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vinithehat
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got my first switchblade and im clueless.

Post by vinithehat »

just ordered 2 switchblades from AB, and im having some trouble.

my biggest problem is closing the knives. is the lock supposed to be really hard to lift to free the blade? am i doing it wrong?

also on one of the knives the safety slide is VERY hard to push. i think this will eventually losen up, but lifting the lock is difficult on both knives.

am i just a pansy-boy?

thnx
vini
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Post by J-man »

Hey don't worry about the safety slide it'll break in after a while. Anyhow about the locking problem, this crappy image I made has sloved many peoples problems
Image
Anyhow if you can understand that it should slove your problem, but make abloustey sure that the pin is to wide or something so it can't fit into the locking hole. (I hope your talking about a stilleto). And also push down on the bolster to release it this image should help you (if it's more then a four inch model, four inches open) Image
BTW: I edited this just after Bonzo aka Defous etc.. said soooooo.....
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Post by Doofus Emeritus »

Mr. vinithehat,

If you push down on the bolster finger guard on the button side, the blade will come loose and you can close your knife. Yes, you were doing it wrong, but forgiveness is a virtue. As for the sliding safety, just play with it for a while, it should loosen a little. Are you a pansy boy? Only if you wear your sisters underwear. (get tough or we tell mommy on you)

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AHA!

Post by vinithehat »

thank you all for your help and reaffirming my heterosexuality.
i got my knives working great, a little machine oil really helped alot.

w00t!
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Re: got my first switchblade and im clueless.

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Sometimes I wonder whatever became of some of the old members, but not vini.
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Re: got my first switchblade and im clueless.

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vini ~ How about posting a photo or two of the knives so we can observe
your first foray into the world of Automatic Pocket Cutlery....?

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button_man wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 2:32 pm .

vini ~ How about posting a photo or two of the knives so we can observe
your first foray into the world of Automatic Pocket Cutlery....?

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I wouldn't hold my breath.
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Sammy should be ashamed of himself for bringing up these old non PC threads. It may trigger wokeism and hurt feelings...lol
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Terry, I have no shame.
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jokes on you, idiots.

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it's been nearly 20 years. i have the same knives, but i'm a gay woman now.
life is wild.
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Re: jokes on you, idiots.

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vinithehat wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:58 am it's been nearly 20 years. i have the same knives, but i'm a gay woman now.
life is wild.
Got any before and after pics. of yourself?
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sammy the blade wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:19 am Got any before and after pics. of yourself?
not really into that, but imagine the before looked like this: :|
and the after looks like this: 8)

it's pretty great, i highly recommend it.
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Welcome back vini! Or is it Vicky now?
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I just now noticed the date on the original post..... so THIS is what goes on when nobody has any new knives to show.....
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So long and thanks for all the talkblade.info

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whippersnapper wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:54 am Welcome back vini! Or is it Vicky now?
Neither, but... I'm just here on a lark. Will probably disappear for another couple decades :wink:
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