mnandi disassembly

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Can the mnandi be taken apart like the sebenza for cleaning? I have a damascus mnandi on order which should arrive in about 9 months.
 
Can anyone, please, post some pics of a disassembled one.

Im thinking about buy a Mnandi, but is dificult to see and touch one here in Spain before bougt. And want at least to see all the pieces... almost every pic I have seen of mnandi are the same, handle view, opened or closed and nothing else.

Thanks friends. :)
 
I didn't find that it went together quite as easy as a Sebbie due to the smaller size. It was just as easy to disasemble.
 
Raindog- said:
Can anyone, please, post some pics of a disassembled one
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Here's the various parts of a Mnandi. My list may not have the proper technical names for these items - I have just named them as such to help you identify them during assembly.

Mnandi (parts shown from top to bottom are)

Front side handle
Top row
-1. Pivot bolt
-2. Rear backspacer
-3. Pivot bushing
-4. Bladestop spacer
-5. Pivot screw cap
Bottom row
-1. Rear bolt
-2. Pivot screw
-3. Rear backspacer screw
-4. Large washer - front side
-5. Small washer - rear side, due to lock bar travel
Clip
Allen Key
At the bottom is the rear side handle with blade to the right.

Hope this helps :)

Mark

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Warning though, the clip is a little tough to get out, you may find the
one side spinning, what was suggested to me was to press that side down
hard on a piece of rubber/nonslip surface while you try to loosen the screw.
nice knife btw!
G2
 
Thanks a lot ;)

it seems as solid as it hoped.

now only have to decide if I prefer ivory or ebony. :rolleyes: :D :D
 
Roefisher said:
Here's the various parts of a Mnandi. My list may not have the proper technical names for these items - I have just named them as such to help you identify them during assembly.

Mnandi (parts shown from top to bottom are)

Front side handle
Top row
-1. Pivot bolt
-2. Rear backspacer
-3. Pivot bushing
-4. Bladestop spacer
-5. Pivot screw cap
Bottom row
-1. Rear bolt
-2. Pivot screw
-3. Rear backspacer screw
-4. Large washer - front side
-5. Small washer - rear side, due to lock bar travel
Clip
Allen Key
At the bottom is the rear side handle with blade to the right.

Hope this helps :)

Mark

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Thanks for this. My Mnandi got a little sand in it over the weekend so I just placed an order for some fluorinated grease from CRK and plan on my first dis-assembly and cleaning once it arrives.
 
Greaves said:
Thanks for this. My Mnandi got a little sand in it over the weekend so I just placed an order for some fluorinated grease from CRK and plan on my first dis-assembly and cleaning once it arrives.
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You're most welcome, sir!

Enjoy your first Mnandi strip and reassembly :thumbup:

Mark
 
I'm having some trouble getting the pivot bushing to come out. Should it just pop out with some force?
 
Greaves said:
I'm having some trouble getting the pivot bushing to come out. Should it just pop out with some force?
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You may need to apply a little pressure to move it. Main thing is, don't push from one side of the bushing as you'll risk it getting wedged even tighter.

Get a cylindrical object like a bolt which is bigger than the pivot hole and smaller than the blade hole (or a tapered object to press into the pivot hole) and, holding the blade to make sure it looks and stays level, set the bolt or whatever upside-down on a good surface and press the blade down evenly.

Good luck, as I know it's a worry, but keep everything square and you'll be fine.

Mark
 
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