SOG Flash 2: Pending Happyness

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blackfeetmageet

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Okay, so my first SOG knife came in the mail earlier today; the Flash 2. I knew from online reviews to expect a little side to side wiggle in the blade -but that it was easily adjustable via the pivot screw -which it was. HOWEVER...

There is a lot of up and down play!!!:mad::barf: I was in complete disappointment with the knife; Up and down wiggle is unacceptable. I called the SOG warrantee number and was very polite. The representative assured me that the up/down wiggle would go away after about a week and that the problem would "buff" itself away... Well I hope so. It is counterintuitive to imagine that up and down play can be remedied by simply opening and closing the knife for a week, but that is what I was told, and so that is what I am going to do until the problem goes away or I have to send the knife in under the warrantee. I will keep you up to date on this after the week goes by. Really don’t want to send my knife through warrantee.

Have any of you experienced this with a SOG Flash 2? Does the wiggle really go away?
 
thats weird, i have a flash 2 zytel and an aluminum one as well, neither had up and down play at all. the zytel one had some side to side that was fixed when i tightened the pivot screw. i think you should sent it back..

normally, when i order a knife online, i specifically ask the dealer to inspect my knife to make sure i get one with no play at all.
 
ya, I am thinking that it will have to go to warrantee town, Ill probably wait a week just to see, but I dont understand how it will make a difference. It is a shame that such a nice/sharp blade has up/down wiggle. My firs SOG too.

from now on I think Ill do like you and ask for my knives to be inspected.

Thanks
 
Yeah, my Flash II has an ever so slight side-to-side play but up-n-down and front-to-back was just not there. Maybe you got a bad one. If it bothers you, which it should, I'd replace/return it.
 
My old Flash II was very solid! I bet it's still holding up fine half way around the world right now.
 
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