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New ZT/Hinderer Flipper is Coming!!!0560/0561
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For choking up on the blade when doing fine cutting would be my guess.
For choking up on the blade when doing fine cutting would be my guess.
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IIRC it was a Rick kinda thing - for his XM flippers, using the pre-load method, the jimping helps that way.
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Thats what I think as well.It kinda locks your finger into the choil.
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You recall correctly. It's needed on the XM's but not so much or at on the ZT 056X models.
My 561 came in the mail today. Fantastic Knife and well worth the wait. Great job Thomas and everyone else envoled at ZT. I paid about 10% over map.
Mine has a Low seriel #..18. Centered blade, lockup at 50%, flips easily right out the box.
I may send it back to ZT for a new ti scale tho. Mine has a few dings on the bottom of ti scale. It's a new knife and should look like 1.
I almost forgot, I got a Peter r Rapture almost lnib in a trade 2 days ago so I guess maybe I might be able to wait a couple of weeks for a new 561!
Mine has a Low seriel #..18. Centered blade, lockup at 50%, flips easily right out the box.
I may send it back to ZT for a new ti scale tho. Mine has a few dings on the bottom of ti scale. It's a new knife and should look like 1.
I almost forgot, I got a Peter r Rapture almost lnib in a trade 2 days ago so I guess maybe I might be able to wait a couple of weeks for a new 561!
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Enjoy that Rapture brother
Enjoy that Rapture brother
You should consider yourself damn lucky!! I pre-ordered my 0560 almost 6 months ago from KW. Spoke to them last week, maybe June. Oh well, the wait continues.In the mean time,I will enjoy all the pics and reviews from everyone.
In reference to my post here as #4664... I'm full of mud - or worse!
A return trip to the knife emporium today... I perused a bunch of knives... the HEST & LionSpy were once again dropped from my consideration - stiff to open and close. About to leave, I had to once again try a demo ZT-0560... then, another demo 0560... then a 0561... and another 0561. Four demo's - on display - more in boxes. Now you know where a bunch of those new ZTs went! They were far easier to deploy than I recalled... by flipper, not by what I thought was a thumbstud. Wow - I got a new in box 0561 - a bit stiffer - but it improved with a few deployments - and is fine now. That's right - a 0561 came home with me - move over 0551's - you've got a new guy to share room with! Buying from a brick & mortar store - with a salesman - is costly. With my great discount for being a frequent customer, even if this is my first knife buy of 2012, all I could afford was a McD's Happy Meal with the change from three Benjamins. Is it 50+% better than my beloved 0551s? I don't know... it is nice... and is now my third most expensive folder purchase (CR 'zaan & small Sebbie are 1 & 2.). Congratulations to me... and it's all you 'enablers' fault!
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A return trip to the knife emporium today... I perused a bunch of knives... the HEST & LionSpy were once again dropped from my consideration - stiff to open and close. About to leave, I had to once again try a demo ZT-0560... then, another demo 0560... then a 0561... and another 0561. Four demo's - on display - more in boxes. Now you know where a bunch of those new ZTs went! They were far easier to deploy than I recalled... by flipper, not by what I thought was a thumbstud. Wow - I got a new in box 0561 - a bit stiffer - but it improved with a few deployments - and is fine now. That's right - a 0561 came home with me - move over 0551's - you've got a new guy to share room with! Buying from a brick & mortar store - with a salesman - is costly. With my great discount for being a frequent customer, even if this is my first knife buy of 2012, all I could afford was a McD's Happy Meal with the change from three Benjamins. Is it 50+% better than my beloved 0551s? I don't know... it is nice... and is now my third most expensive folder purchase (CR 'zaan & small Sebbie are 1 & 2.). Congratulations to me... and it's all you 'enablers' fault!
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I cut that nasty hard superplastic seal off a truck at work?
Bad news first... I'm 200+ on Dave's list for a 561 and I had to trade my beloved 551 for a 560.
The good news... I'm 200+ on Dave's list for a 561 and my trade turned out to be an incredible good decision.
While I appreciated the quality and workmanship of the 551, it was a shelf queen that didn't fit my carry style. The 560 on the other hand is freakin' perfect! I love this knife. It has just the right balance of size and weight combined with a deep pocket clip that simply makes this knife a discrete joy to carry. And that's before you even start discussing how smooth the blade is to deploy. Whether you deploy it flipper style as designed or using the thumbstud, it is fast and smooth with a positive lockup. While admit I had to initially consciously modify my thumbstud technique, that was minor and nothing to worry or be concerned about as much as some previous post indicate.
Simply stated, the 560 is a home run. I'm not sure when or if I will ever see a knife replace this one as my go to knife. Thanks ZT and Hinderer. Well done.
The good news... I'm 200+ on Dave's list for a 561 and my trade turned out to be an incredible good decision.
While I appreciated the quality and workmanship of the 551, it was a shelf queen that didn't fit my carry style. The 560 on the other hand is freakin' perfect! I love this knife. It has just the right balance of size and weight combined with a deep pocket clip that simply makes this knife a discrete joy to carry. And that's before you even start discussing how smooth the blade is to deploy. Whether you deploy it flipper style as designed or using the thumbstud, it is fast and smooth with a positive lockup. While admit I had to initially consciously modify my thumbstud technique, that was minor and nothing to worry or be concerned about as much as some previous post indicate.
Simply stated, the 560 is a home run. I'm not sure when or if I will ever see a knife replace this one as my go to knife. Thanks ZT and Hinderer. Well done.
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any news on some more 0561 coming shipping out to fill the rest of the pre orders??