Today, I finally get around to providing another method for disassembling and maintaining the Delica and Endura which makes the process feel much more tractable, even if it's still more of a pain than it needs to be.
"A hero can be anyone -- even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended." Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then, always be Batman. One way to be sure you've learned something is if you've changed your mind. In short, I think what happened is, my father passed away, I had a pocketful of EDC to go on, I found this channel, and learned there was more to learn about the hobby and the man than I could possibly imagine. Thank you so very, very much Nick.
This video absolutely saved me with that trick to get the lock on. I was trying to put it on while the knife was opened up for about an hour and the blade jumped up and bit me, twice. Thanks a million for the help mate
I kept going past this video because I thought it was 3 years not 3 hours ago uploaded. Just surprised to see a delica on this channel in 2020. Great knife though and even greater steel
I'm reminded of something Adam Horovitz said. "I'd rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever." Changing views come with more time and wisdom so keep it up.
Fun story! I actually had an old half serrated saber ground endura that I sold to a guy years and years ago. When I sold it to him, I figured I'd take it apart and clean it up before I shipped it so the new owner wouldn't have my pocket gunk in it, and that little plastic pin snapped off on one side. Luckily, the guy was cool about it when I explained it and sent him back his money, but I was really put off by spyderco for awhile after that.
It’s a cheap-shit design that never should have happened. It’s the way PONTIAC used to design CARS. “Just get it out of the lot, and get someone to take it home. After that, it’s not our problem.” It’s an inferior design that should have been rectified decades ago.
My method for disassembling the Seki City Spydercos: 1. Strip at least one T6. 2. Curse. 3. Use hacksaw to convert stripped T6(s) into slotted screws. 4. Reassemble. 5. Curse some more, even though the ordeal is over. 6. Swear never to do this again.
Thanks for the video. Had some copper scales for my delica and was always scared to try and install. Followed you vid for an easy go of it!👍🏽 now its my favorite knife- went from cheap feeling to a nice hefty knife.
Hi Nick, thanks for making this video. I heard you describe taking the Delica apart in another video, so it was nice to see it in person. As always it was made more fun by your philosophizing and stories during the disassembly and reassembly.
That was incredibly helpful! Thank you, Nick. I was having a rubbing issue by they blade that I was able to solve by taking apart, cleaning and applying a little lubricant. I played this video as a step-by-step to get me through.
I know this is old but i just took apart mine and had a heck of a time putting it together. Just when i thought i was done, then the plastic guide was giving me problems just like you pointed out. I took it apart and while putting it together ( the hard way) i lost a washer.😭,😠😭 So tomorrow I will finish the job, just the way you did it. ( Minus a washer). Im new to knives 3 weeks and this was my first time. 😆 I will not use this knife until i get another washer. Thank you soo much for teaching me something new. At 60 I'm never too afraid to say I'm wrong. Learning is what keeps me young. My anxiety and depression thank you for teaching me how to put this together. Peace, Leo
Just bought a new enduro from spyderco at the western stock show. The knife is perfect. Every fit, every dimension, blade centering, lock up, lack of play at all. Always have loved how the japanese spydercos feel.
I’m late to the party, great video! I’ve had great success using graphite instead of fluid lube. It has reduced the frequency of cleanings, while providing smooth action. Graphite doesn’t seem to attract and hold pocket dust, etc. Again, great video!
Used this video to re-assemble the Pakkawood-KnifeCenter variant of the Delica 4. I do wish Nick has a disassembly video of the pakkawood to highlight some of the differences but the steps are almost the same as the FRN handled delica. Thanks Nick!
Nick, great video - sooo much appreciated, same trick worked to put my trusty Stretch so easily again together (they have almost same guts as Delica and Endura, so you can even extend title of this video)... Thanks and keep on rolling :-)
What part of that was supposed to be difficult? It seemed like a really simple, straightforward takedown and reassembly. Great instructional video on how to do it though, it will come in handy as I just purchased my very first Spyderco (Delica 4 in 20CV) and I plan on replacing the scales and spacer with Flytanium carbon fiber scales and a titanium spacer.
maybe that pin on the back spacer is to help with the force from the spring? since you have the screw and post on the top half of the back spacer (to attach the three pieces together, and help with the spring)
It was lucky for me to try and disassemble the cheaper Byrd knife first, and when putting it back together I chewed the little pin on that backspacer. It turned out that there's actually a metal pin, just coated with FRN. When assembled, it now sits a little askew, but the knife works and I don't see it failing any time soon. But I definitely will only disassemble my Delica if it gets super dirty 😅
Godammit Nick your part of the watch community now.that means we're technically entitled to get a customary wrist watch check in every video now.lol.you did it to yourself brother.i will expect one in the next video.
