The “Can’t leave anything alone” Thread

[SharpBits]

I'm now officially done with struggling with poorly sized liner holes that are total PITA.

I’m confused by this comment. What model and which holes?

 

[marcus aurelius]

I’m confused by this comment. What model and which holes?

Over the years, I've had problems with both the hole for the barrel and the lanyard piece. It's not on every knife, but it's come up often enough. A little bit of filing removes the struggle.

 

[SharpBits]

Over the years, I've had problems with both the hole for the barrel and the lanyard piece. It's not on every knife, but it's come up often enough. A little bit of filing removes the struggle.

Thanks. Spyderco is proud of their close tolerances. It can make reassembling difficult .

 

[marcus aurelius]

Thanks. Spyderco is proud of their close tolerances. It can make reassembling difficult .

Right. I think there's "close tolerances" and then there's scratch up your hardware for no reason.
A little filing doesn't hurt the tolerances or make the knife wonky, but does make fooling with assembly/disassembly much easier.