axis lockup

killerelite

• April 08, 2014 18:39

greetings all; im a new member and my knowledge and experience with benchmade knives are limited as i only own the old school auto stryker with the button style plunge lock.the model i have, the lockup is solid, zero bladeplay. i would like to hear more on the new axis lockup and its strength and reliability.mainly does it have any bladeplay and does the axis lockup vary with different models.hoping for feedback good or bad

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  techdoc

  • April 08, 2014 20:22

  Welcome. Have you read this overview of the Axis lock?
  
  Also there are several videos on YouTube showing Benchmade stress testing their Axis lock knives.

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  po

  • April 08, 2014 21:18

  Greetings and welcome!
  
  Well, the Axis lock isn't exactly new...It's been in use and under refinement for about fifteen years now.
  
  When the Axis lock first came out, I and a lot of other people did a lot of backyard testing on them to find out if they were truly more reliable than the "Walker" or liner lock. Using different versions of what came to be know as the "spine whack" test, Joe Talmadge and I eventually learned that we could cause virtually every liner lock to release without failing. I never, not once during testing, experienced an accidental release from an Axis lock.
  
  The only taint on the Axis lock has been spring failures. These are usually non-critical, as there are two essentially redundant springs. These spring failures have been largely evolved away in recent years also. I cannot remember the last time I read a broken spring report here.
  
  There may be individual characteristics of other types of locks that certain people prefer over the Axis, but the Axis is certainly among the elite folder locks in terms of reliability.

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  something

  • April 08, 2014 23:26

  If you look in the "The Laboratory" section of the forum you can watch videos of tests that Benchmade has posted for various axis lock knives.
  
  The Axis lock is, in my opinion, by far the best knife lock there is.

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  different

  • April 08, 2014 23:49

  the axis lock is by far and away the best lock out there. nothing comes close. I have had well over 200 axis locks knives and have never ever had an omega spring failure. Once while reassembling a knife I missed putting one of the springs back into place and the lock worked perfectly fine but it felt weak. I opened it up and saw the problem. I think the odds are far against ever breaking both of the springs.

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  geocyclist

  • April 09, 2014 00:29

  The axis lock is great. And it allows many ways to open and close the knife.
  
  In short you should have zero concerns over the axis lock. BM also has a lifetime warranty.

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  killerelite

  • April 09, 2014 01:55

  thanks for the info everyone and knew i would hear positive feedback on the axis lockup.ive seen one video where a young lady is demonstrating the axis strength and resistance.Gnarly!!! i plan on getting a stryker 909 soon and it will be the first axis lockup i will see in my hands...

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  sharpeye

  • April 09, 2014 04:11

  Welcome to the forum. You picked the perfect time to be able to get an axis lock Stryker. It literally just came out. Many folks around here have been actively pushing for the axis lock version for years. The axis lock is one of the main reasons why the majority of my folders are Benchmade.

  

  

  

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  fastjan

  • April 09, 2014 04:39

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  Sharp Eye wrote...The axis lock is one of the main reasons why the majority of my folders are Benchmade.

  Same here.

  

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