Brilliant & Terrible Ideas! Custom Makers & Models for the Next Taiwanese Spydercos?

Sikael said:
It depends on the settings, apparently. They go up to 15, but 7 is supposedly strong enough to detect small metallic items and whatnot. Pure, alpha-grade titanium is totally non-magnetic. 6Al4V titanium alloy contains 6% aluminum and 4% vanadium -- both non-magnetic elements as well, so it didn't make sense. Apparently, however, 6Al4V Ti also contains 0.25% Iron. That was a surprise. That's the maximum amount you'll find, however, so it probably won't set off most metal detectors set at 7 or less, but more stringent security might set it off. This was all news to me... I guess wrapping your knives in tinfoil's always an option, as long as it's pure tin. It's also perfect when you're lining your baseball caps, for obvious reasons. :D.
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:thumbup: Paranoia's just a by-product of critical thinking, nowadays. EDIT: Sorry, I went off on a rant, forgetting the no religion/no politics rule. Whoops. :D
 
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jkwithawave said:
I'd like to see a Perrin Street Beat folder.
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He has La Griffe and Le Shark friction folders which are somewhat new for him. Giant ring for the index finger and a Perrin logo cut into the blade. Replace that with a small Spyderhole and you'd basically have a folding Swick. Sounds right up Sal's alley.
 
I couldn't get accurate info so I decided to do my own research. We made small signs out of 6Al4V Ti and I forgot then in my pocket as I went through the metal detectors. They were picked up. Now I know. First hand real world testing.

sal
 
I like the more prominent "finger guard" the lack on the previous model put me off.
 
Sal Glesser said:
I couldn't get accurate info so I decided to do my own research. We made small signs out of 6Al4V Ti and I forgot then in my pocket as I went through the metal detectors. They were picked up. Now I know. First hand real world testing.

sal
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So that 0.25% Iron is enough, I guess. Thanks for the real-world testing, that's awesome. Just to clarify -- was this an airport metal detector, federal building, school?...
 
Unless I am mistaken, metal detectors work off electro-magnetism, not ferro-magnetism, and will therefore detect all metals.
 
Brummie said:
Unless I am mistaken, metal detectors work off electro-magnetism, not ferro-magnetism, and will therefore detect all metals.
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There are different kinds of metal detectors... but they all use electro-magnetic fields. One's used on the beach by amateur treasure hunters use Very Low Frequency waves looking for a conductivity that suggests gold, and there are fancy ones that disregard ferro-magnetic fields. Metal detectors used for security are looking for ferro-magnetic objects, and only react to iron, steel and other alloys containing iron. If you need proof... zippers. Zippers are made from brass, aluminum and nickel -- no iron -- and (usually, unless a maker decided to use an iron containing alloy) do not set off detectors. If they did, everyone would be forced to drop their pants at the security checkpoint. Most weapons contain steel or iron, but rarely contain gold, silver, platinum, rhenium, etc. Security detectors 'go off' when the EM field is disrupted, and Iron does this in a very dramatic way, distorting the field as it pulls at the flow of electrons to enlarge the circuit, or loop.
 
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Sal Glesser said:
Hi Sikael,

Most of our collaborations are the result of submissions. We get about 10 per month, sometimes more. Almost all of the collabs were from custom makers licensed to use our trademark. Custom makers are easier to work with because we like to show the models at selected shows for a while before making a decision, and custom guys can build a working model. We rarely go to a maker. We've gone to makers in the past (Bob Terzuola, Wayne Goddard, Michael Walker, Jess Horn, etc.) but we've also had makers turn us down and even be insulted that we would want to do that, so we have to be more cautious. Don't want to offend. Not everyone likes Spyderco.

sal
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If wanted to pitch designs, how would I go about doing it?
 
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