How to Center the Blade on a Folding Knife

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Today, I share with you all a GREAT method for centering the blade on your folding knife.
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@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! My Patreon - www.patreon.com/metalcomplex

@joseflipsok614 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video, this helped me out so much and I’m so relieved so thank you

@metal_complex 8 ай бұрын

@@braidyfisher3351thanks for understanding 👍

@garylee333 3 жыл бұрын

Worked perfectly on my new Spyderco! And my pivot screw was only on the left side but this process still worked. And for those that were impatient like me, you can skip to about 5:40 when he actually starts showing the process.

@dannyt6798 4 жыл бұрын

Remedies for stress relief: Yoga, diaphragmatic breathing.... and centering your blade.

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

👍⚔👍⚔👍

@dannyt6798 4 жыл бұрын

@daAnder71 Ha! Copy that👍🏼

@herbderbler1585 3 жыл бұрын

knife-enthusiasts with OCD: YES!

@stick9078 3 жыл бұрын

I actually consider sharpening like meditation. Wife thinks I'm crazy but yeah, I can get lost for hours sharpening up blades. xD

@chrish5018 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Always back to center.

@stevenj7045 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I followed your directions, and my Cryo is now perfectly centered with no blade wobble and perfect action!

@PiotrBrykalski Жыл бұрын

After a over a decade I finally took care after my old Ti-Lite. It has been been completely disassembled, cleaned and thanks to You Sir, re-centred! Thank You Sir! Much obliged. 👍

@shanejackson3422 3 жыл бұрын

New to the EDC scene and these are my favorite knife videos on youtube and MC comes through once again with a life saver for me right here. Just got my spyderco (China cough cough) and it was rubbing on the inside liner got it to about 40/60 in 2 minutes with this method and I can live with that on a budget knife thank you sir! PS I'm drooling over the Shaman it's on my wish list.

@gregcrist9648 3 жыл бұрын

I was impressed, I tried this approach to correct the standard centering problem on a Para 3 lightweight, and while it wasn’t perfect, it was definitely much improved.

@sinjon 4 жыл бұрын

You really do make very informative knife videos and do things exactly how I do it. I also close my eyes and very carefully adjust the pivot. This made my 801ti perform flawlessly

@nathenwallis5664 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this video out. I've been trying to fix my spyderco Tuff for a while. It's been my favorite knife for years, but I had to disassemble it a while back because it had gotten so filthy. Normally it goes back together perfectly, but the last time I couldn't get it centered without the pivot being too tight to open, now it's much better ( still not perfect, but close ), so I'll be carrying it tomorrow!

@kalebjackson7924 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you chose the Kizer Domin, that's the main one I wanted to fix and I can't figure it out for the life of me.

@gideonstactical 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video my friend.

@Owen-np3wf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the helpful vid buddy. I've just got a cheap little Kershaw Bowser and the blade was starting to rub but this video gave me the confidence to open it up and clean it as well as apply a little lubricant. Blade is nicely aligned now and the action is feeling smoother than before. Top notch stuff!

@Viking_Kong 4 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial! I've done the same process for years and it has ALWAYS worked. Keep up the great vids!

@paulcallaway71 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. I tried this on a cheap/older knife first and got it centered a bit better than it was. Thanks!

@boss3251 4 жыл бұрын

Cool vid. I love that Wiha stubby Screwdriver. Funny thing is I had it for a few months before I realized it came with a full set of bits in the handle ,lol.

@sinjon 4 жыл бұрын

boss3251 it’s the best bit driver ever

@chieftain82 4 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious. Thanks for sharing. And the stubby is the best

@BladeBanker 4 жыл бұрын

Really good “how to” video on getting blade centering correct. Nice job 👊👊👊

@patrickpilkerton9881 4 жыл бұрын

Worked great on my Yojimbo 2. Had perfect centering from factory and I got a set of aftermarket micarta scales for it. Took it apart to install scales, put it back together was horrible blade centering. Almost blade touching the show side. I took it back apart and together again and did the same thing. Just tried doing what you shown and this actually works I'm amazed. Its not perfect but its damn near. Thank you!!!

@Killlerbee 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ve successfully adjusted my first off center knife: a Kershaw CQC Emerson framelock. Worked beautifully.

@frankiejdwm_edc1037 4 жыл бұрын

I got the Kershaw CQC4KXL last Christmas when BladeHQ had them on sale for $20. It was so bad that it scraped, it took alot of work to get that guy even close to center, never got it perfect, but close and action is awesome now.

