What's this about a break-in period for Striders?

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Folderguy

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In another thread, a frustrating break-in period for Striders is mentioned.

How long does it take and what, if anything, can be done to speed the process up?
 
The problem lies with the pivot design. More specificly with the g-10 side "rounding out" rather easy.This means the pivot will either be too tight (ie- sticky opening/closing) or too loose (blade play!). Do yourself a solid and get an all TI frame or at least metal liners and save yourself the headache.
 
Some don't need it at all. Strider has poor QC so some need "breaking in". It's a poor excuse for bad QC. I have been lucky with ones I had and they were good to go. Usually playing with pivot and or graphite on lockbar helps though.
 
bobnery said:
Some don't need it at all. Strider has poor QC so some need "breaking in". It's a poor excuse for bad QC. I have been lucky with ones I had and they were good to go. Usually playing with pivot and or graphite on lockbar helps though.
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Your not lying about the poor QC.. I've owned 6 or 7 strider folders and I'd say 4 of them had issues with bladeplay and un-centered blades. Im done! A shame too since when you get a perfect one (which they ALL should be) its my favorite knife. :( Oh well, just purchased a new emerson "snubbie" for less than half the cost of a strider, and the quality is spot-on. :thumbup:
 
macmiddlebrooks said:
The problem lies with the pivot design. More specificly with the g-10 side "rounding out" rather easy.This means the pivot will either be too tight (ie- sticky opening/closing) or too loose (blade play!). Do yourself a solid and get an all TI frame or at least metal liners and save yourself the headache.
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If a phosphor bronze washer it installed between the G10 and the blade, won't that improve things?
 
I thought poor fit and finish was part of the rough and tumble allure.
 
imho the newer they are the better the F&F is, the last SnG i had (made in '08 IIRC) was pretty good in that regard, the 1st one i had, back in '99 or '00, a AR, was pretty rough lol,
 
i have never owned a strider but ca'nt understand why much less expensive spydies, b.m.s & kershaws come out of the box silky smooth. my crusader forge which shades striders in quality in every aspect except weight [also a custom offering] came silky smooth out of the box. how do i know the quality is better---not one complaint have i ever seen on the forum. the alloy is triple tempered s30 which was used to cut a nail used in a nail gun & the edge was examined under magnification. this was done by one of the best known forum contributors & he was amazed at the tempering process used by crusader. this is not a contest between crusader & strider but if spydie & kershaw can make it correct out of the box , what is striders problem? one of my crusaders is 2006 & i may be the 3rd owner , after all the thousands & thousands of operations this knife has zero blade movement & is as slick as my n.i.b. c.f. however last year that knife sold for nearly 600$ which certainly can account for some quality improvement .but my new 60$ enduras flick open with just a thumb movement. i see no reason that a knife at that price should'nt operate excellently out of the box.i'm not fighting striders but i.m.o. they do'nt make sense. yuor responses as always are welcome.
dennis
 
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