stop pin adjustment

[Hoodoo]

This one has me baffled.

Ya take your sebenza apart, clean all the parts, and put 'er back together. Seen lots of how to posts on that. But what about the stop sleeve? According to the CRK website, you're supposed to be able to use this to adjust for wear. I assume that it is supposed to be somewhat cam shaped.

Does anyone account for this when they are putting their sebenza back together? I personlly have not found a way to use the sleeve for adjustment.

If there is no wear, wouldn't you want to put it back on in the same place it came off? Wouldn't you want to use the thin part of the cam first and eventually rotate it so that you are using the fat part? Trouble is, I can't tell thin from fat, unless I look in the mirror. Then I know.

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Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM

 

[Kdarmy]

Ive seen alot of confusion on this lately. The stop pin on the Sebenza is NOT cam shaped or essentric. Any way you look at it....Its round.

The pin is to be turned to a differnt spot if you develop a flat or worn area on it where the blade rests against it.

I take my Sebenza apart almost weekly, so I never worry about it. I figure I am always starting with a fresh spot everytime anyway.

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[Hoodoo]

Hmmm. That makes more sense. So there is no adjustment for wear between the blade and the lock, but if the sleeve itself wears, you can rotate it. Is that about right?

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Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM

 

[jc]

I put the sleeve back in the same spot! You will see just a faint mark where the blade hits it. I have no idea why I would do this......hmmmm!!!!! Ha!ha!

jc

 

[Professor]

I spoke to Mr. Reeve about this very topic among others last week or so. The stop sleeve around the pin is perfectly round; it can get dings in it from openings that will allow the locking bar to engage very slightly further, at which time you can rotate it to a fresh spot. With normal openings (no snaps), it'll be a good long time till that need develops.

Mr. Reeve brought up a good point. If an eccentric sleeve was used, or an oversized sleeve was put in, it would cause the locking bar to not engage evenly with the tang of the blade.

It's times like these that I know I'm a total freakin' knife nerd

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Professor.


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[Brian Lavin]

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