SOG Aegis Tanto TiNi liner issue/blade issue

[LondonBridges]

First off, this is my first post. Just want to say hi and that I regret getting into knives. Knives have been the dirty grey segway between me and plunging on high dollar pistols.

I recently picked up an Aegis Tanto TiNi, and i'm having issues to deploy it consistently.

It seems the liner gives less than a MM on each side of the blade to play. When I try to deploy the blade via thumb stud, there's enough (although minimal) play on the blade itself to rub against the liner, thus slowing (or in some cases completely preventing) deployment.

Or it could be that the liner is just horrendously thin. I'm a bonafide knife novice.

I've also tried adjusting the pivot screw with no luck. Even when I tighten the blade the the point when there's 0 play, the knife has 0 assist.

Any IDEARS?

-Lyndon

 

[LondonBridges]

Also, if I could find out a way to file the Zytel, I'll do it. Haha.

 

[Chris@SOG]

Lyndon

It could be that the when you are opening it your thumb is slowing the blade. The trick I like to tell people when they have issues with the assisted knives consistently opening is to use a thumbs up motion. Give that a try.

 

[LondonBridges]

I already returned it.

But I still have my Flash II to play with. I'll probaly pull the trigger on another Aegis in the future. Hopefully my thumb is up to the task.