New Knife! Benchmade 760 LFti 760BK

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vpsaline

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I just got my new LFti 760BK. This is only my 2nd "real" pocket knife since moving away from lesser swiss army knives and leathermans :thumbup:. Im starting to fall in love with Ti Framelocks, I think I may have caught the sickness. My first knife was a ZT 0301, only other knife I have to compare it to.

My first impressions of the benchmade were better then when I bought the ZT. The knife came in a padded box with a nylon pouch, classy touches :thumbup:. The knife is so light for its size and strength, then again dont forget my ZT is the only other knife I have to compare it to. I was also surpised by how "small" the knife felt, after seeing pictures off the web I was expecting something even larger. Overall, the ZT feels like a fixed blade next to this knife.



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That's sad - another less than stellar review of what should have been a great knife. I went backwards after reading those early 760 reports - and searched for a 630 & 635 Skirmish and mini-Skirmish, wishing to grab the Ti/S30V combo while it was still available. I am happy with them. Still, I do look at those 760s at my pusher's...

Sorry for your problems.

Stainz
 
I had actually bought this knife myself. I own and love the 710 and wanted something with Ti. Anyway, I noticed when I got the knife that the blade was off center. I tightened down the pivot bolt a bit, which centered the blade but also made it unmovable. I really had to play with the bolt quite a bit to get it anywhere close to perfect but it never really was centered nicely. Plus, just a slight turn (maybe a couple of degrees) would make a huge difference in pressure on the blade. I guess the bolt threads are too big. Anyway, I returned it and after a lot of reading and research bought the Sebenza 21. I'm happy now. :)
 
I wonder if that hexagonal blade stop is intended to be an adjustable blade stop.

Perhaps misalignment of the hexagonal stop is causing issues during the final fitment of the blade.

I haven't heard any particular lock-up issues concerning the 760's sister knife, the plain round blade stop 16600 Blackwater.

I have multiples of both knives, BTW, with no issues at this time.
 
Dont put the stop at an edge of the hexagonal stop, the flats are all off center and some are higher then others. Its hard to explain but the edge isnt where its supposed to be. The "flats" kind of spiral out getting farther and farther out away from the center making it longer. try finding the farthest one away from the center.
-Barry-
 
Sorry for the troubles. I purchased one recently and it came in perfect condition. Locks up solid. The blade pops open with a flick of the thumb, but holds in closed position. The blade is perfectly centered. So Benchmade can get it right. And it is an awesome knife when it is right.
 
ya, i think 2sparky's tip helped out a lot. He's right the hexagon blade stop seems designed to offer different heights, for adjustability. Just a shame it didnt come well adjusted from the factory. Its all good now, thanks 2 sparky. I have no choice but to settle for a 33% lock up though. What about you other 760 owners out there, what lock up do you have.
 
If what you show in the photo is 33%, that will wear in fine IMO.

I'd rather have more engagement, but wear will allow that to occur. Some people seem to promote so little engagement that, when I see their "ideal" I see lock slip and failure.

Didn't realise the flats were at different radii, an eccentric hexagon I suppose. Haven't had occassion to use the feature. These adjustable stop pins seem cause more problems than they are worth.
 
I've run into eccentric stop pins before, the most recent of memory being the Gerber-Emerson Alliance. Some knives, like the Oxforge "Black Knife" use a hex screw to adjust the blade stop as does the old Gerber Paul (I think I saw a screw there).

Spyderco used an eccentric pivot on the old Military to the same affect.
 
vpsaline said:
ya, i think 2sparky's tip helped out a lot. He's right the hexagon blade stop seems designed to offer different heights, for adjustability. Just a shame it didnt come well adjusted from the factory. Its all good now, thanks 2 sparky. I have no choice but to settle for a 33% lock up though. What about you other 760 owners out there, what lock up do you have.
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When I did have mine (for a few days), I noticed about the same amount as yours. The sebenza seems to have about 60%.
 
I've had my 760 for a couple of weeks and it came out of box dead centered and perfect lockup. After waiting for months to get mine I'm really pleased with it. The detent keeps the blade in place and having adjusted the pivot to my liking am satisfied with the opening tension.

