Order of KAI Official Hang Out; Good Times & Joyous Knives

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I hate those tough screen things, they make the soda taste funny. I feel like all of it comes outta one nozzle.

The only soda I ever drink is sprite, and that's if it's hot out.

I tend to literally only drink water, beer, rum, and sometimes iced tea
 
jhyde7585 said:
I hate those tough screen things, they make the soda taste funny. I feel like all of it comes outta one nozzle.

The only soda I ever drink is sprite, and that's if it's hot out.

I tend to literally only drink water, beer, rum, and sometimes iced tea
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Iced tea is nasty. Yuck :barf:
 
TotalDbag said:
Guys, my Zing's pivot screw is turning, but it's not loosening.
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Not sure what the temperature tolerance for FRN is, but if you have a soldering iron, you can use that to directly heat the pivot bolt/screw. Blue Loctite (242 or 243) will melt at about 400°F. It may loosen below that, but hot water alone probably won't do it. I don't know what the temperature tolerance is for FRN. If it's like Dupont's Zytel, melting point should be around 500°F. Still, I would slowly step up the temperature.

Clamp the knife in something (a vise would be good). You don't want to hold it in hand (metal conducts heat, and if 400°F is the target, that could get unpleasant). Hold the soldering iron to the pivot for a couple of seconds, remove, it, and try turning the screw. Repeat as needed until it gets hot enough. You don't necessarily need to get it up to 400°F to melt the Loctite, but perhaps just getting it close enough would loosen it sufficiently. Keep your Torx driver in contact with the pivot for as little time as possible (limit heat transfer). If it does come loose, give it a while to cool off before touching it, as the parts will be very hot.

edit: Additional info. Teflon washers melt at a little over 600°F, so those should be fine. Any grease/oil in the pivot may get a little runny, but they should be fine at 400°F.
 
jhyde7585 said:
Only sweet tea and green tea are nasty
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Despite having lived in the south for the better part of three decades, I'm not a big fan of southern sweet tea. It's just too sweet. It's like drinking syrup. I usually dilute it (at least equal parts) with unsweetened tea.

If you want an interesting tea to try, look at Lapsang Souchong tea. It's a smoked tea made from the coarser tea leaves of the plant. It's one of the more unique teas I've had, and I can't say I care for it much... Reactions tend to be pretty polarized on it though -- people either really like it or really dislike it.
 
Not like I don't have enough big hard use knives, but for the price dave is letting these go, I could not resist the urge.Bigger is better right.
 
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