Slight Disappointment

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Nikkogi

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Hey guys,

I recently got a user UKPK in a trade. I brought it fishing with me on the beach and sand got EVERYWHERE! I tried soapy water, a relatively weak air compressor, and even floss and it was still gritty. So, I proceeded to disassemble the knife. All the sand is gone but I cannot seem to put it together. So, I sent a short email to Spyderco saying that I know my warranty is now void but do you have any tips on reassembly.. The only way to put the knife back together is with a Spyderco "tool" and it is $20 to fix and $5 to ship... Does anyone have any tips for reassembly? I am not trying to pay $20 to have Spyderco spend a minute tops putting it together.

Thank you!
 
I took my UKPK apart to put on new G10 scales.


During reassembly, I probably cursed every word possible. I could not believe the trouble I had to get that thing back together. The lockbar is so dang strong that I just could not get the holes to align. I tried EVERYTHING.

Finally, after muscling the scales, lockbar, screws it went together and now functions like normal. I wish I could tell you how I did it, but it just happened and I was so happy.

I will say, after the process was over, the knife had quite a few markings on it from various tools pushing the lockbar, pressing on table edges, and etc.


Make Sure you TAPE the BLADE! Dont want to cut yourself!

I hope to never take the UKPK apart again.
 
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CAREFULL if you have to apply force to reassemble a knife with a sharpened blade. even if the blade is "closed" when you try keep in mind it's not assembled yet....


25$ is cheap compared to hand surgery and sequels ....

hopefully someone will chime in with a clever tool idea. perhaps ask on the knifemaker section, a slipjoint is a slipjoint spyderco or not. and maybe make your title more clear if you're asking for help.
 
Try searching Youtube for a video that might help. There are some pretty good assembly videos on there. I don't have one and have never messed with one but would putting it together without the blade, and putting the blade in last, help reassemble the knife?
 
Oh Boy I Just Got My UKPK Today And I Love The Thing But Pray I'll Never Have To Disassemble And Reassemble. I'd Probably Give Up, Or I'd Lose Fingers And One Of My Favorite Knives In The Process And I've Become Pretty Good At Doing Knife Modifications And Assembly And Such But Honestly You're Probably Better Off With The $25 Bucks On Getting It Put Back Together. Yeah It Sucks To Put Out The Money, But You'll Get Your $25 Bucks Worth In The Use And Carry Your Knife Will See Afterwards. Good Luck!
 
BladeChick777 said:
Oh Boy I Just Got My UKPK Today And I Love The Thing But Pray I'll Never Have To Disassemble And Reassemble. I'd Probably Give Up, Or I'd Lose Fingers And One Of My Favorite Knives In The Process And I've Become Pretty Good At Doing Knife Modifications And Assembly And Such But Honestly You're Probably Better Off With The $25 Bucks On Getting It Put Back Together. Yeah It Sucks To Put Out The Money, But You'll Get Your $25 Bucks Worth In The Use And Carry Your Knife Will See Afterwards. Good Luck!
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I'm not picking on you and I'm not putting you down: I would love to watch you type. I can't imagine pressing the shift key for every word. That must be hard not to do once you've gotten used to it. Can you type fast like that and have you ever tried training yourself not to do it?
 
Have a hunch the reassembly will take more than a minute, but even if that's all it takes, the work has to be done by someone who'd otherwise be building new knives. More importantly, the reassembly is only part of the picture. The pieces have to be logged in and the reassembled knife has to be tested, repacked, and shipped.

Or, you can reassemble the knife loosely without the blade, drive a good long finishing nail into a board leaving about 1.5" exposed, stick the washers to the blade with grease, enlist the aid of a friend, place the handle over the nail and use it to lift the backspring, pray a bit, cuss a bit, and sooner or later you should be able to get it back together. Maybe.
 
BladeChick777 said:
Oh Boy I Just Got My UKPK Today And I Love The Thing But Pray I'll Never Have To Disassemble And Reassemble. I'd Probably Give Up, Or I'd Lose Fingers And One Of My Favorite Knives In The Process And I've Become Pretty Good At Doing Knife Modifications And Assembly And Such But Honestly You're Probably Better Off With The $25 Bucks On Getting It Put Back Together. Yeah It Sucks To Put Out The Money, But You'll Get Your $25 Bucks Worth In The Use And Carry Your Knife Will See Afterwards. Good Luck!
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Must ask: Why is every word capitalized?
Really though, if it would cost $25 to get it repaired, you may be better off by just buying a new one for $30, or just holding onto the "broken" one until you can find a knife person that will do it for less.
 
Cosmo7809 said:
Its possible, like mine, it was G10 and not the FRN version.
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Oh, come on, it's only a mere $40 more. I would def. say that if you do have the G10 then you should just carry it to a gun/knife show, or start asking knife makers if they can fix it for less.
 
Cold Kill said:
Oh, come on, it's only a mere $40 more. I would def. say that if you do have the G10 then you should just carry it to a gun/knife show, or start asking knife makers if they can fix it for less.
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I honestly do not really know what you mean.

I get the last part(which seems pretty unrealistic) but the first part about the "mere 40$ more" confuses me.


Also while the FRN counterpart is a great knife(own three) it cannot compare to the FRN verison. First is steel, second is scale material, third, lock strength.
 
I would think a knife maker would know enough about the mechanics of it to be able to repair the knife easily. the "mere $40 more" was a joke (I have seen the G10 UKPK for about $70). Maybe you should ask over in the knifemaker's forum or somewhere else that is appropriate if there is somebody that knows the knife well enough to fix it.
 
If you want, I can put it back together for you. I have jig and press (made it myself) that I've used for the UKPK before. Ship it to me, enclose enough for return shipping (ZIP code 45204) and I'll get it back to you cleaned, lubed, and assembled.
 
Well, My Knife Is Discontinued, So It's Not Quite As Cheap To Get A New One.
Also I Can Type Very Fast, Just As Fast As Someone Who Types "Normally".
And Also, I Did Try To Break The Habit And It's Hard Because Then My Pinky Is Always Wanting To Go All Over The Place, So To Type "Normally" It Takes A Lot More Work And I Type Quite A Bit Slower, So I Just Stick With Typing The Way I Do.
 
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