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Using a loaner knife from family while visiting.

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I'm out west visiting family right now and was given a Spyderco Manix 2 translucent as a loaner knife to carry around. Pretty nice knife so far. I like how lightweight it is, feels good in hand, and with a nice size blade. I'm not used to the the lock release and ball bearing lock coming from a PM2, but it works. What do you all think about some of the pins used on the handle instead of screws?
 
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Pins are great...screws can loosen. My girl has an old beat endura with the tip off and the integral clip was long broke off, but the pins are tight as is the lockup.
 
brownshoe said:
Pins are great...screws can loosen. My girl has an old beat endura with the tip off and the integral clip was long broke off, but the pins are tight as is the lockup.
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Good to hear.
I always thought that the pins would loosen over time and that from hearing and reading on the forum, that the screws were the way to go and to stay away from the pins.
 
Nothing wrong with pins but they are simply a way to lessen production time and cost. I much prefer screws and have passed on some fine knives because of pin construction. The LW 110V Manix wasn't one of them though! Its an awesome knife but it could be better with screws. A little blue or purple lock tite negates the coming loose argument, but again from a production standpoint that would add to the cost.

ETA: Forgot to mention; Sal has said some designs like the Caly require the use of pins to maintain certain aspects he wants in the knife. I assume because pins take up less room than the threaded barrels for screws thus allowing an overall slimer handle.
 
I had a Manix2 lightweight, but sold it when I bought my CruWear Manix because I don't mind weight in a knife and I knew I'd carry the CruWear before BD1 every time (Not that I disliked BD1...I didn't mind it at all). As for pinned knives...my first Spyderco was an FRN Native (Lost on a job site about 8 years ago...bought about 2 years before that), and I had a replacement in my pocket within a week...it shrugged off a 275 foot fall onto gravel (Closed) about 7 1/2 years ago and has been absolutely fine ever since...you'd be hard pressed to find the mark left by the gravel if I didn't point it out to you, and it's still rock solid in every direction.

This is the knife.




This is how high it fell from before landing onto gravel (Not at the time at said picture).

 
I don't mind the pinned construction one bit.
It is much easier to lube and clean a knife without taking it apart and with no sacrifice to how good it can be done.
The LW Manix 2 models are great knives and I am sure the S110V version is destined to be a classic.
 
I've got plenty of pinned knives. A few Native Lightweights, a Caly3.5, a Centofante4, a Worker, and a MeerKat. These knives are all perfectly usable, and although I've really thrashed the Native it still has no signs of falling apart or loosening.
 
I have never had a pinned spyderco need to be tightened up, but at least 50% of my liner locks have needed pivot or scale screws tightened.
 
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