Speedform 2 issue

dkb45

dkb45

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I have had a Speedform 2 for a while, and since I got a Spyderco Manix I have finally gotten used to flicking a knife that doesn't have a flipper. My Speedform has a major problem, though. The knife is so stiff to flick that it requires literally twice or more force to flick than my Manix. Usually when I flick it I don't get the blade out all the way and have to resort to wrist flicking.

Is this normal for the Speedform 2? I took mine apart assuming it needed cleaning and that helped none (it did have a little grit in it). I have tried adjusting the pivot and it helps a little, but any looser and the blade rubs the liner. It seems like there just isn't quite enough room for the blade to fit in. Should I send it in for warranty repair/evaluation?
 
I have to choke up on my speedform a little more than some other knives. If I haven't carried it in a while, the first time I go to flip it, it won't go.

Just choke up on it a little bit and make sure you are flicking your thumb almost straight forward.

I don't think it needs to go in, you just need to adjust your technique a little bit.

Edit: I just re-read your original post. Is this the first knife you are trying to flick that has thumbstuds? If it is, I would look into getting something else to practice on that is a little easier. I find flicking a knife with a thumb hole to be very different than flicking a knife with a thumbstud and the Speedform if not the easiest knife in the world to flick.
 
The Speedform was a nightmare to open at first, but got a lot better when I popped the thumb slicer out and used a screw on stud. I hate to have to send the knife in because turn around time usually leaves me sans knife for about 2 months.
 
dkb45 said:
The Speedform was a nightmare to open at first, but got a lot better when I popped the thumb slicer out and used a screw on stud. I hate to have to send the knife in because turn around time usually leaves me sans knife for about 2 months.
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Why would you change out the thumb stud?? The stepped stud is one of the best studs going!! It basically shows you the best direction to push in order to flick the knife...
 
Yup, thats just how the Speedform is I thinK. I have two of them, one is marginally smoother than the other but I attribute that to break in. The other is fairly new, nano-oil on both did not seem to work either.

It was a major caveat for me, because I loved everything about the knife except deployment. However, I quit fussing and just moved on to something else ....horrible advice I know :(.
 
The speedform 2 has always been a bit of an issue for me as a manual, because the stud is so close to the handle and it is had to get a good grip (though that might just be because I have bigger hands). I've always had to open it as a slow manual (move the blade with my thumb all the way open rather than just giving it a good flick and allow it to fly open).
 
No problems with any of my Speedforms. They're among the smoothest non-assisted conventional pivot folders I have.
 
No problem with mine. Might be one of the fastest, easiest to flick open on all the knives I have.

Try oil, if you haven't already. If that doesn't work, I would send it back.
 
I haven't had any issues opening mine. The only issues I have is when closing, the framelock pushes against the blade some, and can cause it to rub ever so slightly as it is settling back into the body.

I haven't tried adjusting the pivot yet to see if that has any effect. Pretty sweet little folder though.
 
Edit: minor tightening of the pivot re-centered the blade, avoids the rub, and still opens smoothly. Love this little knife. I'll probably sand down the screw locations I'm not using for a nicer handle profile, then see about replacing the clip.
 
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