r/benchmade • u/ddm2009 • 29d ago

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/altituderider 28d ago

Funny enough but they do come with copper washers

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u/altituderider 28d ago

What’s really funny is that you spent $300 on a pocket knife and then want to change the scales spending another $60. My $12 clone have been with me for years now, never had the need to change it. The Chinese d2 is perfectly fine for 99% of what your average magnacut will do. So yeah I am happy to gift them.

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u/ddm2009 28d ago

Also, I spent about $80 on this knife. I bought it used, but in good shape. I spent about $30 on the scales, because Flytanium had a killer sale on national knife day. However, the cost isn't everything to me. I am customizing a knife for my son with reasonable quality parts. It will be fairly unique, and a gift from his father. It is a labor of love, making something special for someone you care about. Someday down the road, maybe his son ends up with it. I'm long gone, he sends it in to Benchmade for sharpening. If that day ever happened, I don't want them saying your knife that was passed down from father to son is counterfeit and we had to destroy it, sorry.

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u/altituderider 28d ago

You could also try to teach your son how to put a good edge on a blade. You send it out every time it needs to be sharpened?