DLT has an exclusive with 20CV for $108. The red and black zome looks way better in person than in the pictures, but I got micarta scales for it. Couldn’t be happier.
Nick is taking apart a Delica. WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO THROW AT US 2020??! *shakes fists at the sky* on a serious note: thank you for finally doing this.
I agree. I can’t see any reason to buy the Delica over knives like the Civivi Mckenna or Para 3 LW. The Delica is a classic for sure... But it’s been surpassed by newer knives. It’s like comparing the original Batman movie to “The Dark Knight.”
Especially for the vg10 and frn base models. It doesn’t make any sense how they are charging that much for a foreign made back lock with poor materials. That being said..... I still kinda want one......
My Byrd Cara Cara 2 didnt have any washers on the pivot, is that normal? Also putting the knife back together the action doesnt feel right anymore feels like it gets hung up now.
Thanks for the video. Next time I'll watch first, before trying 8 or 10 times to put all the parts in before screwing the scales together only to have the spring or FRN pin pop out of place, even when clamped in. I guess watching the video first is sort of like letting your wife persuade you to stop and ask for directions before driving around for two hours looking for your destination.
Two potentially fixes for that problem...1) dye the FRN scales of the pink handled knife...would obviously have to be a dark color or black but can work...or 2) buy a 2nd Delica with whatever color scales you like and swap the blades...gift the pink one or see option 1 for a color fix
Somehow the screw out of the pivot came out of my Delica. The pivot is still there the screw on the other side is missing I didn't realize it would be such a devil to try to find another one does anybody know where I could get one that's not $30 for one screw or what size thread it is
Spyderco knives r great until you stab something with one and it folds on your fingers. Spyderco resilience.and anything with an axis lock. best advice is to buy a cold steel with triad lock if your gonna be constantly vigorously stabbing things.that's just what I've come across from my experience with pocket knives over like years and years of vigorous stabbing.i hope this helps.
If you’re vigorously and constantly stabbing things with any folding knife you’re using the wrong tool for the job and having it fold onto your finger is Darwin’s theory in action. Fixed blade dude. Fixed blade.
I'm not a fan of this knife, I have the Byrd Robin which seems identical. The knife has to be disassembled in my opinion as with all the crevices in the liner if you're chopping up anything slightly gummy, like an apple, it just collects gunge. Used to like Spyderco, gone off them with this one.
I'd return a $100+ knife that needed to be disassembled and 'maintained' after carrying it for 2 days. Just sayin'. I've got $25 knives I've carried for months, even years, that just need an occasional drop of KPL. Maybe you should try a higher quality brand.
Beau Rex - knife disassembly and maintenance are the things that knife guys enjoy doing. It doesn't necessarily mean the knife needed it...probably would've ran fine for a long time like it was from the factory. The thing is, this is a great way to get to know the gear you're carrying...how it works...the craftsmanship...any potential trouble areas...etc.
I am really pissed off at Spyderco. I have a Delica 4 and a Delica Wave. I don’t like the dark-blue-green scales that came on the Wave, so I swapped them with the light gray ones on my Delica 4. In doing so, I came to find out that on BOTH knives, one of the pocket clip screw holes-the same respective one correspondingly on both knives-is stripped and doesn’t grip the threads of whatever screw is put into it. Someone recommended to me a solution that I hadn’t even thought of-swap the skeletonized liners and reassemble the knife. So I did that just now, and now TWO of the pocket clip screw holes are stripped! What the hell can I do? I’ve been told that Spyderco will not sell me new liners. If I sent the knives in to them, will they replace the liners? I’ve disassembled the knives; won’t they consider my warranty void? What options do I have? Do other companies (such as Flytanium) sell replacement liners for knives such as the Delica?
