Would you guys expect this?

Sharpnessis

Sharpnessis

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Just got my first canal street pinch lock back. And not so great. When opened and locked the lock bar is raised slightly
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Also, the gaps between the liners and lock bar are quite big. I'll take another pic and show you. And it really feels alot lighter than I thought, feels pretty cheap really. Should I send it back?
 
I'd make sure there isn't any polishing compound or other debris in the joint that the lock could be hanging up on. If it's clean, though, and it were mine, I think honestly I'd be sending it back. I try not to be too picky, but that seems a bit much.

-Dan
 
I can live with a few gaps, but that's terrible :thumbdn:
 
I try not to be too picky in general, (despite the last thread I just created; ha), but those gaps seem to be a bit much to take from a premium cutler.
 
Hmm . . . .don't give up yet. See how they handle it, I say.
Everyone has a bad day, but making good on a mistake is the sign of a craftsman or trade that cares about their reputation, and cares about what they are making.
Correcting mistakes makes the cutlers better at what they do. The cutlery business in the US is trying to recreate the standards of many decades ago, while competing with cheap imports.
Between a rock and a hard place, IMO!!
Explaining what you expect from the company will help to keep jobs in the US also, and it may get you the quality you want (I hope!).
You can't expect perfection from a production knife, but you can expect darn close!
 
waynorth said:
Hmm . . . .don't give up yet. See how they handle it, I say.
Everyone has a bad day, but making good on a mistake is the sign of a craftsman or trade that cares about their reputation, and cares about what they are making.
Correcting mistakes makes the cutlers better at what they do. The cutlery business in the US is trying to recreate the standards of many decades ago, while competing with cheap imports.
Between a rock and a hard place, IMO!!
Explaining what you expect from the company will help to keep jobs in the US also, and it may get you the quality you want (I hope!).
You can't expect perfection from a production knife, but you can expect darn close!
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You're right. In my letter to them I wrote that I still have high hopes for their company. After all we're both in new York state. The company is about 3 hours from my house.
But the knife felt cheap in the hands. Makes me nervous.
 
I don't think the Pinch feels cheap at all. It's essentially a single blade bare-head trapper -it shouldn't be heavy. It's a knife made for cutting and slicing, not ultra rough work. A spear point straight or baloon jack is better for that.

If it was mine, and I could get the lock bar flush thru cleaning, I would gently pein the center pin on the handle until the gaps closed to a few thou (squeeze this area and you should see the gap disappear). Remember you can't always make a lockback as gap free as a slipjoint and still keep reliable function (depends on materials and design).
Best,
Steve
 
The Canal Street Pinch is one of my favorite production knives, I hope they make a satisfied customer out of you.



Kris
 
stevomiller said:
I don't think the Pinch feels cheap at all. It's essentially a single blade bare-head trapper -it shouldn't be heavy. It's a knife made for cutting and slicing, not ultra rough work. A spear point straight or baloon jack is better for that.

If it was mine, and I could get the lock bar flush thru cleaning, I would gently pein the center pin on the handle until the gaps closed to a few thou (squeeze this area and you should see the gap disappear). Remember you can't always make a lockback as gap free as a slipjoint and still keep reliable function (depends on materials and design).
Best,
Steve
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I tried cleaning but it was still the same. Thanks for the tip on the knife is supposed to be light. I'm used to a case Texas jack, which is much heftier. Not that I do any hefty work with it.
 
If that lock bar won't sit were it ought to, I would definitely return it to the vendor or mfg. If the vendor, I'd want a new one sent ASAP and not wait for a repair. I hope you get satisfaction, I really like mine. It is easy on the hands in use, and rides nice in the pocket. ;-)
 
It's certainly not supposed to be a heavy knife, that's one of its attributes as a lightweight pocket knife that won't weigh you down. Nickel liners not brass.

However, that raised spring on open would send me into orbit as it affects the in hand feel. Nothing worse in my book:eek:
 
Another vote to send it back here. American craftsmen can turn out fine work and I see it all the time. No reason to accept a poor product. Hopefully this was just a "flyer".

Robert
 
That spring end sticking up would be the deal breaker for me. You could almost overlook the gaps, but not that spring.

CSC puts out great knives. I might expect that type of result from a mass produced factory knife, but not the boys over at CSC. Shouldn't have left the building to begin with, but I'm sure they will make it right.
 
Yes. It's going back today. I'll post back here and let yall know how their service department is.
 
you see there's another reason why i havn't jumped on a CSC yet

I realy don't fancy international shipping to get a warranty sorted
 
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