Help Benchmade Question
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Fantastic Nick. Benchmade continues to impress!
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Re: Help Benchmade Question
Funny, I had the exact same thing happen a couple years ago. I sent a 3100 Benchmite back to Benchmade because the thin part of the scale that acts as a spring for the button was cracked on both sides and had lost most of the spring tension. I added an explanation and a zoomed-in photo with the cracks circled in the box I sent to them. It came back sharpened and oiled, but with the same broken scale. As it happened, I had a manual 310 Benchmite that had been on my keychain for several years and lost two of the scale screws, so I just used it as a donor.TazmanTom18 wrote:They might reprint the blade, but... I had on that one of the "legs" by the button broke. The two little "legs" become the return springs for the button. I returned it through a Benchmade dealer and it was return, like I sent it, with no explanation. A phone call to them informed me there were no parts available. That was it. Commonly they offer a credit on another knife to replace it with. They didn't do that either. According to them the autos bring around 250-300 now as only about 10-15% were autos. I eventually fixed it with a top scale from a $6 copy, it fit perfectly with no adjustment. I love the knife, buffed it to a mirror finish, and carry it everyday in a leather slip pouch salvaged from a small Buck. Thanks for letting me vent. Taz
As I recall, the auto 3100 was a "Black Class" model made in the USA and was availalble from about 2002-2005. Street price was around $60. The manual 310 was a "Red Class" model made in Taiwan and was available from 2006-2009 with a street price around $30. The auto and manual had different blade steel and a different blade shape to allow for a nail nick on the manual. I bought 4 of the 310s from BladePlay (now Grindworx) in 2009 for $17 each when they were being discontinued. I bought them to see if they could be converted to auto using the spring from the $4.00 Asian Benchmite clones available at the time, and they certainly could, but unfortunately, the springs were thinner, so they fit loosely, and they were poorly made and didn't last long.
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I'm not glad you had that issue, but at least it's not just me...(This time, lol). Taz
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And now it's in my pocket! Everyday!!! Thanks Nick!!