1080 or CPM 154

I would buy the cpm 154 precision ground, and send it out for heat treat. I would hand sand to 600 and buff and make it shine like a mirror. Then when you get it back there is very little left to do other than remove the scale and rebuff.Sharpening is the last thing done, as ive been taught.
 
OH and your gonna want to have all the holes drilled prior to heat treat. You wouldnt like trying to drill hardened CPM154 or 1080 for that matter.
 
hellgap said:
I would buy the cpm 154 precision ground, and send it out for heat treat. I would hand sand to 600 and buff and make it shine like a mirror. Then when you get it back there is very little left to do other than remove the scale and rebuff.Sharpening is the last thing done, as ive been taught.
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Thanks again
 
Use titanium for your frame and lock on a liner or framelock knife, steel is doable, but you'll thank yourself for using ti. You don't even need to heat treat it.
 
What I meant is that with steel you will have to heat treat your spring, if you use good old 6A4LV ti you won't have to do anything. Heating it up will result in heat coloring, but you can also color the ti with anodizing. No need to heat treat it.
 
REMEBER like Rusty said drill all holes first youll have a hell of a time after if at all . I just bought some cobalt drill bits they are suppose to drill hardened stainless .I tried to drill some ats 34 a while ago and could nt make a make let alone drill it with regular steel bits. kellyw
 
This one is near ready i had about another hour of sanding before it was done.
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Carbide is for hardened stainless, cobalt are not much more than regular high speed bits. It gets expensive to buy drills for hardened steel, but nothing cuts a hole like carbide - one day you'll forget a hole and find out, unless you scrap the blade ;)
 
:) THANKS TO EVERYONE!!! All your tips will get me started in a good direction. Now I've got to go practice. :D
 
THICKNESS: If I make my 3" linerlock folder out of CPM 154, what blade thickness do you all recomend?
If the frame and spring are made of Titanium, what thickness?
Thanks
 
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