SAK spring worry

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bladeboss

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One of my friends really likes my Pioneer.
But every time I hand it to him so he can check it out, he opens the tools up halfway. :eek:
I can tell that they are on the same spring too, because they loudly snap closed and he struggles a bit to open them.
I never speak up or say anything because I dont know if it is hurting anything.
WIll this weaken my springs?
He leaves them like that for about 30 seconds while he looks at them.
This may be a dumb question, but there's only one way to find out.
 
bladeboss said:
One of my friends really likes my Pioneer.
But every time I hand it to him so he can check it out, he opens the tools up halfway. :eek:
I can tell that they are on the same spring too, because they loudly snap closed and he struggles a bit to open them.
I never speak up or say anything because I dont know if it is hurting anything.
WIll this weaken my springs?
He leaves them like that for about 30 seconds while he looks at them.
This may be a dumb question, but there's only one way to find out.
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Is this serious or trolling?
 
If he did this everyday for 20 years or so you might have a problem. The springs on the alox SAKs are really tough and heat treated correctly so I wouldn't worry about it too much. If it bothers you though just tell him to stop it and go buy his own. Don't do this with the old US military DEMO knives though as they are junk and the springs can break.
 
This is a legitimate question and deserves a legitimate answer.

With a SAK, you can probably get away with it. But it's not a good habit to get into with older slip joints made back when the spring tempering may have been a little more hit and miss. Like has been said, the old military MLK knife, also called the demo knife, will break springs anyways even with proper handling. Do this and you will break a spring.

With modern technology and manufacturing, it's a better world for pocket knife springs. But it's still a bad habit to have, just in case you get to handle one of the really old knives. Not a great habit to have, even with the new ones. Treat things with respect, kind of like treating evey gun like it's loaded, every time. No matter if you just unleaded it for cleaning. Habit is habit, and bad ones are hard to break.
 
C Ben Susrool said:
Are you serious or are you trolling.

Seems a legitimate question to me.
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My inquisition to whether his inquiry was in fact a truthful question or one of a trolling nature was in fact, serious. Is your inquiry about my inquiry on his inquiry in fact legitimate or trolling?
 
There's nothing to worry about but, if it bothers you then just gift him your pioneer and buy a new one. No more worries.
 
minimize said:
Is this serious or trolling?
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Yes, I am serious. I have heard a few times around the web and even on this site that it could weaken the springs. Other than this response, thank you to all that actually answered my question.
 
jackknife said:
This is a legitimate question and deserves a legitimate answer.

With a SAK, you can probably get away with it. But it's not a good habit to get into with older slip joints made back when the spring tempering may have been a little more hit and miss. Like has been said, the old military MLK knife, also called the demo knife, will break springs anyways even with proper handling. Do this and you will break a spring.

With modern technology and manufacturing, it's a better world for pocket knife springs. But it's still a bad habit to have, just in case you get to handle one of the really old knives. Not a great habit to have, even with the new ones. Treat things with respect, kind of like treating evey gun like it's loaded, every time. No matter if you just unleaded it for cleaning. Habit is habit, and bad ones are hard to break.
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Thanks for the in depth answer!
 
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