whats parts to polish on the skyline

Try polishing up your index finger technique. ;) Seriously, there is not a Skyline that leaves the factory that can't fire open without any wrist action. How's your technique?
 
also, consider the break in period. took less than a day of addicted flipping to get mine buttery smooth. though technique is still a factor. i find things like buying a R.A.M. and a JYD I and a groove go a long way to helping my flipper technique :)
 
Ayup ... after owning a few Kershaw flippers for a while, your finger just develops a natural instinct for it, 100% reliable.

That said, I've found that Militec-1 makes for the smoothest action on my Kershaws of any lube. To do it right, you need to disassemble, get everything clean, then "cure" the Militec with a hairdryer wiping off any excess before reassembly. But still, you shouldn't have any trouble getting the flipping action down pat the way the knives come from the factory. Just keep practicing.
 
Mine was fine out of the box, opening with out any wrist flick, just finger.
Now my Leek I had to finagle a bit with the torque on all the screws and rearrange the washers. Its good now.
 
Mine was just a little stiff out of the box (as well as the Black Tanto Groove), but there's nothing that tuf cloth and a little of CRK fluorescent greeze couldn't take care of ;)
 
I didn't want to do the break in period so I just put some tuff glide on it ghetto style (dropping it right in the pivot from the top, didn't even take it apart). I flipped it a dozen times and it was good to go.
 
Hm. Try just pushing the flipper towards the handle (rather than "hooking" your finger towards your palm). Should open just fine.

If that doesn't work, just add some Tuff-Glide, some 3-in-1, or some similar light lubricant. Only 1-2 drops should be fine, right onto the pivot, disassembled or not, let the excess drain (wrap the knife in paper towel), wipe down, work the pivot a bit (adjust as necessary), and that should do it. I personally kept the pivot at "lightly finger-tight" and it was perfect.
Shouldn't take more than 3 minutes.
Disassembling (T-10 and T-6 Torx drivers) and using a Q-tip to clean, then to spread a bit of lubricant between the blade and the PB washers would work too.

Honestly, one of the EASIEST flippers vs the time I spent on it. The Ener-G II is the second ;). Kershaw knows how to produce flippers. Mind you, my Skyline came secondhand, with a fair amount of sand and dirt in the pivot and saltwater-damaged PB washers and wouldn't flip worth a darn (and made a nasty gritty sound when opening). All I did was disassemble, clean with a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol, then used the Q-tip with some 3-in-1 lightly around the pivot areas, reassembled, and flipped like a charm - all after 3-4 minutes.
 
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It would be nice if someone would put up a YouTube on the techniques of using Kershaw's flippers. :D:p:thumbup:
 
Don't push me Don Vito...I'll video 40 of them...taking them out of the box, and flipping them all with a single pull (no wrist action)...:D
 
I bought a Skyline at a gun show yesterday, and I love this knife! The dang thing was butter smooth right out of the gate! Lock-up is as good as I've ever seen. I like to hold back the lock bar and check for blade play, zero play. It was screaming sharp, but I can't leave well enough alone, so I was suprised how hard the blade steel was. I've sharpened this steel before, but this was much different. My diamond stones bearly cut it. The blade is ground very, very thin for a production knife. I'd guess it's .010/.012 behind the edge! (thin) It's everthing everyone has posted about it. I'm glad i pulled the trigger! Thank you Kershaw!:thumbup::thumbup:
 
spiralarchitect said:
I didn't want to do the break in period so I just put some tuff glide on it ghetto style (dropping it right in the pivot from the top, didn't even take it apart). I flipped it a dozen times and it was good to go.
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LOL Spiral, "ghetto style" lubrication:thumbup: Not to encourage people to NOT learn how to disassemble their knives and put them back together, but don't sell your ghetto lube job short. That Tuf Glide is so good at penetration, lubing your pivots that way usually works just fine. I often give pivots a little bit of Tuf Glide exactly how you just described, and it always makes it all the way in.

Hmm, re-reading this post, I'm a little worried about what DV might do with it.

Jonny
 
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