Rant.

You should Man Up and learn how to do fine mechanical work without damaging your knife.
I think you can do it, you just have to be patient and methodical.
Once you learn how to do it, you can transfer the same skills to new knives,
so learning how to do it is valuable, however the pivot finally ends up being adjusted on this one knife.
 
A 1/4" drive impact driver would be better than a drill. A small impact driver will loosen screws without stripping them.
 
oregonknifenerd said:
I believe he means pencil. Sharpie works or use graphite pencil lead. Look where the lockbar hit the tang and while the knife is closed and you have easy access, "write" on the knife where the lockbar makes contact.

The ink from a sharpie also works. Knife oil though increases the stickiness of the titanium against the steel.

Once it breaks in after a bit of use it will be smooth without any need for those things.
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Yeah, you explained it way better. Pencil was the wørd too... thanks for the correction. :o
 
Heating up the blade pivot screw with a soldering iron will help loosen it if it's tight.I'd just back it out a tiny bit at a time by hand slowly.Good luck.
 
Don't give up on the knife.
Locks on many knives are a little sticky at first - this works itself out.
I agree that the knife is so tight due to customs. I would get yourself a nice little set of Torx Bits/Driver that won't break. The screws are "T-8" but a T-9 works fine and like said, the extra size up may help with more grip. Do it slowly as to slowly break up the loc-tite. Untighten/tighten it until you find your liking.

You'll get it. =] Good luck.
 
Lock isn't sticky any more, I put sharpie and it's fine.
Still need to losen the pivot screw. Someone said heat it up with a hair dryer or hot water; doesn't metal expand with heat? :s
 
Yes heat will expand metal.If the screw is really super tight there may be some sort of thread compound and heat will soften it.
 
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