removing thumb studs?

notsobrite

notsobrite

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i'm looking at my kershaw chive and scallion and since the thumb studs are so hard- for me- to use i'm thinking about taking them off. anyone else done this or see any reason not to?
 
Yeah i'm pretty sure that they use the studs so keep the blade open if you don't like then I guess you could dremel them off then add a small bar as a blade stop.
 
The thumb studs aren't thumb studs. Like they said, they are there to stop the blade. If you want to remove them, go ahead and enjoy your useless knife :p

If you wanted to get them off though, you can use two pliers and twist them off.
 
well i see a small gap between the studs and the frame on the scallion but not on the chive. maybe i'll take them off and see. and yes, i'll open them with the flipper.
 
Tried removing the studs on a ZT0350, they didnt come off which was a good thing because it was first after trying that i remembered they act as a bladestop.

I think the factory puts some sort of loctite screw-fastner on the studs, cause they were tight as hell.
 
You can do what I did to mine , file down the studs to a heighth that wont snag your hands etc. , finishing with fine grit paper of course.

Tostig
 
These thumbstuds are not screws like most, but bolts. You can tap them through with a small hammer.
 
Here a Scallion disassembled, the chive is pretty much the same, except smaller. As you can see there's nothing in inside to spop the blade. That is the purpose of the studs, rather than to be used as an opening mechanism. There is absolutely no benefit or reason for taking off the thumb studs.
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cotdt said:
These thumbstuds are not screws like most, but bolts. You can tap them through with a small hammer.
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Screws and bolts both have threads so I don't think you meant bolt. Not sure what the correct term would be if it is press fit.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
Screws and bolts both have threads so I don't think you meant bolt. Not sure what the correct term would be if it is press fit.
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What I meant was, it doesn't have threads, it's just a rod that goes through a hole of the exact size. I know this because mine just spontaneously fell out one day.
 
Well now I just picked up a BM 950 Rift, and was wondering the same thing. As someone else mentioned in a previous post, the Rift is a little hard to open due to the thickness of the handle. So I want to replace the stock studs with something a little taller/ bigger. Anyone have any knowledge about the studs on Benchmades?
 
gunfiter said:
Well now I just picked up a BM 950 Rift, and was wondering the same thing. As someone else mentioned in a previous post, the Rift is a little hard to open due to the thickness of the handle. So I want to replace the stock studs with something a little taller/ bigger. Anyone have any knowledge about the studs on Benchmades?
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The thumbstuds on Benchmades are just screws.
 
cotdt said:
The thumbstuds on Benchmades are just screws.
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Do you think they're all the same size? Should I shift thru the BM catalog and find the thickest blade, then order a replacement set of those? Would they be loose on the Rift's thinner blade?

I dont mean to sound like an idiot, but, I guess I am.
 
gunfiter said:
Do you think they're all the same size? Should I shift thru the BM catalog and find the thickest blade, then order a replacement set of those? Would they be loose on the Rift's thinner blade?

I dont mean to sound like an idiot, but, I guess I am.
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I'm not sure they are all the same size, they might be. You could just go to some knifemaking shop like texasknife.com and buy thumbstuds.
 
The studs on the Rift can be taken off with a socket on each side (forget the size).

I don't think a thumbstud for a thicker blade is what you want because that just makes the threads longer. You need a thumbstud that is actually bigger that you can get more purchase on.

That being said I have no problems with the thumbstud on my Rift. If you push up (parallel to the handle) on the thumbstud it is easy to access and it makes the blade fly out of the handle. Trying to push out and then up doesn't work as well and could be harder to get a 'grip' on. This is the easiest way to open any one hand knife, thumbstud or Spyderhole.

You can also pull back on the AXIS lockbar and swing the blade open and closed. This is how I usually open and close mine and you don't even need the thumbstud this way.
 
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