What's So Great About Knives With Bearings?

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@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

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@londiniumarmoury7037 4 жыл бұрын

It's like a pair of silk boxers or Egyptian cotton bed sheets. They serve no better function than your standard counterparts. Bit damn they feel better.

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

That is a perfectly accurate way of describing it 🤣👍👍

@londiniumarmoury7037 4 жыл бұрын

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@Newagebarbarian 3 ай бұрын

What brand of silk boxers do you recommend? I have Egyptian cotton towels but not bedsheets, are the better than linen? Also what brand do you recommend

@aidanmccormack812 4 жыл бұрын

I personally prefer phosphor bronze over bearings. I don’t like feeling the bearings roll or, in some cases, hear them rattle. I’ve got pocket dirt in bearings before and slowed the action way down.

@drameday 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. And I can’t imagine bearings being any smoother than say a super Freek or PM2 which are totally drop shut with phosphor bronze washers. I like bearings, but for knives I actually use regularly, I’d much rather have PB washers.

@CASTRO45ACP 4 жыл бұрын

I don't really care one way or the other, I like both, hearing bearings rattle though? That's new, that's never happened, I wouldn't say I abuse my knives but I've never had a problem with either.

@Deadtileyedie 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've owned quite a few bearing knives never heard them rattle?! I have alot of bearing knives and enjoy them but I do tree work/landscaping and have got debris in the action and slowed them down alot. I mainly carry the bearing knives when not at work and my spydercos or something with phospher bronze at work or if I know it's going to be dusty. Also my microtech otfs have failed from small amounts of saw dust and stuff too.

@jammbbs1688 Жыл бұрын

I've never had a knife so smooth as bearings I have the kershaw blur which is Meh but I love my bestech Toucan

@harrytugnut8711 4 жыл бұрын

I do gas distribution for a living so lots of playing in the dirt. I carry something with pb for work and I keep one on bearing to fidget with on my drive to and from work. Bearings don’t do well in the dirt but they’re so nice to fidget with

@lukepaulson3428 4 жыл бұрын

Having moved away from “EDC’ing” a utility blade and into folding knives I very much appreciate all the recent informational videos. Thanks!

@sauce1302 3 жыл бұрын

How's your collection going? How's the debt

@jrobertsrhs 4 жыл бұрын

Bearings do require more maintenance if you want to keep the smooth action.

@Tomy_654 2 жыл бұрын

Great review! I have enjoyed my zt0308 since March. It is the first ball bearing knife I have ever owned. It is hands down the smoothest system in my collection.

@everydaycarry1328 4 жыл бұрын

You can get incredibly smooth action on PB washers especially with a pivot bushing ( CQI Kapara) , with that said though my Hation Lite is the smoothest and best action knife I own and have ever experienced.....I can imagine how a larger (heavier) blade with MRBS would feel like.

@nachocheese3382 4 жыл бұрын

All right, so bearings are about as smooth as we can get at the moment ... lightsabers should be next!

@TheMrMundo 4 жыл бұрын

Not the real thing but there’s a custom lightsaber scene that are fancy flashlights that sound like the real thing lol

@sauce1302 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrMundo and look real too now with neopixel

@darylcheshire1618 2 жыл бұрын

My Quietcarry Waypoint was a bit stiff when I first got it. I dismantled it and reapplied light oil and then reassembled it with attention to the pivot screw. I was also not familiar with the flicking with the thumb. I later got the WE Banter which is a very smooth knife with bearings. I got accustomed to flicking out the Waypoint. I have ordered the KPL and I'm pondering the use of Loctite (hopefully) without sticking the blade. BTW I have asked Quietcarry to supply me with replacement washers and screws as the Waypoint will probably reach EOL and the parts will become hard to get.

@christopher9076 4 жыл бұрын

Bearings are for people who care about things that don't have to do with actual cutting. Nothing wrong with that, but it's like talking about a sports car and discussing how "swing shutty" the doors are.

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

I would say its more like how smooth the ride is. It kind of matters... kind of not.

