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hsdrggr
87
Jun 22, 2018
It seems like there are several owners of the Massdrop Ferrum Falcon knives that don't like how tight the blade is since it affects how easy it is to flip out. I am one of those people. So I fixed mine. I assume that most people that are this into knives have some mechanical ability. This requires mostly disassembling the knife. 1. Remove belt clip. 2. Remove the main pivot screw (male & female assy.) 3. Separate the frames, may require a little prying since the locating pins have close tolerances and fit well. 4. Remove the screw that holds the frame lock/limiting plate on the locking side of the knife frame. 5. Remove the little frame lock/limiting plate which is inset into the frame lock lever. This can be a little bit of work since it is a very exact machine fit. It's not tight just close tolerances and it will stick if moved off kilter. Kudos to We Knife; I am impressed at the machined tolerances, unreal! 6. Once that lock/limiting plate is removed, the frame lock arm can be bent outward. Be careful it bends easily and it's very easy to go to far. Bend it out enough to where it springs back and matches how it looks in the attached
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The photo shows the outward maximum that I would trust going with the lock arm. You can see that the lock/limiting plate is only engaged 1/2 it's width with the locking tab of the blade. I would actually recommend more engagement ; 3/4 to full would be safer. After assembly I pressed the back of the blade against the counter with it locked and it didn't budge on my knife, however yours might differ so be careful. This is a YMMV recommendation with a disclosure that I am not liable if you make this modification. Peace
P.S. I noticed the pivot screw was a little tight on the bearings when assembled tightly, so I backed it off some until I felt no bearing feedback, the blade dropped freely and there was no free-play. If it loosens more on it's own I'll have to hit it with a dab of blue locktite later.
hsdrggr
87
Jun 29, 2018
hsdrggrDue to the locking plate not engaging the blade tightly (there was a little play) after bending the frame lock arm out, I did take the knife apart again and slightly bent the frame lock arm in a little more. Now the locking plate is snug against the blade. It's just perfect now. Flicks out much easier than stock and still locks the blade firmly. Takes a little work but it's worth it.