Tuning the Buck Vantage Knife

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Hi, folks. I'm not sure if this is worth 25 minutes of your life, but I made it, anyway.

[video=youtube;jLKjOhgZ8Vw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLKjOhgZ8Vw[/video]

Content guide:
0:00 Description of common problems
3:49 Tools required
5:15 Removing first scale
6:22 Tightening rattling center spacer
7:32 Adjusting liner lockup
9:49 Full disassembly
12:55 Sanding and cleaning
13:59 Brief discussion on washers
14:35 Re-assembly and lubrication
23:07 Checking smoothness and lockup after trial & error
23:42 Applying thread locker
 
Good video. You've covered pretty much everything I did to tune up and improve the action and centering of my own Vantage. It actually took me a while to figure out the fact that the liners have a tiny bit of play (the scales too), and that by nudging them you can affect the blade centering. This is a great guide for those who want to tinker with their Vantages but aren't sure how to go about doing so.
 
Gundamaniac, thanks a lot for taking the time to watch the video! I'm afraid it's a bit too long, but I didn't want to leave out too much info. I appreciate your feedback as well. :thumbup:
 
Thank you, Dogstar, for the great instructions. I'll do it with my vantage too soon. I hope the flipper will work as yours later.
Best,
Haebbie
 
dogstar said:
Hi, folks. I'm not sure if this is worth 25 minutes of your life, but I made it, anyway.
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I have the same knife and did basically the same thing you did. The knife I purchased had almost no finishing and had very sharp G10 edges and all the metal edges were very sharp as well. I could actually shave wood with the back side of the blade!! Funny how the things in your video are spot on to what I experienced in my "tuning". I took it a step further and sanded and polished everything. *note* polishing S30V is VERY time consuming. Turned out nice. I looks more like a gentlemans folder now than ever before.
 
894tom said:
I have the same knife and did basically the same thing you did. The knife I purchased had almost no finishing and had very sharp G10 edges and all the metal edges were very sharp as well. I could actually shave wood with the back side of the blade!! Funny how the things in your video are spot on to what I experienced in my "tuning". I took it a step further and sanded and polished everything. *note* polishing S30V is VERY time consuming. Turned out nice. I looks more like a gentlemans folder now than ever before.
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Sounds really nice. Got a photo?
 
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