@christopher9076 4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. I feel like bearings offer smoother deployment (generally speaking) at the cost of potential performance in peak use (side to side rigidity, gummed up during use with harsher tasks etc.). So using your smooth ride analogy, the guy that only drives his Porsche to the supermarket, and occasionally juices it on the highway, probably doesn't care about the potential performance loss, compared to a guy that track races his Porsche. It's one of the reasons I admire Hinderer for offering the tri way pivot. Smooth ride guy, and track race guy are both satisfied with the same car, they just have to change the ride.

@paulbejaranojr.1265 3 жыл бұрын

Hey MC, quick question. I’m having a hard time remembering which orientation my TOPS MSF 4.0 cage bearings were facing when I disassembled for maintenance. Having this as my first knife with bearings, do both the exposed (non-caged) sides face the blade, or away? Or is there one exposed side facing towards the blade, and the other exposed side facing the handle?

@metal_complex 3 жыл бұрын

I believe you're correct, but I'm hesitant to say "yes" lol. I think maybe you should contact them to to sure 👍

@peterpuleo2904 4 жыл бұрын

What is the model number/name of the Boker at the far left?

@chris11683 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the kershaw static and I has that fall shut action and no blade play. It has fallen shut on finger a couple times.

@liverpain3485 2 жыл бұрын

Can you replace bearing with bronze washers?

@adambradywiffleballleague7017 3 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a knife with ceramic ball bearings 😃

@Abby_Normal_1969 4 жыл бұрын

I had the thought that barrings can mitigate problems with moderate tolerances or enhance budget models. For example, the barrings on say a Civivi can noticeably improve their deployment and the over all feel of the knife. Having said that, when I think of knives with very high tolerances and production quality, Medford and Chris Reeve come to mind, they generally do not need barrings. I do understand that this isn't universal.

@wyattnichols2487 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I like bearings a lot, but because I want to carry my knife at work, (construction) I use washers. I just can’t stand the sound of a dirty gritty knife . Drives me crazy. But my fav bearing knife would have to be my ZT 0804. Again love the vids 👍🏻

@Deadtileyedie 3 жыл бұрын

Man I've been subscribed for a while now but last few days I been benge watching your channel and I keep finding more and more I want. lol I really want a hinderer bad. I may have to get rid of one of my microtechs or heretics to get one though. lol speaking of, idk if I've seen any heretics on your channel. I love my single action otf hydra and hand ground mudusa with demasus inlays, mudusa shipwreck, black dlc mudusa. I definitely put them right there with my microtech LUDT, socom manual orange/cf. I don't have a microtech halo to compare to the hydra(I do have a ultratech, utx-85 bounty hunter edition and original scarab) but the quality is as good as anything I've seen. I think you would like them! Thanks for all the great videos! I appreciate all the information!

@DirkWerning 4 жыл бұрын

Great topic and excellent descriptions on all of it.

@fatpoorvagrant3662 2 жыл бұрын

Dude that's what I love about the Kizer Rapids. It has that sexy drop down, amazing knife for the price.

@tankcrowe5417 4 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right as usual , you did however leave out the OMG effect when exposing say that SNG, or the Shirogorov. Deny it all you want ,but there is a satisfaction factor in the knife world when it is achieved. Jeff is a OMG Jedi.😱💫 ( of course that has nothing to do with pivot function...sorry...)

@RubleInnawoods 3 жыл бұрын

Bearings are pretty sick, but they’ve always felt really light, vulnerable, and just not as tough and utilitarian feeling. My fav knife is a straight manual. I don’t doubt there’s some great users on bearings but the feeling is just fru fru-ish to me. My bearing knife is my formal / church carry. My edc is straight manual

@BULLMAN84 4 жыл бұрын

I concur with said statements! Speaking of bearings, what's your thoughts on the new 3" non flipper XM?

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

Its the very best 3" XM variant! Definitely the one to get

@blwngt1598 4 жыл бұрын

The most common reason for poor blade deployment that I see is the user cranking down on the pivot (& the other hardware) like it needs to withstand a shuttle launch. It's also the main cause of stripped out threads, destruction of hardware & driver bit heads, & the warping of liners/overlays/underlays/inlays. Continually cranking down on the fasteners can also slowly affect & hurt the overall fit & finish of the knife, esp when cranking down 1 fastener at a time instead of tightening them together bit by bit like installing wheels on a car.

