Oh NO!! The Washer!!!

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yozuri82

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I thought I had lost my BM 710hs. I was about to give when I heard a loud thumping noise coming from the washing machine. As soon as I came to notice the noise I knew what it was, but it was too late the cycle was about over with. What will a good washing do to a knife?? I know it can't be good to be covered with water and detergent :rolleyes:
 
Shouldn't hurt it at all. Wipe it down with a Tuf Cloth or silicone cloth, lightly lube the pivot and lock with tufglide or similar, and put it back to work.

Betcha got all the lint out of it anyway...
 
I unintentionally went swimming with my benchmade 806D2 and there were no ill effects. I would recommend to rinse it well if there is any chance of soap still being in there then get it completely dry and finally lubricate with mili-tec or something similar. Since the blade is coated, the only corrosion/rust potential I can think of would be on the sharpened edge

Oh, the lesson I learned from my experience was that when your rottweiller wants to play in the lake with you, just go ahead and jump in because one way or another you are going to get soaked.

Chris
 
I have an A.G. Russell folder that has gone through at least twice in the 8 years I've owned it. The wood handle held up, and the worst was the blade tip. One time, it opened! It took a few sharpenings, but the damage has been repaired.

DD
 
If there is detergent involved, rinse it off in cold, then really hot water and dry with a hair blower. The hot water will help it dry out quickly. Benchmades are prett resilient.
 
That's funny... about three days ago, I too sent my 710 for a ride in the washer.. only it was not m2 it is 154CM . I just wiped the blade off and stuck it in my pocket :rolleyes: I don't think its much to be afraid of..... but i had to think that this H1 steel should be used as liners.. so when my knife goes threw the washer again. which it probably will i dont have to worry about the liners.

Hope this helps
hydraulicman
 
Anyone named Hydraulicman sounds like he's been through the washer himself! He should know if it doesn't hurt. :D
 
my BM 5000 went for a swim too... had it in my pants i was washing and couldn't figure out what the noise was. i think the washing machine won because the black anodizing was chipped on the rear of the frame... oh well, the BM 5000 will be a real user now!
 
After an outdoor BBQ (they get all greasy & gummy from carving), I've thrown a couple of folders into the dishwasher. Take 'em out & dry 'em off real good & lube 'em & you're good to go.
 
I have sent a few different sebenza through the washer before- they make loud noises in the dryer though... I took my small regular white water rafting before- they get wet all the time working out in the elements and all. Never seem to hurt them so far
 
I sprayed it down with some lubricant I found in the garage. I think it should help separate the water from the metal or somthing like that (that is what someone told me). Besides from rust on the cutting edge of the blade it appears fine. I'm just thankful that it was my BM and not my MT UT6 ;)
Thanks for all the help.
 
This reminds me of a time when I forgot to take a knife out of my pocket and it went thru the wash.
Sometime during the cycle it opened.
My wife was PISSED ! She had to throw out most of the load because it was in varying degrees of shredded and most of it was her dresses. :o :D
 
misque said:
This reminds me of a time when I forgot to take a knife out of my pocket and it went thru the wash.
Sometime during the cycle it opened.
My wife was PISSED ! She had to throw out most of the load because it was in varying degrees of shredded and most of it was her dresses. :o :D
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LOL...Your's must have been a fixed blade....that'll do some damage :)
 
misque - D'OH! That must have sucked to be you on that day!

I've had quite a few of my knives go through the whole wash cycle. Didn't hurt any of 'em one bit. I usually don't notice it until I hear something going "ka-thump!" in the dryer. I usually just squirt some type of oil in the pivot and stick it back in my pocket. Nothing to worry about at all.
 
Every once in awhile my gf's black boron Kershaw chive will show up in the dryer. One time the blade had kicked open in the process, fortunately the clothes and me are both in one piece still. I gotta say the coating holds up beautifully to the abuse and the knife was none the worse.
 
Don't you guys check the pockets before you throw laundry in to wash? I've even found money that way. Okay, so it was already my money, but it's still a nice surprise. :)
 
I don't know about you guys, but if my BM710HSSR accidentally got into the washing machine I'd be more worried about the washing machine and my clothes getting damaged, not the knife.
 
I had the same experience as MISQUE. My favourite EDC Kershaw Vapour II ended up staying clipped to my jeans when it was in the washer. It opened sometime during the cycle and did a great deal of damage.
:eek: :eek: :mad:

The knife itself was undamaged, but strangely enough one of the screws for the pocket clip disappeared...

Otherwise, I re-lubed it with some 3-in-1 machine oil and it was back in business.

Please check your pockets that you aren't carrying a valuable Sheffield style pocketknife with carbon steel pen blades and pearl handles and fileworked liners. Those don't do well in the washing machine. Its happened to me only once ... :barf: :( Jason.
 
When I was a teen I developed a way of carrying a switchblade up my sleeve. I had a half-inch wide band of clothing elastic that I slipped up above my elbow and I attached about an 8" strip of 3/16" elastic between the band and a lanyard on the butt of a knife. When I wore a coat with loose sleeves the knife hung out of site up my sleeve. With a swing or flip of my forearm centrifugal force would slide the knife into my hand. After I was done with the knife I would close it and just let it go. It would pop back up my sleeve like magic.

A friend went one step further. He left off the half-inch arm band and just sewed the 3/16" elastic inside the arm of his coat up above his elbow. He tied the elastic to a lanyard that he added to a 6" blade Italian picklock-style pushbutton. The problem was when his mother came into his room and sent off his coat to the dry cleaner's. I don't know what all happened, but apparently the dry cleaners popped the knife open at some point and couldn't figure out how to release the picklock mechanism to get the blade closed. They also didn't untie the elastic from the lanyard. The coat was returned cleaned, pressed, and bagged with about 4" of blade hanging out of the right hand sleeve. This was just one of many things he had to explain to his mother.
 
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