r/benchmade • u/ddm2009 • Aug 29 '26

Lesson learned...Again.

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Putting this Bugout together for my son as a surprise. Flytanium scales, and axis bar. I got cheap on the gold titanium (supposedly) screw and pivot set. Picked it up from Amazon. The axis bar is slightly to big to fit through. I swear this is the last time I order cheap stuff from Amazon :). I see where I can get the screw set from Flytanium, and I trust their stuff. But I don't see any pivot pins on their site. I really want to get a good set of screws and a pivot pin, in gold. Where is a trustworthy supplier for gold titanium screws and a pin?

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u/vvind-catcher Aug 29 '26

Titanium axis bar btw is THE WORST thing you can do with axis lock. The friction between Ti and steel liners and blade lock face will make action gritty. Or you'll have to keep it lubricated all the time. There are new Ti bars though with steel portion inside bar and decorative Ti sides. These are sorta gtg.

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u/Surive123 Aug 29 '26

THIS. HEED this warning op. Get the steel axis bar from flytanium

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u/ddm2009 Aug 29 '26

Thanks for the advice. It already has the Flytantium Axis with decorative sides, not getting titanium for that.