Starmate blade play..... :(

Ken Lau

Ken Lau

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In an order of several Spydies that I recently made, I received my Starmate. When I opened the box, I was glad that it looked even better in the flesh than in pictures on the net.
The edge was hair poppingly sharp as I have come to learn ALL Spydies are. It was a little on the light side for my liking...I would prefer a full length SS liner but thats just me. The blade opened with an even more solid THWOCK than my Military that came in the same order. But I was really disappointed that the blade had a lot of free play when locked out. With really minimal force, I measured the tip of the blade moving 3mm laterally. This is not usual right? I only ask cos I have seen a few posts here on BF about the Starmate's bladeplay.

Anyway I have emailed the vendor and customer support at Spyderco and I am waiting a reply. I'm sure that they will not disappoint cos I have heard that their support is excellent. But I was wondering if anyone who has experienced this would want to share a few thoughts.

Thanks and sorry for the long a** post!
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[This message has been edited by Ken Lau (edited 06-20-2000).]
 
My Starmate has some play in it,too, both horizontal and vertical. I adjusted the tension to compromise easy opening with reducing play, and I'm hapy with it. The vertical play is a little more of a concern to me, but the amount of play hasn't increased in the six months I've had it, so I decided not to worry about it until it becomes a problem. I bought this knife to retire my titanium Police Model, and while I'm not a huge fan of linerlocks, I am a huge fan of CPM-440V. This stuff holds an edge better than anything else I own. If you haven't heard from them in a couple days, write again; sounds like your message dissapeared somehwere in cyberspace. Doesn't usually take that long.

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