*Update* Strider SMF with horizontal play

Its a strider. They just feel that way often. They are supposed to be sticky at first. It is just the way they are designed. They can also be finicky until they break in. And you will just have to adjust it to your liking.
I always took them apart cleaned out the factory junk. Stropped the washer and assembled. Sometime the handle screw near the pivot will affect the action as well. And also spinning the pivot will often allow adjustment for centering.

Enjoy the new knife and use it hard.
Matt
 
BellaBlades said:
Its a strider. They just feel that way often. They are supposed to be sticky at first. It is just the way they are designed. They can also be finicky until they break in. And you will just have to adjust it to your liking.
I always took them apart cleaned out the factory junk. Stropped the washer and assembled. Sometime the handle screw near the pivot will affect the action as well. And also spinning the pivot will often allow adjustment for centering.

Enjoy the new knife and use it hard.
Matt
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Thanks Matt. I did spin the pivot and liek the action a little better. But I notice the pivot spun back the other way after opening and closing it 5-10 times. Did you encounter loctite on the pivot or on the other screws? Thanks.
 
Only the pivot as far as I remember. If your pivot spins, but the action is fine then just see where it lands. If all the handle screws are tight and there is still horizontal play leaving room for tightening. Spin the pivot to the area you like most and tighten it just a hair if you wish. That might be all it takes to stay where you like it. Being that it is a "floating pivot" sometimes it just spins on some of them. I had two that would just spin and the others would not budge.
But that is all up to you.

Being that it is new. I would just use for a week or two and then adjust as needed once things have worn in a bit.
 
BellaBlades said:
Only the pivot as far as I remember. If your pivot spins, but the action is fine then just see where it lands. If all the handle screws are tight and there is still horizontal play leaving room for tightening. Spin the pivot to the area you like most and tighten it just a hair if you wish. That might be all it takes to stay where you like it. Being that it is a "floating pivot" sometimes it just spins on some of them. I had two that would just spin and the others would not budge.
But that is all up to you.

Being that it is new. I would just use for a week or two and then adjust as needed once things have worn in a bit.
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Ill do that. It will see some decent use. I am an electronics technician so the "hardest" use it will see is cutting cable and opening boxes for parts haha.
 
BellaBlades said:
Its a strider. They just feel that way often. They are supposed to be sticky at first. It is just the way they are designed. They can also be finicky until they break in. And you will just have to adjust it to your liking.
I always took them apart cleaned out the factory junk. Stropped the washer and assembled. Sometime the handle screw near the pivot will affect the action as well. And also spinning the pivot will often allow adjustment for centering.

Enjoy the new knife and use it hard.
Matt
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So let me get this straight...

They are "supposed to be sticky" and "finicky", but once you basically disassemble the entire knife, clean out "the factory junk", adjust the pivot, strop the washers, spin the pivot to allow adjustment, and reassemble the knife properly, then you are "ready to use it hard"...

:rolleyes:

I need some of the Kool-Aid they are selling because its powerful stuff
 
retzius said:
So let me get this straight...

They are "supposed to be sticky" and "finicky", but once you basically disassemble the entire knife, clean out "the factory junk", adjust the pivot, strop the washers, spin the pivot to allow adjustment, and reassemble the knife properly, then you are "ready to use it hard"...

:rolleyes:

I need some of the Kool-Aid they are selling because its powerful stuff
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Not sure why your here, but you should be over there...
 
Sgt_Bobbo said:
Not sure why your here, but you should be over there...
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"over there" is the land of reality...

"here", in the land of fantasy, where folding knives have "sticky locks" and "factory gunk" because "thats they way they are designed" so that once I fix all the problems I can "use them hard" is much more interesting :p
 
retzius said:
So let me get this straight...

They are "supposed to be sticky" and "finicky", but once you basically disassemble the entire knife, clean out "the factory junk", adjust the pivot, strop the washers, spin the pivot to allow adjustment, and reassemble the knife properly, then you are "ready to use it hard"...

:rolleyes:

I need some of the Kool-Aid they are selling because its powerful stuff
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Maybe you should do a little research on the lock face design and where it ends up as the knife wears in, and why it's sticky at the beginning.
I would explain it to you, but I can already tell that it would be a waste of time.

Read more, post less. Hopefully that will help you in your journey to leave more educated posts....
 
retzius said:
"over there" is the land of reality...

"here", in the land of fantasy, where folding knives have "sticky locks" and "factory gunk" because "thats they way they are designed" so that once I fix all the problems I can "use them hard" is much more interesting :p
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Cute. The over there I was referring to is in fact "under" the bridge. What do you care if someone wants to take their knife apart as soon as they get it? I did that with all my Sebenza's and they performed much better afterwards. Also I never stated I was going to "hard use" my Strider.

