"We believe that when you purchase a Microtech knife, you have bought the best. Our talented associates work hard to ensure that the quality of every knife surpasses your expectations. We stand behind the first-class materials, quality craftsmanship and durability of our knives.

Microtech Knives proudly and confidently extends a Lifetime Limited Warranty against any defects in materials or workmanship. We expect you to use the knife. We made it with that in mind.

The term “Lifetime” refers to the lifetime of the product. This doesn’t mean your lifetime or ours, but rather the lifetime of the components and materials. All materials degrade over time with use and exposure to the elements and a product’s lifetime is a function of how much use it gets and how well it is cared for and not by how old it is."

So the question is do any of you own a Microtech knife and if so what are your thoughts? I handled a UTX-70 and was favorably impressed. Unfortunately I can't find one anywhere. But it is wayyyyyyy cool

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Bankruptcy has a way of changing warranties. Not that I think Microtech is going bankrupt, but a knife's warranty is not what I think about when adding a blade to my herd.

Caje, you know that they had the legal staff holding the hands of the public relations people while that warranty was being written. If the product fails for any reason it has obviously reached the end of its useful life, thus is no covered by warranty, either express or implied.

My Dad bought an Uncle Henry knife. He loved it and used it for many years. One day he discovered he had lost it. He called them, I guess to see if he could work out some kind of discount, and they sent him a new one free of charge. That's a pretty good warranty!

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I love it! Guaranteed to last as long as it lasts and not one minute longer.

Ask and ye shall receive: Microtech 148-4 UTX-70 AUTO OTF 2.41" Satin Plain Single Edge Blade, Black Aluminum Handles - KnifeCenter

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This specific knife I know nothing about. However, I know a few folks who have the Benchmade Infidel ..... it's an OTF that looks similar to the one in this link.

Benchmade has taken care of their products for the users/owners I know.

Memorex cassette tapes used to run an ad that was a picture of an old, junked out, rusted car out in the desert. The caption read

"If there's a Memorex tape in that car and it doesn't work we will replace it for free."

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I saw a YouTube reviewer who had purchased several microtechs. He liked them. He did have one that got some gunk in the mechanism. Like most warranties, you pay shipping to the factory. They pay shipping back to you. They repaired his with no issues. Keep in mind that microtech OTF's screw heads are specific to their products only. You can't do any maintenance yourself. Also, pocket gunk can get inside, but with no access, you can't always clean it out yourself. I'm no expert though...but I sure have a hard time passing up a nifty knife.

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I've a bunch of pocket knives accumulated over the years. Buck, Spyderco, Puma, and Bench made. I'm not on my 5th benchmade pocket knife. the others are fine but for someone like me who's knifish I love their designs and while they come sharp when I get done you can shave the hair off your arm. local gun shop usually has a decent selection and years ago never thought I'd be spending 100 plus dollars for a knife. Times do change. Frank

No experience with Microtech....... the UTX-70 looks a little too tacticooool to me for EDC.

I can recommend Benchmade's North Fork ( $140ish Amazon) for EDC ... 2.99" blade and wood scales for that non-tacticool classic lawyer look.

Thanks, I just ordered one

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Come on Caj. If you don't understand a warrantee you know I can't. Lifetime indeed.i am going to throw a cheaper name knife in the mix they aren't cool but they are good work knives my Gerber 600 is still going strong after 15 years of daily use .Other than normal sharpening wear and I keep it razor edged each evening it's got at least another year left. Good thing is its not tactical but by pinching blade spine I can one hand open from pocket or sheath .Plus you can buy 2 maybe 3 for the price of others.I also carry a Swiss army victorinox and a leatherman rebar so I do t need to use my Gerber as a screwdriver .My recommendation is Gerber 600,victorinox Swiss army w tweezers and toothpick ,Leatherman Rebar ,all three wo t be much more than a high end " performance " knife may e less. Cool and sexy ?Nope.but used correctly with a little draw practice they will work.

I'm in the construction business and I use/abuse a knife every day. More than anything cutting open big cardboard boxes and packages, prying out staples, using it as a chisel or scraper, etc. I have Benchmade, Spyderco, Buck, Gerber, and many other knives but my everyday knife for the last several years is a Lightning out-the-front automatic. If I'm holding something heavy, up high, and trying to cut it loose it's great to be able to pull a knife quickly and then easily retract the blade and stick it back in my pocket so I can use the other hand. I think I got the knife on sale for a bit over 35 bucks and it seems to stay sharp almost as long as the high dollar knives.

