Skiff Bearings for iMamba

cutchu said:
Over the past couple years, I've accumulated several iMambas. I have sold a few off but still have 10. Five of those are the old loose bearing models. Those 5 knives are, to me, the smoothest action knives I own. They are paired (OCD in me), so that I have a pair of plain jane, tusk, stabilized tusk, Ironwood, with one of each with a caged bearing and it's opposed mate is the loose bearing style. I also have a single Mammoth with loose bearings and no opposing model that has caged bearings.

Yes, disassembling the models with the loose bearings is tedious. However, I find that I do not spend an inordinate number of instances per year doing that. I guess it can be considered to be a labor of love, and I certainly do not mind doing it on the rare occasions that might arise over the course of years.

It is worth it!
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Have to ask in replacing the 13 bearings per side, how are you holding each side in? I wish that I had better eyesight but have a magnifying helper on the way for a second attempt 😉
 
I have a work bench mounted magnifying glass. The one that clamps to the work bench with a retractable arm that extends out over an area or work and has a fairly big lens to look through and has a circular fluorescent light. I also have a cheap set of plastic (non-magnetic) tweezers I got from the big river site to place the bearings in the race. It took me a couple tries but I eventually I got it back together.
 
cutchu said:
Over the past couple years, I've accumulated several iMambas. I have sold a few off but still have 10. Five of those are the old loose bearing models. Those 5 knives are, to me, the smoothest action knives I own. They are paired (OCD in me), so that I have a pair of plain jane, tusk, stabilized tusk, Ironwood, with one of each with a caged bearing and it's opposed mate is the loose bearing style. I also have a single Mammoth with loose bearings and no opposing model that has caged bearings.

Yes, disassembling the models with the loose bearings is tedious. However, I find that I do not spend an inordinate number of instances per year doing that. I guess it can be considered to be a labor of love, and I certainly do not mind doing it on the rare occasions that might arise over the course of years.

It is worth it!
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AB enjoyer. As a certified AB enjoyer, how do you like the new Turaco in comparison to the iMamba? Which would you recommend to someone who is in the market for getting their first?
 
SACBALLZ said:
AB enjoyer. As a certified AB enjoyer, how do you like the new Turaco in comparison to the iMamba? Which would you recommend to someone who is in the market for getting their first?
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Sorry. I do not have a Turaco, so I cannot compare. I believe there is a Turaco specific thread you might try out.
 
SACBALLZ said:
AB enjoyer. As a certified AB enjoyer, how do you like the new Turaco in comparison to the iMamba? Which would you recommend to someone who is in the market for getting their first?
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I have 2 iMambas and love them both. I plan to snag a Turaco at Blade this year. While I can't speak to the Turaco, here's what I can say for the iMamba. I am left handed. There are exactly 4 models of high end knives I've been willing to spend more than 300 a piece on, because they're just that good, even being righty only. The Hawk Talon. The Koenig Arius. The Grimsmo Norseman. And the Arno Bernard iMamba.
 
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