0560 blade completely trashed, what are my options?

They pop up often enough. I would not worry about it. They are pretty common. Can you post in want to buy area. Or is that for payed members only.
 
Bluearcflash said:
Yeah that's usually several thousand degrees in a few milliseconds. Enough to melt the steel as you see in the pic. That's also copper from the wires melted onto the blade. I also have a pair of kleins with involuntary stripping holes because of a special idiot I was working with. This was 120 volts, you should see the results of 277/480 volt arc, woo boy.
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Did somebody say 277/480?
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I wouldn't be surprised if ZT had a few extra blades around for warranty and reblading issues.
Some manufacturers do that, and KAI is large enough as a company that they quite likely do. :)

If not, they do pop up on the Exchange as others have mentioned, but I wouldn't give up hope for salvaging that one just yet.
 
Alberta Ed said:
Don't ever loan your knife. And whoever you loaned it to owes you a new one.
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I NEVER let other people use my knife. Ever.

People at work thought it was strange that I always carried a knife, but people endlessly tried to borrow it. One day my Ahole boss came up to me:

Ahole boss: Give me your knife.

Me: No.

Ahole boss: No. Really. Give me your knife.

Me: No.

Ahole boss: I'm not kidding. I need your knife. Give it to me.

Me: I'm not kidding. No.

Ahole boss: Look. I'm tired of this. Give me your knife.

Me: I need your wallet. Give me your wallet.

Ahole boss: What?

Me: Give me your wallet. I need it right now. Give it to me.

Ahole boss: I'm not going to give you my wallet.

Me: I'm not going to give you my knife. See how that works?

I had to do that with almost everyone who wanted to 'borrow' my knife.

This was more than 15 years ago, and I had a Benchmade knife that I paid about $140 for. So probably very close to the cost of a Zero Tolerance knife, today. Some of them, anyways.
 
kniferbro said:
Pshhh, that will buff right out.


LOL damn! Who cuts through a still plugged in power cord?!?
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Did that once by accident as well. Was cutting through a ziptie. When that broke blade kept right on and into a computer monitor power cable.

I ended up regrinding the blade. Offcourse it will never look the same after that.
 
OP, if you're on facebook there's a composite blade cf scale 0560 for sale for $325 in a reputable group called Knife Traders.
 
metsfan said:
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Did somebody say 277/480?
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Speaking of 480......was working on an electric duct heater yesterday. 3 phase, 100 amp MONSTER!! The heater has 3 HUGE contactors and when they pull in you can hear it 100' away!!
Been doing control circuit work in HVAC for 40 years and I'm very comfortable with current.......but trying to concentrate when that nasty HUMMMMMMMMMM is humming is a bit disconcerting!!!
Joe
 
Awesome news, just heard back:

Hello Jarrod,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. In response to your email, all of our quality knives carry a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects to the original owner whom may send the knife to us for evaluation and possible repair or replacement. The warranty does not cover normal signs of wear from use, a blade break due to improper use such as prying, dropping or damages incurred while using the knife in a capacity for which it was not designed. If your knife blade broke under these circumstances, we offer a broken blade replacement service in which you have the option to send your knife in with a check for $10.00USD made out to Kershaw knives and we will replace the blade for you ($30.00USD for any ZT knife).

If you decide to send the knife in for warranty service, please follow these steps:

1) Wrap your knife safely and securely to prevent the blade from being damaged in the shipping package. Include in the shipping package your safely wrapped Kershaw as well as a completely copy of the "WARRANTY AND SHARPENING REQUEST FORM". You can locate and print the form at our website, under the “WARRANTY” link of our home page at http://kershaw.kaiusaltd.com/warranty/process-claim.

2) Please send “ATTN: WARRANTY DEPARTMENT” to 18600 SW. Teton Ave. Tualatin, OR 97062.
We suggest sending the knife to us via U.P.S, Federal Express or Certified Mail. Shipping any of these ways will provide a tracking number to verify your packages arrival at our facility. Allow up to four weeks for processing and return delivery. We will pay the cost of shipping the merchandise back to you when we have completed our process with your knife(s).
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I confirmed that it applies even though the 0560 is discontinued and she said yes since they still have some blades. Not many so she said to send it in sooner rather than later.
 
Great news and excellent customer service!
Let us know how it turns out!!
Joe
 
Now that I'm re-reading it, does that mean $40 total in my case? The wording has me confused.
 
jfindon said:
Now that I'm re-reading it, does that mean $40 total in my case? The wording has me confused.
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Presumably, $10 is their charge for shipping the knife back to you, while the $30 is for the blade replacement, so yes, it seems like the total would be $40. Anyone else reading it differently?
 
Solid deal if you can get the blade swapped and mailed back to you for only $40!
 
I recently sent my 0566 back to purchase a new blade. YOU pay to get it there and the $30 covers the blade and return shipping. The site says you will get a sterile blade .. but that has changed. Mine came back (new blade) with all the original markings, including the serial number. Of course they cleaned it up and it had a new clip and all new screws. It looked like a new knife when I got it back. A++ Customer service

edit... $10 to replace Kershaw blade
$30 to replace ZT blade
 
jfindon said:
Awesome news, just heard back:


I confirmed that it applies even though the 0560 is discontinued and she said yes since they still have some blades. Not many so she said to send it in sooner rather than later.
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jfindon said:
Now that I'm re-reading it, does that mean $40 total in my case? The wording has me confused.
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KAI blade replacement charge is $10 for Kershaw knives and $30 for ZT knives. So, in your case the total charge is $30 which includes shipping. Other than the $30 your other expense is shipping your 0560 to ZT in Oregon.
 
Glad they replaced your blade, ZT is a great company.
 
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palonej said:
Speaking of 480......was working on an electric duct heater yesterday. 3 phase, 100 amp MONSTER!! The heater has 3 HUGE contactors and when they pull in you can hear it 100' away!!
Been doing control circuit work in HVAC for 40 years and I'm very comfortable with current.......but trying to concentrate when that nasty HUMMMMMMMMMM is humming is a bit disconcerting!!!
Joe
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duct heaters. only up north. well we do have a handful down here. went on a factory tour in canada once...they talked humidifiers and duct heaters and i kept saying you know im in the wettest warmest part of the country right? they had controls too so it wasnt a total waste.

good deal op on getting zt to help ya.
 
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