Hi, this is my first post but i've browsed this forum before. There's a lot of good info here so i've decided to post my story on what NOT to do with your knife. OK, so my SOG Flash 2 has some blade play in it and i decided to tighten it up. After a while, there was blade play again to i decided to get some threadlock (or loc-tite). This is where the trouble begins...
I unscrew it and i decide to take the other part out as well to clean it (female part male part). I guess i forgot it was an assisted opener so the blade like springs out, and little plastic washers fall out... So I clean it, dry it, then add the threadlock. I had a hard time slipping the washers back in and but i managed to put 2 in, and left one out. Then i try and put it together, but the screw (female part??) doesn't go back in!! So the threadlock is dripping everywhere (and your not supposed to get it on your hands), all over the knife and my hands. After 10 mins, it finally goes in, and i tighten it. BUT, it had even more blade play in it becuase i left 1 washer out. I take it apart again, add the other washer (the washers are pretty much all bent now) and again, i had a hard time putting the female piece back in. Being the stupid guy I am, i decided to add more threadlock (all over knife and hands). When i go to tighten it, i end up stripping it so the screw is half way in. I try using a really small screw driver but it broke the bits off the screwdriver. I use a bigger screwdriver and tried to hammer it into the screw, my screw driver breaks...
In the end, I have a sog with A LOT of blade play, treadlock (loctite) all over it, and a screw sticking out if the side...
Yes, I know, I'm really stupid...
So I guess I'm going to get a new knife now... I wonder if my warrenty is still good?
I unscrew it and i decide to take the other part out as well to clean it (female part male part). I guess i forgot it was an assisted opener so the blade like springs out, and little plastic washers fall out... So I clean it, dry it, then add the threadlock. I had a hard time slipping the washers back in and but i managed to put 2 in, and left one out. Then i try and put it together, but the screw (female part??) doesn't go back in!! So the threadlock is dripping everywhere (and your not supposed to get it on your hands), all over the knife and my hands. After 10 mins, it finally goes in, and i tighten it. BUT, it had even more blade play in it becuase i left 1 washer out. I take it apart again, add the other washer (the washers are pretty much all bent now) and again, i had a hard time putting the female piece back in. Being the stupid guy I am, i decided to add more threadlock (all over knife and hands). When i go to tighten it, i end up stripping it so the screw is half way in. I try using a really small screw driver but it broke the bits off the screwdriver. I use a bigger screwdriver and tried to hammer it into the screw, my screw driver breaks...
In the end, I have a sog with A LOT of blade play, treadlock (loctite) all over it, and a screw sticking out if the side...
Yes, I know, I'm really stupid...
So I guess I'm going to get a new knife now... I wonder if my warrenty is still good?