While others have sent their 760's to Tom Krein for regrinding, which looks cool, I'm going to keep it as is.

A few strokes with the white Sharpmaker stones and it cut hair, paper, and finally tomatoes as I expected it to. Owning a 710-801 I've really come to like M4 steel.

I hope to keep this knife for years of regular use, it's a good one and worth being patient for.

Sorry to read you guys are having problems, but if they really bug you, the knife's fully covered under warranty - and for a production company BM's customer service is tops and fast.
 
I agree with Mr. Karp. Recalls are kind of stretching it a bit. If you have one you aren't satisfied with then by all means get it resolved with Benchmade. They'll fix it.

I was mildly disappointed with the F&F on the 710 in M4, much more so on the 760. My lockup is fine, the blade isn't exactly aligned, but the real thing is the ridiculous bevels on it. It's as if they don't want to send a sharp knife out nowadays. Much work will need to be done to make it into the kind of slicer it should be. M4 is some great stuff.

The 710 was better, but for me the best of the benchmade M4 blades so far was the Osborne with the funny looking blade. It came out of the box finished well, and quite sharp. Not Spyderco sharp, but pretty good.

They are all very good designs with excellent materials. They have been dropping the ball quality wise for a while now. Yes, they do stand by their products but that's a PITA, sending new knives back to fix things that shouldn't need fixing.

My new large rukus came butter knife dull too. Yes, I can sharpen myself. Been doing it near 35 years.

Good knife, mediocre assembly and finish. This is not the benchmade of old IMO. Joe
 
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While others have sent their 760's to Tom Krein for regrinding, which looks cool, I'm going to keep it as is.

A few strokes with the white Sharpmaker stones and it cut hair, paper, and finally tomatoes as I expected it to. Owning a 710-801 I've really come to like M4 steel.
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I'm curious how the Sharpmaker was able to sharpen your 760 unless you tilted the blade severely, based on how mine came. Mine had bevels in the 35 degrees per side/70 degrees inclusive range out of the box (and was dead dull as well, but factory sharpness is not a big deal to me, geometry is though), WAY out of Sharpmaker territory. When I took it to 14-15 per side the bevels were insanely wide and looked funny, but at least could be hit by the Sharpmaker for quick touch ups until I got mine in for a Krein regrind. The blade on the 760 is just so fat I can't picture one coming out of the factory with anything under a 25 dergree per side edge, and that would be stretching it, at the thinnest due to aesthetics of the bevel width. I personally hate bevels that aren't acute enough for good cutting, and putting such a wide grind on M4 does not do this steel justice, IMO.

I agree that M4 is a great steel, I've had a Krein custom in M4 and recently got a fully outfitted Spyderco Mule in M4 and it gets insanely sharp and loves thin and acute edges. The steel is the main reason I bought my 760, as IMO it has the most potential for a Tom Krein regrind, as there is no recurve to remove from it, just the Tanto to leave a nice drop point blade shape.

Mike
 
Basically the question comes down to, do any 760 owners have no blade with 50%+ lockup? From the design of this knife, I think its very uncommon.
 
vpsaline said:
Basically the question comes down to, do any 760 owners have no blade with 50%+ lockup? From the design of this knife, I think its very uncommon.
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At first no but after I rotated the stop pin a few times I found a good spot and now the lock up is around 50% and I have zero problems. I think I will write a good review soon but I need to get some more cut time in first.
 
vpsaline said:
Basically the question comes down to, do any 760 owners have no blade with 50%+ lockup? From the design of this knife, I think its very uncommon.
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I enjoy zombies so I'll respond for others like me. Mine came with about 40% lockup but I really think an early lock up is wise with softer titanium meeting uber hard M4...there will be wear. Mine also came with a centred blade and a weak detent but its affected by the girth of the blade so it does stay closed but opens with a flick. My only gripe is the crazy pivot screw that changes a crazy amount of tension with a tiny degree of rotation. Overall, this is an awesome knife for the price. How many other full ti framed M4 folders do you see available for less than $200?
 
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