Hi, I'm new to the forums, so I appreciate any help. I heard that flipping open liner locks and the such can damage the lock. I was wondering, how much stress does quickly snapping an Emerson Commander open with the "wave" feature cause. It seems that using the wave can snap open the blade with as much, if not more force, than flicking it open.
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Opening the Commander
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Hi Maximus and welcome.
As to the Commander:
a. It was built for this purpose.
b. Some will say this isn't so hard on the knife (there have been many debates on this in the BF - check out the spyderco forum for more details)
c. Flipping a knife is allot of fun.
As to the Commander:
a. It was built for this purpose.
b. Some will say this isn't so hard on the knife (there have been many debates on this in the BF - check out the spyderco forum for more details)
c. Flipping a knife is allot of fun.
Welcome Maximus.
I've had a Commander about 1 1/2 months. After daily waves and flicks, I see some slight peening of the stop pin. That's the only thing I've seen so far which will probably eventually need maintenance work (looks to be good for at least a year - and possibly a lot longer).
I've found there's hard waves and soft waves. With a good touch you can use a soft wave and have little impact on the stop pin (as little as a careful thumb opening).
As Blilious says, check out some of the other posts on the Commander. I recommend using the search in the General forum.
I've had a Commander about 1 1/2 months. After daily waves and flicks, I see some slight peening of the stop pin. That's the only thing I've seen so far which will probably eventually need maintenance work (looks to be good for at least a year - and possibly a lot longer).
I've found there's hard waves and soft waves. With a good touch you can use a soft wave and have little impact on the stop pin (as little as a careful thumb opening).
As Blilious says, check out some of the other posts on the Commander. I recommend using the search in the General forum.
You can open the Commander fast and smooth without snapping the stop pin. A little bit of practice and it's no problem. I haven't had any problems with mine, but like any tool enough use will cause wear. It's just a question of how much use.
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Don' t know if it affects its lockup location but the stop pins seem a bit thin in diameter for such a "hard use knife" whereas the CQC7 series have a much beefier one. I don' t know the reasons behind these designs but it just seems that a beefier stop pin universally included in the Emerson production line would be the way to go. I' ll have to say though, that my personal Commander still locks up on the money, and with a consistent location. All other models, not as fortunate.
L8r,
Nakano
L8r,
Nakano
The reason the stop pin is smaller than most is because it is solid, and it goes through the liner and into the G10. With the others the pin is hollow and is screwed in from the sides. Dont be fooled by the size, that pin is not going to break or bend.
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I was just wondering. Can the wave feature on the commander be disabled? temporarily or permanently?
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I was just wondering. Can the wave feature on the commander be disabled? temporarily or permanently?
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People who say knives are innefective weapons have never been stabbed
To temporarily "disable" the wave, all you have to do is to clip it a little farther away from the edge of the pocket, or to tilt it a little away from the edge, when drawing. This way the "wave" won't hook into the pocket. TO permenantly disable it, you just take a file, or a dremel, and file it down, or cut it off and round it out a bit.