Omega springs

CryoGuy5272

CryoGuy5272

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Are omega springs interchangeable among all models or are the specific. Just broke one on my 940 and don't feel like sending it in. Have a 551 Griptillian I could pull it from then send that one in.
 
from how i perceive it, some of the BM knives use different springs, some stronger than others. maybe its just the way im reading the marketing. as for comparability between them im not entirely sure.
 
We only have a handful of different omega springs. The one in the 551 is larger than the 940 though.
 
It will work until you can get the broken spring replaced; I wouldn't flick the blade though, nice and easy does it.
 
The broken omega spring could compromise the lockup. I would recommend sending it in before continued use.
 
Benchmade said:
The broken omega spring could compromise the lockup. I would recommend sending it in before continued use.
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Is there anyway to just get the omega Springs? I disassembled my 940 and it's broken. I wanted to just have another one and be done with it in an hour instead of waiting 4+ weeks for my knife.
 
In a pinch, a toothpick (or twig) snapped in half and tucked through the (Axis) opening, can extend the life of the knife until you can reach civilization. Over the years I've built up a decent parts kit, most of which came by buying up beater Benchmades from the usual sources. Replacing an Omega spring isn't hard; what's hard is waiting for those four weeks to pass...! :rolleyes:
 
TreeSnake said:
Is there anyway to just get the omega Springs? I disassembled my 940 and it's broken. I wanted to just have another one and be done with it in an hour instead of waiting 4+ weeks for my knife.
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No. Benchmade won't sell them.
For the life of me, I can't understand why. Any thieving manufacturing company that wants to make a copy, just needs to buy two or three knives.

The only thing it hurts is the customer base that doesn't want to deal with the company because of the long turn around time for a spring... Especially since they are proprietary, they can offer them for $10 a set, and I am sure many would buy a back up. This will generate income since I doubt they cost more than a few cents to make, and now they wouldn't have to deal with the labor involved...

I have owned 6 Benchmades in the past, and I still plan on buying one or two more. But the idea that I can't repair a knife with factory parts is ridiculous.

This has been mentioned a few times on this forum, and it has never caught anyone's ear. Now that we actually have a Company Rep on here, we may actually have someone that can relay the message.
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Benchmade Benchmade :
Make a few bucks, save on labor, and save your customers a Month(!) of turnaround time just to swap a spring. We bought your knives to use them, and I don't want to be out of mine for 4 weeks for basic maintenance. Trust your knife knuts (I mean who else spends $200+ on a knife?). Make the Omega springs available to the general public.

Thank you.



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NJBillK said:
No. Benchmade won't sell them.
For the life of me, I can't understand why. Anyone thieving manufacturing company that wants to make a copy, just needs to buy two or three knives.

The only thing it hurts is the customer base that doesn't want to deal with the company because of the long turn around time for a spring... Especially since they are proprietary, they can offer them for $10 a set, and I am sure many would buy a back up. This will generate income since I doubt they cost more than a few cents to make, and now they wouldn't have to deal with the labor involved...

I have owned 6 Benchmades in the past, and I still plan on buying one or two more. But the idea that I can't repair a knife with factory parts is ridiculous.

This has been mentioned a few times on this forum, and it has never caught anyone's ear. Now that we actually have a Company Rep on here, we may actually have someone that can relay the message.
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Benchmade Benchmade :
Make a few bucks, save on labor, and save your customers a Month(!) of turnaround time just to swap a spring. We bought your knives to use them, and I don't want to be out of mine for 4 weeks for basic maintenance. Trust your knife knuts (I mean who else spends $200+ on a knife?). Make the Omega springs available to the general public.

Thank you.
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Amen!!! I completely agree!
 
A month? Every time I've sent a knife to Benchmade for repair or LifeSharp, they've turned it around in well under a week.
 
glocker199 said:
A month? Every time I've sent a knife to Benchmade for repair or LifeSharp, they've turned it around in well under a week.
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Youre lucky. I live literallu 10 minutes away from their Oregon city store and my "drop off" for lifesharo services took 10 days total.
 
It mainly comes down to safety and liability. I know a lot of you guys are fully capable of putting your knife back together properly but we can't expect that from everyone. So, as a rule we don't encourage this.
 
What if it wasn't an advertised option, but for those that are capable, they will seek the parts.
Those that aren't capable in doing so, will just send their knives in like normal.

There are plenty of folks that work on knives here. Everything from rebuilding slip joints, making custom slabs for Benchmades and plenty of other brands, down to a simple spine regrind.

I can completely understand the stance that the company takes on it, but I don't feel that it is entirely justified. Otherwise, why would this exact topic crop up every few months?

Benchmade will sell new blades for custom Grips and Barrages, to the extent that I can have an S30V custom and send it in and get an M4 for a $30 up charge.
- I would think that would grant me the ability to keep the original blade that I had purchased. I mean, I did purchase the first blade.

If a new blade is an option, why isn't a .12 cent spring an option.
Especially if it isn't advertised, I can't see many folks other than die hard knife knuts seeking them out.

Say it takes an 1.5 hours in labor for disassembly, new spring install, correcting any minor issues, edge touch up, and repackaging. That has the potential to run $15 - $30 dollars depending on pay scale, out of pocket for each knife sent in for a .12 cent part.
- $20 avg for repair multiplied by 1.5 hours per job ($30) multiplied by 500 jobs a year is $15,000 in labor.

If you sold springs for $10 - $15 plus shipping, this would take 15 minutes to package a set of springs for shipping, that's a $5 cost with a $10 return.

An uneducated estimate of 1,000 springs a year repaired yields $10,000 in revenue (@ $10 per), now say that 1/2 of them were from sold springs, that's a potential savings of $15,000 annually (in labor) in addition to a $5,000 profit from the sales of the springs.
Now factor in the reduction in likelihood that someone can cut themselves with a customers knife, and the increase in customer appreciation (which is priceless).
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$20k in the pocket, That sounds like a no-brainer to me...



This all being said, I am just a Butcher, so my math can be off. But just trying to put some numbers to it, we can see that this has significant potential for both Customer happiness and Company profit.
 
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NJBillK said:
What if it wasn't an advertised option, but for those that are capable, they will seek the parts.
...I can completely understand the stance that the company takes on it, but I don't feel that it is entirely justified. Otherwise, why would this exact topic crop up every few months?...
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Because people won't take no for an answer...It's pretty standard among knife companies to give out parts that are innocuous like clips and exterior screws, but not much else. Remember the United States of America is run by lawyers, except for Trump :)

If you are truly handy you can make your own out of wire, there's a thread around somewhere on how to do it.
 
brownshoe said:
Because people won't take no for an answer...It's pretty standard among knife companies to give out parts that are innocuous like clips and exterior screws, but not much else. Remember the United States of America is run by lawyers, except for Trump :)

If you are truly handy you can make your own out of wire, there's a thread around somewhere on how to do it.
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Thanks for the heads up. I will be seeking out that thread and posting a link in here as as reference.
 
I used stainless steel memory wire and if worked great. Honestly kinda like it better than the stock springs. There is a youtube video about it. He used some kinda plated memory wire. I used stainless.
 
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