After reading of Mad Dog's Sebenza modifications at Tactical Forums, I decided to open up my Small Seb and doing a little tuning. After disassembly and cleaning with a dish detergent and a toothbrush, the work began.
1. The washers were polished on a fine Spyderco stone using fingertip pressure to hold them flat. This removed the light tarnish and any minute high spots on the edges. It also created some small, very shallow scratches likely due to surface imperfections on the stone. These proved to be only cosmetic.
2. The inside of the handles where the washers ride were polished first with a fine Spyderco ProFile rod, then with chromium oxide (green) paste on a cloth. This smoothed out the peaks created by the blasting.
3. I didn't see any need to do anything with the blade or pivot bearing, but I may take some chromium oxide paste to the washer contact areas on the blade next time.
4. After a thorough detergent and brush washing, reassembly was standard practice with the exception of Break-Free in lieu of the factory stuff.
Result-noticeably smoooother action. I had no complaints before, and it's even better now. Total time was less than 45 minutes and that included retrieving all the supplies. Highly recommended for those inclined to tinker.
Doug
1. The washers were polished on a fine Spyderco stone using fingertip pressure to hold them flat. This removed the light tarnish and any minute high spots on the edges. It also created some small, very shallow scratches likely due to surface imperfections on the stone. These proved to be only cosmetic.
2. The inside of the handles where the washers ride were polished first with a fine Spyderco ProFile rod, then with chromium oxide (green) paste on a cloth. This smoothed out the peaks created by the blasting.
3. I didn't see any need to do anything with the blade or pivot bearing, but I may take some chromium oxide paste to the washer contact areas on the blade next time.
4. After a thorough detergent and brush washing, reassembly was standard practice with the exception of Break-Free in lieu of the factory stuff.
Result-noticeably smoooother action. I had no complaints before, and it's even better now. Total time was less than 45 minutes and that included retrieving all the supplies. Highly recommended for those inclined to tinker.
Doug
