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Do you believe you would yield the same results with Microtech stitch auto or socom? They have pretty robust plunge looks with much greater surface area for lock up.

The musket on your wall probably cost more than an AR-15. Which one functions better as a gun? Pretty much the basis behind your entire point on this video.

Simple and beautiful design, and amazing heat treatment. Perfect.

In the process of putting one of these together with upgrades and tweaks to achieve fantastic results. Thanks for all the great tips and your own time for trial an error.

Is it possible to swap blades between those two?

By far, the strongest, most dependable button lock is the Flavio Ikoma designed Deadlock. CRKT uses this design in the Fossil Small Flipper, the Seismic, the Bot and the Fossil Flipper. Other companies could improve their folders by using this design.

You might want to try an emulsion CBN abrasive on your strops. IMHO CBN works much better than the crayon type abrasives especially when working with modern super steels.

Love your fixes. Crazy that a device of this price class still has these issues though.

Exactly what I suggested, the SYtools 10pc set for 30 bucks completes the set and makes for a very usable abrasive set and fixed system for less than 120 bucks.

The only thing holding that knife back is the blade steel, but at $5 it's amazing value! I got 2, one had flawless action. Same with the orange D2 OT, had to go through 3 before I had one with fantastic Action and centering. But once you get a good one, it makes you feel silly for all the $30-80 knives you own 😂 60 years have to have a really nice fancy knife what premium materials, or these value killing beater Knives

It’s worth the price: great knife for the junk drawer

Right On , Thank You For The Update 🤙🏻✌🏻🤠

My problem is there country of origin, not their quality. There are other options from Taiwan (Cold Steel) Ukraine (BPS) etc (and let's not forget Morakniv)... same price range and even better quality. If China wasn't so responsible for the drugs and destabilization of our country, I might consider them. You do good reviews and I understand people can use good values right now.... But, how did we get here? I just can't support a country who has caused so many problems here. Your milage may vary. Peace

Pass.

Maybe add an outro to your videos so we remember to hit the like button before TH-cam switches to the next video for those of us whou are listening at work and cant always watch. Love your attention to detail! Keep it up brother!

I Love the Adira & undercurrent knives including the colors, beautiful blade design, grippy handles, and I Love and appreciate the fancy snazzy packaging that I will keep forever. Finest Quality knives I’ve ever owned and nothing else even comes close to the Benchmade Water Collection

Great Videos! I am using the same clamps that you are, and they are superior to any set screw stopper. They have several times more clamping force, and do not slide, like the set screw stoppers, which then scratch the rod. I also use a rubber washer in front of each one. O rings would do the same, no hard impact. The stainless steel screws should be lubricated to stop galling. Anti seize or anything but dry. I am not sure if I missed it in any of your videos, but the rod should be greased. Supersmooth. Also several other places to lubricate before wear and play is created.

Which sharpener do you recommend more the worksharp or the one in this video?

I can also confirm that TSPROF accessory clamps are compatible with that system.

About diamond stones. Next step after your diamond galvanized stones is diamond bonded stones. And that market is heavely ukrainian 🤭 PDTools, Hapstones, AlDim, KDTU all are Ukraine based. Sourced from Poltava diamond tools factory i think.

Smartwatch over sleeve cracked me up. Who the hell carries a smartwatch over their sleeve?! Also... most of the tips are worthless if person uses Common Sense® 2024. And a smartwatch UNDER the sleeve.

And again, just zero your inclinometer on that special purpose plate you had put it 2nd time in that video

Great update. Was looking for stops to add.Thank you

Thanks for the video!! Mine stopped firing and now it’s back in action!!

Great detailed review

Nice up grades. If anyone on here wants a set of little better stops for the sharpening rod you can go to the gritomatic websites. They are set screw style with a little knob so tightening and loosening is much quicker for different sized knives. When i bought mine they were $6 for a set but given the crazy cost increase of everything they are probably double now. The stops are used for a tsprof and are for a 6mm rod.

I did all the mods you showed us when I turn the knife to other side the angle if off some times more than 1 degrees. I really like everything else about this sharpener I hope I can figure out how to fix.

Your comments are much appreciated! The more the merrier!

After watching what seems to be countless Swiss Tech knife vids, I picked up one. Honestly, it seems to be one heck of a value. I like the feel, heft & overall eronomics of it. It feels right..! I did a paper cut test, surprised that out of the box, it actually did it. I ran it on my power strop and bam instant sharp🤓 Not often i get excited over a mass produced knife, this one has me smiling..!

Really like and appreciate your videos. You have influenced several of my purchases and thoughts. I noticed in this video that you wear your watch in a way that could be considered backwards, what is the reason for doing this?

