I am sure it has been mentioned before but i was wondering where would be a good place to find the appropriate sized screws for different knifes. I lost a t-6 torx screw for when adjusting the handle on my Buck Vantage knife and am looking for the best place to find a replacement.
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For the Buck, contact Buck Knives. They've got an excellent reputation for customer service, and I'd bet they will send replacement screws to you. Several reputable makers of other knife brands do the same for their knives as well. It's an easy way for them to build customer loyalty.
It's often difficult to exactly match aftermarket screws to the originals, which often may be proprietary to the makers (designed to their own specs). Not just the drive size (such as T6), but the length, head diameter, shank diameter, thread diameter and thread pitch all have to match up, in order to work correctly (and might void the warranty, if they're not the right part). Best bet is to contact the makers of the knives, and see if they can do something for you.
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The thing I noticed, when trying to find some aftermarket replacement screws for my knives, was that many aftermarket sellers are wholesalers, and may require purchases in bulk (like packs of 100). Not necessarily that expensive, but still beyond what most will need, and still a big gamble if one's not sure if they're asking for the correct part. Contrast this to asking the knife's manufacturer; they know exactly what it needs, and may not even charge you for it. Might not even have to pay for shipping.
It's often difficult to exactly match aftermarket screws to the originals, which often may be proprietary to the makers (designed to their own specs). Not just the drive size (such as T6), but the length, head diameter, shank diameter, thread diameter and thread pitch all have to match up, in order to work correctly (and might void the warranty, if they're not the right part). Best bet is to contact the makers of the knives, and see if they can do something for you.
Edited to add:
The thing I noticed, when trying to find some aftermarket replacement screws for my knives, was that many aftermarket sellers are wholesalers, and may require purchases in bulk (like packs of 100). Not necessarily that expensive, but still beyond what most will need, and still a big gamble if one's not sure if they're asking for the correct part. Contrast this to asking the knife's manufacturer; they know exactly what it needs, and may not even charge you for it. Might not even have to pay for shipping.
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You could take out one of the other ones and measure it. I measure the diameter and the pitch (number of threads) using a pitch guage. You need to be careful. Some of them could be metric.
Gooeytek has a great idea to salvage screws from an old hard drive. I found an electronics surplus place that i can buy single screws.
Ric
Gooeytek has a great idea to salvage screws from an old hard drive. I found an electronics surplus place that i can buy single screws.
Ric
Well I just broke the remaining screw that I was holding the pocket clip on with so I currently have no screws. I contacted Buck as recommended here but apparently there are liability issues involved with sending parts out for knives. They said that if I were to injure myself while repairing my knife, they are liable. Sounds like a crock to me but I don't know what to do for screws now. I sure don't want to spend $10 to ship a knife to Idaho to replace 2 tiny screws, and then wait 4-6 weeks to get my knife back.
I might be able to tear apart an old laptop to see if I can get anything that works but I would rather have the exact parts.
Kinda disappointed in Buck over this, seems silly to me. It would be one thing if it involved the blade or the joint...but for two tiny screws on the pocket clip???
I might be able to tear apart an old laptop to see if I can get anything that works but I would rather have the exact parts.
Kinda disappointed in Buck over this, seems silly to me. It would be one thing if it involved the blade or the joint...but for two tiny screws on the pocket clip???
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That surprises me, with Buck and the 'liability' concern for pocket clip screws (sounds like a lame excuse, on the part of whomever you spoke to). If you haven't already, you might post (politely) in the Buck sub-forum as well (linked below). The moderator there is Joe Houser, and he is a Buck rep. He might be able to ease the process a bit, in dealing with Buck. He's built a strong reputation here, and has a lot of fans. At least one or two members of the founding Buck family are members here on BF, and they occasionally look in. They might have some influence or constructive feedback as well. It happens that CJ Buck is a moderator in that forum as well.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/701-Buck-Knives
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http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/701-Buck-Knives
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Take apart an old hard drive, and you'll end up with a bunch of 4-40 and 2-56 screws that will be anywhere from T6 to T9. You'll also end up with a pair of crazy magnets that you can rest a small stainless bowl on to keep all your screws together
A stainless bowl may not work unless it has some iron in it as stainless is not magnetic if I am not mistaken.
Otherwise, a great idea.
Blessings,
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Those magnets are strong. You don't need to magnetize the bowl. It will work fine as long as the wall thickness of the bowl isn't too high. What is too high? I don't know. What I do know is that I can move things with those HD magnets through 1" of maple countertop.
