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The Busse BLOCK Lock Is The Strongest Folding Knife Lock Mechanism In The World? ? ? . . . Check It Out ! ! !
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When we set out to show the ridiculous strength of the BLOCK Lock, we went looking for lock strength tests that had certain points that we deemed necessary. These points included the following:
How will the weight be applied (free-hanging or mechanical)?
For example, we took our GT40 Magnum and put it on a mechanical weight application that was designed for our much shorter GT35. This limited us to having the weight applied at 3.5 inches from the pivot instead of at 4 inches. The mechanical weight application bottomed out on the GT40 Magnum at 1695 lbs without failure. We have no idea how much more weight could be added until something fails.
Will the knife open and close prior to starting the test? Opening and closing while in the fixture is critical because if the handle is too close to the fixture and will not open or close, you could be testing the strength of the handle and the fixture, as opposed to the strength of the pivot or mechanism.
If the knife survives the test, will it still open and close with a secure lock-up?
How far from the pivot will the weight be applied? etc. . . .
Are there too many cuts in the video and why are they there? Numerous video cuts often raise more questions than answers.
Across the board, the only knife we found that was tested with nearly the same methodology that we deemed critical on our GT40 Magnum, was the one we found that did 540 lbs at 4 inches from the pivot.
There were other free-hanging weight tests that we looked at, but they did not specify the critical distance from the pivot, or did not show that the blade would open and close while in the fixture prior to the test.
When it's all said and done, we have still yet to see a free-hanging weight test, with or without the criteria that we deem necessary, that comes anywhere close to the strength of the Busse BLOCK Lock.
It now seems a bit foolish on my part to try to do a comparison with other knife mechanisms, when there really is no standard by which to compare.
For this, I apologize and assure you that moving forward, we will avoid comparisons and only show what our knives can do.
Let's Drink!
Jerry
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How will the weight be applied (free-hanging or mechanical)?
For example, we took our GT40 Magnum and put it on a mechanical weight application that was designed for our much shorter GT35. This limited us to having the weight applied at 3.5 inches from the pivot instead of at 4 inches. The mechanical weight application bottomed out on the GT40 Magnum at 1695 lbs without failure. We have no idea how much more weight could be added until something fails.
Will the knife open and close prior to starting the test? Opening and closing while in the fixture is critical because if the handle is too close to the fixture and will not open or close, you could be testing the strength of the handle and the fixture, as opposed to the strength of the pivot or mechanism.
If the knife survives the test, will it still open and close with a secure lock-up?
How far from the pivot will the weight be applied? etc. . . .
Are there too many cuts in the video and why are they there? Numerous video cuts often raise more questions than answers.
Across the board, the only knife we found that was tested with nearly the same methodology that we deemed critical on our GT40 Magnum, was the one we found that did 540 lbs at 4 inches from the pivot.
There were other free-hanging weight tests that we looked at, but they did not specify the critical distance from the pivot, or did not show that the blade would open and close while in the fixture prior to the test.
When it's all said and done, we have still yet to see a free-hanging weight test, with or without the criteria that we deem necessary, that comes anywhere close to the strength of the Busse BLOCK Lock.
It now seems a bit foolish on my part to try to do a comparison with other knife mechanisms, when there really is no standard by which to compare.
For this, I apologize and assure you that moving forward, we will avoid comparisons and only show what our knives can do.
Let's Drink!
Jerry
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And I edited again to be clearer lol!
Lol. I just checked my post and I did state it clearly. The pivot itself is holding 420 ft lbs of torque. Which is massive even with a 2 ft long torque wrench.
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All true. I just wanted to be sure folks realized that the pivot torque is what matters here when discussing the locking mechanism.