1980-81-82 110 Transition Issues--Joe H?

Bumping the thickness question for Joe.

Would the thickness be definitive......and if not, why not?
 
I dont know if the blade thickness spec changed when they changed steel types, I've never looked at it that way.
I never completely understood why the carosel stamp/nail notch machine went away. If I remember right, they felt it took too much maintenance to keep it running. (I dont know how they did it before the carosel)
They actually took that one step and turned it into 2 separate operations, not really faster. Now each blade is fed into the stamp fixture by hand, then the operator hits 2 buttons to activate the stamp. The nail notch works in a similar fashion. They load the blade into a fixture that has a magnet in it to hold the blade in place. Then they hit 2 buttons to activate the cycle that brings the blade to a spinning mill. Years ago, one of my brothers worked the night shift and got in trouble for making that operation go much faster. He rigged some twine and 2 by 4's to make it a little more automated, if not unsafe, so he could do a ton more parts per hour. They did not like the unsafe-ness of his invention. :rolleyes:
I'm cracking up about your comments on why the nail notch in the first place and I'll tell you why...The 110 just always had it, not sure why. The funny part is that when the 112 came out in 1972, billed as a shorter 110, it did not have a notch. It did not seem to serve a purpose so they left it out. Then one day our Sales VP said we would sell zillions more 112's if it only had a nail notch like the 110. I guess he figured that the notch was the 110's secret to sucess. So anyways, we added the notch to the 112 and the sales stayed exactly the same. But the good news is, we made less on each knife now...I mean the good news is, now there is another variation of 112 that us collectors get to look for! :D
 
Thanks a lot, Joe......I know you are a very busy guy, so I appreciate when you take the time to make a response.

I get a kick out of the whole nail notch issue, too. I must suppose that the 110 had a nail notch simply because of tradition. Folding knives had always had nail notches. A folding knife without a nail notch would be.......just wrong. Probably nobody even considered making it without one.

I'm surprised that the blade thickness and steel didn't change at the same time. I'm sure people here have said that it did, but I suppose it's one of those things that nobody knows positively.

Is there somewhere a retired employee who could shed any light on these questions?
 
BG42EDGE said:
Thanks a lot, Joe......I know you are a very busy guy, so I appreciate when you take the time to make a response.

I get a kick out of the whole nail notch issue, too. I must suppose that the 110 had a nail notch simply because of tradition. Folding knives had always had nail notches. A folding knife without a nail notch would be.......just wrong. Probably nobody even considered making it without one.

I'm surprised that the blade thickness and steel didn't change at the same time. I'm sure people here have said that it did, but I suppose it's one of those things that nobody knows positively.

Is there somewhere a retired employee who could shed any light on these questions?
Click to expand...

Nail nick, no nail nick. The 112 started life without a nail nick. But, the rest of the world wanted the nail nick. So why do you ponder this issue:rolleyes:? You can have a blade made without a nick...pony up the bucks and you can have what you want. I think it would be cool to see a 110 without a nick!
jb4570
 
I'm pondering how many dollars would have been saved if the 110 had never had that nail nick in the first place, JB.

It's sort of humorous for those who have a sense of humor.

There are also a lot of other issues to ponder for those who are curious.



:D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top