PM sentI had the same problem, twice. Had to send it back for repair. Also the main reason it now lives in a junk drawer.
This. I have owned Axis lock knives since 1999 and never had one break. One of them I owned for 11 years and never had a spring replaced. If you have a habit of flicking the knife open/close repeatedly just for the heck of it to keep your hands busy (the way some folks twirl pencils), then you're basically causing the springs to wear out prematurely. Heck, I do that on occasion and still don't have issues with my springs.I own 20+ Axis lock knives, no spring breakage. Oldest is a prototype 710 (from 1998). My most used is an old 710, M-2 bladed model. Used daily, and no spring breakage.
How many opening/closings are you doing in order to break four springs?
I own 20+ Axis lock knives, no spring breakage. Oldest is a prototype 710 (from 1998). My most used is an old 710, M-2 bladed model. Used daily, and no spring breakage.
How many opening/closings are you doing in order to break four springs?
Is this spring breakage a known issue with Benchmade in general? I have carried a 2550 for years and never had a problem. Perhaps it's a quality control issue?
It certainly has been mentioned by some users. I'm not sure if it would rate, "known issue", but some folks seem to have unusually poor luck with some of the Axis Benchmades as it's been discussed occasionally on the knife forums.
If anyone needs some Omega springs, I can easily make some for you.
I had one of my 940's that I was playing with suddenly seem really sticky (broken spring) looked everywhere, and tried to get one sent to me (im in Thailand, and the knife would cost too much to send back and forth if it was insured etc)
So I bought some Piano wire here, and made a few for myself.
It's not too hard at all, just a "Finicky" sort of job.
Anyway, long story short, if not too may people respond, and you want a set, I can easily accommodate you.
Cheers
Duke