Review: Zero Tolerance 0562CF 🇬🇧 (Long Term Review)

A detailed look at my favourite knife. More reviews to come soon

[@josepmariaaguascaribot9239]

My preferred frame lock 'flipper' as in 'Tri-Ad-Lock' is the 'Recon 1'.

[@echoededge6669]

The flipper opening mechanism is quite common on frame lock knifes. And at the time of that video. The ZT 0562CF would have been my favourite. Does that help clarify?

[@josepmariaaguascaribot9239]

@@echoededge6669 : I don't know why the carbon fiber handle to many users means an overall improvement.

[@echoededge6669]

@@josepmariaaguascaribot9239 carbon fibre scales don’t really offer any function improvement over something like G-10. But it’s seen as a more premium material. People like how it looks. I love carbon on knifes just because I like carbon fibre

[@joannestewart2183]

Have you had any problems with the bearings wearing the titanium

[@echoededge6669]

No, none at all 👍

[@quasimojo777]

Can you elaborate on how you switched from the steel bearings to the ceramic? On the ZT those are captured bearings so I suspect you would need to replace both the plastic housing and the bearings. What are the dimensions and the bearing weights one should look for?

[@echoededge6669]

I believe they were 3/32”. I’ll try to check. Later if I still have the dimensions. They steel bearings pop out and can be replaced with ceramic ones using the same plastic housing. At least that how mine is👍

[@quasimojo777]

@@echoededge6669 Thank you!

[@jimmycricket7946]

Great knife in every respect but the 0562 can't cut very well. I have no complaints as far as ZT's build quality and action but their blade grinds and HT need improvement. They look beautiful but their performance is ehhh...... And I obviously don't mean durability or strength. I've noticed a bunch of their models just can't cut very well. I've even heard complaints about hinderers xm18 cutting performance and heat treatment. Wish the markman wasn't discontinued.

[@madgepins1967]

What on earth are you talking about. I'm a field geologist, working in remote locations around the US, cutting everything from box packing tape to branches used to fabricate tent pegs. I've had this knife for 2 years and have had to sharpen it only twice. It carves wood and dices tomatoes at field camp with equal ease.

[@jimmycricket7946]

@@madgepins1967 So what other types of knives have you used extensively besides ZTs?

[@thewindrises]

I'm not a knife owner yet. Is flipper knife dangerous when you carry it in your pocket? it looks like it can open easily.

[@echoededge6669]

Edward Fenn I’ve never had that problem so far and I don’t know of anyone who has. Flippers usually have a firm detent so it requires some force to start the blade opening. The detent strength on a flipper is usually stronger than a thumb stud/hole knife so it should be safe

[@thewindrises]

@@echoededge6669 how is the detent on this knife then?

[@echoededge6669]

Weaker than a lot of my other flippers but I definitely wouldn’t say it was unsafe and the action is excellent

[@thewindrises]

@@echoededge6669 I wonder if detent can be recalibrated?

[@echoededge6669]

Fairly easy on a frame lock/ linear lock. Essentially just need to bend the lock bar over more. I might make a video showing how to do it on the QSP Parrot.

[@boabfawcett]

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