*Update* Strider SMF with horizontal play

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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I think I will buy the tool off of Monkey Edge. I feel your pain. My Apple tv remote has been lost for months thanks to my 10 month old.
 
Yeah my 1 year old froze my laptop last week after hitting about 1000 keys in 5 seconds. It was royally screwed up for way to long. Not to mention all the things that the older one who will be three sneaks into her toybox.

Sgt_Bobbo said:
I think I will buy the tool off of Monkey Edge. I feel your pain. My Apple tv remote has been lost for months thanks to my 10 month old.
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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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Really man?? Have you ever even tried one? Their CPM154 is some of the best I have ever used. I would take it over most other steels any day. Why not try to contribute something other than this garbage. If you don't like them, fine... Take your B.S. Somewhere else.



A good pivot tool is a great investment. I need to purchase one. So far I have been using home made tools and getting by. but barely.
 
To be fair, I can see Retzius' points loud and clear - why pay top whack for a knife (or any tool for that matter) that requires a 'breaking in period'. As others have pointed out, boots, jeans - yes, a $300+ knife - no.
I don't see the logic in paying over and above for something which then requires DIY to get the best out of it when you can, and should, be able to take it and use.it confidently out of the box it comes in.
Hope the OP has satisfactorily been ensured his knife will be replaced and that he receives a good replacement worthy of his investment.
 
Wurger190 said:
To be fair, I can see Retzius' points loud and clear - why pay top whack for a knife (or any tool for that matter) that requires a 'breaking in period'. As others have pointed out, boots, jeans - yes, a $300+ knife - no.
I don't see the logic in paying over and above for something which then requires DIY to get the best out of it when you can, and should, be able to take it and use.it confidently out of the box it comes in.
Hope the OP has satisfactorily been ensured his knife will be replaced and that he receives a good replacement worthy of his investment.
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Knife has been replaced. BTW breaking in isn't the same as diy breakdown and cleaning. I find breaking in to be necessary on nearly everything worth something. As I stated about the jeans haha. A $400 knife is no different to me. Tight tolerances and metal on metal will always need "some" breaking in.
 
For the record my SnG CC is very smooth in lock up and blade deployment. I don't have the pivot tool and have never had need of one. Love the design of this knife.
 
Sgt_Bobbo said:
Knife has been replaced. BTW breaking in isn't the same as diy breakdown and cleaning. I find breaking in to be necessary on nearly everything worth something. As I stated about the jeans haha. A $400 knife is no different to me. Tight tolerances and metal on metal will always need "some" breaking in.
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Glad to hear that you got a replacement, I suppose I could be wrong with the breaking/wearing in period after thinking about it. Just not a fan of having to DIY a costly knife.
 
Had an SMF - great machining and fit-and-finish.

The lockbar would slip if you applied a little pressure on the spine of the blade while it was open. Noticeable vertical play, like the lock didn't have the right amount of tension. This was after they changed the lockface geometry to prevent such play.

Cool knife, but the crappy ergonomics and lock slip was enough to make me sell the knife at a loss. I liked everything about it otherwise - just not for me. YMMV.
 
Wurger190 said:
To be fair, I can see Retzius' points loud and clear - why pay top whack for a knife (or any tool for that matter) that requires a 'breaking in period'. As others have pointed out, boots, jeans - yes, a $300+ knife - no.
I don't see the logic in paying over and above for something which then requires DIY to get the best out of it when you can, and should, be able to take it and use.it confidently out of the box it comes in.
Hope the OP has satisfactorily been ensured his knife will be replaced and that he receives a good replacement worthy of his investment.
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I hear you both. It's why I never bought from this company. Might be a great knife once you've fiddled with it. Maybe that is it's appeal? Needs care? Like a tamagotchi? :)

Not for me.


I don't get the sharpie thing at all. Pencil yes, grease or dry lubricant yes. But sharpie???
 
Leftytwogunz said:
So after all this, is this the knife you are now selling on the exchange? :rolleyes:
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I actually have two of them... Not that is really any of your concern :rolleyes: Loved the stonewash and coyote but I realize that two of the same is a bit excessive.
 
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Following this thread got me curious. So additional threads, then videos (and a few well placed mentions of the SnG [...Lycosa...]) have suddenly made me cuckoo to get one. Problem is supplies are way low now and the one I want is sold out. What gives?? Where all the SnGs at??? :eek:
 
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jazub said:
Following this thread got me curious. So additional threads, then videos (and a few well placed mentions of the SnG [...Lycosa...]) have suddenly made me cuckoo to get one. Problem is supplies are way low now and the one I want is sold out. What gives?? Where all the SnGs at??? :eek:
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I'm not sure man. I love the SMF though. Something about big folders...
 
Gizler00 said:
Have you ever even tried one? Their CPM154 is some of the best I have ever used. I would take it over most other steels any day.
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Strider does something special with their S30V and CPM154. I've reprofiled several Striders and they always take at least twice as long as knives in the same steel with another makers' heat treat. I dislike S30V from most manufacturers, but my SnG has performed as well as any other steel I've used, including M390.

jazub said:
Following this thread got me curious. So additional threads, then videos (and a few well placed mentions of the SnG [...Lycosa...]) have suddenly made me cuckoo to get one. Problem is supplies are way low now and the one I want is sold out. What gives?? Where all the SnGs at??? :eek:
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They produce them in batches, the batches move quickly.

I see SnGs in stock right now at two online dealers. Look harder ;)
 
MatthewSB said:
Strider does something special with their S30V and CPM154. I've reprofiled several Striders and they always take at least twice as long as knives in the same steel with another makers' heat treat. I dislike S30V from most manufacturers, but my SnG has performed as well as any other steel I've used, including M390.



They produce them in batches, the batches move quickly.

I see SnGs in stock right now at two online dealers. Look harder ;)
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I really love their CPM154 and the PD1. I have yet to try their s30v.
 
MatthewSB said:
They produce them in batches, the batches move quickly.

I see SnGs in stock right now at two online dealers. Look harder ;)
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Yeah, it seems they do go quickly. As soon as there is a black lego CPM154 SnG with flamed titanium lock side in stock, I will be on it. :thumbup:
 
Sgt_Bobbo said:
I actually have two of them... Not that is really any of your concern :rolleyes: Loved the stonewash and coyote but I realize that two of the same is a bit excessive.
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I was just hoping you weren't pushing your Strider that you're having all these problems off on someone who hasn't read all the threads you've started about it lately. I wasn't sure if you were selling the one with the glitter G-10 or the one with the blade movement.
Best of luck.
 
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