On my Kershaw 0562, the lock bar was was way too tight. I thought it was a lost cause and that I would have to live with the problem. This video was very helpful in getting me to adjust my knife to a much lighter opening action. Now it is a joy to open and close my knife! Now I am going to do the same with my small CR Sebenza which has a similar problem Thanks a million!.
thank you so much! no other videos I could find said how far the lockbar should be bent. Now my spartan harsey's lockbar engages correctly with the tang of the blade!
Thank you so much. I had the lock stay disengaged, but following along with your video I fixed it. A great video that was easy to follow and provided great instruction.
Great informative review! I like my detent a bit stronger and sturdy..I always want to "work" with these kind of knives and want to put a little more effort into closing my folding knives.
Great info, thank you! One question: about how many times is it safe, generally, to make minor adjustments to your average titanium lock bar before it begins to weaken structurally? I'm referring to 6Al-4V / TC4 / whatever is used in most frame lock flippers? I wonder how much it might weaken when adjusted too far one way, then too far the other, & back? I don't anticipate this being a problem, but I was wondering if you have a ballpark figure in mind. 10 times, 50 times, 100? Never? Thanks for any info! 😃
@Markus1925 Hey there! Thankfully I have learned a lot about adjusting and modifying knives in the past few years since I posted this comment. I have adjusted lock bars on literally dozens of knives at this point, and many of those I had to adjust back and forth either way more than once. And a couple of them I had to adjust one way or the other 10 to 15 times before finally getting the tension I wanted. I haven't hard-used any of those knives, but based on how they feel I would be surprised if there was any weakening at all. And I have tried the spine wack test on several of these and had no issues whatsoever with the lock bar moving. So based on my experience so far, I don't find this to be true. It's possible that if you really beat on a knife that's had the bar adjusted, like if you're doing stuff you shouldn't be doing with a folding knife in the first place, then I could see it's being ever so slightly a factor. But likely a negligible amount. If anyone else has more insight on this or has done more of this kind of modification and has information I don't, I would appreciate you chiming in! 😀
I have a question for you. I have a spyderco para 3 lightweight. When closed the detent hole on the blade is either to big or the detent ball on the lock back is to small. I’m guessing it’s the detent hole on the blade. So when it’s closed it has like a 3/16” wiggle. Would you have any recommendations on what can I do to fix that? I already customized it with screws. And took it apart so the warranty is voided. Lol. But I recently put all the stock screws back so it back to the way I received it. The only thing is the pocket clip that is different. I was thinking maybe putting a tiny drop of epoxy into the detent hole on the blade. But i not sure that’s a good idea. If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it very much. Thanks
No that shouldn’t be make any difference unless you are wanting to reduce the lock bar tension as the insert might also function as an over-travel stop and prevent you from pushing the lock bar away from the blade.
If the pivot pin is a D shape, where should the flat side be facing on reassembly? I took down my CRKT Pillar 3 to loosen the lock bar. Now every time I put it back together the blade is crazy loose. Can you suggest a position of the pivot pin before reassembly ? Thanks
Hey there friend! I have a question: how many times do you think this sort of adjustment can be done on a knife before the Ti starts to stress and break?? I have performed this adjustment on a few different knives before, and I am starting to think it may not be good for the lifetime of the knife? What do you think?
It's not something you need to do normally and if so you are putting too much pressure on the lock bar. Many makers use a lock bar over-travel stop (I use the pocket clip as shown in my video). If you are the type that is aggressive in opening the lock then I'd suggest a knife with that feature.
Thanks for the reply! I am wondering how many times the Ti can handle this adjustment. The issue is not a matter of accidental overtravel, but rather adjusting tension to find the proper amount. Can Ti withstand a few goofs and having to bend the bar a few times back and forwards again? Of course it’s going to have its limit of how many bends past the yield point it can withstand. The knife in question works and locks up fine, so maybe I shouldn’t worry, but I wanted your expert opinion anyways. Thanks again
To further clarify, the knife in question was excessively sticky and heavy on the tension, so as an obsessive tinkerer and master of ruining things, I adjusted the tension a few times to experiment. It seems the blade tang was a poor fit, so it took a few tries to find a suitable tension. Thus, my worry of the relief cut being stressed from bending and re-bending
@@BrothersCinco As long as you don't push the titanium lock bar over too far you shouldn't have any issues with adjustments. If you are needing it adjust it more than once/twice a year you are being too hard on it when opening.
Thank you for taking the time to explain in detail how to fix this issue. Great video!
On my Kershaw 0562, the lock bar was was way too tight. I thought it was a lost cause and that I would have to live with the problem. This video was very helpful in getting me to adjust my knife to a much lighter opening action. Now it is a joy to open and close my knife! Now I am going to do the same with my small CR Sebenza which has a similar problem Thanks a million!.
Your welcome, glad my video was helpful.
thank you so much! no other videos I could find said how far the lockbar should be bent. Now my spartan harsey's lockbar engages correctly with the tang of the blade!
The best instructional video on youtube, gave me the confidence to fix a couple of my knives, thank you!
I bought my first frame lock and could not open it with the thumb studs at all. After watching this, I’ve got it flicking out beautifully! Thank you!