@Killlerbee 4 жыл бұрын

FrankieJ dwm_edc That’s the one I got. Close out for $32. It was a bit tight when I got it but with this adjustment, all good now.

@HollywoodTacticool 4 жыл бұрын

Similarly I got the cheapest offering they had at the time $25 emerson cqc-6k frame lock. the blade was off center and sounded like it was scraping. i didn't know what to do at the time, so i just tightened it, which centered it, but was then too tight to open. so i loosened it back up until it would open but then it sounded like it was scraping. finally i lubed it up with little improvement. finally i tightened down all the screws on the scales and that seemed to help the best, i just wish i had this video to tell me the trick about wedging the blade over.

@andym436 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I just pulled out of my pocket when I saw this video.

@longshot7253 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! Centered up my Pro-Tech TR3 nice and quick. I'm just a touch OCD and feel much better now!

@suttonmatthew 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. You hit and emphasized every important point.

@70ksingh Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I needed this info. Was brainstorming and was actually gonna just wedge the blade with paper and leave it. I was half way there until i searched this on youtube and you explained the rest. Thank you!

@josephphillips2906 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much for this video! I’ve been struggling with this Kershaw Dividend M390. I haven’t carried because of ocd. You helped me fix it!!!

@brandonlavigne8648 3 жыл бұрын

Just used this video to center my PM2 Tanto 🤘💪😎....... THANK YOU sooooooooo much for ALL you do for this community...... you are the MAN 🤜💥🤛

@yns.6328 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for showing me this it helped me fix my wobbly flick knife back to the way I bought it!❤️

@alroman164 Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, I followed your instructions to align the blade on a low end all metal Kershaw Filter frame lock (don’t hate it’s a knock around knife). Your process was uber easy and worked incredibly well. I’m a subscriber from now on.

@HaulinAzzzovs 2 жыл бұрын

Okay…so I recently ordered a small army of budget knives. Did this both for comparison reference when watching clips and to have several for disassembly & maintenance practice. They came today. Brand new Penguin now centered. Thanks MC!

@lazarosalazar3366 8 күн бұрын

Perfection at last. Thank you. The hardest part is waiting for the threadlocker to cure/set. I've had very good luck not having screws back out, using permatex orange gel threadlocker

@birdlaw1019 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, I have used the paper shim technique myself to fix centering on multiple knives.

@gavinchapman7106 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I got a bunch of new knifes from a buddy and this will help a ton just fixed my new flipper knife by doing this step by step much love metal complex and great videos

@jacobwhite953 4 жыл бұрын

Holy smokes did this video post at the perfect time. I just received my Spyderco Shaman in REX 45 with Dymondwood handles and the blade came a touch off center. That’s the only thing “wrong” with the knife and it really bummed me out when I first excitedly tore into the box to get to the knife. These videos are great to see and unique to what everyone else is doing. Thank you!

@jacobwhite953 4 жыл бұрын

Wish me luck haha! I know the Shaman has more body screws and both sides of the pivot have screws that can be adjusted.

@bryanpach9472 2 жыл бұрын

I know this video is old but I just had to do this to one of my new knives. My civivi odium with Damascus blade was not centered when I received. Followed this video and was really simple. Worked like a champ

@carlnewcastle2039 3 жыл бұрын

I just tried your method with a benchmade bugout and it worked. Took me less than 5 minutes. thank you!

@Colt-4570 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the video a long time ago, but just tried it tonight on 2 knives (that shouldn't have needed it !) It worked great, thanks MC!

@garywebster9875 2 жыл бұрын

Got a Steel Will Cut Jack a while back that came WAY off center. Really liked the knife (with RAT1 & CJRB Feldspar for best budget knifes) but couldn’t get past the shotty centering. Watched this vid and man did it work perfect. Just sharpened it up next and now I just love this Cut Jack. Thanks man!!!

@vincentbenenati9272 Жыл бұрын

Worked perfectly on my Benchmade Mini Crooked River. Out of the box it was rubbing to the right just like on the video. Followed the steps and now it’s centered.

@VolleKanneHoschi666 3 жыл бұрын

Great one! My M4 Shaman was off-center with the new McCarty scales, now its near-perfect. I will check how it turns out when it's broken in and repeat as necessary :D One step closer to my Excalibur!

@hellhorse01 3 жыл бұрын

Worked great! replaced the scales on my Rat-1 and it rubbed on one side after reassembly. great vid. Thank you.

