Triadlock modification

[SOLEIL]

never remove metal from the locking bar on triad configurations. remove it from the blade notch at the proper angle or it will result in permanent vertical blade play. it only requires about a mil or less metal removed.

 

[failbot]

I meant rather heavy use for a knife in the absence of lubrication and with a lot of abrasive dust. That is, not at all what knife lovers are used to, who regularly clean and lubricate them. I have a 110, a puma 910, and a small AG Russell, in which the tips of the rocker have been worn off so much that if, with the knife open, I press on the blade from above, it closed like a slipjoint. I have a Spyderco Chinook 1, which, due to corrosion in sea water, has developed bumps in the track, which also wear out the tooth quite a lot.

I have 2 Finn Wolfs. I gave one to my uncle - he is an electrician at a cement plant. He never lubricates the knife, and they are forbidden to have fixed blades at work. The second one I decided to run without maintenance (no cleaning, no lubrication) and see if it wears out. The tip of the rocker has already begun to wear out.

I understand that for such conditions, fixed knives, slipjoints, friction folders or knives with an opinel lock would be best suited. But still, I would like to at least prolong the life of a really reliable lock for ordinary people who can only distinguish non stainless steel from stainless steel.

 

[Vlade]

I meant rather heavy use for a knife in the absence of lubrication and with a lot of abrasive dust. That is, not at all what knife lovers are used to, who regularly clean and lubricate them. I have a 110, a puma 910, and a small AG Russell, in which the tips of the rocker have been worn off so much that if, with the knife open, I press on the blade from above, it closed like a slipjoint. I have a Spyderco Chinook 1, which, due to corrosion in sea water, has developed bumps in the track, which also wear out the tooth quite a lot.

I have 2 Finn Wolfs. I gave one to my uncle - he is an electrician at a cement plant. He never lubricates the knife, and they are forbidden to have fixed blades at work. The second one I decided to run without maintenance (no cleaning, no lubrication) and see if it wears out. The tip of the rocker has already begun to wear out.

I understand that for such conditions, fixed knives, slipjoints, friction folders or knives with an opinel lock would be best suited. But still, I would like to at least prolong the life of a really reliable lock for ordinary people who can only distinguish non stainless steel from stainless steel.

Where I worked we were issued Buck 110 knives. Some guys would have them for a long time. Some guys would mess them up in a matter of a couple of days. We worked in a lot of dirty nasty gritty cruddy environments. But I've yet to see the pivot wear out. Did we have abuse them? Of course we did we didn't care because we didn't pay for them. I've seen broken blades, broken handles, bent blades, I've seen blades that were so abused that even Joe X couldn't compete with them. When we were ready for a new one, we would just go to the parts department and get one. So long as your supervisor gave you a requisition the storage guy would just hand you a new one. I would say one of the most filthiest dirtiest places I ever worked was a resource recovery facility in Miami Florida. Of course giving the men free reign on Buck 110 knives was my idea. The company wasn't happy when that little project started costing them a lot of money. Sure a buck 110 doesn't cost much but it does when you've got 300 men working. We worked an outage at the Miami facility for a few months. There were bearings and tail rollers totally wrapped with rags and other debris that came out of the trash. I think a fixed blade would have been more suitable for the job. Abuse is abuse. I don't think any knife maker intended for a knife to be used in such a disregarding fashion. I've actually seen a guy one time trying to cut a conveyor belt that had steel braiding in it. But he didn't care he's still attempted to cut it and that was the end of that buck. I think the cold steel probably would have held in a little better Cold steel didn't exist back then.. But like I said I'd never seen a pivot damaged other than crap getting inside of it which was usually the case. Nothing lasts forever and it never will. I think about it this way how many ratchets have I had in my life? How many wrenches have I broken? Plenty of them, I don't care if it was a Craftsman a Snap-On or a Mac tool. If they made it we would break it. One of the most heaviest duty wrenches I've ever used and used often was a Klein spud wrench. You would never think that you could break that, but sure as hell we broke them. A knife is only designed with normal usage in mind. I suspect you're abusing your knife I know I sure did. But a work knife in my eyes is nothing more than a tool and a commodity. Use it ride it hard break it and throw it away. If you work in such an environment there's really nothing more you can do about it. However you should ask management if they will let you use a small fixed blade. But we would have even broken them. The only thing we really worried about was getting the work done without regards to tools and equipment. And when you work in that type of environment not only does the equipment get broken so do the men. Safety didn't exist. I've seen just about every kind of injury that you could think of. Amputations fatalities broken bones crushed fingers.The above mentioned facility recently burned down I seen it in the news. When I saw that in the news I remembered some of the things we did there to get that plant running again. Even the plant didn't survive. I'm done with my rant. Just keep buying a new one. I can give you evidence of this I didn't think I would ever post this but this is what happens when you're uneducated and go to work instead of school I'll log out now take it easy fellas

 

[failbot]

