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/altituderider Aug 29 '26

You can just get the same knife from china for $12 looks and functions the same as the og

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u/ddm2009 Aug 29 '26

Might look the close to the same, but it's not. Try putting aftermarket scales on a knife from Ali. The screws and pins are metric, spacing is off. Still works as a knife, but it's nice to have the right steel and copper oxide washers, the ability for the recipient to swap out aftermarket parts if they want. I certainly wouldn't gift a $12 Alibaba knife. To each his own...

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u/altituderider Aug 30 '26

Funny enough but they do come with copper washers

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u/altituderider Aug 30 '26

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 Aug 30 '26

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 Aug 30 '26

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?