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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Upping the price.
- Replies: 367
- Views: 24090
Re: Upping the price.
The first Buck 110 I bought was around $30, and would have been in the late '00s or early 2010s. It seemed expensive to me at the time. The last 110 I bought was in 2017 and was $40. I didn't give it a second thought. It now costs $65. I bought a Buck 110 in 1976. My memory is fuzzy but I think it ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
- Replies: 515
- Views: 168549
Re: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
If you turn it spine down in the open position and pull the lock back you should be able to see the ball. Use a flashlight.
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:49 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Corrosion and Edge Retention
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4369
Re: Corrosion and Edge Retention
It is due to the area effect of a large cathode (chrome plating) and a small anode (exposed edge, where metal dissolution occurs). Corrosion rate is a function of electrochemical potential and area. Reduce the area dissolved, and keep the same (or higher) galvanic current due to a relatively much la...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
- Replies: 515
- Views: 168549
Re: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
Another data point - my GP Rex 45 came with a nice, smooth action, and centered. Perhaps a tad stronger spring than others I have. I dyed it a nice red, and when I reassembled it I have the scale gap that looks like the first picture that gimibala posted. I didn't notice if that gap was there before...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
- Replies: 529
- Views: 156709
Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..
Finally dyed the manix salt. First time trying a lighter color (not black) on frcp, and it was interesting. First attempt i was going for more of a gold or caramel color with sandstone dyemore. I got it, but it showed every imperfection from the scale molds including the injection spots. It was all...
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
- Replies: 529
- Views: 156709
Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..
Very nice color after an additional 1.5 hours at a 7:1 ratio. I can't seem to figure out how to post a picture here, even in full editor mode.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
- Replies: 529
- Views: 156709
Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..
With roughly 1 oz dye to 7 oz water it is now taking color, but it is definitely not a 5 minute thing. It will probably be an hour at this concentration. A little dish soap but no vinegar - the bottle and the web site don't mention vinegar for DyeMore.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
- Replies: 529
- Views: 156709
Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..
It is simmering on the stove, so it is hot. I was using less than half of what you use so I just added some more dye to the pot.
Maybe FRCP scales take more time and dye than FRN.
Maybe FRCP scales take more time and dye than FRN.
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Post up your Rit dye projects..
- Replies: 529
- Views: 156709
Re: Post up your Rit dye projects..
How much dye are you supposed to use? I have some white scales in the bath and they've been there for 50 minutes and they're really not taking up much color. White scales with rit racing red dyemore. I started with the double concentration they say for polyester, and at 25 minutes I more than double...
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Regular or DyeMore Rit for FRN/FRCP?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1979
Regular or DyeMore Rit for FRN/FRCP?
I am going to do my first handle dye project. I know folks here use both the regular and the DyeMore types of Rit dye. As I understand it the regular takes longer to color, but I've also heard that the DyeMore is more likely to bleed color afterward, getting color on hands and clothing. Have you obs...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Mini Manix Review
- Replies: 56
- Views: 25546
Re: Mini Manix Review
Ladybug, are you in East TN/Western NC? Your pictures look like they were taken on some trails I know in the Smokies.
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:07 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Poll: Which Golden Model Do You Want to See in 15V Next?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 9069
Re: Poll: Which Golden Model Do You Want to See in 15V Next?
Native 5, preferably lightweight
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:27 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
- Replies: 515
- Views: 168549
Re: did somebody say magnacut manix...?!
I have Natives both thinner and thicker behind the edge than the Manix I have - mostly thinner. It just depends on how thin the blade stock was ground before the final edge bevel was done.
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:34 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Swapping Native 5 lightweight (FRN) scales?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Swapping Native 5 lightweight (FRN) scales?
Keep the lock bar with its respective blade, i.e. change both to the new scales. The lock bar material may be specific to the blade material.
- Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:09 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: My Military S110V arrived, very stiff!
- Replies: 12
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Re: My Military S110V arrived, very stiff!
You played with the screws, lubed it, opened it 100 times, and returned it as if new?
The Military is not the PM2. The three I have vary in detent strength, but none are even close to the PM2. Expecting otherwise from different designs will lead to your experience.
The Military is not the PM2. The three I have vary in detent strength, but none are even close to the PM2. Expecting otherwise from different designs will lead to your experience.
- Tue May 17, 2022 5:49 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Lil Native Light Weight?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 8621
Re: Lil Native Light Weight?
Also waiting on this one. My employer is getting stricter about a 2.5" blade length limit, and this would max out what I can carry. The Native 5 LW fits my hand better than anything else, so I have high hopes for this model. I know I can get the G10 variant, but I would prefer the lightweight. ...
- Mon May 16, 2022 7:14 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Corrosion Reports
- Replies: 217
- Views: 57644
Re: Corrosion Reports
I cut some English Ivy a couple of weeks ago and apparently did not clean it off well enough. This is corrosion that remains that I cannot rub off with my thumb. S30V.
- Sat Feb 26, 2022 10:32 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: To loctite or not?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3563
Re: To loctite or not?
Another vote for purple. These are very small screws. No need to overdo it.
- Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:59 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco Standard Clip vs. Lynch vs. MXG Gear
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10522
Re: Spyderco Standard Clip vs. Lynch vs. MXG Gear
I have used all three, and all three work.
Between Lynch and MXG, I choose Lynch due to much better customer service. Lynch will promptly address any issue, while in my experience MXG might (and might even decline to address defects).
Between Lynch and MXG, I choose Lynch due to much better customer service. Lynch will promptly address any issue, while in my experience MXG might (and might even decline to address defects).
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:51 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: No news about my products
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1246
Re: No news about my products
Donde vive en Chile? Vivi unos meses en Temuco, Loncoche, Valdivia, y Punta Arenas, hace muchos anos.