@1964krazyeric 4 жыл бұрын

I love bearings, but I have one knife that runs on washers that is smooth as bearings. Don't laugh, it is a Ganzo Firebird F761. I uses nylon on one side and brass or whatever on the other. Why is it some are great and others are not?

@MayhemMechanic 4 жыл бұрын

Your Kansas pours out when you say roof hahaha. Great video man🤙

@johnwest4492 4 жыл бұрын

Hey MC, where can I find the quiet carry drift and what does something like that run ?

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

Currently, it looks Iike the Drift is only available on the QuietCarry website. They run about $315 😊👍

@johnwest4492 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I'll start saving right now that knife looks Amazing: ))

@glzarmy 2 жыл бұрын

I always take my phosphor-bronze washers and flatten (file?) them on a ceramic stone

@jdisdetermined 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. You can even mirror polish them to go even further.

@mosab643 10 ай бұрын

I don't know how you can do gardening and not get dirt all up in your knives bearings?

@dogdrawz1765 4 жыл бұрын

The Rat1 & 2 does come w/ teflon & bronze washers.

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

Ya i always forget about that

@IvanMalechko 2 жыл бұрын

As Shirogorov said in one of his interviews, he really appreciates washers and used them in his knives before, but washers, he says, require more precision and polishing to achieve this really high level of smoothness and reliability. So ball bearings not a real improvement but more a short cut and workaround. And from my experience it’s really easy to permanently ruin a fancy-shmancy knife with one raw ball bearings by just slightly over-tightening the pivot screw.

@michaelpattie9244 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the information

@theknifewhisperer5667 4 жыл бұрын

Im flipping my Reate Totent watching this. These multi row Bearings make a huge difference. Goes from a $350.00 Knife to feeling like a $600.00.

@norven6252 4 жыл бұрын

Do the bearings roll like bearings in a race?

@norven6252 4 жыл бұрын

Okay. You answered my question later in video. Comment was made earlier as I was watching. Have a good one🙏

@Thelionatays Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@bergjohannesen1504 Жыл бұрын

You should check out the buck haxby it's a $35 Bering flipper and I love mine

@wubwubsnubnose2908 2 жыл бұрын

My knife don't jiggle jiggle... It folds.

@tim62744 3 жыл бұрын

Has to fully lock for me ,🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮☘️bearing,flip.makes no different but fully lock is the most important

@Cameron_OKG 4 жыл бұрын

Man you guys are all wrong . Why would you carry a folding knife when a high pressure water jet is such a superior cutting tool .

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your help in the BHQ livestream 😉

@Cameron_OKG 4 жыл бұрын

No problem . Your style reminds me of my brother . He was also a car salesman .

@jdisdetermined 2 жыл бұрын

The Shiro Quantum is the most perfect and beautiful knife I have ever seen. Ever. Like it’s not even close.

@jamesfoley9437 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do cammilus dominator

@ericbowers71 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid

@theknifeguy9513 4 жыл бұрын

I got anxiety looking at those knives apart

@norven6252 4 жыл бұрын

Basically it's all about friction. The less friction the smoother the action.

@norven6252 4 жыл бұрын

Reate T3000 coming soon

@neroknives1828 4 жыл бұрын

I'm here for the sng 😍

@wpieter2459 4 жыл бұрын

What is the Les George in the thumbnail?

@metal_complex 4 жыл бұрын

The new VECP flipper (coming soon)

@wpieter2459 4 жыл бұрын

@@metal_complex well that's exciting!

@sipsimies1588 3 жыл бұрын

Isnt ut a Doug ritter not Hougue ritter

@metal_complex 3 жыл бұрын

Hogue / Ritter... meaning "made by Hogue, designed by Doug Ritter." It's just easier for me to say it that way and give credit to both parties without having to explain every time

@sipsimies1588 3 жыл бұрын

@@metal_complex makes sense, ok