WANTED - Umnumzaan maintenance kit or 4-prong pivot disassembly tool

[Naphtali]

I seek either an older Umnumzaan maintenance kit, or the 4-prong disassembly tool. I understand that some are building non-OEM kits for resale. This would also be acceptable.

 

[kidcongo]

I seek either an older Umnumzaan maintenance kit, or the 4-prong disassembly tool. I understand that some are building non-OEM kits for resale. This would also be acceptable.

I used some cheapo snap-ring pliers I got at the hardware store. They work fine if you can't find the tool you want.

 

[Naphtali]

I used some cheapo snap-ring pliers I got at the hardware store. They work fine if you can't find the tool you want.

Many thanks. This helps a great deal since you've described how to get the result wanted - that is, being able to clean the joint every now and then.
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An interesting experience I'll pass to you. I had a dominating phobia about corrosion or rust on knives that were not made of stain resistant materials. Years ago I bought several Cold Steel TwistMaster® medium clip point knives - at $4.95 each. I decided to find out just how close to reality my phobia is. So I've been using one of the TwistMasters as my kitchen knife for more than six months. I eat at least one fresh lemon per day, plus the normal complement of fresh foods. Maintenance consists of washing and drying it, then putting it away. No lubrication. No preservative or protectant. The blade discolored slightly. That's it. I cannot understand how this can be, but there it is. It should be rusted and/or pitted, shouldn't it? One thing I discovered is that the TwistMaster's joint, because it is surrounded by a plastic handle, is impervious to everything, and inherent lubricity of that plastic translates as the joint needing no lubrication or protection.

 

[bhyde]

If only you could take your snap ring pliers with you everywhere you went to accomplish this task

There are a number of ways to do this without spending anything. I have seen people using toothpics, snap ring pliers, allen wrenches (use two of them the same as the toothpick concept).
You could just about make one with a drill press and some pins and a piece of plastic if you are handy with a scale/ruler or have a cheap pair of calipers.

For the life of me, I could never understand spending a few franklins on a knife and then being a cheapskate on the tool to maintain the investment.

 

[kidcongo]

If only you could take your snap ring pliers with you everywhere you went to accomplish this task

There are a number of ways to do this without spending anything. I have seen people using toothpics, snap ring pliers, allen wrenches (use two of them the same as the toothpick concept).
You could just about make one with a drill press and some pins and a piece of plastic if you are handy with a scale/ruler or have a cheap pair of calipers.

For the life of me, I could never understand spending a few franklins on a knife and then being a cheapskate on the tool to maintain the investment.

I agree, but when I got my old school pivot umnum, the tool kit was no longer available from CRK, so I went with the pliers as a 2nd best option

 

[dwdickey]

For the life of me I can't figure out why a company would produce something as proprietary as the original pivot, make a special tool kit for it then simply stop supporting it a year or two later. In other industries is pretty much SOP to keep parts and specialty tooling on hand and available for at least 10yrs following it's production end. It's puzzling why CRK would do something so out of character, when the cost to produce the tool kit is minimal at best. Maybe there's something I'm missing?
Anyway I use two nails held in a vice with a pair of electronics pliers (fine tipped needle nose) to turn the other side.

 

[Raylance]

I hammered some nails into a piece of wood with their head sticking out, works fine. And yes I'm one of those who got their old zaan AFTER Crk stops production for the tool.

 

[braillediver]

I hammered some nails into a piece of wood with their head sticking out, works fine.

+1 It worked great.