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KnottyEagle

KnottyEagle

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Earlier today I decided to try and get my Skyline centered. It took me awhile to build up the courage, but I was finally able to take apart my Skyline. At first I was just going to do the paper-trick, but I thought, why not take a look at insides while I've got everything with me. Fast-forward a bit, I was able to get the blade centered, and I was able to learn how my knife works at the same time. I don't know why, but I feel more connected to my knives. I'm hoping that tomorrow I'll be able to de-assist my Blur and switch the clip to tip-up. Hopefully I don't screw anything up and all goes well. Then, maybe I could get something to oil up my Skyline, as I noticed it was a little light on the oil. I just thought like I should let you guys know what I did and that it was a success.
 
Congrats! There is something fulfilling about knowing exactly how your knives work. It is daunting the first time, but I found that it quickly becomes second nature. :thumbup:

Putting the Blur back together is so much easier without the torsion bar. Lining that thing back up with the hole in the blade during reassembly is a PITA. :p
 
Congrats. It gets much easier as you go along. I designated my Saturday morning to do a Blur deassist video, but I'm sure you'll be fine without it.

On the subject of oil for your Skyline...I'd really recommend against it. If it's light on grease on the washers, it's fine. A tiny amount of lubricant that doesn't run (like an oil normally would) is best. You don't want it getting onto your detent ball path. Over time, it'll make your blade's travel rough. I've had the best luck with a tiny bit of grease on the washers, and the tang area completely clean. If you saw my CF Blur video, that's exactly how I have it set up lubrication-wise.

My friend put some oil on his 0301 pivot...and that royally messed it up.

Anyway...woot! :D
 
Good job. It really does help to know your knife better when you've taken it apart. You get a real appreciation for the design and the work that has went into building it. Taking apart my RAM and putting it back together always leaves me wondering how Kershaw could build it for that price.
 
KnottyEagle said:
Hopefully I don't screw anything up
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This reminds me of the time I was helping someone do sheet rock in a remodeling job. He placed the sheet, handed us the screw gun and said "Screw it up! But don't screw it up." The end result of this knife adventure ought to be screwing it back up... without screwing up :D

On a serious note, I took apart my tanto Zing blem to clean some stuff out and saw that the liners were finely stonewashed. That just struck me as a nice little detail and a mark of craftsmanship.
 
Yeah buddy I love taking apart knives. Wait till you take apart a back lock...
I have a skyline blem that I modified the lock up to get full contact.
 
sticktodrum said:
Congrats. It gets much easier as you go along. I designated my Saturday morning to do a Blur deassist video, but I'm sure you'll be fine without it.

On the subject of oil for your Skyline...I'd really recommend against it. If it's light on grease on the washers, it's fine. A tiny amount of lubricant that doesn't run (like an oil normally would) is best. You don't want it getting onto your detent ball path. Over time, it'll make your blade's travel rough. I've had the best luck with a tiny bit of grease on the washers, and the tang area completely clean. If you saw my CF Blur video, that's exactly how I have it set up lubrication-wise.

My friend put some oil on his 0301 pivot...and that royally messed it up.

Anyway...woot! :D
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Thanks for the heads-up and your help. I'll make sure to just use a little amount if lubrication on the washers, if you didn't tell me then I wouldn't have known better.
 
Thank-you everyone on the "congratulations" and "good jobs". Taking apart my Skyline gave me a new appreciation for the kind of craftsmanship that Kershaw puts into every knife they produce. I think that in no time I'll start to get a hang of this disassembly stuff. It'll be like second nature one day. The blur looks like a piece if cake to take apart, and I'm not as worried as I was with my Skyline. One question though, how should I store the torsion bar if I decide that I don't want to use it?
 
KnottyEagle said:
Thank-you everyone on the "congratulations" and "good jobs". Taking apart my Skyline gave me a new appreciation for the kind of craftsmanship that Kershaw puts into every knife they produce. I think that in no time I'll start to get a hang of this disassembly stuff. It'll be like second nature one day. The blur looks like a piece if cake to take apart, and I'm not as worried as I was with my Skyline. One question though, how should I store the torsion bar if I decide that I don't want to use it?
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I store mine in the bag/box the knife came in if it has one. Zip lock bags labeled with masking tape for the ones that don't. There is usually plenty of grease still on them to prevent any rust.
 
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