AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
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AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
It seems that something was off during the run of the Urban AEB-L sprint run. When closed the blade tip sits pretty high. A friend brought this to my attention and after comparing my regular Urban with the sprint it looks like they ground part of the choil down in an attempt to make the blade sit lower when closed and resting on the spring. The bottom pic is from a disassembly video just to show where the choil sits when closed.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
I apologize as I’m having trouble posting the other pics but I think you get the idea. When the regular Urban is closed the tip sits much lower than the tip on the aeb-l. After several sharpenings it may leave the tip exposed. Anyone else notice this? I’ve confirmed the same issue with two others.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Does it look like this is from the way the backspring interface was laid out, or is it something like a pivot hole placement?
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
There have been a couple on the other thread that said they had this problem and the rest of those who posted reported no issues. Obviously, some have a few QC problems and many do not. Mine will be here in a day or two, so I will check it out first thing.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Finally got the pics up. I apologize if this has been discussed.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Looks like the backspring layout to me.JacksonKnives wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:39 pmDoes it look like this is from the way the backspring interface was laid out, or is it something like a pivot hole placement?
Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Went to my local shop yesterday and picked one up. I examined two others before picking the one I wanted. All three had the same issue. The one that I picked out of the three had a more centered blade and smoother jimps
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
It looks like that would be a lot easier to fix by grinding down the spring than the heel, but I'm sure there's a very long and interesting story behind the result. I'd guess the fix was done without disassembly to save a lot of time/money.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
I thought the same thing.JacksonKnives wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:59 pmIt looks like that would be a lot easier to fix by grinding down the spring than the heel, but I'm sure there's a very long and interesting story behind the result. I'd guess the fix was done without disassembly to save a lot of time/money.
Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Many differences in blade/pivot, aebl vs k390. How many can you spot? :)
I've corrected both, BTW.
Edit: aebl is the top image.
I've corrected both, BTW.
Edit: aebl is the top image.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Maybe Lionsteel (?) is focusing so much on their own new slipjoints they let Spyderco slide a bit? Very interesting pictures.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
That has really changed a great deal.
By the time the tip of the aeb-l becomes exposed through use and sharpening, you’re really not going to be concerned about taking a smidge off the choil nub to drop it back down, though.
By the time the tip of the aeb-l becomes exposed through use and sharpening, you’re really not going to be concerned about taking a smidge off the choil nub to drop it back down, though.
Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
It's a non-issue for me. More important is the heat treat of the blade and how well it's ground.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
It looks like there’s less blade now, or ground away. They look completely different.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
I remember reading a couple complaints about the tip on the Urban K390 hitting the backspacer when the knife was closed, mine actually had that issue as well. I wonder if this is their fix for that problem, though it looks like they may have caused another one.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
Wow! That comparison kinda disturbs me. Seems like the CQI ethos got lost muddled in translation. I’ll make do with mine, of course, but be wary of the next Maniago Spydie.
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Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
My original post said "k390 vs aebl" which indicated k390 was the top image. This is incorrect.ChrisinHove wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:26 amThat has really changed a great deal.
By the time the tip of the aeb-l becomes exposed through use and sharpening, you’re really not going to be concerned about taking a smidge off the choil nub to drop it back down, though.
I corrected my post to clarify. Sorry for the confusion.
I removed just enough from the spring/spacer on k390 for the blade to clear, and a little from the aebl choil nub to lower the tip when closed.
They both function identical and perfectly except aebl is a little stiffer opening, and has a positive half stop (detent) both opening and closing, where k390 only has a positive half stop when closing.
None of this will keep me from buying future releases, they are great little user knives.
Re: AEB-L Urban sprint issue.
What am I missing here...? It looks to me like they corrected the previous issue of the blade contacting the backspacer by adding more space between the two. Yet somehow this warrants complaining about "QC"...