I have some old fishing reels that I still use made in the 1950's and they were made so you can take them apart clean and service them and they are still going strong and are like a nice watch on the inside with all the metal gears, I was noticing about the Endura and it had me thinking, with the materials used and the screw together construction, a person could probably keep these type of knives going forever if they wanted to. There are repair kits available and as many as have been sold, if a person ever wore something out inside like a lock or broke a blade, parts should be readily available and a do it yourselfer with a torx screwdriver set could probably do it. I know it would void the warranty, but models like the Delica and Endura seem like they were developed for the do it yourselfer in mind.
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Spyderco design thoughts
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Having done a few blade swaps on the Delica, I can say that it's not quite as easy as you might think. The spring tension makes getting everything together a bit difficult, and then there's the centering of those paper thin washers over the hole. I've also heard that the blade and lockbar are a matched pair, and given the number of Delicas I've handled with a perfect lock-up, I have to imagine that's the case. So, it comes down to what parts should be available, is it worth it to stock them, and if you're talking blade and lockbar replacement, is it really that cost effective to salvage your FRN handle and liners?
I always thought the "parts kit" they offered was a bit strange, since it include things that I have no idea how you'd wear out such as the liners, and yet doesn't include the spring or lockbar, which certainly experience some sort of wear in use. Really I think the main use of those kits is to replace a screw or d bolt that you've lost. Also, the backspacer was black, which means you can only use it on a black knife (not one of my many Delicas is black).
I always thought the "parts kit" they offered was a bit strange, since it include things that I have no idea how you'd wear out such as the liners, and yet doesn't include the spring or lockbar, which certainly experience some sort of wear in use. Really I think the main use of those kits is to replace a screw or d bolt that you've lost. Also, the backspacer was black, which means you can only use it on a black knife (not one of my many Delicas is black).
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Not interested at all.
If I need a new knife I want to enjoy getting a new knife. My first Spyderco from 1988 is smooth and strong. No need to dismantle.
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If I need a new knife I want to enjoy getting a new knife. My first Spyderco from 1988 is smooth and strong. No need to dismantle.
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I'm pretty sure the main use was replacing the spacer after people ruined theirs by putting their knife back together wrong.
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Exactly.
Spyderco also discourages users from disassembling their knives. Their position is that they use screw construction to make assembly at the factory easier, not for "user serviceability"
I would not be at all surprised if we have at least one member here who could successfully disassemble and reassemble a Rolex. I'm even more certain that we have at least one who couldn't put the lid back on a jar of Skippy three times without cross threading it at least once, but considers himself "mechanically inclined".