Glad to hear this video helped you out.
Thank you so much. I had the lock stay disengaged, but following along with your video I fixed it. A great video that was easy to follow and provided great instruction.
Awesome video. This solves a problem I have with a new knife. Thanks for sharing
Great informative review!
I like my detent a bit stronger and sturdy..I always want to "work" with these kind of knives and want to put a little more effort into closing my folding knives.
this is the best instruction video ever
Thank you!
Thank you! This video gave me the courage to do it and I fixed my lock rock! Haha Liked and subbed brother!
Thank you for the clear instructions. Just what i looked for after having problems with a loose lock.
Thanks very much. Keep em coming RM K!!
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing
This gave me the courage to go ahead and fix a little lock rock issue on my spyderco techno 2. Thank you much!
Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching :-)
Excellent details. Thanks a bunch!!
Thank you for this video. It was scary doing this to my 2,000$ Shirogorov but it worked!
Great info, thank you!
One question: about how many times is it safe, generally, to make minor adjustments to your average titanium lock bar before it begins to weaken structurally? I'm referring to 6Al-4V / TC4 / whatever is used in most frame lock flippers?
I wonder how much it might weaken when adjusted too far one way, then too far the other, & back?
I don't anticipate this being a problem, but I was wondering if you have a ballpark figure in mind. 10 times, 50 times, 100? Never? Thanks for any info! 😃
I have the same question but unfortunately he doesn't reply. I did it three times on my knife but don't know if that created any stress on the metal.
@Markus1925 Hey there! Thankfully I have learned a lot about adjusting and modifying knives in the past few years since I posted this comment.
I have adjusted lock bars on literally dozens of knives at this point, and many of those I had to adjust back and forth either way more than once. And a couple of them I had to adjust one way or the other 10 to 15 times before finally getting the tension I wanted.
I haven't hard-used any of those knives, but based on how they feel I would be surprised if there was any weakening at all. And I have tried the spine wack test on several of these and had no issues whatsoever with the lock bar moving.
So based on my experience so far, I don't find this to be true. It's possible that if you really beat on a knife that's had the bar adjusted, like if you're doing stuff you shouldn't be doing with a folding knife in the first place, then I could see it's being ever so slightly a factor. But likely a negligible amount.
If anyone else has more insight on this or has done more of this kind of modification and has information I don't, I would appreciate you chiming in! 😀
@pateralus9 Thank you.
Awesome video, Bro! Very informative; thank you. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)
I have a question for you. I have a spyderco para 3 lightweight.
When closed the detent hole on the blade is either to big or the detent ball on the lock back is to small.
I’m guessing it’s the detent hole on the blade. So when it’s closed it has like a 3/16” wiggle. Would you have any recommendations on what can I do to fix that?
I already customized it with screws. And took it apart so the warranty is voided. Lol. But I recently put all the stock screws back so it back to the way I received it. The only thing is the pocket clip that is different. I was thinking maybe putting a tiny drop of epoxy into the detent hole on the blade. But i not sure that’s a good idea. If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it very much. Thanks
Great video - thanks. What about frame locks with lockbar inserts? Do they need to be removed in order to tune the lockbar?
No that shouldn’t be make any difference unless you are wanting to reduce the lock bar tension as the insert might also function as an over-travel stop and prevent you from pushing the lock bar away from the blade.
If the pivot pin is a D shape, where should the flat side be facing on reassembly? I took down my CRKT Pillar 3 to loosen the lock bar. Now every time I put it back together the blade is crazy loose. Can you suggest a position of the pivot pin before reassembly ? Thanks
Hey there friend! I have a question: how many times do you think this sort of adjustment can be done on a knife before the Ti starts to stress and break??
I have performed this adjustment on a few different knives before, and I am starting to think it may not be good for the lifetime of the knife? What do you think?
It's not something you need to do normally and if so you are putting too much pressure on the lock bar. Many makers use a lock bar over-travel stop (I use the pocket clip as shown in my video). If you are the type that is aggressive in opening the lock then I'd suggest a knife with that feature.
Thanks for the reply! I am wondering how many times the Ti can handle this adjustment. The issue is not a matter of accidental overtravel, but rather adjusting tension to find the proper amount. Can Ti withstand a few goofs and having to bend the bar a few times back and forwards again? Of course it’s going to have its limit of how many bends past the yield point it can withstand. The knife in question works and locks up fine, so maybe I shouldn’t worry, but I wanted your expert opinion anyways. Thanks again
To further clarify, the knife in question was excessively sticky and heavy on the tension, so as an obsessive tinkerer and master of ruining things, I adjusted the tension a few times to experiment. It seems the blade tang was a poor fit, so it took a few tries to find a suitable tension. Thus, my worry of the relief cut being stressed from bending and re-bending
@@BrothersCinco As long as you don't push the titanium lock bar over too far you shouldn't have any issues with adjustments. If you are needing it adjust it more than once/twice a year you are being too hard on it when opening.
Not sure if you actually read my reply but thanks anyways! Nice knives sir
Thx for info do u sell knives ?
Yes, I am a knifemaker, my website is www.richmadeknives.com