Is there anything, reasonably simple, that might relive a sticky lock bar on an inexpensive flipper/liner lock. I have a flipper that I really love the looks of - I can overlook the cheap steel because I love sharpening knives, but the lock bar sticks and it's pretty hard to close. This seems common with cheapos so maybe somebody's figured it out - any suggestions ??
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Sticky lock-bar
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Eight 9 volt batteries, one small carbide metal drill made from true tungsten and some wires with crocodile clams.
Connect the batteries together for the required 70v, connect the - too the handle and the + to the drill.
Use the drill to carbidise the lock face by tapping with the drill. Watch out, it gets hot after a while. And test it on a piece of scrap metal or something. You may have to add a battery or take one away.
Its the same principle of a carbidizer only on the DIY way.
I did it yesterday on my mnandi, it had a very sticky lock and afterwards it's was like new.
I did my best to explain it, if anyone has any questions I may add some pictures. I know my English is not very good. Srry for it.
Kai.
Connect the batteries together for the required 70v, connect the - too the handle and the + to the drill.
Use the drill to carbidise the lock face by tapping with the drill. Watch out, it gets hot after a while. And test it on a piece of scrap metal or something. You may have to add a battery or take one away.
Its the same principle of a carbidizer only on the DIY way.
I did it yesterday on my mnandi, it had a very sticky lock and afterwards it's was like new.
I did my best to explain it, if anyone has any questions I may add some pictures. I know my English is not very good. Srry for it.
Kai.
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A Sharpie on the lock face/blade tang.
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Dude! Great info thanks! :thumbup:
And your English is more than fine. I didn't even realize I wasnt reading a native speaker.
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People should be aware though that they need to find true tungsten. Many bits in the usa are simply coated and wont yield the same effect as carbidizing. The arc will still discolor the metal but its not a deposit of tungsten and is just discoloration from the arcing spark.
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I owned a Hi Jinx with a very stick lock bar and I too was looking for a easy solution.
So, I did a search on all of the knife forums that I regularly visit.
I found that a very common way of curing this issue is to color/coat the mating surface of the lock bar using a pencil.
This fixes the problem temporarily, until the gaphite from the pencil wears off.
The info I found claimed that if you continue this the problem would go away.
After 3 days of continued treatment....the stickyness was gone and did not return.
No more pencil necessary.
Not a story, fact.
JM2C
So, I did a search on all of the knife forums that I regularly visit.
I found that a very common way of curing this issue is to color/coat the mating surface of the lock bar using a pencil.
This fixes the problem temporarily, until the gaphite from the pencil wears off.
The info I found claimed that if you continue this the problem would go away.
After 3 days of continued treatment....the stickyness was gone and did not return.
No more pencil necessary.
Not a story, fact.
JM2C
Thx, I forgot to mention it.