i saw this knife on a bladeshow booth review and loved the look and size of it, recently i was able to get one from a fellow member, and i really like this knife, the blade shape is so awesome and surprisingly functional, i love the massive handle, about the only thing i dont like is the spring that is in it, it prevents the knife from being opened easily, that and the handle scales are flat i think the ergos would be epic if they had a contour to them, so what i am asking is how hard would it be to remove the spring? and is there any one on the forums that thinks that could complete such a process?
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Spyderco Szabo
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I not familiar with this knife but you might want to loosen the pivot screw, while keeping the blade centered in the handle. Lubricate with a good quality lube and give it a little time opening and closing as often as possible. This could help. The following is the description of the system you are talking about according to Spyderco.
Spyderco’s high-stength Compression Lock accompanied by an internal “self-close” mechanism. Nested within one of the handle halves, this mechanism uses a spring piston to engage a plate attached to the blade tang. When the blade is closed, the piston gains mechanical leverage to rotate the plate, keeping the blade nestled securely in the handle for safe carriage.
Removing any parts from the design could cause an unsafe condition. Good luck.
Spyderco’s high-stength Compression Lock accompanied by an internal “self-close” mechanism. Nested within one of the handle halves, this mechanism uses a spring piston to engage a plate attached to the blade tang. When the blade is closed, the piston gains mechanical leverage to rotate the plate, keeping the blade nestled securely in the handle for safe carriage.
Removing any parts from the design could cause an unsafe condition. Good luck.
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I had one but ended up getting rid of it, as it was just too big of a knife for me.
From what I recall, although the compression bar does have a detent ball, there isn't actually a detent hole in the blade. This means that the spring is the only thing that serves to keep the knife closed.
Personally, I was more annoyed that I couldn't give it more of a detent than what it had.
From what I recall, although the compression bar does have a detent ball, there isn't actually a detent hole in the blade. This means that the spring is the only thing that serves to keep the knife closed.
Personally, I was more annoyed that I couldn't give it more of a detent than what it had.
i love the bigger blades, my uniform has not shortage of massive deep pockets although it does bottom out a few of my none work pants, i find that it take way to much pressure to start the blade moving, and with the sharpish edges on the spydie hole it will actually cut the top layer of skin on my thumb, im not 100% sure it can be done but i have seen some amazing feats for knife pimper/modifiers and figured i would see if any one had any ideas on it