Benchmade Griptilian Fully Repaired with Axis Lock Tips and Tricks
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2016
- Benchmade Griptilian Repaired, Axis Lock Tips and Tricks
If you feel like skipping ahead and just want to see the before and after, check the first couple seconds then skip to about the last 2 mins. Finished knife is shown at the end, sharpened, tip fixed and fully tuned and ready for pocket duty! 
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Send it back to Benchmade and say "it just fell apart, I don't know what happened" lol.
Great vid! Watching you bring the grip back to life was like those videos where someone finds a poor stray dog and takes them home for food and a warm bed. They always end up being the best dogs.
Sorry to hear about your friend. Prayers to you and his family.
Amen
I know this is an older video, but I watched the whole thing, and you did an amazing job. Good work.
If you sent it to benchmade they would have fixed it for free...they did for me, and even installed a new pocket clip...nothing wrong with taking advantage of a warranty...thats what your paying for !
I think he found it on the side of the road tho, n it was all broken from being ran over by cars. So I don’t think he originally purchased it to get the Benchmade warranty. Otherwise yeah I’d send it in too
First off, I'm sorry about your supervisor and friend! That sucks, especially since he was so young. It puts life in perspective and helps you value what you have. Second, wow! Holy crap I can't believe how the knife turned out! I never would have thought it would this good, but I knew after feeling it's action after I found it that it could work again, and it's a real testament to how well Benchmade constructs their stuff and how durable it is and how well you are at doing this stuff with the little tricks you have with bananaing the handles to get it centered and the tip work you did was epic! That came out really nice!
I stayed along for the full and total ride. :) That was enjoyable. I learned some things about my Benchmade Griptilians and I always enjoy seeing something broken brought back to life. Thanks for posting this!
Im not even a knife guy. Your vid ended up in my recommended list and i watched the whole thing. Very entertaining and a fun transformation to watch. I really like how parts of the knife still show the beating it took. As you said it tells a story! Subbed
IT'S ALIVE! This is by far the most compelling piece of entertainment I've had the pleasure of watching in a very long time (since your last video lol). I'm glad you're back, tragedy hitting so close to home has a way of putting things into perspective. Love the one's your with. I can't believe I watched the whole thing in one sitting, I have stuff to do, dang you Mr. Johnson! LOL, keep em coming brother and keep em SHARP!
The knife is missing the rear spacer (shouldered pin) between the liners. It's what keeps the liners relatively parallel. Good salvage of a "road kill" though!
I have made replacement spacers for them out of brake lines from an auto parts store & 1/8” steel rod from a hardware store.
thought i was the only one who noticed.
Afaik, here is no rear spacer on the mini-grip. The full-sized grip has a rear one.
Very sorry to hear about your loss Randy. On a brighter note you did amazing with that grip. The end result was even better than i expected. Glad to have you back buddy
Strong work brother! You took a wreck and turned it into a great knife with many years of use left in it now! I am glad to see old/worn/damaged things redone and made like new and sometimes even better than new. That is a super strong tip on this knife now and it looks great. Benchmade should see this video. They would want to hire you. Stay safe out there.
400th like by me. Love these unedited how to do videos. With casual speech. It's relaxing, I feel as if i'm right with you, and I learned a lot.
I watch videos like this to fall asleep knife and rc cars being worked on lol
Ah man this was enjoyable to watch. Loved every minute of it. Cool that after all that knife had been through that you were still able to get it into working order. Think that swedge you put it makes the blade look kick ass. Great job brother and sorry to hear about your friend. Best wishes to you and his family.
+Neil The Knife Guy Agreed
VERY cool vid! Fun to watch a critical patient get well, and the tricks learned along the way were well worth the time. A nice break from reviews.
I really appreciate these kinds of videos, thanks for posting and showing the little knife some love.
Have only watched 2 vids from you since I'm only getting into the whole hobby. But i have to say, i stayed all the way, from start to finish. Great vid. Was waiting for the "it is alive!!".
Really love to repurpose broken or damaged things, and I do like to watch this raw footage during my pass time. I recently took apart a rotting WWII ammo crate and salvaged two boards of cedar (harder to rot) and made it into a coffee table/entrance table. It looks awesome and rustic from the water stains.
Benchmade Griptilian is one of the best EDC of all time. One of my "first" knifes......👍
I just subbed because of this vid.
I tried to get my griptill centered and i kept thinking it was the scales being warped. I ended up putting back together and bending the scales on the clip side to walk the blade over and it worked!!!.
Thank you!!!!
