New CQD duane dieter....

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Brother Methias

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Just got this knife.
So far, i'd have to recommend it, which i do infrequently.

I think its worth getting just because it's so unique.. feels like a HK Mark 23 relative to other knives. I wonder about its abilities in hand/hand combat, it can be used as a punching aid while closeed and has a sharp carbide glassbreaker which could hurt...
and it looks real mean.

My main beef is that i can't open it one handed, the blade is too tough to get out of fully closed position.. anybody know if i should do anything about that?
 
Hi BM,

I just bought the full size Duane Dieter a couple of weeks ago (I will post pics as soon as I get back from vacation :) )...my main concern was also that it is very hard to open with one hand (sometimes even with two...I literally got a blister on my thumb :D )...I contacted MOD and they were more than willing to have me send in my knife for a check-up...I may take them up on their offer but it is beginning to loosen up with repeated opening-closing...another thing to look out for is oil "oozing" out at the pivot...I posted an inquiry about this and other BFers replied that it is normal (and it does go away soon)...I will post more comments when I post the pics...for now, I'll say that I love this knife!

RL
 
I have a recently-acquired CQD Mark II and mine also is fairly stiff. I have been using periodic applications of Tuf-glide and work the action alot and it is starting to loosen up. If you cannot even open yours with the thumb, I'd loosen the pivot screw a bit and re-adjust it to a more comfortable level. You should not have to use 2 hands to open it.
 
My QCD MK1 was rather difficult to open one handed, but I fixed it a treat. This is what I did...

Take it appart, grease the two areas where the blade rubs against, they are not washers as much as the actual scales! Put back together and use Tuf Glide in the plunger lock button. Leave over night, use Tuf Glide again and open end close at least 100 times. Four drops of Militech-1 on pivot area and some more Tuf Glide on the plunger button. It aught to be silk like now even with the pivot fully tightened!:cool:

On anyone elses QCD do the thumb studs spin round? Mine do:confused:
 
I also think highly of the Deiter CQD . This is the knife I would most want to have in an extreme situation , even with MT's to choose from.
As for one hand opening , I have no problem . Just push that little button . :D
Regards , Cameron .
 
I've owned a Dieter CQDII for many months now, and recently took in another NIB on a trade. The pivots are usually quite stiff. Here's the trick, at least on the ones that I have handled.

When you try to loosen the pivot screw, the blade tension eases, but often this results in a bit of annoying blade wobble/slop. No good.

The solution? Remove the pivot screw and reverse it. Now the hex-head is on the clip-side and the smooth side of the pivot is at the front. Tighten to your satisfaction. :)

That's the fix. Try it and you'll like it.
 
I think that MOD makes some of the best production folders. I prefer them over any Microtech. I own six MOD folders and five of them are very tight to open. The only one that was smooth opening out of the box was my Michael Janich MOD Tempest. All of mine are manual action so just pushing a button for opening is not an option. I was told that the reason MOD folders are so tight is the fact that they are made to such close tolerances. It takes quite a while for one to loosen up with use.
I carry a MOD folder in my back pocket everyday. My favorite models are 1) CQD Mark II 2) Hornet 3) Tempest. The LadyHawk is really cool, but I don't carry it much due to the fact that I don't want to make any attempts to sharpen it.
Overall, when anyone asks me about MOD I tell them it's like owning a "beefed up" Microtech. I just like them better! Buy one if you get the chance.
 
Eric

Just followed your suggestion on reversing the pivot screw and the difference is amazing! Very smooth operation now. :) One had to wonder if they got some of these mixed up at the factory.

I agree with the previous posts. This knife is a definite "keeper". Small enough for EDC and as tough as bullets for just about anything you could throw at it.
 
well i tried the same fix, now it seems just right. Takes some control but i can at least open it with one hand.

Do you worry about the screw loosening at all after many open/closings?

I don't think that was the way they were supposed to be made that way, that would seem like a stupid mistake...
 
Guys, now that you see that the fix works for you, simply remove the screw again and place a drop of blue Loc-tite on the threads, reassemble to your liking, and it will never move on you. Don't use red Loc-tite or you'll never be able to take it apart. Use blue.

I think that the pivot screw even looks better with the smooth side on the face.

Happy CQDing. :)
 
I have a CQD MKII and personally I think it falls right behind all of my Sebenza's in rank of favorites.

I like it so much I bought a full size, awesome knife but too big for me.

I must be lucky though because mine was like butter out of the box.

I would buy every manual folder MOD made if the would do them all in a plunge lock. Unfortunately it's the only one I own because of that.

But I can say without a doubt that it was my best knife purchase this year as far as bang for the buck, and I bought a lot this year!
 
A stroke of genius! I don't know why it works but it does. Far better than my own attempts. Great tip there, Eric.

Cheers
Andrew Limsk


Originally posted by Eric Blair
I've owned a Dieter CQDII for many months now, and recently took in another NIB on a trade. The pivots are usually quite stiff. Here's the trick, at least on the ones that I have handled.

When you try to loosen the pivot screw, the blade tension eases, but often this results in a bit of annoying blade wobble/slop. No good.

The solution? Remove the pivot screw and reverse it. Now the hex-head is on the clip-side and the smooth side of the pivot is at the front. Tighten to your satisfaction. :)

That's the fix. Try it and you'll like it.
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