110 & 119 trivia

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Jeff Hubbard

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This is what I was able to dig up on 110 folding hunter sales and steel usage...
5 yr from '90 to 95 Est Sales ten years Steel used per Steel yr (lbs) Steel 10 yr (lbs)
110 975000 1,950,000 0.22 214,500 429,000
119 700000 1,400,000 1.0156 710,920 1,421,840

The table might be a little off..
a 110 takes .22 lbs of steel and a 119 takes 1.0156 lbs of steel for each unit.

In relation to the 110 getting thicker in the late 60's, I think that was when we went from machined sides to sintered metal sides... I'll check when Joe gets off vacation...
 
Brian,
Sintered Sides...
Our Brass and Nickel Silver 110/112 liners are made by a powdered metals process.
1st step is to mix the powders into the metal type you want.
2nd step is to pack the powder into a mold in a high tonnage press. The parts is formed, but it is like a sugar cube.... Squeeze it and it goes poof....
3rd Sinter (heat Treat) the metal powder into a solid mass...
4th step 'coin' the part to final dimensions. Coining is a secondary strike of the part shape to compensate for shrinkage during sintering. This allows for tight dimension control.

In a nutshell...

Jeff

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