SIFU Question

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Willie Boy

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Some time ago a fellow forum member mentioned the blade on one of his REKAT knives was rubbing one of the liners. Well, I have the same problem on a new SIFU. Another Forum member said the problem was easily corrected, but I have been unable to find the thread again. Can anyone help with the solution?

Thanks in advance.
 
Willie Boy,

I'll email you the procedures that I got from Jim March on this. Your profile lists your email as willieboy@aol.com. That's where this is going. My first Sifu had some liner rub, and this took care of it.

Hank
 
HankS, do me a favor, post it right here as well. It's not anything I consider private
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Jim
 
To cure this problem on my SIFU, I had to loosen the liner / stand off screws on one side only. Slightly twist or tweek the entire handle, so the blade is centered and tighten down the screws. Jim March actually gave me the idea. I had an additional problem in that one of the standoffs had defective screws (which meant I had to eventually send the knife back to REKAT for repair). This "blade centering" technique also worked on my Emerson Commander.

[This message has been edited by jayharley (edited 02-25-2001).]
 
Sure thing, Jim. Here's the text:

The liner rub cure:

Slightly loosen all the screws on ONE side with the exception of the pivot pin screw. Then gently "flex" the whole piece until it's clear you can find a no-rub position, then while holding it flexed in that position, tighten it all back down.

Now, the trick is to get it to stay flexed where you want it while tightening. It's possible to apply steady controlled flex pressure with one hand, your knee and a door frame or whatever else is around that's solid, while tightening the screws with the free hand still left over
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I hope this helps. It may take a couple of tries to get it right but I've had one report of success so far from the first guy that tried it (which wasn't me, ol' #1 never rubbed once <grin!>).

Jim
 
Thanks, I couldn't find the text
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It occurs to me there may be an easier way to do this. If you have access to a vice, you could take a pair of 2" square or so pieces of wood maybe 1/4th inch or so thick, and drill 1/4" holes through both. Exact dimensions aren't at all critical.

Now you can grip the pivot end of a Sifu in the vice, using the wood spacers to protect the G10. The Sifu's pivot screws protrude, so the holes in the wood are to have someplace to put the pivot screws. The pommel end of the grip would be "hanging out" horizontal so you can swing it back and forth; lock the knife into the vice "blade up, but closed" and you can visually center the blade perfectly in the grip, holding it there nice'n'tight with one hand while tightening the grip body screws with the other.

Don't crank down hard on the vice...it's not necessary. Get it just tight enough to pull this off.

Does this make sense? The whole operation happens with the knife closed, there's no extreme pressure going on so it's perfectly safe.

Remember to loosen the grip body screws on at least one side before flexing. BE GENTLE...the whole things needs only a "soft touch"...it's just an adjustment
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The same technique should work with other pieces. If the Sifu pivot screws were flush, you wouldn't need the holes in the wood. It's important you do NOT loosen the pivot screws in all this; the key is to adjust the grip to the blade.

This is all just theory, because old #1 *still* hasn't rubbed one bit
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Jim
 
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