Stud locks??

TotalDbag

TotalDbag

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I have a couple question about stud locks.
1) How strong are these type of locks?
2) Do they wear out, like a frame, or liner lock?
3) How do they work? I can't seem to find anything explaining how they work.
I'd appreciate it if anyone can answer some of these questions for me.
 
The only one I have is a speed bump I got from Dave. I can send you some close up pics later(@ work now) if you want.
 
The stud lock is a strong lock. I don't believe that they have a problem with excessive wear. The stud moves in a slot in the blade, and locks into a notch in the frame when the blade opens. It is released by pushing the stud forward. It's a very good lock in my opinion.

If you would like to try the stud lock, you can still find the G10 Bumps at a good price (Kershawguy).

Tom
 
Here's a picture.

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Tom
 
Dbag, if you search this sub (I'm too lazy to do it right now), you'll find some posts by Ken Onion where he talks about the design, strength and longevity of the lock. From what I remember, the lock is stellar.

And I've never had a seconds problem with any of mine.
 
On the g10 bump the stud is a hex unlike the round above. I would like to try a mini mojo/ mojito some day. Ask Bobby Sig for a pic of a few different style stud lock knives I think he has a few.
 
From what I remember, in testing at Kershaw they managed to break the blades before they broke the locks.
One of the great things about stud locks is that the mechanism is exposed, and easily cleaned out. If something were to happen to the spring, in an emergency it is easy to wedge something in to keep the stud in place.
The stud lock also doesn't cause any drag at all when opening a knife since it only makes contact when it locks.

They don't really have any wear issues that I am aware of, I carried and used both of the knives in my avatar daily for over a year, and as far as I can tell, the lock up hasn't changed at all. I've never had any sort of lock failure or issue with either knife (other than keeping the groove that catches the flipper safety on the Mojo clean, but that really was just part of normal maintenance.
 
kneedeep said:
From what I remember, in testing at Kershaw they managed to break the blades before they broke the locks.
One of the great things about stud locks is that the mechanism is exposed, and easily cleaned out. If something were to happen to the spring, in an emergency it is easy to wedge something in to keep the stud in place.
The stud lock also doesn't cause any drag at all when opening a knife since it only makes contact when it locks.

They don't really have any wear issues that I am aware of, I carried and used both of the knives in my avatar daily for over a year, and as far as I can tell, the lock up hasn't changed at all. I've never had any sort of lock failure or issue with either knife (other than keeping the groove that catches the flipper safety on the Mojo clean, but that really was just part of normal maintenance.
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That is cool. Ken said he thinks its the strongest lock ever made.
 
The only sown side is that they can sometimes get sticky in the open position. I have the hex shaped locks on the 1595G10 and 1596x. I have never seen one fail - sometimes you just give it a little extra nudge if it sticks. And it is completely ambidextrous.
 
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