spydie hole & Microtech return update

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dulaboy

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Just got a Spydie Native in and really like it. Only thing is, is there a way to smooth the edge of the hole so it's not so sharp? Which Dremel tip? I returned my SOG mini X-ray - the thing looked cool as hell and was what I wanted but I was disappointed because I don't care for their arc-lock at all and it was just not "solid" around the pivot like this Native lockback is. The plastic on the mini x-ray didn't seem all that strong either. Only complaint on the Native is why so many teeth?

re: my brand spankin' Microtech Amphibian and Mini-SOCOM problems - called MT extension 200 and had to wait a week for whoever it is to return to work, they weren't back until this week. Then I've been playing phone tag with a guy there so finally I just faxed them describing my problems (which I posted in detail in an earlier thread) and telling them to just e/m me or leave me a message telling me what to do. Every time I called, at least 5 times, I only got voice mail. It's too bad they just don't have a web page that just tells you to send it in.
 
For the sharp spydie-hole: Get some 200 -600 grit aluminum oxide wet/dry paper, wrap it around a thumb or finger and work on the sharp edges of the hole. Eventually you will smooth it to your liking. Just don't make it too smooth or it may feel too slippery on opening. (Test it often as you sand).

I've seen discussions about the sharp edges on spydie holes before and Spyderco leaves the edges for maximum opening thumb grip, since they can always be smoothed by the user, if desired.

P.S. I wouldn't use a dremel.. too fast and too easy to make a mistake.
 
Subquestion: Why is it so many people like the Spyderhole? I have a thumbstud on my CS Voyager and I can flick it open way easier than any Spydee knife I've tried. Not sure why they get such "rave reviews" by everyone. I actually see it as the biggest downside to Spyderco knives...Makes the blades to big they won't fit in the knife handle when folded up.

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Dremel tool advice: I agree some fine sandpaper will probably do the job best: wrap it around the end of a pen or something and rotate it in there. However, a finer grit bit from a dremel will do the trick, although it'll likely wear it out pretty fast due to the tough steel.
 
doesn't have the GIANT hole like on the other Spyders. Gotta say that the quality of the Native is excellent. i really wnated to keep that SOG Mini X-Ray but it just wasn't solid. I'm a big fan of the assisted opener thingamabob like on the CRKT M16 and the Onion Boa - those things are faster than sh!t. And I guess I'm in the minority about the axis-lock and the arc-lock - I just don't feel comfortable with the close button right there under my fingers . . .
 
z537z said:
Subquestion: Why is it so many people like the Spyderhole? I have a thumbstud on my CS Voyager and I can flick it open way easier than any Spydee knife I've tried. Not sure why they get such "rave reviews" by everyone. I actually see it as the biggest downside to Spyderco knives...Makes the blades to big they won't fit in the knife handle when folded up.
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z537z

I guess it's a matter of what you have gotten used to. I find Spyderco knives much easier and a lot more comfortable to open. In addition, I can open Spydercos in a number of ways using the opening hole - the thumb in the opening hole, index finger in the hole to partially open the blade then flick it the rest of the way, or the "Spydie-drop". Some people think Spyderco knives are ugly, others think they have a functional beauty. As Sal Glesser says "All good, just different"

David
 
I find that the spydie hole is easier to open than thumb studs even; personally preference I guess. Also, I find that the "hole" is easier on your thumbs after repeated openings.

To smooth the hole, I just used a round metal file.
 
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