Tmie for a new stop pin for my Sebenza?
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blackend
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Good point Raoul. I be curious too. In fact I'd like to hear from any one of about 2%(out of a 100% worldwide)here that has experianced a dead, flat, or low spot on the stop pin sleeve of a Sebenza. I've personally have never had one on the, oh, lets just say 20 or so Sebs that I've owned and used throughout that last 10 years. Not to say it doesn't happen, just I've never heard or seen it. The thing is very, very hard.
BTW: I'm just guessing us forumites are only about 2% of the total Sebenza users worldwide. It's probably more like 0.7%.
BTW: I'm just guessing us forumites are only about 2% of the total Sebenza users worldwide. It's probably more like 0.7%.
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In talking with the CRK Shop Foreman at Blade this year, I asked him what types of repairs are being done on knives in service, and he said that Sebenzas do come through the door needing remedy of lockbar wear. We're talking about two surfaces, though both hardened, that are making frequent and semi-forceful contact here. They're going to wear, though in my experience very, very minimally. The lockbar on the Seb that I've been toting since '02 sorta settled in at %75 percent and has not moved in a year or so. But I don't open mine with the force of the Heavens either...
Rather than hypothesizing inside our CRK microcasm (sp?), don't be afraid to pick up the phone and call the shop. Talk to the Foreman, or heck, ask for Chris or Anne. I have, and I know that Chris appreciated answering my questions directly rather than my drawing my own conclusions, or worse, ruining my Sebenza!
Professor.
Rather than hypothesizing inside our CRK microcasm (sp?
), don't be afraid to pick up the phone and call the shop. Talk to the Foreman, or heck, ask for Chris or Anne. I have, and I know that Chris appreciated answering my questions directly rather than my drawing my own conclusions, or worse, ruining my Sebenza!Professor.
sturluson said:
The surface can be hardened much higher, but only the surface. I think it is much harder than 62 RC even, in the 90's if I remember correctly. The problem is that is is very thin, which may explain why it it wears instead of the blade.
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...but I'm not sure I asked exactly how they remedied the wear. It's not a concern for me anymore; it used to be, but honestly, by the time I wear that lock out, the handles will be so boogered-up and dinged that all the re-furbing in the world couldn't save them! Ha!
Besides, that why we should have more than one Sebenza, right?
Professor.
Besides, that why we should have more than one Sebenza, right?
Professor.
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Agreed Prof.
As I said in an earlier response, I have yet to a see stop pin wear out, but yes, I have worn a large Seb lock to the left handle side. Though I have to admit; even in that instance, the knife in the open position still was tight with NO blade play. This was long before the factory actually changed the cuts on the underside of the lock. They might have as well changed some of the configuring(?) to the lock-bar/blade bottom to help with overtravel as well.
As I said in an earlier response, I have yet to a see stop pin wear out, but yes, I have worn a large Seb lock to the left handle side. Though I have to admit; even in that instance, the knife in the open position still was tight with NO blade play. This was long before the factory actually changed the cuts on the underside of the lock. They might have as well changed some of the configuring(?) to the lock-bar/blade bottom to help with overtravel as well.
