How to center a Strider 

Don't quite understand why this method works but it does. Had almost given up centering this cheap knife that I simply love. Followed your tutorial to the letter and we're good! Thanks for posting this tip!

Great video! Very helpful! Thank you so much!

Great video. I was scared to death to break the locktite and try this but your video gave me the courage because this sng needed a serious cleaning. Mine was off taking a little off the g10 handle on the inner edge but once centered you solved the problem. Thanks again !!

Excellent video! Just my pivot was loose but I couldn't tell without putting my fingers in the recommendation position! Thanks!

Impressed with how well this actually works. First try and centered up perfectly.

Ive seen the Hinderer sticky but wasn't aware it worked for Striders too. Thanks for the tip!

Got my DGG SnG to center up without loosening anything but the scale fasteners and jamming the blade with a piece of wedged plastic. I had zero blade play anyway. Thanks You for your time.

Thank you for this post. For me it only minimally moved my blade over to a not really noticeable amount... it did however absolutely lessen the unacceptable lock stick and moved the lock up earlier which I prefer a early lock up so those are big pluses. I can live with the off centering on this knife as long as it doesn’t rub. This is my 5th Strider and first one that was off center. The other four are damn near CRK action. Until I saw this video this SNG was a turd right out of the bag new, now it’s absolutely acceptable as a hard use work knife.

I did this to my SMF, and it got it centered up very well. My knife was nowhere near broken in, but it did set me back just a bit on the break in process. No matter how loose I got the pivot, it was tighter. So, I’ll just keep fidgeting until broken in.

Sweet, subbed you after seeing your pics on instagram and found this video. Very good and functional tip, worked fine on my SnG. Thanks alot.

Enjoyed the video that was some good tips also you can use finger nail polish instead of lock tight works good on rifle scopes as well all have a blessed day Randy.

Very helpful. I have an SMF I want to try this with. Great vid. Thanks

Thanks buddy, it helps me a lot!

Thanks

Ok I will give it a shot

Cool video. My new SMF is slightly off center. Wish I saw this before sending it in to Strider. Now I know what to do if it ever gets off center again....

Thanks for the video, helped me greatly. One question, do you use any loctite on any of the screws? TIA

Great, that worked, thanks a lot.

Nice work.

Ah, makes sense. I had no idea that it had something to do with being locktighted. Good deal.

I just got my first Strider, a new SMF. The blade is nearly touching the aluminum scales, so I disengaged the lock, and have blade play. I went ahead and ordered a tool for it, and will try the pivot adjustment first, because I figure since there’s a little blade play, the lock itself is pushing the blade towards the presentation side.

To be honest I'm not sure. I have had several knives from Spyderco that has the two pivot screws and were off centered.

Great video guy. I've heard/read of the trick but never saw it actually done. I do have a question, for any knife really, when you're loosening or tightening a pivot is it a must to use a wrench on one side to hold it while tightening etc. on the other side? What good does that do, if any? Thanks. I subscribed.

Thanks for your video. I don't see the rationale for tightening the pivot screw down at the beginning of your centering process. And why do you need to do it with the blade at 90 degrees open? Some centering videos I've seen say to loosen the pivot. Frankly, it appears that it doesn't matter too much what you do to the pivot at the start of the process. In fact, if you are trying to push side of the knife past the other, it seems to me that tightening the pivot makes the process that much harder.

Thanks for the info but to anyone else. Don't be foolish and throw your money away on the absurdly priced tool. The Park Tool CNW-2 works perfectly and is about $6 as opposed to $65.

What size hex (?) wrench fits the pivot hole?

Yes, thank you. I go under same name there.

beautiful SnG CC

any tip to get rid of blade play and lock rock ??

So, in you opinion, as long as the lock up is bank vault with no blade play, the center of the blade is a non issue. I have two SnG Striders, both legos. One with Z WEAR steel. The one with Z WEAR is pretty off center. I was disappointed when I got it from Monkey Edge. I just don't know if it is worth the hassle of sending it to Strider. Thoughts?

Will that work on a knife with two pivot screws?

Du U know if Strider is still making smf tanto's. Can't seem to find any???

Any way to do it without the spanner tool?

add the end when i loose up the blade, it gets back to be uncentered

I have a question for you My Friend, I just got a Brand New SMF Today and the Detent is so weak it's ridiculous. It looks like the Detent Ball is a little Flat to me, what do you think I should do? 🤝🏾🇺🇸💪🏾

Hey man, I need some advice. I'm having trouble with the handle screws spinning on my SNG. I can't get them off. Do you have any ideas? Thanks

isn't the point of having 2 pivot screws to insure a knife is centered?