@thenicpaasch 3 жыл бұрын

Just want to thank you for this video! I have a bunch of cheaper knives such as Gerber and Kershaw knives that have been given to me as gifts and this technique fixed them to perfection. I know many people have a love hate relationship with Gerber (love the look, hate the knife). Well every single one of mine is smooth as silk and perfectly centered. It’s too bad Gerber doesn’t do this right from the factory. Thanks again man.

@kevinclifton6106 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic content! I learned something today! Thanks MC!

@jerryweil7053 3 жыл бұрын

My new CRKT Overlander came with an off-center (to the right) blade, and I was bummed. This process really did the trick! THANKS!!

@pateralus9 3 жыл бұрын

The only really badly off-center blade I've had was on a Spyderco Tenacious. I was still brand new to collecting & working on knives (still kind of am now), & after watching this video & following your instructions, I couldn't get the blade centered no matter what. It was really, really far off, almost touching the show side of the scales no matter how I adjusted it. Turns out that changing the pocket clip from tip down to tip up was the culprit. The only way to get it centered again was to -- *gasp* -- change it back to tip down. So I ended up returning the knife, & I'm glad I did. Since then I've bought several higher end Spydercos & have been much happier! 😀 I'm still glad I watched this video, though, because I have no doubt it'll be useful to me in the future.

@gside98 3 жыл бұрын

I used this trick last night to fix my son's badly off-centered cheap Kershaw knife, and it worked like a charm! Thanks!

@Equinox051256 5 ай бұрын

Used it to adjust a Kershaw Fringe and it worked very well. Thanks!

@travisb771 4 жыл бұрын

Worked perfectly on my Maxace Balance-M. Thanks!

@johnemerson2221 11 ай бұрын

Just found this video..tried it an new Benchmade Freek and it worked great! Thank you 🙏

@ryanashby2459 4 жыл бұрын

Finally! Seen several of these tuts and cranking down the screws was to trick.

@Robs_Nerdy_Knives 2 жыл бұрын

, once again, the best and easiest centering video I can reference and repeatedly successfully use. Thank you!!

@CMax_76 3 жыл бұрын

Works perfectly every time!! Not only in centering, but also usually improves the action! Thank you so much!

@derekmbrown85 6 ай бұрын

Just used this to center my GiantMouse REC Tribeca. Worked like a charm

@obviousgreyman 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial to see I’ve yet to find a good simple fix for blade centering that makes sense and is easily repeatable.

@anthonyb2990 4 жыл бұрын

This works so well! Just did it for my AD10

@USMC-es4yy 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much .bought a copper natrix for almost 100 bucks was off-center as hell .perfect fix!! Can't stand when you buy a high priced knife and there's blade centering problems or an uneven grind!!

@revolvermaster4939 2 жыл бұрын

Works as demonstrated, thanks! You made me go through all of my knives, none were rubbing, but they’re all centered now. It’s a great excuse to sip on some scotch.

@michaelkav6345 3 жыл бұрын

I’m fairly new, and just found this video. Man, thanks so much. Worked great on my RAT2. Much appreciated.

@ronaldbarnes8302 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought a Kershaw Blur in S30v and the blade was slightly off center. Used your method and the blade centered perfectly! Thanks for the video MC!

@DB.KOOPER 8 ай бұрын

You're basically squaring the two long sides of the rectangle that is the handle/frame. GREAT video man, worked like a charm on my Shaman that I just did a scale swap on.

@triple9finestacker631 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your tutorial. My bugout aircraft aluminum lost its center and i was afraid i might have to send it in for repair, your tutorial helped me figure it out, now its back to center. Thanks again!

@jabuhrer1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sub’ed. Watched a ton of similar videos, but yours had enough more useful info to actually help me get it right. Here’s a tip in return: I find it a hell of a lot more convenient to have a second bit driver on hand when doing stuff like this, so I don’t have to keep switching bits out. I use the stubby for the part that needs the most subtlety or torque, then usually a cheapo driver can be used for the other bit. And a third if necessary etc. For me it’s one of those little things that makes the job smoother. Cheers!

@grimreaper6042 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video I have a buck adrenaline that came off center and I have always wanted to know how to fix it your video just showed me how great video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@phan1221 4 жыл бұрын

This saved me from returning my elementum. I could easily center my blade but the action was just never right until now. Thank you!

