SS Spydercos

[mrknife]

So are all SS spydercos pinned in permanently? has anyone found a way to take em apart and swap blades? I take it this will void all warranties

 

[The Deacon]

So are all SS spydercos pinned in permanently? has anyone found a way to take em apart and swap blades? I take it this will void all warranties

Not all have been pinned. There have been a few, the Warren Thomas Karambit and Dialex Adventurer come to mind, that were all screw construction. But yes, like all other Spyderco folders, disassembly will void your warranty.

 

[mrknife]

awwww, darn. Thanks. guess i will not be moving that harpy PE blade to newer handles

 

[JD Spydo]

I've really never had a reason to take apart one of my stainless handled Spyders. However I do wish that my Stainless Handled RESCUE models were able to be disassembled because I like those stainless RESCUE models very much. Especially as heavy/sturdy built as they are. I can't remember if the Poliwog was able to be disassembled or not?

I know that my stainless handled Caly Jr. model wasn't. Really I can't see a valid reason why Spyderco makes some of their folding knives to where you can't take them apart?

 

[The Deacon]

I've really never had a reason to take apart one of my stainless handled Spyders. However I do wish that my Stainless Handled RESCUE models were able to be disassembled because I like those stainless RESCUE models very much. Especially as heavy/sturdy built as they are. I can't remember if the Poliwog was able to be disassembled or not?

I know that my stainless handled Caly Jr. model wasn't. Really I can't see a valid reason why Spyderco makes some of their folding knives to where you can't take them apart?

Yes, the Poliwog was all screw, and I'm pretty sure the Spin was as well (knew I'd missed some).

As for the "why Spyderco makes some of their folding knives to where you can't take them apart?", that could just as easily be asked the other way around because, until very recently, almost all the folding knives sold were either pinned or riveted and most still are. Somewhere out there, you might be able to find a traditional slipjoint, "Buck 110" style locking folders, SAK, or "Italian" style switchblade put together with screws, but it will be the exception, not the rule.

What I really don't understand is that Spyderco "picked up" on the fact that a lot of folks these days find screw construction desirable, but missed the boat completely when it came to understanding why. Despite overwhelming evidence that the primary reason folks want screw construction is so they can service their knives, and equally overwhelming evidence that most of those folks are "mechanically challenged", Spyderco has yet to offer even one reasonably idiot proof field-strippable design. Whether knives "need" to be disassembled for cleaning is irrelevant. Taking things apart is hard-wired male behavior, so the mere presence of screws triggers an irresistable urge to tinker in just about every human male.

Picture, if you will, a titanium compression frame lock version of the PM2 with coin slotted pivot and clip screws like the Warren Thomas Karambit, and no other fasteners.

 

[brownshoe]

I know many males that are not "hard-wired" to take things apart. That's why there is a saying that many people follow "if it ain't broke don't fix it." For example, most men do no maintenance on their cars other than add oil, add gas, wash and wax.

Since I have my old pinned Spydercos that are still tight as a drum, and I have a few screwed together Spydercos that needed tightening, I personally feel take down construction may not be that much of an asset.

 

[James Y]

Of all the SS Spydercos I own, all are pinned construction, and I've never felt the need to take them apart, nor ever had one's action or tolerances become sloppy. I don't twist or pry with them, though.

Jim