Great review!
For sure, if you plan on doing a lot of chopping, put some LokTite in there. :thumbup:
Dan
I don't mean to be a jerk but shouldn't the the screws be secured firmly enough for you to not have to recommend the customer put Lok Tite in the handle fastners if they are going be doing a little chopping with it. It's not like this particular customer was abusing the knife. Furthermore this was apparently the first time he took it out for a little test. First time chopping. Is it possible that you (the company) didn't properly secure one of the fastners on this customers knife. Sounds like the case to me. So maybe you should "Lok Tite" it a little better before it leaves your shop. It's only one knife so it really isn't a big deal and not necessarily a reflection on the quality of your knives (as long as you claim responsibility for it and don't put it on the customer). Just a thought/suggestion.[/QUOTE
Thanks for your input! I am actually redesigning the fasteners on the next batch of Dingo's and they will have removable lok-tite used on them.
I apologize, but I simply did not think they would vibrate out under chopping. Mine didn't, but that seems not to be the case. The good thing is that this is a REALLY simple fix.
Once again thanks for your input and stay tuned for the next run of Dingo's!
Tom
Last weekend i was in the woods again, where i took the opportunity to chop away on some more dried old wood and do some whittling also.
The white teflon tape turned out to be a really good fix, as all the screws stayed in place while chopping at maximum power.
No unturning of the screws whatsoever.
I find that the Dingo is not the best knife to use for chopping because of the balance point which lies just behind the center of the front screws on mine, in other words it's a bit too handle heavy.
The Dingo is however a very useful and extremely strong design for allround outdoorwork that has grown very rapidly into the role of my favourite outdoorknife.
Don't know if you're reading this mr Krein, but i would like to see you make a medium sized kukri out of this steel.
With the exact same tried and tested shape as an original, but with a thick blade from CPM3V instead of old Mercedes springs, and a Micarta handle instead of wood or horn.
Could be a real winner in my opinion.
By the way, one question; somewhere on the web i read someone's statement that CPM3V's only weakpoint lies in a relatively low yield strength.
Now since i'm not putting my Dingo in a vice to find out, could you shed some light on this ?
a k9 kukri...........sign me up!