Nick's Guide to Bearings, Washers, IKBS, and other ways to make a folding knife fold

Published: 8 years ago

Today, I'd like to talk a bit about the nuts and bolts of folding knives, washers, bushings, bearings, IKBS, and more. Here's some disassembly videos for each of the knives discussed...

Teflon Washers: https://youtu.be/NeZn6aT5N00?t=1m45s
Bronze Washers: https://youtu.be/zWQbQcgIofw
Washers with Bushings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJodS_LDEmA?t=1m25s
Captive Bearings: https://youtu.be/9YmrJFjp0ks?t=1m31s
Non-Captive/MRBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWdKvvHg8Jg
IKBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-pC3AofZ4w
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