Will flicking a knife open eventually damage the lock and/or pivot?

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Such as a Manix 2 (G-10) ? I had not given this much consideration until another member recently counseled against this practice due to the potential damage that could be inflicted :p upon the mechanism. I imagine that this would no be much of a concern unless the knife had been opened using this method hundreds of times? Thanks in advance for your comments...
 
Nothing is forever....Chris Reeve doesn't like it.

I say flick away.

Knives are meant to be used, If you perform 10 tasks a day with your knife it should last a life time.

I have sharpened blades till it was time to retire the knife.

If you flip your knife 500 times during your favorite TV show...I dunno...lol.
 
Like I said in your other topic over in the Spyderco forum, as long as you're not giving it a ton of wrist action, or making an effort to flick the hell out of it, it should be fine with regular daily use.

If you just dig flicking open a Spyderco, and seriously, who doesn't?, pick up a Tenacious or something like that and flick it 500 times during your favorite show, or during the game for good luck, or whatever.

The Manix lock has a spring. I would imagine, all springs will probably fail at some point, yeah?
 
Nothing is forever....Chris Reeve doesn't like it.

I say flick away.

Knives are meant to be used, If you perform 10 tasks a day with your knife it should last a life time.

I have sharpened blades till it was time to retire the knife.

If you flip your knife 500 times during your favorite TV show...I dunno...lol.

Who is Chris Reeve and what doesn't he/she like? The fact that nothing is imperishable or flicking a knife open? :)

I will take your sensible comments into consideration. Thank you, sir.
 
IMO just logic tells you that over a given period of time a flipped blade is going to develop "something" before a control-opened blade will. Pure physics.

I think. :eek:
 
Like I said in your other topic over in the Spyderco forum, as long as you're not giving it a ton of wrist action, or making an effort to flick the hell out of it, it should be fine with regular daily use.

If you just dig flicking open a Spyderco, and seriously, who doesn't?, pick up a Tenacious or something like that and flick it 500 times during your favorite show, or during the game for good luck, or whatever.

The Manix lock has a spring. I would imagine, all springs will probably fail at some point, yeah?

Yeah, I guess that it is an issue of durability, in the end. And just as long as it doesn't fail before the Andromeda galaxy collides with our Milky Way galaxy...
 
It is rare indeed to see a Delica, Endura, etc. with "lock rock" or other signs of looseness in the lockup, and those suckers get flicked open 300x a day by most guys. That's a lot of field test engineers. So I say flick away. If you are able to mess up the lock interface after 10 years of flicking, then you probably got your $60 worth out of the knife anyway.
 
IMO just logic tells you that over a given period of time a flipped blade is going to develop "something" before a control-opened blade will. Pure physics.

I think. :eek:

I'm with you, but also taking ratio into consideration would dictate that some mechanisms are more likely to fail than others. I guess that I should have inquired as to the durability of this BBL with regard to other locking mechanisms...
 
It is rare indeed to see a Delica, Endura, etc. with "lock rock" or other signs of looseness in the lockup, and those suckers get flicked open 300x a day by most guys. That's a lot of field test engineers. So I say flick away. If you are able to mess up the lock interface after 10 years of flicking, then you probably got your $60 worth out of the knife anyway.

Thank you. This is good to know...
 
Such as a Manix 2 (G-10) ? I had not given this much consideration until another member recently counseled against this practice due to the potential damage that could be inflicted :p upon the mechanism. I imagine that this would no be much of a concern unless the knife had been opened using this method hundreds of times? Thanks in advance for your comments...

Yeah, if one sits around flicking their knife excessively all the time they will over time wear on the alignment etc very prematurely....
 
There's not much point comparing a Manix/Manix 2 to a Delica or Endura.
Totally different locks.
If I was going to worry, not I'm not much, but if I was going to, I'd worry about the lock on my Manix 2 failing, specifically the spring breaking, before I'd worry about my PM2 or Stretch or Military or any of my other knives.
So I see what you mean, but I wouldn't worry too much.

Worst case, the spring breaks and you have to send it in to be repaired, but that's unlikely with normal use, so just go ahead and flick it open.
 
Who is Chris Reeve and what doesn't he/she like? The fact that nothing is imperishable or flicking a knife open? :)

I will take your sensible comments into consideration. Thank you, sir.

You must be newer to knives. Chris Reeve is the owner and maker of Chris Reeve Knives. He is most famous for his Sebenza. He is also the inventor of the frame lock, or R.I.L. (Reeve Integral Lock).
 
Just flick your knife and buy a new one when fails. If flicking is how you enjoy your knives, then you'll have gotten your money's worth already by the time it fails.
 
I have never had a knife fail from "flicking open" and I'm pretty sure your Spyderco will be fine and the spring won't break...lol.
 
You must be newer to knives. Chris Reeve is the owner and maker of Chris Reeve Knives. He is most famous for his Sebenza. He is also the inventor of the frame lock, or R.I.L. (Reeve Integral Lock).

Affirmative. I haven't really handled knives since scouting as a young man. I acquired a Leek and a Mini-Griptilian around 10 years ago, but they were not really anything to get too excited over (too small). However, I'm enjoying handling my recently acquired Manix 2 (G-10). The Manix 2 XL will probably be my next acquisition.
 
Yeah, I guess that it is an issue of durability, in the end. And just as long as it doesn't fail before the Andromeda galaxy collides with our Milky Way galaxy...

...or the Milky Way galaxy with the Ford galaxy...

Somebody mentioned "flicking the wrist." That is true; that action really magnifies the force and is more likely to stick a blade open...saw that with a new Strider Sng that I had to use a metal tool to get it unstuck. A really large guy was having a great time with his new knife until he couldn't unlock it. I suspect that even a Strider cannot take that abuse forever.
 
Either way we are doomed unless Jesus gets here in time, brother. :D In the meantime, I will desist from the wrist flick method. Thanks. Your story did...er... undid the trick (ha ha, get it?).
 
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