Are the bushing replacements only necessary after some time of use when they have worn down?

What an interesting fix! If I understand your comments, the same amount of force exerted by something like a hydraulic press wouldn't open the lock. Is that correct? Also, you attribute the improvement to dampening, implying that it is absorbing the shock in the same way that a rubber stabilizer might. However, the fact that the orings touch the body of the knife brings in another factor: increased friction inside the lock. Couldn't it be that the pressure is helping to hold the lock closed? Or would the orings work as well if the thumb studs were farther away from the scales? I suppose though, going along with your explanation, that the contact with the scales is what actually dampened the vibration inside the knife. If the groove that receives the pin were chamfered as you mention, so that there was more connection would it be less likely to fail? (Kinda like, it's hard to get head-butted if your head is up against theirs. 😀)

I think regular button locks are obsolete now that button liner locks are a thing.

Thanks for the review! I actually love that the blade is so thin. For me, the cutting ability is way more important then being tough. The issue I usually have with modern folding knives is that they have 3.5-4 mm thick blades, with a thick grind, and they just dont cut as efficiently as I would like them to.

My cold steel rajah 2 cuts trees down

Love your videos sir! I love that you buy theese yourself and are not trying to sell me stuff. I collect knives. I have 3 small kids 2 car payments and a mortgage. I cant always run out and buy expensive knives. I love that you give the nitty-gritty. Sho what they can take and pretty much hold the companies accountable on hrc and heat treats. Keep doing your thing! And if im saving for a pro tech, its sure going to be an auto.

Greetings from a Tiny Island in Maine, USA. First off I do enjoy these type of inside/ out videos. I found you and subbed today from your Medford video and agree with a lot of comments that I will never buy from them. Besides your info I have heard it many other times about his poor attitude and childish behavior to those who do not kiss the ring. Now on to TRM, I also am a fan and want to buy an Atom. I did buy and review a Neutron 2 that was the same spec as your atom. While my skills are a 1/ 10 compared to yours, I enjoyed everything about the knife except for its handle size and fit in my hands and could not justify keeping it. I will continue to explore your fine videos.

I own that exact knife 😂

I just can’t see myself spending 150$+ on a button lock. They’re so prone to failure and I know I’m not the only one who thinks they just “feel” cheaper as well. Great video brother. You’re videos are always the highlight of my day

I still have to disagree with the whole premise of making button locks out to be something they aren't. They are not designed to handle the spine test you are doing to them and I don't think they are misleading or doing a bad job with production. This is like taking a Honda Civic rock climbing. It is an economy car, not a rock crawler, built for light duty tasks. Just because a Civic can't climb a rock, does not make it a bad car. Some viewers might think you are throwing all knives into the same category, and I don't think they should be. Love the channel. Interested to hear your thoughts on my analogy.

Tried with my protechs and they passed. 😂 i got lucky

I love the unit but the clamp is AWFUL for kitchen knives, specially japanese thin ones that are more flexible. any slight pressure on my knife massively changes the angle

You're measuring the wrong angle! the actual CUTTING angle doesn't change on the knife no matter how long it is, what you're measuring is the rod to the previous/flat plane angle! OUTDOORS55 has a video explaining this :)

Would be cool for you to test your lock strength contraption on other locking mechanisms like liner locks/frame locks because it would really test proper lock-face geometry. They can fail as much or as often as hands free

Maryland native? Also, what HRC does spyderco run their magnacut?

My brother, where are you from? You sound like my dad. I really enjoyed listening to you throughout the video.

I just ordered a Claymore and I had it for about 3 weeks. It failed to fully lock into open position much more frequently than the shootout I had previously ( One of Benchmades other OTF knives) It was annoying but I would just flick it with my wrist and it would lock. I went to open it the other day and the button would just slide up and down not catching on anything to release the blade. I really don’t want to have to wait 4/5 wks for it to be warrantied, is there something I could do to fix it? After watching you take apart the knife in the video I m not sure if it would actually solve anything as the button looks like it’s very well concealed and hard to get to. Any recommendations or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks

Единственный про-тек к кторому душа лежит это мануальный tr3 с титановым фреймлоком. Так желею что не купил, когда была возможность... Баттон лок ассоциируется с дешёвыми выкидухами из ларька, недолговечностью и неуверенностью в надёжности замка.

No one expects it to stand up to the same torture tests as a BK-9. If you want to chop down a tree, bring an axe or a chain saw. It's a button lock folder, you take it out open it, cut stuff, fold it back up and put it back in your pocket. Millions of old Fudds walking around today with slip joint pocketknives that have no locking mechanism at all that work just fine within their limits. They cut just fine.

Have you tested Spyderco's compression lock before?