Why does Spirit have no blade play but swisstool does??.

[mashguy4077]

This has got me curious. Every swisstool I have ever had or played with has had blade play. I have also read of other peoples issues with the blade play on the swisstool. But the spirits that I have had, had no blade play whatsoever and I have also heard of other people with spirits that had no blade play.

Is it a design difference that makes the spirit have no blade play?. Will victorinox redo there swisstool to that design of the spirit to get rid of the blade play?.

I know it doesnt hurt the function of the tool but it is so much nicer when the tool has no play in it.

[dks]

My swisstool does not seem to have any, significant/noticeable bladeplay; do you have up and down or side to side play? Mine of course is a safe queen.... or king.. 
I assume some up and down play could be possible, the locks are not really heavy duty (neither are the locks on other multitools I have), more designed as a safety feature, rather than to allow stabbing things, just like in most Swiss army knives.

All I can think is that since the swisstool is a heavier use /abuse tool maybe if used a lot, heavily, it will be more likely to develop play; I don’t have a spirit to compare, so I am just guessing here... 

[mashguy4077]

the blade play has always been up and down on the ones I have had or have messed with.
The one I have now was brand new replacement from victorinox and it came with blade play. I know its not going to cause the lock to fail, its just annoying. I wish it had none like the spirit

[dks]

My wenger Ranger has a bit of up and down play too, and it is a more heavy duty oriented, cutting wise, tool, so I assume the spirit has different type/tolerance locks... But I am just guessing here, again...