Spyderco owners

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Oh, and sorry as well.  I really hope it doesn't bug you like it does me.    It's nice to hear yours are the same though. 

It doesn't bug me at all. 

You're obviously not a saddo like me then. 

Fortunatly most people aren't

[Benner]

Shame that "most" doesn't include you. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Shame that "most" doesn't include you. 

Touche mon ami

[Dunc]

Ben don't forget to bring it to the meetup mate then we can all have a look at the play . My Atlantic Salt won't be there as I given it to the Lifeboat and it now stays onboard the boat . But I will bring my UKPK .

Dunc

[Benner]

Ben don't forget to bring it to the meetup mate then we can all have a look at the play . My Atlantic Salt won't be there as I given it to the Lifeboat and it now stays onboard the boat . But I will bring my UKPK .

Dunc

I will indeed.

Looks like this play is the norm nowadays. 

[Nutznboltz]

None of my spydies have any play, lock up in both directions are solid.   I heard the new Endura 4 have an issue with slight vertical play.  If your knife is new you might be able to send it back to spyderco for a replacement.  Spyderco is pretty good with warranty.  No quality folder should have any up/down play in the blade, it may compromise the locking mechanism.  I saw a youtube vid where a guy had a endura and the lock completely failed , he could close the blade without disengaging the lock. 

[jzmtl]

None of my spydies have any play, lock up in both directions are solid.   I heard the new Endura 4 have an issue with slight vertical play.  If your knife is new you might be able to send it back to spyderco for a replacement.  Spyderco is pretty good with warranty.  No quality folder should have any up/down play in the blade, it may compromise the locking mechanism.  I saw a youtube vid where a guy had a endura and the lock completely failed , he could close the blade without disengaging the lock. 

Is it the guy smacking the handle from under with a stick? He's an idiot for doing it and completely broke the locking notch on the blade off. The way spyderco designed the backlock it's more secure but normal to have small amount of up/down play

[Benner]

None of my spydies have any play, lock up in both directions are solid.   I heard the new Endura 4 have an issue with slight vertical play.  If your knife is new you might be able to send it back to spyderco for a replacement.  Spyderco is pretty good with warranty.  No quality folder should have any up/down play in the blade, it may compromise the locking mechanism.  I saw a youtube vid where a guy had a endura and the lock completely failed , he could close the blade without disengaging the lock. 

I have spoken to people over on the spyderco forum since starting this thread and most of the guys over there have the same thing and claim it is nothing to worry about.

[cyberspyder]

None of my spydies have any play, lock up in both directions are solid.   I heard the new Endura 4 have an issue with slight vertical play.  If your knife is new you might be able to send it back to spyderco for a replacement.  Spyderco is pretty good with warranty.  No quality folder should have any up/down play in the blade, it may compromise the locking mechanism.  I saw a youtube vid where a guy had a endura and the lock completely failed , he could close the blade without disengaging the lock. 

Is it the guy smacking the handle from under with a stick? He's an idiot for doing it and completely broke the locking notch on the blade off. The way spyderco designed the backlock it's more secure but normal to have small amount of up/down play

Batoning/spinewhacking a folder is asking for trouble