All Discussions Tagged 'lock' - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T09:49:34Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/group/kniferepairrestorationupgradegroup/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=lock&feed=yes&xn_auth=no6" leverletto clean-up for EDCtag:iknifecollector.com,2015-05-02:3181080:Topic:13102472015-05-02T02:51:01.570ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">I have a longstanding, deep-rooted, almost inherent interest in autos. After dissecting every locking approach I can find .. I've been specifically attracted to the leverlock design for its inherent safety.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I've MIKOV's , Microtech Mikov clone's , AKC's , ...... , all a little large for EDC. I wanted something that wasn't so large as to attract attention. The one's I have are sweet ..but.. not small.…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I have a longstanding, deep-rooted, almost inherent interest in autos. After dissecting every locking approach I can find .. I've been specifically attracted to the leverlock design for its inherent safety.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I've MIKOV's , Microtech Mikov clone's , AKC's , ...... , all a little large for EDC. I wanted something that wasn't so large as to attract attention. The one's I have are sweet ..but.. not small.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Toward that end, I acquired this generic leverletto .. a small 6" lever locking stiletto.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655270938?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655270938?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655273585?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655273585?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>Sweet as-is ..but.. not for EDC. The finger guards make pocket carry .. a struggle .. at best. I suppose they could prevent your hand from slipping up onto the blade when one is stabbing an impenetrable object ..but really.. not an immediate concern for me. What they really present in my situation are pocket catches .. the snag upon both pocket insertion & extraction. I find that dysfunctional in an EDC. That's my first modification.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I found the activating lever almost impossible to fold open when held in a comfortable standard manner. Enough force was required that I had to either rotate the knife body 90 degrees & force the lever to the left with my thumb ..or.. use an extra hand. Again, not acceptable in an EDC application. That's my second modification.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Also, I figured I'd lower the bolster height on the side opposite the lever to something closer to the stag. Again, a pocket snag & unacceptable for an EDC. Not very comfortable in the hand either.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">At the 9 o'clock position of the lever .. at the square end .. at the rotating end .. I introduced a slight radius. It was originally a sharp crisp 90 degree edge .. making it unnecessarily difficult to open. Again, I introduced a SLIGHT radius @ that point. Then .. I polished it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655278651?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655278651?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>The upright portion of the bolster rose a substantial distance above the stag. I both lowered the height & radiused the resultant edges .. on the side opposite the lever.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This is used as the fulcrum on the lever side .. I just radiused the edges there.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655283132?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655283132?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>I removed the factory shear marks form the lever .. radiused the edges a bit .. and added some polish.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The result was far more pocket friendly.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655298792?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2655298792?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> An attractive addition to the EDC rotation.</p>
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