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Ok, last post on this one(probably). Since loosening the tension in the frame lock, this knife is absolutely sweet. It opens push button style great, and light switch style Ok. it still opens best with a flick of the spydie hole. There is no lock stick anymore. And it will almost fall shut, even wit...

Not sure about the domino, I haven't had my hands on one. I did preorder a Mantra 3 though. I prefer a stainless steel, and I trust that they got the pivot right on this one. Should be an absolutely sweet knife. fingers crossed.

Quick update, I put the bearings back in, loosened the frame lock, and its pretty good now. Opens completely about 95 percent of the time and is always smooth now. The detent is a little weak, but its ok for my taste.

Well, good news/bad news. The washers arrived early. But, after installation lockup is good, smoothness is good and there is no play, but there is too much friction for a flipper. The resistance will not allow the blade to be flipped open at all. I used 15wt nano oil between each washer, but it feel...

My washers are due in on Tuesday. Hopefully I will have some results for you guys NLT Wed.

Just to be clear, mine is one of the good ones. But, I still think the washers will give more support than the tiny points from the bearing balls, and the steel washer is continually being formed by the balls. It may take 100yrs, but the steel washers will eventually wear out. I don't think PB washe...

Well, I ordered some washers. Here are the sizes I came up with. Please note that my caliper is cheap so i checked, cheked, and rechecked everything, but YMMV. For the washers( bearing races) I got .005in. For the thickness of the ball bearings, I got .041in. for a total of 46 thou. per side. Outsid...

I got my mantra and couldnt help myself, took it apart. My washers were luckily not dimpled like the OP's. However they are super thin. So thin that they were dished where the bearing balls run on them. So when i reassembled with a little fresh frog lube, I flipped them over creating a little spring...