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mantzao

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Hello people:)

Look what showed up to my door today:

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Family pic:D

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All in s30v and without the "Idaho Made" stamp, just the way i like it;)

BTW, I'm having a really hard time taking the pocket clip out of the Umnum!
It seems like glued or something:confused:
Any ideas?

Thanks for looking:)
 
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That's a fantastic set up you have :thumbup:

I agree with Dane. Sometimes they just need some patience and some elbow grease to come out.

Congrats on the Umnumzaan!
 
Nice knife indeed, I carry one the very same. Is that an 09 vintage ? :p

To get the clip out you can try pressing it into the handle of the knife with the screw out, it will want to pivot at that first bend and should give you enough play to pop it out. If that doesn't work use the old loose tooth trick and yank it out with a bit of cord. :D:thumbup:
 
Thanks guys:)
Yes Haze, it's from 09:)
Still can't take it out!!
The screw is stripping a bit and there's still no movement! I'll keep trying.
 
mantzao said:
Still can't take it out!! The screw is stripping a bit and there's still no movement! I'll keep trying.
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The new addition of the Zaan certainly enhances your already exceptional collection.

Removing the clip fastener on my Zaan was very difficult; so much in fact, that I almost aborted the operation. However, I can't stand the feel of the clip in my hand, so that forced me to switch from Surgeon mode to Beast mode. I grasped the knife very tight and used a burst of force with the allen wrench, vice just a gradual increase in applied torque. Kind of like the equivalent a quick hammer strike. The fastener finally moved, but then it was a tedious procedure twisting the fastener out-back in-out again multiple times.

I wish I could say that I was home free after that; but no, once the fastener was completely free, I had to battle removing the clip itself. I started to think that it was welded. Again, I had to summons my inner Beast mode, because delicate prying and wiggling back-forth & up-down resulted in no joy. So, I slid one of my plastic screwdrivers under the clip and as far up as I could force it in order to slightly raise the bottom end of the clip, then I applied all my weight to my thumb to press the end of the clip back down. It finally popped off, but darn, that thing must have been assembled while the titanium was still red-hot.:)

 
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You guys have got to quit posting up all of these Umnumzaan pics! I've always felt like it was everything I didn't want in a Chris Reeve folder - the Sebenza being the one and only.

Now, the more I see of them the more they look like they could fit in my rotation. I'm a little confused about the pivot system - but I'm sure it doesn't take a degree in mechanical engineering to figure it out.

Do they make a filler slug for the clip hole?

Congrats on the nice score mantzao - looking like a real family picture ya got there! :thumbup:
 
thanks for comments and tips guys but the screw is stripping fast and there isn't much for the allen key to grab on to!
still hasn't moved the slightest bit.
how can i take the screw out now?
 
mantzao said:
thanks for comments and tips guys but the screw is stripping fast and there isn't much for the allen key to grab on to!
still hasn't moved the slightest bit.
how can i take the screw out now?
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Did you try emailing CRK or calling them if you have an affordable telephone plan? They might have an answer for you.

I had a thought after reading Haze's post. This might take 2 people if you can get some help.

If you can get a string or wire looped under and around the clip - as close to the screw as possible, you may be able to pull upward and apply enough pressure to not only remove the clip but also pull the screw up enough to re-engage it and get enough traction to get a new bite into the threads and unscrew it while constantly applying pressure.

I've done this before successfully but not with a knife. Good luck! :)
 
cziv said:
You guys have got to quit posting up all of these Umnumzaan pics! I've always felt like it was everything I didn't want in a Chris Reeve folder - the Sebenza being the one and only.

Now, the more I see of them the more they look like they could fit in my rotation. I'm a little confused about the pivot system - but I'm sure it doesn't take a degree in mechanical engineering to figure it out.

Do they make a filler slug for the clip hole?

Congrats on the nice score mantzao - looking like a real family picture ya got there! :thumbup:
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I was the same way. Don't need extra strength, prefer a handle to be slim as possible, don't like the aggressive look of the swedge, like the Insingo blade profile better, don't like the pivot having a different tool than the handle screws, don't like the idea of using locktite. Nothing really drew me to the Zaan, but I bought one anyway (too much time spent here in the CRK section as the culprit probably :p), and now it's my most carried CRK. I love how smooth and silent it is, the sides being rounded instead of flat makes it more comfortable, and the handle shape feels better.

The clip hole is the same size as a Seb, so there isn't one dedicated to the Zaan.

Pivot works like any standard pivot, one side female (which the blade pivots around) and one side male.
 
Nice family photo, friend. My Zaan is my daily carry, although I have four Sebbies now. Why? It's so tactical; the girls all think I'm a tiger.
:)
Sonny
 
Sonnydaze said:
Nice family photo, friend. My Zaan is my daily carry, although I have four Sebbies now. Why? It's so tactical; the girls all think I'm a tiger.
:)
Sonny
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thanks:D
Well, the screw is completely stripped now and the screw hasn't even flinched!
I'm thinking of cutting a slot across the head of the screw and then use a regular screw driver to try take it out.
I guess i'll need to order a new screw afterwards:D
 
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The new addition of the Zaan certainly enhances your already exceptional collection.

Removing the clip fastener on my Zaan was very difficult; so much in fact, that I almost aborted the operation. However, I can't stand the feel of the clip in my hand, so that forced me to switch from Surgeon mode to Beast mode. I grasped the knife very tight and used a burst of force with the allen wrench, vice just a gradual increase in applied torque. Kind of like the equivalent a quick hammer strike. The fastener finally moved, but then it was a tedious procedure twisting the fastener out-back in-out again multiple times.

I wish I could say that I was home free after that; but no, once the fastener was completely free, I had to battle removing the clip itself. I started to think that it was welded. Again, I had to summons my inner Beast mode, because delicate prying and wiggling back-forth & up-down resulted in no joy. So, I slid one of my plastic screwdrivers under the clip and as far up as I could force it in order to slightly raise the bottom end of the clip, then I applied all my weight to my thumb to press the end of the clip back down. It finally popped off, but darn, that thing must have been assembled while the titanium was still red-hot.:)
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The way you wrote that made me feel like you were fighting off a horde of Vikings! I want to get a zaan just to see if I can take off the clip now.
 
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mantzao said:
thanks:D
Well, the screw is completely stripped now and the screw hasn't even flinched!
I'm thinking of cutting a slot across the head of the screw and then use a regular screw driver to try take it out.
I guess i'll need to order a new screw afterwards:D
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So the screw is frozen in place and the stripping you mentioned are the grooves that accept the phillips screwdriver bit?

I was trying to give you advice for a screw that kept turning but wouldn't back out. :rolleyes:
 
Wow. That screw sounds stuck!

You have to be careful with those allan head screws and make sure the key is fully seated in the hole.
 
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So the screw is frozen in place and the stripping you mentioned are the grooves that accept the phillips screwdriver bit?

I was trying to give you advice for a screw that kept turning but wouldn't back out. :rolleyes:
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no worries:)

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Wow. That screw sounds stuck!

You have to be careful with those allan head screws and make sure the key is fully seated in the hole.
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it is very stuck!
I believe i'll send them an email because i never had this kind of issue:(
 
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