policy. They got tired of fixing knives people broke or couldn't put back together because they didn't know what hey were doing, lost parts or put it back together improperly and now they have problems that didn't exist before. Not to mention the potential liability, you know, CYA, someone doesn't put it back together right and it malfunctions and gets hurt.

That's my guess anyway.

In all seriousness though, beyond adjusting a few screws or putting a spring back in place that popped out there really isn't much someone can do to fix a real problem anyway. Unless you actually know what your doing, have proper tools and a set of replacement screws & spring's, I really don't see a lot of need to take ones' knife apart.

I get curiosity and all and people can do what they want with their knives though right?

To tell you the truth, I've never heard of BM refusing to service a knife because had been taken apart. I guess their just trying to discourage the practice.
 
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Response from BM confirms that holes are for blade ID. Subsequently the blade is back together and in my pocket :)
 
somebodyelse5 said:
Lets hope that isnt the case! They could just torque all the screws to a particular ft-lb and apply a specific thread lock compound, then calculate the breaking strength and determine if the blades had been disassembled when they come in :p

Doesnt anyone know why they are so stringent on tearing down blades? Mini-grip internals are crazy simple...
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I'm thinking anybody obsessive enough to tear their knives down and re-lube per factory spec. would clean the dried thread locker gunk off the screws and reapply new and re-torque to spec. ;)

:D
 
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