Spyderco dissasembly

[ryanv403]

Everytime i go to disassemble a spyderco knife, i struggle because of the overly tight lanyard tube. Is there a way to get the lanyard tube out easily? thanks

 

[Del Raso Knives]

No easy way as they are flared both sides. There is a wip on dyeing scales a different colour in the "tips and tricks" section of "Australian blade forums" The same wip may have been posted here. It shows all the stages for compleat disassembly.

 

[zephy5]

The easiest way for me is, once I have all the other screws out, first rotate the handles around using the lanyard tube as a pivot a few times. If they are really tight, I sometimes add a few drops of oil. Rotating them often loosens at least one side up enough that I can wiggle it off the tube. This then usually leaves me with the lanyard tube stuck in the other side. I then use a punch slightly smaller in diameter than the tube. I wrap the punch with painters tape, insert it in the tube, and then use it to give me some leverage to wiggle the tube out. Not what I would call "easy" but I got it down to where it only takes me a few minutes now using this process.

 

[phillipsted]

As Zephy mentioned, rotating the scales can get one side off easily. Resist the temptation to get a pair of vise grips after it!

Next, get a piece of 0.25" pin stock and use it to push the tube out. I use my arbor press to do this, but you could also chuck the pin stock in your drill press and accomplish the same thing.

TedP