Where I worked we were issued Buck 110 knives. Some guys would have them for a long time. Some guys would mess them up in a matter of a couple of days. We worked in a lot of dirty nasty gritty cruddy environments. But I've yet to see the pivot wear out. Did we have abuse them? Of course we did we didn't care because we didn't pay for them. I've seen broken blades, broken handles, bent blades, I've seen blades that were so abused that even Joe X couldn't compete with them. When we were ready for a new one, we would just go to the parts department and get one. So long as your supervisor gave you a requisition the storage guy would just hand you a new one. I would say one of the most filthiest dirtiest places I ever worked was a resource recovery facility in Miami Florida. Of course giving the men free reign on Buck 110 knives was my idea. The company wasn't happy when that little project started costing them a lot of money. Sure a buck 110 doesn't cost much but it does when you've got 300 men working. We worked an outage at the Miami facility for a few months. There were bearings and tail rollers totally wrapped with rags and other debris that came out of the trash. I think a fixed blade would have been more suitable for the job. Abuse is abuse. I don't think any knife maker intended for a knife to be used in such a disregarding fashion. I've actually seen a guy one time trying to cut a conveyor belt that had steel braiding in it. But he didn't care he's still attempted to cut it and that was the end of that buck. I think the cold steel probably would have held in a little better Cold steel didn't exist back then.. But like I said I'd never seen a pivot damaged other than crap getting inside of it which was usually the case. Nothing lasts forever and it never will. I think about it this way how many ratchets have I had in my life? How many wrenches have I broken? Plenty of them, I don't care if it was a Craftsman a Snap-On or a Mac tool. If they made it we would break it. One of the most heaviest duty wrenches I've ever used and used often was a Klein spud wrench. You would never think that you could break that, but sure as hell we broke them. A knife is only designed with normal usage in mind. I suspect you're abusing your knife I know I sure did. But a work knife in my eyes is nothing more than a tool and a commodity. Use it ride it hard break it and throw it away. If you work in such an environment there's really nothing more you can do about it. However you should ask management if they will let you use a small fixed blade. But we would have even broken them. The only thing we really worried about was getting the work done without regards to tools and equipment. And when you work in that type of environment not only does the equipment get broken so do the men. Safety didn't exist. I've seen just about every kind of injury that you could think of. Amputations fatalities broken bones crushed fingers.The above mentioned facility recently burned down I seen it in the news. When I saw that in the news I remembered some of the things we did there to get that plant running again. Even the plant didn't survive. I'm done with my rant. Just keep buying a new one. I can give you evidence of this I didn't think I would ever post this but this is what happens when you're uneducated and go to work instead of school I'll log out now take it easy fellasView attachment 2266090

It's a sadly to see this, personally I would choose to lose my leg than my arm if I had the choice.

At work, my uncle has a pair of stationery knives with front retractable blades that can be broken off as they get dull, they are enough for 90% of all tasks, but sometimes strength is needed.

You are very lucky with the company, we still have to be responsible for all the equipment and tools, which are issued in limited quantities. I perfectly understand the attitude to the tool as a consumable but it's not everywhere exist.

 

[DavidABQ]

An interesting thought. It may just work very well but I question the if there is any need to add a ceramic ball it increase the life of the locking system.

 

[unwisefool]

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Whaaaaaat exactly am I looking at right now?

 

[Vlade]

Whaaaaaat exactly am I looking at right now?

That's the result of an 8,000 volt electrocution. The hand was destroying but they saved the arm part. It's been over 30 years now. However I went back to work and made a decent living until I retired. Everybody always says it'll never happen to them. Well so did I

 

[Vlade]

It's a sadly to see this, personally I would choose to lose my leg than my arm if I had the choice.

At work, my uncle has a pair of stationery knives with front retractable blades that can be broken off as they get dull, they are enough for 90% of all tasks, but sometimes strength is needed.

You are very lucky with the company, we still have to be responsible for all the equipment and tools, which are issued in limited quantities. I perfectly understand the attitude to the tool as a consumable but it's not everywhere exist.

I've said that a million times. The leg guys are lucky. No big deal Life goes on. You can still be successful with one arm. If you want it you got to dig to get it. I have out worked men with two arms. It's all in one's mind if he's going to be successful or if he's going to roll over and be a failure. I returned to work 3 months after the amputations. Same position same pay. I won't let anything slow me down. Except for one thing age. That problem we will all have to deal with in due time. And there's nobody says that a man with one arm cannot enjoy his knives. I know I do and will continue to. When it comes to working I love doing 30 to 40% more production than a full-grown healthy Man. They're lazy these days and there's hardly any competition. Young 90 day wonders they think they know what they're talking about when they don't.

 

[Vlade]

An interesting thought. It may just work very well but I question the if there is any need to add a ceramic ball it increase the life of the locking system.

No the triad lock works fine just the way it is. At least that's my opinion.

 

[elasmonut]

I think Kizer or one of the better chinese mobs is putting a ball into their backlock