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Mine is getting there after cycling the blade thousands of times ,
the internal stop pin is rubbing against the liners , a couple of nice mirror polished spots has developed on it , so it´s not just the self closing mechanism on mine that makes it hard to open/close.
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i would snip the spring but i dont trust myself taking apart which for me is a expensive knife
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Mine has loosened and is easier to open and close. I cannot flick it open, but can easily open with my thumb.
The blade stop pin now rattles when the blade is in the closed position. I am not sure it that really bothers me yet.
The blade stop pin now rattles when the blade is in the closed position. I am not sure it that really bothers me yet.
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i would love to hear updates from those who have been successful in breaking in their szabos without modifications.
heres mine, i highly suggest doing the mod... totally in love with my szabo now
heres the videos i made as well as the thread discussing the mod:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...er-owners-just-did-a-mod-i-highly-recommend-)
[video=youtube;BiNPRRsYlpU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNPRRsYlpU[/video]
[video=youtube;d-h1t0MijxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-h1t0MijxM[/video]
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i ordered my szabo today, i think instead of snipping the spring a wave mod with be better so here is my idea for a wave mod raptor claw thing. for some reason the szabo makes me think of raptors and raptor claws and jurassic park
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with that much resistance, a wave as above is going to tear up any pants worn within short order. i highly suggest you try it with a kwik stud or ziptie wave mod before permanently modifying the blade in any manner. honestly if youre going to grind away at the blade, i would just snip a few coils away instead 
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i was going to have it done professionally
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thats fine, but your warranty will still be void per spydercos policy is what i meant
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i found the kwik stud but how would i make it into a wave. i would rather take this route
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a kwik stud waves wonderfully, just as well as excessively large thumbstuds such as on the zt 0200 (it actually works better than the 0200). you can play around with its position to optimize wave deployment and no it doesnt or hasnt marred any of the knives ive used it on. ive used it on various knives over the pass 2 years since i discovered them via another forum member
edit: let me check if a kwik stud will fit the szabo... it may be too thick.
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so the kwik stud wont fit on the szabo
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not without modification done to the kwik stud itself... you would have to widen the slot with a file by 1mm.
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yeah i cant do crazy fine work like that, if i dont have the blade modded i will try a few ideas with zip ties . i did this to my cold steel hold out 2 so i will think something up
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yeah i cant do crazy fine work like that, if i dont have the blade modded i will try a few ideas with zip ties . i did this to my cold steel hold out 2 so i will think something up
im not allowed to link it here but there is an ebay member i believe that molds kydex in the same exact fashion you did selling them for $10+- a pop w/ hardware. i personally feels such a thing detracts from aesthetics of a knife but to each their own.
edit: here are the pics from ebay... sorry thats as big as theyre gonna get as im lazy haha
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lol it isnt much larger than a military albeit a bit heavier unless youre comparing it to a ti millie... but it surely dose ooze more badassery