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I've seen this video like 5 times never gets old seen it before my first grip now 3 grips later still watch it awesome...
kershaw would have replaced it like 20 years ago,nit sure about now. great job on the repair, i love what u did on the point remodel
I always wondered what hobbies you might pick up after your stellar pitching career! Nice work sir!
I saw the whole video, awesome work!
love this kind of videos do more of those if you can
Great repair. Always enjoy your video's. You are a wealth of knowledge and who doesn't mind sharing it.
Best video I have found for assembling and disassembling my griptilian. I can’t say thank you enough.
Great job buddy, especially how you rebuilt that tip, looks great!
Just broke down my mini grip while the video played in the background. Thanks Randy!
I had a mini grip that had a failed omega spring after two months of use. Exchanged it for the full size and it's been good for the past year and a half.
Great mental thoughts while you're restoring this awesome knife; sweet job man!
Great video. Sub earned. I love to see old beaters brought back to life. That knife still has a lot of life to give.
I'm really sorry for loss man it's been that couple of months for me to I think I've seen the same people in the same circumstance(funeral homes) but I fell for ya man
Love the video, glad your back , excellent job done randy
Good work, I remember seeing this posted in one of the EDC groups on Facebook when he found it
I like these long videos. You are always talking So I learn something new every time. And it kills time, and I just love your videos. I'm a knife nut.
Thank you for this video, I don't have seen a Benchmade out of the scales. Good Job thank you for showing. Greatz Dirk
Very glad i watched this entire video. got a few tricks now. i just got my blade to finally center by banana-ing the handle like you did! cool beans. couldnt take it apart like i wanted to since i stripped my t6 bit 😪 got some gorillagrips coming in Tuesday. def going to check out all your videos now. just got into knife collecting a month ago. im 29 so a late starter but oh well. just got the endura 4 and getting a griptilian 550 this week. and just got a rat 1 w. d2. Gettin there. thanks bro
Am new into EDC... and I can't believe I watched this video cause I just received my new 551-1 & was searching for reviews but it was so cool I couldn't stop it lol! I know where to come if I ever need to watch a knife repair video. And you bet...new subscriber!
PS My condolences
I really liked your vid. I have done similar repair jobs in the past. Not to such a busted up example though. Most had been military issue blades before I got them. Will definitely try your method of bending the liners for blade centering on my Grip
This was a fun video to watch. You absolutely did the right thing by dropping the spine down to create the tip versus grind the edge up, for the reasons you stated. That swage was the bonus ending, it kinda sorta reminds me of the swage on the Freemont Jack............sorta. Good job Randy!
This one hurt for me since I just lost my grip with that sand colored handle didn't have serrations or a hole but still glad you could bring it back to life keep up the great work
Well you got me hooked. I stayed for the full ride. I live in Vancouver, WA and Benchmade is practically in my backyard just across the river south of Portland, OR.
Back in February of 2004 while in Mosul, Iraq with the US Army as a combat medic I received a Benchmade 154CM as a thank you from my brigade CO. I carried this knife for mant years until I got out of the army. Nowadays it sits on a shelf next to my military coins since it is spring-operated. It's not legal to carry in WA or OR, even with a CWP.
I did send the knife in to Benchmade from Fort Lewis, WA in 2008 to get sharpened. When they sent it back I'm pretty sure they had put a new blade on it.
Anyway, I am otherwise a complete novice to knives.
Good video, I like how you had very little dead air the entire way. Only a couple times were you doing some function outside of the frame. As a novice I would have liked to have been explained why you use lighter fluid as a cleaner and a little more detail on that paste-like lubricant. Oh, and that board you used to polish the washers too.
I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
P.s. - I know it's been a couple years since you posted this video. I am sorry to hear about you supervisor and close friend passing at such a young age.
Best wishes, Rich
Great save on the Benchmade, thanks for sharing!
Stayed for the full ride, very much appreciated.
Pretty interesting. Just got a 940-2. Love it!
Damn. That was awesome! The longer the vids, the better.
great work man especially on the regrind. kinda reminds me of the smock short southards a little bit
Oh thank goodness you found my knife!
very informative i have three benchmade knives 2 griptillians and an osborne now i know how to service them thank you for that
Great video. Couldn't quit watching if I wanted to. Great job! Ric
Good video. Nice to see the repair. I have one Benchmade Axis lock knife, the 720 (Pardue), No problem with the knife, I've used it for 15 years plus, along with other knives, mainly spyderco. Thanks. toronto canada.
LOVE the tall big lug pocket clip screws on the Wilkins Grip....
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
Nice job bringing it back to life . If you wanted to match the reground swedge to the coated blade, the Apostle P has been using the Presto Gun Blue Pen , to touch up where he's reground sharpening choils on black coated blades . He did a review of it on his channel .
