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Kavik
5531
Oct 29, 2018
Well, gotta say overall I'm pretty disappointed given the price 😒 Out of the box, detent was so weak it would fail to deploy more times than not without an additional wrist flick at the end. And don't even ask about how easy it was to whip open. Spent half the day today working on it off and on to get it close to something I'm happy with Detent ball didn't fully reach the hole, was only engaging about 30% at most To fix that I had to file down the liners to allow the stop pin to travel just a little further when it closes. I also beveled the leading edge of the lock bar, it's such a small detent ball, the bar was touching the side of the blade in the closed position. But then i had another issue to deal with....despite the fact that the backspacer didn't even fully enclose one of the standoffs in their attempt to create clearance, i still had to file down a LOT of material to make room for the blade in its new properly closed position At this point i can still cause it to fail to deploy if I try, shaking it open takes much more effort, but it's still doable. Oh, and the the backspacer wasn't flush with the spine of the handle north of the middle screw, I'll need to fix that later. Action is smoother now after the rebuild, shake shut. But ANY attempt to loosen the pivot even the tiniest bit to improve it further instantly introduces a TON of blade play, moreso then any I've seen from a couple degrees of a turn......which, i suppose, is why the handle was put together with blue loctite, but the pivot was done with permanent, had to use a heat gun to break it loose. All this work later, at the end of the day it's a nice looking knife, with a pretty awkward feeling handle, that i would've been happier at about $75 less.
DougFLA123
1404
Nov 9, 2018
KavikWow, that’s a shame about the weak detent. 😞 From now on I’m returning all knives that arrive with a weak detent! I didn’t use to think it was a returnable offense, but now I see that it definitely is! High-ish priced knives shouldn’t have these problems.
Kavik
5531
Nov 9, 2018
DougFLA123Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I always thought it was a personal preference thing, so didn't think of it as a returnable offense.....but with how much I had to alter this knife to make it reasonably okay at $200, I'm kicking myself for keeping it. I enjoy fiddling and tweaking and fine tuning, but I need to learn when to say no before I start modifying things
DougFLA123
1404
Nov 9, 2018
KavikAt least you were able to fix it somewhat. It is a very cool looking knife.
DougFLA123
1404
Jan 9, 2019
KavikWell, I ended up buying the Minitherium and guess what? It has a weak detent! What a surprise! Actually, I do like it. It’s very unique. I’m not going to do what you did, but I’m going to take it apart, oil it (it feels like it has very little oil on the pivot) and I’m going to try to push the lockbar in, past where it is now, so that maybe the detent ball sits in the hole more firmly, requiring more force to spring it free and hopefully snap open. It sounds good on paper anyway. I was able to fix the GiantMouse Ace Biblio and the WE 803F, which both had very weak detents and failed regularly, by doing those steps I mentioned above. They really went overboard with the packaging of the Mini T. I would have rather they checked the detent, then give me the coolest box in the world!
Kavik
5531
Jan 10, 2019
DougFLA123Hahaha yes, it was the most impressive presentation box of any knife I own. I also would've preferred a better detent and a cheap box. Best of luck to you on an easy fix for yours 👍
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