Question for Mr. Ralph

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Mr. Ralph:

I know that I made a stink about the clip on my Apogee. It bothered me, but did not affect the funtionality of the knive. My question now is whether it is a bad thing that the integral lock has gotten to the point that it slips all the way over so that it hits the other side (other handle slab)? Will that cause my blade to wobble like I have noticed on liner-locks with a similar problem? Is that the way it was designed? Should I send the knife back to you for a look see at this point? Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
You'll probably need to send it back, it is made that way, so he can either rotate, or replace the "stop pin" spacer. I'm sure yours just needs a rotation...also, if you don't have the updated clip, have him do that too, as it is MUCH better than the older one.

-AR

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To save time, just rotate it yourself!
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RH, Drop Darrel an email. You will find that he is the type of person that will go the extra mile or more to make sure you are satisfied.


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Rosco
Please send the knife to me for a tune up..
While I have it Ill take care of that clip screw also..
Some of the early apogees have a cam bushing stop pin that can be adjusted . This stop bushing was put in to make the lock adjustable for just this type of situation.
Please email me in private about your thoughs on the clip.
I will turn the knife around in a day or two.

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[This message has been edited by Darrel Ralph (edited 05-09-2000).]
 
Darrel, do mine have a cam bushing? If not, how do you adjust for this situation then if it should ever occur?
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Mark
I used to put them in all thefolders LAST YEAR
I have found just a very few knives that the lock went over on . So I decided that if there was a client that liked to swing the knife open on a regular basis I would place the bushing the knife for them so that after they use it a while they could adjust it themself.
For now I dont see the need once I got the fixtures(holes for the stop pin) just right to use them . They are adjustable but also can be moved after open for a while.
If the a lock ever gives any type of problem what I do is discuss the situation with the user and determine what type of fix is needed to correct for the future.
Under NORMAL use situations there shouldnt be a problem.

no worries mate:}


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Excellent service! Darrel, did I tell you lately that I love my new Apogee?
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. I showed it to a colleage at work today who's not a knifenut and the first words that came out of his mouth were "woooo, sexy!"

-Greg
 
Okay, I will probably send the knife. But, if I can adjust the pivot pin I will try that first. Please note that I have used the knife on a regular basis for knife type purposes. I have never used it in an ABNORMAL manner. It has been opened when necessary, but I don't sit around opening and closing it just for fun. Plus, I have never "flicked" it open. It was locking up tight with the lock going only about half way over until recently when I noticed it was going pretty much all the way over. If rotating the pin doesn't work I will send the knife to you for adjustment and the third clip screw. Thanks.
 
Rosco
The stop pin (bushing) can be rotated
to reset the lock. Please my comment about swinging the knife open was not a general statement. I do have clients that like to do this move. What the intent is to make the knife adujstable to stop returns for folks who swing. If the knife has this bushing it is possible for the screw to allow the bushing to rotate after a while. If not I will take care of whatever the knife is doing without a problem at all. After seeing the knife I can tell what needs to be done to offset the problem in the future.

To try to adjust the bushine is simple
Just loosen the stop pin bushing and with a pair of needle nose pliers with tape on the jaws... rotate the bushing a bit one way tighten it and check or the other way tighten it and check the lock to see if its the cam bushing type. If not just send it Ill repair it in short order..


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Okay, I will see if I can make the adjustment myself. Thanks for the instructions. If it doesn't work, a big brown truck, with a guy in brown shorts etc will deliver it to you soon.
 
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