Slipjoint smoothness tips

When making a slippy I grind the spring bit by bit until I get the tension I want, then I take the calipers and measure the thickness of the spring when the bend occurs and use that number to dial it the next knife.
 
wkfl said:
Jason, I know the friggin numbers do not mean squat ,and are subjective. However, this helps me dial it in to what I am looking for, With this, it’s repeatable for me. As far as it being a waste of time, I have neurological issues (not crying the blues here, just making a point)and have a hard ass time dialing in the tension, this alleviates this problem for me. By finding the sweet spot, that ”I’m” looking for, I can now be more consistent. As far as this 1-10 scale, I could give a rusty f… about it and don’t use it. I do see you use it though, where did you get your scale of measurements?
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Michael, I appreciate you putting me in my place. My last post was a little thick and shortsighted. I appreciate your point of view. And you are correct, who the hell came up with the 1-10 scale anyway?
 
I don't make slipjoints, but I appreciated the refresher on the use of "rusty f*ck", which I'd all but forgotten. I'll try to use it in a sentence today.
 
Is the buying public all over the board in what they actually want? I feel that the nail breaker popularity of some GEC's has skewed buyer's to think that a good knife has a heavy pull?

I am just wondering for those that actually sell a lot what your buyer's want initially, and what they end up liking once they see what yours are like.
 
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