Is anyone planning on cutting off the top guard on their Regulator and if so, would that void the warranty? I ordered the Regulator but I have no need for the top guard. I figure if it gets in the way, I can cut it off. Anyone else thinking they might Deregulate on their own?

I am going to see if it gets damaged or in the way first. If it is not a problem, I don't see the point of messing with it. I do tend to place my thumb on the spine of a blade during some tasks so it might prove to be in my way. I just didn't see the point of paying extra for the Deregulator when I don't know if it is going to be a problem yet. If it proves to be, it is only Res-C and can be removed fairly easy.

I didn't like the looks of the Deregulator anyway, it looked like a beaver chewed the guard off.