elcaminos
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I'm curious as to how the spring system works in a switchblade knife, not the folding type but the OTF ones.
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How do switchblades work?
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elcaminos
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anyone?
Look at a ball point pen with a retractable point for the basic. All Out The Front automatic knives operate with a spring driving the blade forward. In the pen the spring wraps around the ink resevoir. In the OTF the spring compresses under the tang. Through good design the knifemaker produces a compact package that fits everything into the handle.
Take a look at this mini-movie at Microtech. Towards the end of it you'll see one of their OTF knives assembled.http://www.microtechknives.com/images/stories/movies/microtech1.mov Keep in mind that the knife is assembled with the spring compressed and the blade in place. I can tell you from personal experience that it's rather nerve wracking to do.
Take a look at this mini-movie at Microtech. Towards the end of it you'll see one of their OTF knives assembled.http://www.microtechknives.com/images/stories/movies/microtech1.mov Keep in mind that the knife is assembled with the spring compressed and the blade in place. I can tell you from personal experience that it's rather nerve wracking to do.
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Cool, thanks! I ordered an ultratech a few days ago when I realized they were legal here in oregon.
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I would worry to much about it, it's kind of mixture of magic and alchemy.
Nah, in all seriousness, I've fixed mine when I broke it, taken it apart loads of times and I still can't figure out how the dam thing works
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