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Re: Thumb screws for arms loosening themselves 2 months, 2 weeks ago #9759

  • CraigDavis
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I've got the upgraded arms that will take a hex key. Tonight I sharpened four knives and had one arm loosen up once (for the first time).

I will say this, with my limited experience with this system, there is a way to tighten these screws. You must "find" the detent while turning the screw. I mean "find" the detent by moving the arm slightly while turning the screw. If the screw is not centered on the detent it will loosen up.
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Re: Thumb screws for arms loosening themselves 2 months, 2 weeks ago #9764

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blacksheep25 wrote:
If only the tip is touching, you'd probably want to file a really small amount off the very point so that it makes more contact.


I wonder if this might also rough up the end a bit, resulting in a more secure grip?

CraigDavis wrote:
I will say this, with my limited experience with this system, there is a way to tighten these screws. You must "find" the detent while turning the screw. I mean "find" the detent by moving the arm slightly while turning the screw. If the screw is not centered on the detent it will loosen up.


Good tip!
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