I Want a New OTF Assisted Knife. What Sayeth Ye All?

thperez1972 · Dec 2, 2019

Update. I have a Lightning OTF knife on the way. It didn’t come from Lightning OTF. They’re on sale at Grindworx. $29 after shipping. I ordered it on Saturday and got the tracking number today.

https://www.grindworx.com/item--Lightning-DA-OTF-Automatic-Knife--9368

krotsman · Dec 2, 2019

Interesting, I signed up for grindworx account and opted in for text messages. The text message comes from BladeHQ. Didn't realize they were the same company. I've always liked BladeHQ.

mukwah · Dec 2, 2019

Blade HQ has been my go to knife store for a long time. Great Customer Service. I've sent a few back that I wasn't pleased, for one reason or another, with with no problem.

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krotsman · Dec 2, 2019

mukwah said:
Blade HQ has been my go to knife store for a long time. Great Customer Service. I've sent a few back that I wasn't pleased, for one reason or another, with with no problem.

Agreed. I think Grindworx is their low end site. I ordered 2 Lightings.

mukwah · Dec 2, 2019

Keep us posted on how your order goes......

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thperez1972 · Dec 5, 2019

First of all, I'm not a knife guy. I got it in today. I paid $29 with shipping and the knife feels like that's an appropriate price. The blade feels light. It's not a knife I'd carry into battle but it seems like it would make a decent utility knife. I also put the knife against a piece of cardboard to see the strength of the spring.

mukwah · Dec 5, 2019

thperez1972 said:
First of all, I'm not a knife guy. I got it in today. I paid $29 with shipping and the knife feels like that's an appropriate price. The blade feels light. It's not a knife I'd carry into battle but it seems like it would make a decent utility knife. I also put the knife against a piece of cardboard to see the strength of the spring.

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Sounds like exactly what the OP was asking for.

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krotsman · Dec 5, 2019

mukwah said:
Keep us posted on how your order goes......

Ordered Monday, shipped Tuesday

thperez1972 · Dec 5, 2019

I use single use credit cards from privacy.com when making a purchase on smaller unknown websites. (Note, the link is a referral link but you can go straight to privacy.com if you are curious and would rather not give me credit.) I just got a notification from privacy letting me know Lightning OTF just processed the payment. I requested an RMA but I reckon it'll take 2-3 weeks before they even look at it.

mukwah · Dec 6, 2019

Used mine about a half a dozen times yesterday. Had to cut and haul some plywood to a widow lady friend. Sharpened my pencil to mark for cuts, cut rope and twine and cut cloth strips for flagging. Easy out, easy in. Basically just"utility".

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krotsman · Dec 6, 2019

thperez1972 said:
I use single use credit cards from privacy.com when making a purchase on smaller unknown websites. (Note, the link is a referral link but you can go straight to privacy.com if you are curious and would rather not give me credit.) I just got a notification from privacy letting me know Lightning OTF just processed the payment. I requested an RMA but I reckon it'll take 2-3 weeks before they even look at it.

What date did you order? I ordered on 13NOV and haven't been charged. The notes on the order say "Manual Authorization", not sure what that means.

thperez1972 · Dec 6, 2019

krotsman said:
What date did you order? I ordered on 13NOV and haven't been charged. The notes on the order say "Manual Authorization", not sure what that means.

07NOV

ShootinDownSouth · Dec 6, 2019

Microtech has their Ultratech series which is an excellent blade for the money (it’s an older model but it’s the standard for OTF knives). I’ve been carrying on for about 2 years now with my edc and it’s been exceptional. Can’t say enough about it. It was a gateway knife which led me to the combat troodon and the cypher series. My Ultratech is a double edged/ stonewash blade and features a flat black aluminum handle. I believe it retails for about $280. These things are virtually indestructible and are backed by an incredible warranty. No issues. Great company.

krotsman · Dec 6, 2019

ShootinDownSouth said:
Microtech has their Ultratech series which is an excellent blade for the money (it’s an older model but it’s the standard for OTF knives). I’ve been carrying on for about 2 years now with my edc and it’s been exceptional. Can’t say enough about it. It was a gateway knife which led me to the combat troodon and the cypher series. My Ultratech is a double edged/ stonewash blade and features a flat black aluminum handle. I believe it retails for about $280. These things are virtually indestructible and are backed by an incredible warranty. No issues. Great company.

Agreed. I have a few. Problem is, if I'm going to carry it, I have to have 2. 1 to keep pristine and one to carry (it's a sickness). I don't mind beating up a $30 knockoff that works well!

ShootinDownSouth · Dec 6, 2019

krotsman said:
Agreed. I have a few. Problem is, if I'm going to carry it, I have to have 2. 1 to keep pristine and one to carry (it's a sickness). I don't mind beating up a $30 knockoff that works well!

Yea, the sickness is real. I’m about to order my second Combat troodon!!!!!!

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krotsman · Dec 7, 2019

krotsman said:
Ordered Monday, shipped Tuesday

Received today (Saturday) Grindworx clearly follows BladeHQs standards!

krotsman · Dec 12, 2019

Looks like Lightning charged my card as K4W DISTRIBUTION LLC. They have several companies they operate under, apparently... Hopefully it will actually get here. If anyone wants an orange OTF, I may want to sell, since I bought 2 others, thinking Lightning direct was a dead end. It's been a month since I placed the order, which seems like the same time frame it took for thpreez1972 to get his card charged.

thperez1972 · Dec 12, 2019

krotsman said:
Looks like Lightning charged my card as K4W DISTRIBUTION LLC. They have several companies they operate under, apparently... Hopefully it will actually get here. If anyone wants an orange OTF, I may want to sell, since I bought 2 others, thinking Lightning direct was a dead end. It's been a month since I placed the order, which seems like the same time frame it took for thpreez1972 to get his card charged.

I requested an RMA either that or the next day after my card was charged. Based on their response time so far, I expect to hear something by February.

Freek589 · Jan 4, 2020

Just put an order in today....I didn’t make it all the way to the end of this thread to see the extremely long shipping times from LightningOTF. Now the waiting begins.

rocko · Jan 4, 2020

Freek589 said:
Just put an order in today....I didn’t make it all the way to the end of this thread to see the extremely long shipping times from LightningOTF. Now the waiting begins.

Ordered mine 11/14/19, received it 12/22/19.

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