spyderco warrenty

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balisong kid

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Hey guys i just need a little help here
I got a spyderco police modle that is old. it has the ATS-55 steel and I moddified it by drilling the hole bigger and changing the clip so i doubt spyderco will help fix it. is there anything i can do about the lock? i can open it and close it very easily. its basically a slip join, thats how weak it is... anything i can do?

P.S. here is the reason the hole is bigger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGvVU36PFko
 
After all that flipping and flicking I wouldn't be surprised if the lockbar or the lock cutout in the blade were permanently damaged.
I doubt Spyderco would consider that a warranty issue.
 
lol....i'm afraid you'll likely be stuck with the results you created.
 
If it's ATS55, it is probably older than 4 years. After much use, the lock tab and its seat can wear down and a lockback will no longer hold like it once did. If that's your problem, there is no fix other than replacing the parts. Spyderco does not stock parts for anything other than simple things and current US production.
 
No offense intended, but if I customized a knife to that degree and used it in that fashion (repeated hard inertial openings) I would not expect any warranty coverage, nor would I ask for it.

Please understand that I say this understanding that I have customized products to that degree and beyond. I am not against the idea of customizing things, but I do understand that my actions create a new product that is mine in every way (liability, durability, usability, etc.) I figure any time I take material out of a knife, I am shortening its life, but I do so to more fully enjoy that finite time I will have with it before I retire it.

I can not speak for Spyderco...do what you like.
 
morrowj_98 said:
lol....i'm afraid you'll likely be stuck with the results you created.
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That was my thought. If you want o do "tricks" why not buy a Balisong instead and be done with it? Those kind of hard snap openings destroy the locking mechanisms faster than just good old hard use.

Simply put and my opinion of course (no offense intended at all) - folding knives are meant to be folder, not snapped in that manner anyway. That is why they are called folders and not snappers per se.

This is the same kind of thing that happens when people try and use a cutting implement like a prybar. The tip of their knife snaps and they want it repaired. Final thoughts...I agree with Unit 100%
 
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