Strider Question

geoffy

geoffy

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Hey,

So I just got a new SnG and was wondering if they usually come really tight. Mine is pretty darn tight (that's what she said) compared to my other factory knives (BM, Spydie, etc). It's even making a circular mark on the blade where the ball bearing that locks the blade into the closed position is contacting the blade as you open. If this is typical, fine, but otherwise how would I go about loosening the pivot if I don't have one of the fancy Hinderer tools with the two prongs?

Thanks in advance
 
Lube the detent ball.
Lube the pivot if necessary.
I like to use Tuff Glide.:thumbup:
 
My SMF just about breaks my thumb to open it but I feel it giving in. The lube is pretty important.
 
Excellent! Thanks for the posts guys - I will hit it with some lube and see if that helps (and of course just keep opening and closing it anyways - it's my new fave). Is there any way to adjust the pivot without a tool? It looks like there is a hex-wrench spot on the opposite side but I don't want to mess with it without having someone confirm.
 
geoffy said:
Excellent! Thanks for the posts guys - I will hit it with some lube and see if that helps (and of course just keep opening and closing it anyways - it's my new fave). Is there any way to adjust the pivot without a tool? It looks like there is a hex-wrench spot on the opposite side but I don't want to mess with it without having someone confirm.
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Without the spanner that is made for it, I wouldn't mess with it or you will probably cobb up the finish on the pivot.

Use a decent lube and just keep working it and see how that does.
 
Even with a spanner tool, make sure to heat the pivot with a soldering iron to loosen or burn the loctite away.
 
Mine was unbelievably tight. I lubed it - not much change. I finally taped the edge and spent most of two weeks just cycling the blade. It's now just right. I read Strider's warranty policy and decided not to adjust the pivot, though I routinely perform infinitely more exacting and sophisticated mechanical work...
 
Don't lube it until after it's broke in. You want the ball detent to wear a track on the blade. It will help it break in faster.
 
My Atwood Prybaby has a couple of little lugs built in that fit the SnG pivot screw.

You can ease off the pivot tightness a little but there is a fine line between smooth opening and loose blade. Takes some fiddling to get it right. Between that, Tuff Glide and lots of use, mine now opens almost as easily as my Sebenza.


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mm3 said:
Don't lube it until after it's broke in. You want the ball detent to wear a track on the blade. It will help it break in faster.
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I find it wears a track either way.
Lubing it seems to help prevent a massive flat on the detent ball though.:)
 
I wouldn't try to adjust the pivot. Striders just need to be broken in, when I got my SNG it was just like yours, but now that I have had it for about two years it is as smooth and easy to open as can be.

I just got a PT a few days ago and am in the process of breaking it in as we speak, it takes a little time but it will be right eventually.
 
If you pinch both sides of the pivot with your fingers you can spin it around. I find spinning it a little changes how easy or hard it is to open the blade. You don't need a spanner to do this.
 
Whoa - lots of awesome responses. I'm just gonna add a little bit of lube and keep cycling the knife like you guys recommend. Ain't no way I'll take a chance with the warranty and mess with the pivot as I don't have the skills for that.

On a side note: I just got it (SnG Digi) on Friday and I'm already shopping for my next Strider :p
 
mm3 said:
Don't lube it until after it's broke in. You want the ball detent to wear a track on the blade. It will help it break in faster.
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I actually came to that conclusion pretty rapidly and blew the oil out with my air compressor, so a lot of that break-in cycling was nearly dry.
 
Open and close the knife while you're watching tv. Just don't lock it open. It will wear in quickly. Blow the pivot with some compressed air. I did that with a tigerstripe smf and when I push on the bladestop it pops open like my xm-18. Unless something has changed taking apart a strider doesn't void the warranty. If you take it apart and f up the lock up they will charge you to fix it. Just don't do anything to mod it.
 
I don't use any lube. Mine came perfect though. You can tweak the Allen wrench side. It will make both sides spin but the adjustment can make a difference in opening and closing. It can also make a difference in lock up though so you'll have to play around with it.
 
Yea, with striders and lube. Less is more. Just work the blade open and closed with 2 hands a couple thousand times. Won't take long. Like said above just don't lock it open everytime when working the blade
 
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