Posted: 9/17/2006 4:51:24 PM EDT
| Anyone ever take one of these apart? Obviously it's a pretty simple mechanism, but were there any surprises? Anything that would keep you from doing it again? Was it a pain to put back together? Did things go flying? |
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I've got one of the Pardue 3550s and the spring broke. I took it apart and tweaked the spring by trimming and reshaping it a bit....no surprise, it broke again. Benchmade won't sell you any parts, they'll tell you to send it back to the factory for warranty repair, but you're gonna have to send in a photocopy of your LEO/Mil credentials if you want to get it back. Even though auto knives are legal in a lot of states, they flat out refuse to send one without the LEO/Mil ID. If you can actually find a torx tip small enough to fit the screws, it isn't too hard...just remember that the spring needs to be wound a full 180 before you put it back together....and it helps to have 3 hands for that operation. Another tip is to assemble/disassemble it inside a large clear plastic bag...stuff is gonna go 'fling' no matter how careful you think you're being....don't ask how I know this. |
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Non-LEO Oregonians can buy them without anything other than a driver's license. I believe there is a federal law concerning auto knives, but since they are made here, I can buy one (not interstate commerce and all). Also the factory is about 15 miles form me, so if it ever needs fixing, I can just run it over there. I think I might get one... 
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| benchmade sells a tool kit on their website that has all the right bits to take one apart, it's $12, the knifes in alaska are only available to leo, firemen and people with one arm, i was going to saw my arm off before i got one but decided just to tough out the $150 fine if it comes to that, can get'em shipped here over internet all the time. benchmade are the best! |
| benchmade sells a tool kit on their website that has all the right bits to take one apart, it's $12, the knifes in alaska are only available to leo, firemen and people with one arm, i was going to saw my arm off before i got one but decided just to tough out the $150 fine if it comes to that, can get'em shipped here over internet all the time. benchmade are the best! |