Are you mad that you cannot afford one? If so its okay man, I could barely afford it but I didn't want a budget folder. I like kershaw and cold steel as well but they have no sole to me. I know, I know, they perform just as well for a fraction of the cost and you don't have to take them apart. Its cool man, you have your opinion and I have mine. However, I don't just sit at my computer and look for forums where I can input useless comments for no benefit other than to please myself. By the way all things of quality need breaking in. My Saddleback back took breaking in and it was $500. You would probably just buy a Jansport bag in reality land... :stupid smiley face:
 
They are great knives.
You dont have to do these things. I am just giving advice on how to fix very minor things we notice.
They are great as they come and will often break in without doing anything. Just sharing some tricks on how to better know your knife. I could give tips on just about any knife from any manufacturer. Working on all of them. I know what to expect and what do adjust.
I also tuned the bushing and washer on my sebenza to my preference. It is just what we do around here buddy. Same goes for my wifes manix II and the other thousand knives that passed through my finger tips.
 
BellaBlades said:
They are great knives.
You dont have to do these things. I am just giving advice on how to fix very minor things we notice.
They are great as they come and will often break in without doing anything. Just sharing some tricks on how to better know your knife. I could give tips on just about any knife from any manufacturer. Working on all of them. I know what to expect and what do adjust.
I also tuned the bushing and washer on my sebenza to my preference. It is just what we do around here buddy. Same goes for my wifes manix II and the other thousand knives that passed through my finger tips.
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Said with much more restraint than myself.
 
JR88FAN said:
Maybe you should do a little research on the lock face design and where it ends up as the knife wears in, and why it's sticky at the beginning.
I would explain it to you, but I can already tell that it would be a waste of time.

Read more, post less. Hopefully that will help you in your journey to leave more educated posts....
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OK got it.

You pay $400+ for a folding knife with average quality materials (G-10 and CPM-154 steel), a sticky lock, and blade play because its built to be "used hard" :thumbup:

Sounds like a good deal
 
Sgt_Bobbo said:
Thanks Matt. I did spin the pivot and liek the action a little better. But I notice the pivot spun back the other way after opening and closing it 5-10 times. Did you encounter loctite on the pivot or on the other screws? Thanks.
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If there is loctite holding your pivot together, and more than likely there is, you will need the PSD tool (or a suitable spanner) to adjust it, otherwise the entire pivot is just 'spinning' and not actually tightening.

Adjustments to the pivot, as with most knives require very slight turns to have a big effect either way.
 
If you need an at home tool quick, just mcgyver something.

Try using the tongs on an old fork if they fit and bend it into a tool, I also used two nails and a piece of wood on another knife. Or even a 10$ pair of snap ring pliers from you local hardware store.
 
retzius said:
OK got it.

You pay $400+ for a folding knife with average quality materials (G-10 and CPM-154 steel), a sticky lock, and blade play because its built to be "used hard" :thumbup:

Sounds like a good deal
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I want to say something like 'you are stupid' but I won't make this personal.

I can't help you if you don't understand the nuances of folding knives.
They are all very different, and Striders are no exception.

There are many knives with much less spectacular 'specifications' that sell for 3X what a Strider sells for....
Just go check out the 'custom' exchange and convince yourself of how custom some of those knives really are.

You don't like the knife. Great.
You think it's over-priced. Great.
You don't understand the design. Great.

Now go start a thread on it, instead of being so 'helpful' to the OP in this one.....
 
BellaBlades said:
If you need an at home tool quick, just mcgyver something.

Try using the tongs on an old fork if they fit and bend it into a tool, I also used two nails and a piece of wood on another knife. Or even a 10$ pair of snap ring pliers from you local hardware store.
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Thanks for the ideas.
 
BellaBlades said:
If you need an at home tool quick, just mcgyver something.

Try using the tongs on an old fork if they fit and bend it into a tool, I also used two nails and a piece of wood on another knife. Or even a 10$ pair of snap ring pliers from you local hardware store.
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Agreed Matt, however if the pivot has loctite, unless you can build one hell of a Spanner, you will kill the pivot....
Been there, I now have two PSD tools...!
(I somehow seem to lose stuff that turns up under one of my kids beds months later)
 
Good point. I had to try like a SOB and use mad pressure a few times, so yeah. If you like your strider it would be a good investment!

JR88FAN said:
Agreed Matt, however if the pivot has loctite, unless you can build one hell of a Spanner, you will kill the pivot....
Been there, I now have two PSD tools...!
(I somehow seem to lose stuff that turns up under one of my kids beds months later)
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