Taking knives apart

I have probably taken every one of my Spyderco’s apart at some time .
I have never returned a Spyderco under warranty or any other reason .
All my knives are purchased from the other side of the world so warrantees are usless to me .
I pay my money and what I get , is what I get .
The reason I started buying Spydercos is because the quality is very good and I’ve yet to have a major problem with one .
Another alternative for Spyderco could be no Warranty or returns , but absolute perfection from the factory .
Live or die in the marketplace with quality , in that world the very few customers you annoy will be massively outweighed by multitudes of super happy return customers .
This business model is already mildly in place at Spyderco , I suggest ramping it up .

Ken
 
Alberta Hunter said:
It says something though when a person can look over three knives in person and the
three knives have different centering and different levels of action smoothness. How
many people have taken their knives apart, and because they put in extra attention to
detail with detent torque or adding a particular lubricant have been able to improve
the performance of their knives? I have been sent multiple knives here in Canada where
the pivots have been tightened so that the blade barely opens. Should I just have do deal
with a blade that cannot be opened with one hand even though that's one of the main draws
of the knife; or should I be "allowed" the privilege of adjusting the pivot screw in order to
get a knife that performs as it is supposed to? The screws are also quite soft and strip out
rather easily. Is this done on purpose so that the Customer who paid for the knife will strip
out the screw heads and prove that he touched his knife in an offending manner? I know that
I use extra special care when adjusting the screws, but it is obvious that they are very soft.

When folding knives are priced at premium levels and they are supposed to be some of the very
best available, then should a person return an item when it doesn't open smoothly or is not
centered? At what level does "within product specs" kick in? Some would argue that a person should
have to spend weeks cycling the action in order to smooth it out. Some would argue that a knife
should perform perfectly out of the box. And some would argue that as long as the blade can be opened
and shut, then that's all that matters.

I don't know what the answer is, but if a folding knife is never to be touched with tools, then my opinion
is that it should be very close to perfect right out of the box. That alone would prevent most from putting
tools to the knife out of the fear that they will ruin a perfectly good knife.
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People sending knives into canada tighten the pivots down to maximum on purpose because it helps them get through customs easier. Or it did at one point and there are many still going under that assumption.

The wording of the policy of what knives could get in basically meant that any knife which could be flicked open in one motion (ie; by pressing the flipper tab) was liable to be confiscated.

Also Spyderco has never had a policy where you cannot adjust their pivot. Are you using Wiha, Wera, Knipex or Bondhus torx bits? If not try them out, they go a huge way to preventing stripped drive recesses on screws.
 
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