New Cruwear PM2?

Red House said:
Might send mine back... The blade isn't centered and won't drop free, even with a flick of the wrist the blade doesn't move from the open position.
Disappointing.
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That’s how mine arrived. I tried loosening the pivot and stop pin and it didn’t do a lot.

After disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling using blue loctite it’s about as good as any of my other PM2’s. I haven’t been able to center the blade yet but it’s close enough. I’ll try swapping / polishing the bronze washers sometime down the line and see if I can get the blade centered but it’s not hitting the liners or anything now. The grind on the blade is pretty coarse but that might be intentional. I imagine that’s also something I could fix with a rotary tool and polishing compound.

Kind of a love / hate relationship with this particular PM2 but I’m going to keep it. The final assembly left a lot to be desired but I had the tools and time to correct most of that.
 
Ricky Spanish said:
That’s how mine arrived. I tried loosening the pivot and stop pin and it didn’t do a lot.

After disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling using blue loctite it’s about as good as any of my other PM2’s. I haven’t been able to center the blade yet but it’s close enough. I’ll try swapping / polishing the bronze washers sometime down the line and see if I can get the blade centered but it’s not hitting the liners or anything now. The grind on the blade is pretty coarse but that might be intentional. I imagine that’s also something I could fix with a rotary tool and polishing compound.

Kind of a love / hate relationship with this particular PM2 but I’m going to keep it. The final assembly left a lot to be desired but I had the tools and time to correct most of that.
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I have a feeling that won't do it. Perhaps you already tried, but this process works pretty well for me,

loosen all the screws > wedging the blade to the opposite side from the off-center > tighten all the screws, starting with pivot > remove wedge > adjust pivot for desired action

Don't over-tighten the pivot too much, but make sure the handle screws are tight.
 
I got mine a few hours ago. No problems at all.

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I think I might have a slight problem with being a steel snob though. LOL!
 
anycal said:
I have a feeling that won't do it. Perhaps you already tried, but this process works pretty well for me,

loosen all the screws > wedging the blade to the opposite side from the off-center > tighten all the screws, starting with pivot > remove wedge > adjust pivot for desired action

Don't over-tighten the pivot too much, but make sure the handle screws are tight.
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Ok, I’ll give that a shot next time. I tried holding the blade on the opposite side while tightening the pivot and stop pin but it didn’t make much difference. The first 7 PM2’s I bought all came perfectly centered so this is new territory for me. The action on a PM2 usually needs some work out of the box (usually an 1/8 of a turn of the pivot or stop pin) - only my S110V came needing no adjustment whatsoever.
 
JackTheKnifeGuy said:
Blade centering and pivot tightness can also be affected by clip position and tightness. One thing I have noticed is both of my locks are sticky.

anyone else having severe lock stick? Thought frog lube would fix it but its gotten worse. I tell myself its fine but then I pick up my 51200 and my m4 and the locks have no stick at all and it kinda bugs me.

tried the graphite fix, little to no change.

Any advice?
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You could try and rotate the stop pin. I had one before that would stick so bad I could hardly unlock it. A very snap accompanied the unlocking.

I rotated the stop pin around until I found a good spot. Lock stick gone completely.

I only loosened the one screw on the non presentation side. As soon as it came free, the pin rotated. Then I tried opening/closing until it was right. Then tighten it with the blade open to keep the stop pin in place.
 
I just got mine yesterday and haven't had time to try adjusting it but it is very tight. I must have gotten the Canadian version, it needs two hands to both open and close. I'll see today or loosening the pivot helps but this is the tightest new knife I've ever had.

So some of yours are do free or of the box? You can actually flick them open?
 
PStone said:
You could try and rotate the stop pin. I had one before that would stick so bad I could hardly unlock it. A very snap accompanied the unlocking.

I rotated the stop pin around until I found a good spot. Lock stick gone completely.

I only loosened the one screw on the non presentation side. As soon as it came free, the pin rotated. Then I tried opening/closing until it was right. Then tighten it with the blade open to keep the stop pin in place.
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Took the stop pin out and wiped it clean, back in and no problems:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Wow, how is there such a wide range of inconsistentancy with this? I'm wondering if mine might need to get taken apart.
 
Mine just arrived,, absolutely perfect in every way.
A few drops of Nano-oil in the pivot and free drops smoothly.
Great factory edge and perfect centering when closed.
Not a hint of lock stick.

Another nicely made Spyderco PM2, excellent price for a great steel.

One item is unacceptable, and that is KC selection of smooth G-10 scales,,, they are too slippery to be of any use in the field. These will be replaced ASAP.


Regards,
FK
 
It's got to be the smooth g10 that's keeping people away. I just got mine in just now and mine is a perfect example. As for the g10, I like it. It's something different. It's definitely nothing special though and I think that will encourage me to use this knife more so than my other sprints.
 
Well, figured out my problem and didn’t have to touch the pivot. The pocket clip was attached for tip down carry and when I took it off to put a deep carry clip on the action came to life. Not sure how or why the clip could tighten the action that much but it did.
 
Even by my standards the two I got are great and don't warrant adjustment.

I like the smooth g10 a lot more than I thought I would. It has a clean high quality look and feel.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
Just got mine and do not care at all for the smooth G10. I would call it slick G10. It really has a high level of polish that makes it super slippery. I feel like I'm going to drop it at any given moment. Really wish this had peel ply CF instead.
 
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