Are there any stylet folder knife like the ganzo g707 from another budget chinese high quality brand?

I recall G707 has some issue of the blade not being perfectly straight. Maybe with a US buying agent you can import a Cold Steel Ti-Lite?

The ti-lite in a shop in my country is:
Tilite 4”. 72€
Tilite 4” aluminium 122€
Tilite 6” 92€
Tilite 6” aluminium 142€
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Ganzo g707 about 12€

They are not comparable.

And if you tighten the pivot screws the blade play still is alive?

This is why I suggested using a buying agent. :wink:

I’ve found that many knives that have wobble, off center blades or poor deployment can be fixed by disassembling the entire knife, G10 grips and all, and cleaning everything with alcohol.
By removing factory grit and shavings and applying fresh lube, the knife can be radically improved.

Out the box. The c-cut on the blade where the button should enter wasn’t made at the right place.

All in all, the CRKT M16 is a great knife. I have several in different sizes. I was only buying high end knives, and picked up one of these on a whim. Slim, pocketable and razor sharp. Like I mentioned above, I clean off the factory grime and add fresh lube to improve speed and centering.

@Ouchyfoot:
What do you use for lubricate the parts? I don't have Ballistol. What about WD40?

@Xatu:
Will try this in 12 hours (it's sleeping time - you have the same timezone).

WD40 is not a lubricant. W=water D=dispersal. It’s basically the same stuff used to spray on car distributer and wires when they’re wet.
I used to use Benchmade “BlueLube”, but now I only use Finish Line ” Extreme Fluoro” pure fluorinated grease. Fluorinated grease is what Chris Reeves uses on his sebenzas.
It’s not expensive, and one tube will last forever. You can find it on eBay or Amazon, but the main retail source is high end bicycle shops. This is the best stuff I have ever used on my knives, and being grease-like, it doesn’t dispipate like oil.

Exactly what I do if needed, also add a pair of phosphor bronze washers if you can get some to fit, they seem to only be available in the U.S.A. so not in metric sizes, also the shipping makes them a bit expensive.
If anybody is interested and wanting to buy but not sure which thickness to get, every large, EL, L series Enlan has 0.020” each side and I’ve converted ten or more. worthwhile doing it to your users but a good clean and re-assemble and lube is, as Ouchyfoot says, a very good way to improve the action and feel of quality in most folding knives.
You could think of it as a pre assembled kit of parts. :slight_smile:

Sometimes I’ll buff the copper washers with jewelers rouge and a Dremel until they’re smooth and shiny. A lot of budget knives may have copper washers, but they can be scratched up and oxidized from being stored in large bins.

Look at the edge on my M16. I call that "Blade Porn"

I’ve just recently started using a Lansky four rod turn box set to sharpen my knives, a very quick and easy way to get a sharp edge.

Leather strop.

Steve,
Do you have a good source for those pb washers? I’d like to try replacing them on my EL01s.

On my other folders I usually polish the copper washers by 1000-1200-2000 grit papers.

Is Extreme Fluoro food safe? Would you use it on folders which contact food?

That M16 looks nice! Is there a G10 version with this blade shape too?

I don’t know and haven’t checked. It’s only applied to the pivot, and since it’s a grease, it doesn’t run or spread like an oil lube.

I know there’s a titanium version. They also come in several colours.

Discontinued M16-13FD model (2002-2007) was made with red G10 handle.

I like the “one asterix” logo! :bigsmile:

that smith&wesson large knife on post2 are very good!i have one.

if you like large folding cool cheap knife thats one you too like .

http://www.xxxknife.com/product.asp?productid=F0569