vapor stud is tearing up my thumb..options?

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drew2

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just got a vapor and the thumb stud is angled at 45 degrees on each side and its quite sharp. in addition the knife doesnt open very easily so i find myself having to open it two handed. otherwise i like the knife and i dont have the package so return is not an option.


how is the stud attached? Could i drill it out and put something else in? i dont think there is enough material on it to grind/sand it down to a better shape
 
i believe that those studs are like those that are on the leek. i think you either have to get used to them or just cut your losses and sell the knife
 
my storm was exactly like that. i loostened to pivot screw up a little bit and it made a world of difference. at leat now in can open with the thumb stud without tearing the skin on my thumb. you might give this a try on your vapor and see if it helps.,,,VWB.
 
Loosen and lube the pivot, it really can make a world of difference. I only tighten my blades enough to remove blade play after that I try to locktight the pivot in the sweet spot.
 
Take a piece of ceramic rod and buff the thumbstud. It will take the "edge" off it. Good ideas about loosening and lubing the pivot, too.

One more possibility. I find a lot of people try to push the thumbstud away from the handle at a right angle. That's the hard way. Push towards the front of the knife, towards where the open blade will be.
 
took it a part and loosened/lubed the pivot a little and still no dice

By push on the stud towards the front of the knife, I am understanding that you mean towards the pivot. I tried that but im still having a heck of a time opening it

i'm thinking maybe grind down the little ball that locks it closed a bit?
 
mine was really tight for a while, i just wore it down and played with it for a month or so and it broke in
 
Use something like a 3M Cratex wheel on a variable speed dremmel and take off the roughness of it. Won't take but a few minutes. If you don't have that a good well worn almost used up sanding drum will do the trick. :thumbup:

STR
 
Why use power tools on a job that I can do in a couple of minutes with a Gatco Tri-Seps? I've smoothed the notoriously harsh Sebenza thembstuds with no trouble at all.
 
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