I can tell ya Snap On Tools is susposed to have a lifetime warrantee. Those that know if you aren't buying anything from that dealer you not going to get a warrantee. Seen more than one look like they where going to cry over a broken tool.

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Contact Snap_On Customer Service - it worked for me!

U.S. Snap-on Tools Customer Service by phone*
Call our toll free number at 877-762-7664, Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Or email at [email protected]
*U.S. Customers only

After THREE tries with local truck, who never had the replacement items in stock, to get my Snap-On Dead Blow Hammers replaced,
I contacted Customer Service.
I had to send the bad tools and quickly received replacements.

Just to explain how/why I had bad hammers; The dead blow hammers are made using a plastic material.
That material gets brittle with age and shatters/breaks apart.
There was no abuse of the hammers - just over twenty years of aging in my tool cabinet.

Bekeart

The tools are out there.

NEW DIY knife Microtech MT screw Removal Tools Material Making Screw Driver 1PC | eBay

I once spent $125 on a Benchmade knife. Worst piece of junk ever! The blade won't hold an edge for 5 minutes, even less if you actually try to cut something with it. I have been gifted several $10 Chinese made knives with much better blades. If the blade is no good, the knife is no good. Don't get taken like I did.

Warrantiies, like insurance policies, tend to be written on a pattern from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland: "The words mean what I say they mean. That's all."

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Like the old plumbers guarantee: When the water runs in, the guarantee runs out.

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Toolguy: You should contact Benchmade. Their customer service is pretty good. You may have a blade that skipped heat treating or something. All my Benchmades are great. I EDC an Emissary 470.

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Foster Positivity.

I knew a guy who couldn't get his snap on wrench replaced so
he took the broken wrench and beat the snap on driver
senseless then jumped on his motorcycle and drove to
the police station and filed assault charges against the
the driver. Guess he got satisfaction.

Glad to help. They are completely illegal here. I will have to live vicariously through you. Use it in good health my friend.

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That's back in the days when Schrade knives were made in this country by a company with a long record of producing good quality, economical working knives. But Schrade as we knew it is no more.

I doubt you'd get much satisfaction today, with the cruddy knives made in China.

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Agree with you on all counts. My Swiss Army Knife (tinkerer) will always ride in my pocket. Most useful knife I ever owned. I use ALL the tools on it and the knife will take and hold an edge well. Quite honestly I have no need for any other knife (save for kitchen kinves). I use it to clean my birds, have used it to clean bream, and also to clean small game.
But every now and then, I just feel the need to buy something cool, tactical and totally "Mall ninja". This knife will fit the bill. When I'm at the yacht club and someone asks if I have a pocket knife to cut a thread off their blue blazer sleeve or to cut the foil from around the bottle of wine, pulling out this little sucker and pushing the button and having it go "Thwip!!!" gets a much better reaction than handing over my SAK.

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"Thwip!!!"

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It's smaller than you think it is. My wife carries and uses hers daily. I've been buying Microtechs for almost twenty years. Excellent knives.

Don't ever oil it. It'll gum it up. If it starts to not lock up or retract, fill it full of lighter fluid, shake it real good and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Pour it out and repeat. It'll be as good as new.

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I've held one-I like it's small size

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Lawyers!

A friend of mine's father in law was a lawyer. One day many years ago we were invited over to the FIL's house to use the pool. I had a fairly new watch that fill with water when I went for a short swim.

I pointed out that it wasn't very durable. The FIL asked me what the label said. "Waterproof 250 meters" I replied.

He then asked me how deep I went. "About eight feet." was my answer.

He then informed me that the label didn't say TO 250 meters, but just 250 meters. Therefore, it wasn't a warranty issue.

That my friends, is how lawyers think.

Of course that definition depends on what the meaning "is" is.

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Can open, worms everywhere.

It's taking everything I have to just let this ride, but I don't want to get banned.

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Well, my knife came yesterday and I must say it's pretty sweet! I sat watching TV and thwip'ing it open and shut all evening.
Only cut myself once !

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Having cut myself with every knife I've ever owned, it's best to get that event over with quickly . . .

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Glad you found something you like. I own multiple pocket knives...about a dozen benchmades because I was always told they were the best. My personal favorites now are Spyderco. That edge they have is amazing. Puma for a field knife and for just the fun of it and collector Randall knives.

I do have to say that occasionally I find a good cheap Chinese knife for tinkering.

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