Side to side play on the LB7's.

akula83

akula83

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Did all of the U.S. LB7's have a fair amount of side to side blade play?, is this because of the lockback design?. My 110's have a little also, but not as bad as the Schrade. Thanks.
 
I have lots of mint condition Schrade lockbacks. When new they had a very tight lockup imho with no side-to-side play at all. I think loose ones are the result of hard use (or abuse) or it was done intentionally so that they open more easily. There's my two-cents.
 
Wrap the front bolster in leather(work glove)and gently clamp the wrapped bolster in a vice.That should take care of the side to side play.I've done it,it works.The blade might be a little stiff when opening and closing for awhile,but loosens up in time.
 
Thanks for the replies. I am the original owner and It has only seen moderate use since 86' when I bought it. It is no big deal as I never even noticed it until recently. I was just curious.
 
I have bought many 5" locking back knives off the bay made by various American companies and I have repaired them by using a couple blocks of MDF and a large vice. It is the same method as grim 62 except using MDF instead of a leather glove. The MDF works better in vices with teeth.
 
What is MDF?
edbeau said:
I have bought many 5" locking back knives off the bay made by various American companies and I have repaired them by using a couple blocks of MDF and a large vice. It is the same method as grim 62 except using MDF instead of a leather glove. The MDF works better in vices with teeth.
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