off center

[rolexkid]

just recieved the new leafstorm,excellent knife, love it.. just one little thing, the blade is about a 32nd off center. do i live with? can i fixit, or send it back to Golden?

 

[wally@ferguson]

The Leafstorm I have left ( my son scooped the other one ) is centered 5 to 10 thou towards G10 in a .144 thou gap If yours is off by 30 to 35 thou I would call it off center.

Live with it or send off to Spyderco. I wouldn't try the usual fix of loosening all the handle screws and then retightening from butt to pivot as blade stop screws are touchy re lock up. First report of off center blade that I have heard of.

 

[Lycosa]

Wally is correct.
The blade looks off-center but is not.

 

[rolexkid]

thanks guys.. like wallys it seems toward the g-10. just to picky i guess..

 

[ExMachina]

If yours is off by 30 to 35 thou I would call it off center.

indeed.

assuming the .144" total gap measurement is accurate, the 0.03" (1/32-inch) off center would be pretty noticeable. that's 21% of the total gap.

(i'd probably try to get an exchange from the retailer before i sent it to golden)

 

[Lycosa]

Can ya live with it?? :thumbup:

 

[rolexkid]

i believe i'll live with it. i guess this forum got me a little paranoid.

 

[Lycosa]

Why paranoid?
I sent a Military in awhile ago for an off-centered blade. I apologized to Sal. I could have lived with that little thang.

 

[rolexkid]

sort of what i was thinking, if i sent it back for being just a hair off, they would think i was crazy!

 

[Lycosa]

Yup--- Sal got my number!

 

[amen74]

sort of what i was thinking, if i sent it back for being just a hair off, they would think i was crazy!

Nah, I don't think so. They'll just think you're a Spyderknut.