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Brett
Thanks David
I will try posting over there and see if anyone can shed a little light on this or if they can recommend a different route.
I am just kind of bummed about the whole ordeal, I have been looking at picking up another Vantage Pro to have a back up or maybe even buying the smaller version of the same knife to have a smaller carry option, but if this is how difficult it is to replace a couple a tiny screws I begin to question the useability of the the "Forever Warranty". I mean, I'm not even expecting these screws for free, I am more than willing to pay for their replacement.
Thank you to everyone for their suggestions!
I will try posting over there and see if anyone can shed a little light on this or if they can recommend a different route.
I am just kind of bummed about the whole ordeal, I have been looking at picking up another Vantage Pro to have a back up or maybe even buying the smaller version of the same knife to have a smaller carry option, but if this is how difficult it is to replace a couple a tiny screws I begin to question the useability of the the "Forever Warranty". I mean, I'm not even expecting these screws for free, I am more than willing to pay for their replacement.
Thank you to everyone for their suggestions!
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I'm thinking you might try calling again and maybe speak to a supervisor. The person you spoke to may have had a bad day, and just did not want to bother with creating an order for your screws. ??
This just doesn't hold water from what I have heard about Buck"s service, and willingness to satisfy their customer base.
Blessings,
Omar
This just doesn't hold water from what I have heard about Buck"s service, and willingness to satisfy their customer base.
Blessings,
Omar
I have to update this to be fair to Buck.
After I had cross posted this over to the Buck Manufacturer forum(of course) I got into work and opened my email. Staring back at me was a response from my contact person at Buck saying that they would make an exception "this one time" and send me the screws to fix it myself.
I do appreciate them working with me and finally going with the easiest/cheapest route to get my (admittedly self inflicted) problem. They did not ask for a payment even though I offered so I do have to give them an A+ for making things right, if the products do show up. I did not have to get Joe Houser involved but I greatly appreciate the recommendations to contact him to make things right.
I am a little upset that it took me getting somewhat upset in my emails before they agreed to simply ship the screws, but I do appreciate them finally handling things in the most sensible manor to avoid shipping a whole knife halfway across the country instead of just mailing some small parts to facilitate a very simple replacement.
Thanks Everyone.
After I had cross posted this over to the Buck Manufacturer forum(of course) I got into work and opened my email. Staring back at me was a response from my contact person at Buck saying that they would make an exception "this one time" and send me the screws to fix it myself.
I do appreciate them working with me and finally going with the easiest/cheapest route to get my (admittedly self inflicted) problem. They did not ask for a payment even though I offered so I do have to give them an A+ for making things right, if the products do show up. I did not have to get Joe Houser involved but I greatly appreciate the recommendations to contact him to make things right.
I am a little upset that it took me getting somewhat upset in my emails before they agreed to simply ship the screws, but I do appreciate them finally handling things in the most sensible manor to avoid shipping a whole knife halfway across the country instead of just mailing some small parts to facilitate a very simple replacement.
Thanks Everyone.
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I can understand their hesitation to send parts that could possibly be misused or installed wrong, possibly causing a liability issue. But, screws to hold a clip on one of their knives is pretty far fetched to cause a liability issue. Worse case scenario is the clip falls off and you loose your knife and have to buy another one. They win, you loose.
Anyway, glad they did the right thing and agreed to send you the screws. Obviously your posts here "woke them up". Good for you!
Blessings,
Omar
Anyway, glad they did the right thing and agreed to send you the screws. Obviously your posts here "woke them up". Good for you!
Blessings,
Omar
That is precisely one of the points I used! I would have absolutely no problem with them requiring me to send it in if there was an issue with the blade or the joint somehow. But for a set of tiny screws?! .000001% of me cutting myself mounting the pocket clip with the new screws.
Not to mention that it would cost me $5-$10 to ship the whole knife insured...or $.42 to mail me a couple screws and maybe a pocket clip, seems like a no brainer to me, but what do I know. I'm just glad that it seems to be resolved.
Now I think it is time to start shopping for a back-up vantage, there are just so many options!
Not to mention that it would cost me $5-$10 to ship the whole knife insured...or $.42 to mail me a couple screws and maybe a pocket clip, seems like a no brainer to me, but what do I know. I'm just glad that it seems to be resolved.
Now I think it is time to start shopping for a back-up vantage, there are just so many options!