@snowhusk Жыл бұрын

Couldn't sleep last night because the pivot on my Tenacious came loose and the centering got out of whack because of that. Thanks for the detailed explanation - I managed to center it back to where it was, currently left it to dry, we'll see in a dat or two how it goes, but I got a good feeling

@RR31982 2 жыл бұрын

I used this method on my hogue deka gen. 2 and it works perfectly. Thanks MC! 👌

@Fret6 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Im gunna do this to all my knives that are off center now

@f1mikeyboy 4 жыл бұрын

Just took my knife apart for cleaning. Put it together and noticed the blade wasn’t centred. Watched your vid, and all is well. Thanks so much. I am fairly new to collecting decent knives and just recently came across you channel. Thanks so much👍.

@oxyrisin 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Never heard of this technique. Worked on my 2nd gen XM18!

@car350zmm 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! thanks so mucho brother, I was just able to fix my AD10, you are a bless

@charlescaraway258 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It worked perfectly on my out of center blades.

@Malkion009 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍 🙌 🙌 took my Rat 2 apart for cleaning and lube the centering was killing me .

@jaimegracia9005 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks this helped me center my CRKT Fossil after taking part for maintenance 👍🏼

@alphamale3643 Жыл бұрын

Thanks it worked! I did it on my Divo Mash. It was only like .5 mm off centered, but I got it perfectly centered after 1 attempt

@ZippoVarga 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for nipping away towards that 100K milestone MC!! Very well deserved and looking forward to a proper congratulations soon. Zip~

@limey8489 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m with you on this, there’s little worse than my knife being off centre, it’s gotta be spot on - great demo MC. Kudos 👌🏼

@johnd9357 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I’m not anal about centering. I prefer it to be centered but it’s not a must. I do however absolutely must not have an over sharpened blade from the factory with messed up grinds. Hate that.

@rctrue 3 жыл бұрын

This worked wonders on my PM2 Tanto, didn't fix it completely, but definitely helped. Thanks for the vid.

@Greedypro123 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video, worked like a charm on my ZF 0770CF :)

@patrickwhite6661 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. Thanks I love all your content

@danielselby8001 2 жыл бұрын

My zt 0470 was hitting on the side this did the trick blade perfectly centre now. 👍

@BDevi0us Жыл бұрын

Thank you MC, my Nymble I just received yesterday was way off center? I lubed everything and did exactly what you did, and now it's perfect!

@rickkerans8485 4 жыл бұрын

Nice trick. There should be more of these type of videos. Thanks for sharing the trick. Had never seen the paper before.

@alexanderbertallo1995 4 жыл бұрын

Nick Shabazz has alot of these types of videos on youtube... he also covers alot of different lock types and knive styles in his disassembly videos... Check it out...

@roel.vinckens 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have to do this before I can get some sleep. 👍

@situated4 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just worked on my CRK small Sebenza 31 tanto after I swapped out the lanyard and couldn’t re-center the blade well. Very frustrating. Micro movements on the right tolerance pivot screw after removing folded paper worked well.

@canellajeff 3 жыл бұрын

I can't thank you enough for this public service announcement. This was very helpful ,and I was able to fix 3 knives that I just gave up on.

@metal_complex 3 жыл бұрын

That's great! 👍👍

@WHATdaFUNK123 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video got my fox karambit as a early Christmas gift and was playing with it a lot until I noticed it wasn’t centered , thanks for the video

@joeyates1428 4 жыл бұрын

Cool paper trick, I'll give this a try on the off center PM2 later today. 👍🏿

@jtucci5711 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done, much appreciated.

@THEBEASTHbt09 3 жыл бұрын

I got a black rat model 1 and man this worked perfectly, thank you

@donnaandres4219 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 90k. Love the magnetic lock, can't wait until it is available.

@SwanShadow 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, dude! This technique fixed a knife that has bugged me since the day it arrived. You're a magician!

@profesorEDC 4 жыл бұрын

😯 Awesome, definitely you should have done this vid a long time ago. Great vid buddy!

@stick9078 3 жыл бұрын

Dude this helps so much, thank you! Also, just a little fyi, unless I am mistaken threadlock is anaerobic. Which means it won't set (or dry) while there is air, so also you want to just put the thread lock on the first couple threads. I also use purple threadlock. (222)

@mohdzaudikhasni8829 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Finally i found very useful tips and tricks for centering my blade. Appreciate sir.

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

😁👊⚔

@robertpurvis6106 2 жыл бұрын

thank you. i just got a new rat2 from amazon. took it apart and couldn't get it center. this worked for the most part. to get that action i want it barely leans to the right side but is closer to center than it was.