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When you don’t want to rough up your favorite folder, or you need a nimble edge for light duty, reach for the MecArmy EK12. This mini utility blade clips onto a keychain or slides into a fifth pocket on your jeans, but it comes in really handy for opening packages and letters, cutting threads, and getting into tight spaces Read More
Extremely nice machining but underwhelmed in general. Agree with others points about the screw being the biggest issue. You'll never get smooth operation out of it unfortunately.
The deployment / locking detent is also the screw that holds the blade. This design sucks as it doesn't allow you to have the blade secure and allow it to be operated safely. One handed operation is even worse as it often encourages the screw to either over tighten, or to simply fall free.
It looks cool at least.
I'm disappointed with this utility knife. I was in truth looking forward to receiving it, as I needed something small and portable to open packages, and this looked to be the right size for my EDC.
Unfortunately, the design is not up to speed. The button you press to extend the blade is threaded to a spring-loaded retaining nut that falls off incredibly easily, so when you go to pull something out of your pocket, all these tiny parts (e.g., the spring, the nut) go flying into the grass, never to be seen again, leaving you $40 lighter the day after receiving it.
I definitely will think hard about future purchases from MecArmy.
MsCcHow about MecArmy contacting everyone that bought one to offer to ship them a replacement? Rather than dump the responsibility on the people who already gave them their money?
The screw has to be tight or it will fall off, if it is tight it won't slide/open. It is a good idea but makes for a basically useless utility knife. Save your money, wish I never bought it as it is just a paperweight now.
Functionally, it’s a great idea. The problem is the way the blade attaches. It uses the “button” (which is actually a screw) to both keep the blade attached and move it back and forth. The problem is that if the button/screw is too tight, you can’t move the blade. If the button/screw is a little loose, then it will come apart after very little use and the (very small) pieces will go everywhere.
Understood, however, I would prefer if this issue was sorted out on the original design before being released. Also living in New Zealand and being on the other side of the world postage to and from is not cheap, probably cost more than the knife in time and postage getting this replaced so I'm going to leave my thoughts and not worry further about getting parts replaced that shouldn't be falling out in the 1st place. I won't be buying any more Mec Army products for a while though thanks.
Fiddly, sticky blade operation, retention screw/spring falls out and you have pieces and an open blade in your pocket. design failure without a c-clip or retaining clip to ensure the screw "knob" doesn't un-screw in your pocket. The only way to ensure this doesn't happen is to tighten with an eyeglass screwdriver, which prevents deployment all together.
The part(s) I had issues with were replaced free of charge, in a timely matter, and now the knife functions as expected with no real faults.
Amazing little holder, Insanely light but the mechanism for locking the blade in place is just badly designed. With how sharp these blades are I sure as hell don't want to be riffling around my pocket when the lock falls off, which it will. Had mine for about 4 months before the lock fell off and I have no idea where it went. Didn't notice it until I went for my keys and felt a sharp poke. If you want a good sharp blade i am sure there are better alternatives, that or keep it in a pouch so when the lock fails you don't have far to look.
As far as fixing it: mine came only with a replacement spring no spare thumb screw in sight.
I bought this because I work in a shop where I need to make precision cuts often and I wanted something light and pocket friendly. I shelled out the extra buck for tritium because I enjoy getting in fights with my wife I guess. Let me start with the positives -
This thing is LIGHT! You barely know it's even there. I have mine on a magnetic key chain so I can clip it to a belt loop and have easy access all the time. It's easy to use, comfortable to hold, and hey, it looks cool. I've had it for about 2 months now and It's been with me every day. I use it litterally every day, several times a day, and mechanically it's never let me down. The one time I had to contact Mecarmy for some assistance they were prompt, polite, and fixed my problem virtually overnight (see the negatives).
Now on to some of the issues -
If you don't fully tighten the knob you run the risk of the whole thing falling apart. If that happens and you don't notice it right away, God help you finding that little screw. It happened to me twice. The first time I used the replacement screw that came in the package. The second time I contacted Mecharmy and they had another screw and knob in my hand in 48 hours. I also got some tips on ensuring it remained tight. Since then I check that the knob is tightened down regularly and I have had no problems. The next major issue is the specific blades that you have to refill it with. No, it will NOT fit a standard #11 blade. I found 5 packs of the blades on Amazon, but for the same price I can get 100 no-name #11 blades. With some filing or cutting you can fit the #11s (I think), but that's a lot of time and effort I just don't have in my schedule right now.
Overall I still really like this. I shouldn't have paid the extra $40 for 4 tiny tritium vials that barely glow and do nothing for you when working in a well lit shop. I would recommend if this drop comes around, save the money and jsut get the standard model.