I took it apart the first time to clean it, but on reassembly i noticed this gap and has slight blade wobble even after tightening the shit out of all the screws. I took it apart, verified everything was placed correctly and reassembled, only to get the same results.
Any ideas or should i just buy another when it gets annoying since theyre only $40?
by grundlemon
4 Comments
Looks like the pivot isn’t seated properly. It’s best to not have the knife fully open when you’re sandwiching the pivot together. Partially open or closed will work best. You might not be getting it tight bc the lockbar is too far engaged?
Also possible that your stop pin isn’t properly seated.
Rats are pretty fiddly to get reassembled properly because there are so many screws and stand-offs. I had one that came off-center and with some blade wobble; I took it apart and reassembled it three times and the third time it came together perfectly lol
Rats are hard to put back together, you have to seat the pivot pin and screw just right, and you can’t have the blade open when you put it all back.
Add on top of that free spinning standoffs and pivots on some models and makes for a tricky assembly.
Watch Nick Shabazz’s Rat Disassembly video. It’s a good reference.
Is everything tight under the scale?