PM2 gave out

rizza32

rizza32

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Anyone else ever had a knife come apart on them like this. Full thickness. Pretty much held together by the spidey hole. I never use my knives to pry. Owned this one at least five years. Is it because of the 110v steel? Have no idea what warranty would cover but I’ll give them a shout too.
 
Is that a crack across the blade, am I seeing that right? That’s wild.

Never had this happen personally yet, but I’ve seen users in the past post pictures of broken Spyderco blades. Unfortunately, that spot on yo knife is a common failure point. People have their knives broken across the Spydie hole.

I’m not an engineer, but I wonder if the hole makes a significant stress riser compared to a smaller thumb stud.

I’ll take your word as truth and assume you only use the knife to cut, not pry, baton, throw, etc. The warranty is worth a shot. A five year old knife shouldn’t fail like that.
 
Ouch. I hope they stand behind it.

I've been wondering, haven't searched yet, might as well just ask - how does Spyderco "make" the hole? Is it drilled, punched, lasercut, firing range, etc.? Does the method vary by factory and/or steel?

I now own 3 specimens, each a different model from a different part of the world, each with different material and dimensions, and the hole "feels" slightly different on each: the Seki damascus blade is thin, with a very acute bevel around the hole, with a slightly smaller diameter than that of the Smock, but the Cruwear Smock is slightly thinner than the Colorado Spy27, which has a much more rounded bevel. I didn't expect them to be identical, but it made me curious, is all.
 
That should be covered by warranty, its a clear failure of the blade due to some internal defect in the steel, maybe a slight lamination. If Spyderco does not warranty that failure, my opinion of them as a company will change. I daily carried a Kershaw Leek for a number of years used it on my boat all the time, I sent it in for a blade replacement cause it was worn and the tip was broke. I sent my money in to do that. They returned my my money and replaced the blade under warranty, because it had a crack that I could not even see after at least 3 years of hard service.
 
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Anyone else ever had a knife come apart on them like this. Full thickness. Pretty much held together by the spidey hole. I never use my knives to pry. Owned this one at least five years. Is it because of the 110v steel? Have no idea what warranty would cover but I’ll give them a shout too.
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Seen failures (mostly Manix 2 Maxamet) posted on the various forums over the years, not the PM2 though. Send it in the warranty is your best option!
 
I’ve had that happen before, with my Chris reeve sebenza actually. Was a defect in the blade/steel and they did a blade swap for me.
 
kreole said:
Seen a couple with it happen in various steels. Contact customer service and see what they say

I'm not sure I agree with the previous poster that it's due to a defect if it gave five years of work though.
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It's thin stock. I owned four of them and ended up selling them all. The tips were too weak and I bent one or two cutting not prying. When you have a thin stock, ground thin, and they have some slightly deep, (grind lines) which can help start a fracture. Good luck with the outcome.
I really like Spyderco, I want a military 2 compression lock, but I am worried about tip damage.
 
That's nuts.
Probably a microscopic flaw in the steel when it was rolled out or some such creating a stress riser.
I don't care at all for S110V (could care less about stainless and does not hold that tool steel high level of sharpness I like ) . . .
but
I know it to be a VERY HIGH QUALITY alloy that should be tough enough for about everyone.
That is surprising to see .

PS : WAY TO GO SAL !
 
62-63 Rockwell on a high carbide steel is bound to have a few blades that have some issues.

High performance sometimes comes with a cost of a few challenges in production.

Glad to see Sal in here and getting in front of this.
 
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