Anyone have the bifold yet?

[mark greenman]

Basically what the title implies, does anyone have one yet? How do you like it? Any pics would be appreciated as well.

[SUDS]

I was wondering the same thing. I would like to see a video! I hope you get a response mark

[Peter1960]

I haven't had the time for a closer view as cutting tool; for the moment it's a nice, new toy. But I'm able to serve you with pictures :)

http://a.imageshack.us/img541/4429/detailbildrtsel1.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img405/8275/detailbildrtsel2.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img823/3805/detailbildrtsel3.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img715/6249/detailbildrtsel4.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img411/7181/detailbildrtsel5.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img823/3738/detailbildrtsel6.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img824/5189/detailbildrtsel7.jpg

[Gtavares]

wow...impressive !!

[mark greenman]

Great pics peter! That looks like a must own.

If its possible, could we have a pic of it open and closed next to another spydie, to get a sense for how big it is?

[kankryb]

Nice pic´s Peter.Mine is in the mail, can´t wait :D

[MCM]

Am just waiting to see it on video.
Finger on the trigger, but would like to see how it opens one handed.:D

[SUDS]

Which hole is the spydie hole!?:confused::D

[c.joe]

Thank you for the pictures. I still don't get how it works! I'm dying for a video.

[SmoothOne25]

me too wtf no one knows of a yt video or anything?

[kankryb]

I finally got mine and it is so cool and the best toy ever, I got it yesterday and I can´t stop playing with it.If you can own one buy it because :spyder: made something new and good.I can´t do video but will have some pic´s later.

[defenestrate]

I understand the concept but would also like to see a video, even if I can't purchase one at this time.

[Niles]

Youtubed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46VRpYAAkD8

Crappy I know, but it shows the action.

[redyps04]

Very nice! Looks like were just that much closer to a folding Swick! :D

[kankryb]

Here are my pic´s
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold022.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold032.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold024.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold027.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold012.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold016.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold018.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold005.jpg
http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq343/kankryb/bifold011.jpg

[SUDS]

Nice photos kankyrp and thanks for the link Niles

[c.joe]

Thank you for the video and pictures! I can't believe this is categorized as an auto. You're still in contact with the blade too when you open it.

[SmoothOne25]

[QUOTE=Niles;608159]Youtubed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46VRpYAAkD8[QUOTE]

thats it? thats how it works? i dont know:confused::rolleyes: i thought after all the wait to see it that it would explode open and shoot flames and spit out hundreds or somehting...

[TexSierra]

I want to know how far up the 440c goes. The knife is a powder cast (steel and plastic polymer combination pressed and heated to form the handle) material according to the documentation. But the blade states it's 440 steel. How much of the blade is 440? How many times can I sharpen it before I start hurting the casting itself?

[The Deacon]

I want to know how far up the 440c goes. The knife is a powder cast (steel and plastic polymer combination pressed and heated to form the handle) material according to the documentation. But the blade states it's 440 steel. How much of the blade is 440? How many times can I sharpen it before I start hurting the casting itself?I think you may be misreading, or misinterpreting the documentation. The way I understand it the powdered metal, in this case 440C, is mixed with plastic, so it can be injected into the mold. Then, at some point in the MIM process, the plastic disappears and only the steel is left. The blade of the S was made the same way. Bottom line, you can sharpen until you hit the cutouts. :eek:

[Creepo]

I think you may be misreading, or misinterpreting the documentation. The way I understand it the powdered metal, in this case 440C, is mixed with plastic, so it can be injected into the mold. Then, at some point in the MIM process, the plastic disappears and only the steel is left. The blade of the S was made the same way. Bottom line, you can sharpen until you hit the cutouts. :eek:

From Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_injection_molding

The process involves combining fine metal powders with plastic binders which allow the resulting metal powder and plastic mix to be injected as a liquid into a hollow mold using equipment similar to standard plastic injection molding machines. After the part is cured (or cooled) and de-molded, but before the plastic binding matrix is removed, the part is referred to as a 'green part'. The next step is to remove the plastic binders from between the metal particles with the application of solvents and/or thermal processes. The resulting slightly porous (2-4% "air") metal part is sintered at temperatures great enough to bind the surfaces of the particles to one another, but not enough to melt the metal outright. Densities of 96-98% of that of solid, forged parts are common.

So it is just as Deacon said, there is no way Spyderco would ever produce a blade that would run out of blade material to sharpen. :rolleyes:

[TexSierra]

Yeah, I guess that makes more sense.

[SQSAR]

Forgive me for being naive, but I don't see what practical application this design would have that a more conventional Spyde or even an auto would have. Anyone have any insight as to its POU, aside from the cool factor?

[SolidState]

I think they were looking for something along the line of a folding swick. being that the perrin hole gives issues to making a conventional folder, this may have been the next best bet.

[shao.fu.tzer]

Forgive me for being naive, but I don't see what practical application this design would have that a more conventional Spyde or even an auto would have. Anyone have any insight as to its POU, aside from the cool factor?

The finger hole allows much control in both utility and self defense applications. As the above poster stated, incorporating that hole
in a traditional folder would be very difficult (and probably extremely
ugly). Plus, for a fighting knife, I'd rather have one that might close
and maybe pinch my palm a little rather than one that fails and chops
off a few fingers. I think it looks like a very nice and practical design
for a folding backup defensive knife and I think I must buy one now!!!

:)

Shao