Coast folders at Home Depot holiday sale!

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I saw the 416 and the 340 last weekend at $7.00. I want the 309.

I bought a Coast flashlight, must have been at least 10 to 12 years ago, from a Snap-On dealer. It was my first and only expensive flashlight. It was a two color led with an ultraviolet led light in the center of 5 white led lights. It was like $50.00. Too much for a flashlight in 2002 or so. The UV light was for leak testing on automotive stuff of some kind. I had never seen an led flashlight. It was by far the brightest small light available. That is one light I somehow managed to hold on to.
 
Got the free ($3.50) Coast flashlight in the mail today from filling out the survey from the BX-309 knife package.

It's alright!
Not a Surefire or Streamlite Combat light, but not bad either.

It's more a soft area beam then a long throw beam.

But still very useful for stumbling around in the dark.

It's this one.

http://www.coastportland.com/g10-led-flashlight.htm

Worth the Free ($3.50) anyway!

rc
 
Got my DX340 today at Home Depot. Ordered it about a week ago and was still $7.00. It sure looks to be a keeper,

Dale
 
Is yours the new aluminum scale one you can't reverse the clip on?

Or the orginial pre-Xmas sale one with nylon scales and two clip screw holes sets on one side, and one set on the other??

It seems there are two versions of the DX-340.

rc
 
Update:
I have been EDC'ing the BX-309 for three months now.

And despite hard use cutting cardboard for recycling, meat on china plates, and garden vines.

I still haven't needed to sharpen it other then a couple of swipes on crock Sticks every couple of weeks!!

This is the best darn blade I have ever owned!!!!! :what:

And that includes Spyderco, Benchmade AST-34, CRKT and Kershaw D2.

I just shaved hair off my arm with it after 3 months of daily use!!!!

Sure, fit & finish isn't up the the other knives I mentioned.
But who cares if it never gets dull!!

rc
 
rcmodel said:
Update:
I have been EDC'ing the BX-309 for three months now.

And despite hard use cutting cardboard for recycling, meat on china plates, and garden vines.

I still haven't needed to sharpen it other then a couple of swipes on crock Sticks every couple of weeks!!

This is the best darn blade I have ever owned!!!!! :what:

And that includes Spyderco, Benchmade AST-34, CRKT and Kershaw D2.

I just shaved hair off my arm with it after 3 months of daily use!!!!

Sure, fit & finish isn't up the the other knives I mentioned.
But who cares if it never gets dull!!

rc
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Thanks to the original person who posted this.

I bought 7 (to get free shipping) the first go-round. I was very impressed and strarted carrying one immediately. I gave a few away as gifts. I put a few more in various bags and such. These were the 416 with the black plastic grip. These came in blister packs.

I then bought 7 more to keep on hand as gifts or to use if I lose mine. The 416 was sold out, so I bought the 412 which is the same knife but a veneer wood grip. These came in a better quality presentation box with foam cutout inside and are a much nicer looking knife with the wood grip. These are of the same quality just a different cosmetic look.

At $7 these are perhaps the best retail priced items in nearly any category I've ever experienced. $7 barely gets you a good hamburger, I can't believe it gets a great knife like this.
 
Lowes has a Coast folder similar to the ones at Home Depot. They have some other knives as well.
 
OK guys. Due to the recommendations and testimonials here by a couple of folks that I think highly of.....well never having met them I think highly of what they post.... and the need to pick up some "box cutter" blades at Home Depot I bought a pair of BX309 Coast folders about an hour ago.

Not disappointed so far......

I gave one to The Boy as it is his last day of "No 'weapons' at school" and I wanted him to have a lock blade over the summer. I think he likes the semi tacticool look.

Seems well thought out to me but un like The Boy I plan to move the pocket clip to the non joint end. Too lazy to learn to like clips on the joint end I guess.

We plan to lock tite or fingernail polish (which ever I find first) the clip screws based on reports here.

So far I will say, Thanks for the heads up even if I took a few months Guys!

-kBob
 
Remember to check every liner lock for proper lock engagement before buying.
 

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hso,

Wish I had that picture last week when I was trying to 'Splain that to my 11 y/o scouts trying to earn their "Toting Chip" a sort of driver's liscense scouts are supposed to have these days to use or have knives at scouting events.

-kBob
 
Note that there is no angle to engage the faces of the tang or liner and that the lock is all the way over to the opposite liner. There's no assurance of a positive lock or wear room.
 
hso said:
I gave it to one of our engineers I'd just beaten the snot out of for not following procedure so he could test it over the weekend and report back about the blade.
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heh, as a perk or a punishment?
 
First issue with BX309.......and it is "Operator Error" from lack of PM.

Cutting open yet another hay bale this AM and noticed the pocket clip was a bit loose. One screw was very loose and the other merely loose. Stepping around into the tack room I found my torx drivers right where they should be......NOT. A few other tools missing and a brief discussion with various family members indicates that "Not Me" had once again been using Dad's tools and not putting them back.

Lacking the proper tool I dropped the knife into my pocket rather than clipping it on with a loose screw.

Several hours later I removed the knife from my pocket only to discover that one screw was now most completely really loose and initially not to be found. Eventually the screw showed up stuck in the seam at the bottom of the pocket and after this brief panic the knife was laid carefully upon my desk with the loose part while I searched for my second torx driver which is in the shop of no admittance upon pain of death and additional chores, it is Dad's shop by gosh by gum by golly!

I tightened up the remaining screw until I was worried about stripping something then tried to insert and start the "missing" screw. Taking great care I managed to not loose it in the carpet for all of a minute and a half. I then had a three minute long wait (yes I looked to see) while the children argued about who should give up seconds of precious computer time to help Dad. Remarkably once a flashlight showed up the screw was found in seconds and The Boy (who had lost the argument by not having a cat in his lap) picked it up for me and in less than a minute it was where it was supposed to be also being tightened almost too much.

Though it has cut much card board and nylon hay bail twine, some Ivory Soap bars (remember that BSA Toteing Chip class?) and various ropes and cords, the thing still seems "sharp enough" though I an considering running a steel or ceramic stick across the edge just because.

Still enjoying the knife even though I am failing to maintain it properly. No doubt you guys will form a virtual wet noodle gauntlet for me to run for my sins.

-kBob
 
Sounds like my experience with the DX340. I have touched it up a few times after opening boxes, cutting fish bait, rope and many other "interesting" things. I put a drop of locktite 242 on the screws after I got it and have had no issues there, and I have a bucket of misc. Screws to use as replacements if needed. Best $10 knife I have ever had.
 
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