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    Default Xikar Disassembly / Reassembly

    For all you tools...er tool inclined people, upon request, I've re-enacted my Xikar "surgery"

    1st: Pour yourself a beer (or beverage of your choice)



    2nd: Take the double screw apart at the bottom



    3rd: Take the trigger button off (WARNING: Watch for that little spring, it may fly somewhere)



    4th: Its apart (do what you want at this point, be it cleaning, or posting a picture of the parts and subsequently receive comment to show a re-assembly pictorial)



    5th: This is the trick, put the double screw back in (this is the third hand you need)



    6th: put the piece of spring steel back in making it "lock" into the groves cut to accept it. I'm trying to point to one of the grooves with a screwdriver.



    7th: Close the Xikar while keeping the spring steel in place. This is where it gets a bit precarious. This allows for easy (haha) placement of the trigger casting with regular spring.



    8th: while holding all this shit together with one hand, slip the cover back over. Make sure you have the correct side up (you'll see what I mean if you're a dumbass like me)



    9th: Take your 3rd hand (double screw) out, and slip cover over, and put back in



    10th: Screw trigger button back on.



    11th: Take a good hefty swig of you beverage of choice. You're Done!



    Will
    Last edited by badwhale; 09-20-2009 at 07:36 PM. Reason: 9/20/09 Photbucket shuffle & resize of pics
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    Awesome post.

    I smell a sticky in the accesories forum!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chefchris View Post
    Awesome post.

    I smell a sticky in the accesories forum!

    agreed +1
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    I laughed my ass off reading this. Nice pictures and commentary.
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    Nice work Will! I don't own a Xikar cutter, but who knows what the future will bring.

    Vote for sticky.

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    Thank you Thank you
    First I'd like to thank God, my Mom, the Academy...
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    That third hand is critical -- I have an older xikar that sometimes needs realignment (doesn't always close tightly on one side), and the action starts to feel gritty -- but mine doesn't have that removable screw at the bottom. This should come in handy.

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    Very impressive, way to problem solve..

    This makes me feel better about going out and buying one now that I know I can clean it myself.

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    Awesome post, Will.

    Enjoyed the pictures and the descriptions.

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    Great thread man. Thanks!

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    I have seen these before bit I have never tried one. I always thought they were over priced. If I were to buy one would it be the last cutter in my life time? Would like to hear more about this cutter. I be giveing the search engine a lot of hits here

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    Thanks for the pictures, i will have to clean mine soon!

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    Thumbs up

    This thread and your other one with the internals was so awesome. Because of it and all the nice things people said about their cutters and Xikar, I bought one. IT IS AWESOME. I can't believe how much better it is than the normal $5 guillotines. I can't believe I waited this long. Thanks for putting in the hard work.

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    Yep, good one.

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    Too funny - I just had to figure this out on my own last week. I picked one up and it was sticky, so I took it apart and cleaned off some internal flash, which helped. Then the hard parts came ;) Luckily a soft jaw vice holds it nicely when you need that third hand!

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    I had to refer to this today.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    I had to refer to this today.
    I never saw this before but I'm glad you revisited it! My main one needs a cleaning and while I have it open, I think I might touch the edge gently with my diamond steel that I got from a slaughterhouse I worked in some 30 years ago. It's a thin steel rod (about 1/8" dia) with diamond dust in it and it puts the loveliest 'final' edge on a blade.

    Anyhow, rather than send it in to Xikar for that, I'll do it myself with your guide in hand!
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    I, too, love a good DIY project - but on all things a Xikar cutter?!?! It's just too doggone easy to drop it in the mail to Xikar and have them do the dirty work!!!! LOL

    I can't say enough about those folks - they bend over backwards to back up their products. One of the few organizations that truly takes customer service to the limit!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ggiese View Post
    I, too, love a good DIY project - but on all things a Xikar cutter?!?! It's just too doggone easy to drop it in the mail to Xikar and have them do the dirty work!!!! LOL

    I can't say enough about those folks - they bend over backwards to back up their products. One of the few organizations that truly takes customer service to the limit!!!
    I know you've mentioned this sentiment before. But just for a cleaning, com'on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badwhale View Post
    I know you've mentioned this sentiment before. But just for a cleaning, com'on.
    Even for a cleaning! If it's not working well for any reason they will take it back and send you a new one! They blow me away at how liberal their return policy is...

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