tell me about my Military pivot

[powernoodle]

Just tried to swap blades between a black bladed digicam and an older Military. First noted the bronze washers on the digicam and the plastic (?) washers on the older Millie.

Wasn't able to do the swap, as I could not get the black blade (swapped onto the old Military scales) to open smoothly, and the liner lock would not engage as it was just a tad too long.

So number one, are these washers interchangeable for size? I assume the bronze is slicker, but is there any dimensional difference?

And on the pivot, do I use locktite? The pivot has to be backed off just a bit for smooth opening, and though its snug, its not tight.

I may just have to buy a new black and black military, which is not a bad thing.

thanks

 

[yablanowitz]

Spyderco refines their knives constantly, so there is always a chance of running into problems when trying to swap parts around, especially if the knives are several years apart in production. The older Nylatron washers are at least as slick as the phosphur bronze washers, but they are softer and more likely to get debris imbedded in them. I don't know about the dimensions of the two, so I don't know if they are meant to be interchangable.

Blue Locktite is recommended for keeping all the screws in place without excessive torque.

 

[Joshua J.]

While I've seen quite a few Kershaw Leeks get blades traded all over the place, Spyderco knives are a little more tailor made.
Most of the time a liner lock is fitted specifically to the blade it will be working with, as you've discovered, you need to move all the steel hardware in the handle with it.
So really it should be called a scale swap, even if the scales in this case make up the majority of the handle.

 

[Josh K]

While I've seen quite a few Kershaw Leeks get blades traded all over the place, Spyderco knives are a little more tailor made.
Most of the time a liner lock is fitted specifically to the blade it will be working with, as you've discovered, you need to move all the steel hardware in the handle with it.
So really it should be called a scale swap, even if the scales in this case make up the majority of the handle.

What he said.

Rob make is "Goblin" millie by swapping out everything. Blade, locking liner, and stop pin I believe.

 

[5.56]

We are talking about extremely tight tolerances. You will need to keep the blades and liners paired.
Although you may run into trouble with fitment as I am pretty sure the older Millies used slightly different liners.

 

[amen74]

Gotta love that Spyderco "Goblin". A real work of art.:thumbup:

 

[Buffalohump]

Yes that Goblin is wicked..... definitely the knife to carry on Halloween!