ZT 0550 didn't fare very well...

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After chopping down a single 3 inch diameter tree, my Cold Steel Extra Large G-10 Espada needed to have the pivot and all body screws tightened.
I just had to tighten all the body screws on my Cold Steel Rajah 2 a couple of days ago, and it hasn't been used that much (I was tightening the pivot, so I decided to check the body screws...pretty damn loose).
I had to tighten the body screws on my Benchmade Skirmish once...but replacing the screws with new ones made it so I haven't had to since.

My Spyderco Endura's pivot needs tightening rather often, and so do about a third of my other folders.
And if you're tightening the pivot anyway, why not check the body screws at the same time, right? :)

I can understand the annoyance, but for people who don't want to tighten screws every so often, Loctite is a Godsend.
 
Next time use a fixed blade. Becker bk10 or bk16...
 
NJBillK said:
Next time use a fixed blade. Becker bk10 or bk16...
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Sometimes handle screws come loose. :p
My brother had one of the handle screws for his RD9 come loose...well, off, actually.
That screw, along with the connector and other screw were lost to the gods of the forest foor.

Lucky for him I had an extra connector with a couple of screws.
I think he put Loctite on it this time. :)
 
I've had a few 0550's, and they've been good knives. I have NOT subjected them to any hard labor, though.
 
OMG........handle screws came loose and the knife got dirty???

How the hell will you go on with life???

:confused:
 
Sounds like someone in assembly missed the loctite. Mine was used for over 6 months before disassembly and I still had to break the loctite.
 
I ve never had a screw fall out of a working knife. . But I ve never checked handle screw tightness on any of them. Maybe I m not using my work knives hard enough.
 
Far too much ado about nothing really, drama, bashing, and very odd expectations do not make for a good thread. Maybe a one piece knife is in order.
 
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