First video I've saw if yours. So far, I like your channel. Just got a new subscriber, yay!
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Great vid watched the hole adventure. If you got the time and feel for it... I Wish för a follow up on the Rockstead edge repair. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed it a lot. Take care!
Saved the grip! Excellent work sir.
Very fun to watch, cool video!
Darn well done! Beautiful work.
yet again another great video
Love these long videos!!!
Sorry to hear of your loss
Great job, hate to see a good knife go to waste! I would suggest though that on the chipped serration closest to the tip that you use a small stone in a dremel and either reprofile or cut a new serration.
Cool swedge. Nice save!
you have excellent engineering skills !
Watched the entire thing.. Thanks for the video!
Cool vid, very informative. I have a mini grip now I know what the action looks like and how it works. Thanks, just subbed your channel.
Sorry for the loss of your friend. I have worked emergency services for 19 years or so and it never surprises me how young people can go at times. Sad situation. I really enjoyed the rest of the vid. Whats in store for the knife at this point. Are you sending it back to joe. Are ya selling it ??
You did an awesome job man
Freaking AWESOME video! exactly what I needed. Thanks for the knowledge
what ultimately ended up happening to the knife after it was repaired?
Nice job man, great video.
Great work. And great vids. 👍👍👍
Fun to watch and cool story! Sorry to hear about your friend, too
Stayed along for the full and total ride! 8-)
Nice instructional vid. Tx for sharing.
I stayed for the full ride. Great vid.
I watched the whole vid. Awesome!
Great video ..!! Really enjoy content like this!!
lawnmower first then road damage?
I stayed the entire video man good stuff
Impressive. True craftsmen!
Learned a lot from your video! I didn't realize how much the screws for the case affect the action. I've been trying to figure out how to stop the up/down play of the liner when the blade is deployed. Tightening the center case screw helped but when I followed that with tightening the side screws, the play came back. Do all the case screws need to have the same torque applied to stop the blade/liner play?
Great video man. Well done.
I go i the woods with my friends all the time its my favorite thing
I think you might be right on the running over bit, pretty sweet little story
very nice work
I stuck it out the whole video. Very fun project, being a small engine mechanic I can understand the fun of restoring a lost cause to service.
Great video
Great vid!
I would much rather have seen what happened if you sent it back to Benchmade for their lifetime warranty repair!
rockets4kids they would've replaced the knife entirely
SlunkMonke they would have just thrown it away, cause he didn’t have a warranty for it. He just found it on the side of the road. That’s way it’s all broken from being ran over
@@beeochg4 the warranty is on the knife not for the person. Much like vortex or glock they don’t care as long as it’s one of their products
sly2792004 no man I don’t think so, this is straight off their lifetime Warrenty page. My understanding is that they basically have the right to chose if they want to cover the knife based on certain facts, like if it was purchased from them or one of their authorized dealers. So if you buy one of their knives off of eBay or your friend (second hand) that basically voids the Warrenty cause your not the original purchaser of the knife.. Benchmade Knife Company, Inc. (“Benchmade”) warrants to the original purchaser that their genuine Benchmade knife purchased from Benchmade or one of its authorized sellers will be free from defects in materials and workmanship from the date of purchase for as long as said purchaser owns the knife that was purchased. This warranty applies only to knives that were purchased from Benchmade or an authorized Benchmade seller with proof of purchase unless otherwise prohibited by law. Benchmade knives are legitimately sold only by authorized sellers who are required to follow Benchmade’s policies, procedures, and quality control standards. Benchmade reserves the right to reject warranty claims from purchasers for knives purchased from unauthorized sellers, including unauthorized Internet sites. Benchmade will repair or replace a defective knife that is covered by this warranty at Benchmade’s option.
@@beeochg4 from benchmades warrenty included with knives in on their warrenty form. The Benchmade Lifetime Warranty only applies to genuine Benchmade products. >>>>>>Proof of purchase or registration is not required.
Great job on reshaping the tip! I actually think it looks much better than the original. Kind of looks like a vulture's beak now!
Dude nice video!
great vid...watched it all!
Nice skill man, thx for share👍
im so glad youre able to restore this beautiful knife, the mini griptilian was my first benchmade and i loved it. btw, why did you use lighter fluid?
Really cool find. I have spare grips left from when I went to Wilkins grip as well. I would love to find that on the side of the road. One observation though. I think those liners are missing a spacer towards the rear?
Nice rebuild Dr. Knifenstein!
Fun video, thanks.
Well damn you got skills bro!!!