Uncentered blade when folded - CF Mille

[Reeek]

I have a brand new, carried 4 times, CF S90V Millie and a G10 Millie. I bought the CF first. The blade was always "just" touching the opposite scale from the liner lock side when folded. I wasn't sure if this was normal due to the strenth of the liner lock pushing the blade to the oppostite side when closed. Plus being right handed, the blade is pushed away from the scale when I open it with my right thumb so it doesn't rub the scale when I open the knife with my right hand. But opening with the left thumb pushes the blade more against the scale when opening it.

After I got my G10 Millie I had a reference to compare with and that knife sits dead center between the two scales when folded.

I am sending in one of my two Sages because it has two stripped screws and the stand off those two screws are in is roughed up because I tried to turn the stand off with pliers to get the screws out. So I think I will send in the S90C Millie as well to see if they can center the blade. I live in Reno so the trip is relatively short to Colorado.

All no big deal. Stuff happens . . .

But my question is - what is the typical cause for an off centered blade when the knife is folded? I assume a bent blade could be one cause but I don't think that would happen too often. What else is could it be except for one or more scales or the blade being off kilter in some way?

I have three BM 710s and the D2 knife has always been off centered a bit while the two 154CM's are dead centered. I took the D2 apart, cleaned everything up and reassembled carefully and it reassembled the same way, off centered a tad. It must be an off kilter hole or scale or blade.


P.S. Regarding the Sage screws, one of them felt semi stripped before I ever tried to loosen it. So I really made sure I gave some firm pressure inward to try and remove it without stripping it more and it just spun like butter. The two screws on each side of the center stand off are the culprits. They were in so tight they wouldn't budge (all others were fine) and the second screw in that stand off stripped when screwing it back in. I feel like those screws are pretty soft and looking at them compared to other knives the Torx hole seems shallow as well. Anyone else have this problem? P.P.S. I know I had the right Torx bit and the bit is in new condition.

 

[lambertiana]

My G10 millie came perfectly centered, but my father's S90V millie was a little off. I fixed it by tightening the pivot screw (it was a careful balance - just a hair more and it was too tight).

 

[brj]

as lambertiana suggested, adjusting the tension of the pivot screw will take care of this issue

or better yet you can strip the millie down and seek the problem for yourself; some lint or metal debris caught in the oil between the blade and the bushings or the bushings and the scales could cause this, as i've discovered on my BM rift

 

[Reeek]

I disassembled one side of the CF Millie and just rotated the scales on the lanyard tube, cleaned up the the inside real good, did a minor Militec-1 application on all rotating surfaces and reassembled. I tightened the knife with the blade opened and the knife is perfectly centered now and stays centered after use. Awesome!

This is such a great knife!

One complaint though, I found another stripped screw on the scale I did not unscrew. It appears there could be an issue with some assemblers overtightening the screws and stripping them. On the CF Millie it was one of the super tiny scale screws that do not get so tight they can't be removed somewhat easily so the only way I can see it being stripped is by over tightening while assembling the knife.

No biggie, Since I am sending in one of my Sages to extract two over tightened, stripped screws in the center stand off I will ask to have extra screws for both the Sage and the Millie added to the return package

I'm happy.