Hello Again!
It's been a long time that i'm not posting anything on this blog. Here's the tutorial of repairing my hidden blade design.
I've been selling more than 200 pcs Hidden Blade without any problem. But then when i try to sell it worldwide on ebay, the problem's coming. One of my hidden blade buyer receive the hidden blade in not good condition as it comes out of the box looks like broken. FYI, every hidden blade i made, before it shipped, i always test it properly until i sure that my hidden blade is good. So, all the hidden blade i ship is Quality Checked. Then, what's the matter so it's broken when the buyer receive it? I suppose it's because the treatment on shipping process. So, how to repair it? Actually, it's not broken and so easily to repair. check this out!
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Note: To repair the hidden blade, you may not lose anything! except some metal balls on the inner rail on second layer track.
Step 1. How to disassemble the blade on normal condition.
open the spring on the blade with pliers
pull the blade until it looks like the picture above
here's how it looks from below
pull again and see black plastic switch below the blade
pull to left the switch
and then pull the blade out while you pull the switch
the blade is disassembled
Picture above is the blade (left) and rail track (right)
Step 2. How to disassemble the inner rail from second layer track.
Above is the picture of second layer track with blade locking system (black plastic on top) and inner rail (silver metal with metal balls on its sides). on normal condition.
see the below of second layer track, push the black plastic with screwdriver until it comes off.
Above are pictures of the looks of blade locking mechanism from below (left) and from top (right)
Above is the picture of second layer track with blade locking system disassembled from its place.
Remember! in order to repairable, you may not lose anything except some metal balls from inner rail.
And here it goes! The problem of my hidden blade buyer, the black piece of blade locking system is coming off and then inner rail pulled off with its metal balls being scattered as it looks like from pictures below.
Above pictures are how the inner rail comes off from second layer track with its metal balls being scattered.
Don't worry! Follow step 3 to repair it in a very very simple way.
Step 3. How to assemble the inner rail to second layer track.
hold the inner rail like this way (left side of inner rail in top, and right side on bottom). Then put the first metal ball on the bottom hole and hold it with your finger to prevent the balls from falling, and the simple put the other ball on top hole.
Take your second layer track put the inner rail back to its place.
add another ball to top of inner rail.
then put another ball on bottom and hold with your finger while you pull inside the inner rail. Do this step repeatedly until all holes filled with the metal balls.
But, what if you lose some metal balls? Here is how to place the metal balls.
put the behind metal balls (from left) in alternating and the front metal balls (from right) fulfilled by metal balls. the pictures above is demo with 4 metal balls lost.
Take the blade locking system (black plastic piece) and put it on the front of second layer track.
Here's how it looks from side.
and here's how it looks from below.
simply push the black plastic with your thumb until you hear "click" and the blace locking system is placed properly.
Here's how it looks from below if the lock placed properly
To prevent the locking plastic comes off again, you need to superglue it to the second layer track. Then, your hidden blade will work properly after this.
Step 4. How to assemble the blade and finish repairing
Simply put the blade from front of second layer track.
hold the inner rail to keep it in the front while you pull in the blade.
pull in the blade until it "clicked"
Your blade is as good as it's shipped :D Put the spring back and you're ready to rock!
