Carbidizing Service - Prices and information

Daniel Fairly Knives

Daniel Fairly Knives

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I have a carbidizer machine that applies tungsten carbide at 70-80 Rockwell hardness to knives! :cool:

This service is for my knives or yours. All I ask is that you pay the carbidizing fee and the return shipping on knives sent in. No safe queens or precious knives please, I am very careful but the carbidizer can scratch a knife or place carbide in an unwanted area, it really isn't a problem at all but I think it is important to know. If the edge is ultra thin it may cause slight chipping or rolling according to the manufacturer but so far, so good!

I know the carbidizer massively improves Titanium and slicing knives, I am not sure about it's long term performance on a chopper or hard use knives... I think it lends itself to slicers.

The carbide gets applied to one side of an already sharpened blade, as the non carbidized side wears new carbide is exposed for a "self sharpening" effect. Only diamond or certain abrasive ceramics can remove it as it is part of the steel and roughly 70-80 Rockwell hardness, you can still touch up the non carbidized side of the blade with your normal sharpening technique.

Let me know what you have and I'll see if I can do it! I also offer this service on my knives, if you want them carbidized just let me know.

Some blades can't be done, that includes most coated blades and the higher chromium stainless steels. I tried a stainless kitchen knife and it applied well, I'll do some research if you have one you need done. :D

I can apply the carbide in a pattern like a hamon or in different ways, I have even done carbidized flames on one... it also works pretty well to add texture to the spine of a knife.

$10 up to 3" blade - $15 3"-8" blade - talk to me about bigger sizes!

More info and pics soon...
 
Need a price on carbidizing a wheelbarrowful of cheap machetes. And a crosscut saw.

:D
 
60" between the handles....belonged to my Grandfather.

15 minutes on either end will make a man wish it was motorized!

Kinda like a good woman: 30 minutes of that,and a good drink of cold water'll kill a man deader'n Hell!

Actually,it's officially retired,oiled once every 3 months....makes a fine conversation starter.
 
Gnarly said:
60" between the handles....belonged to my Grandfather.

15 minutes on either end will make a man wish it was motorized!

Kinda like a good woman: 30 minutes of that,and a good drink of cold water'll kill a man deader'n Hell!

Actually,it's officially retired,oiled once every 3 months....makes a fine conversation starter.
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I bet that thing is serious! A lot of those old saw blades were L6 or 15n20, great steel!

Lol I actually cut some nice burl with a camp saw a while back when I was making some ferro rod strikers, lol, it worked great though. I still have a sweet spalted maple one I should sell.
 
What would you charge to do a titanium framelock, the small surface that meets steel ? Thanks!
 
Evanc613 said:
What would you charge to do a titanium framelock, the small surface that meets steel ? Thanks!
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Thanks for your interest! After much thought I have decide to hold off on carbidizing folders until I am more experienced with them. I have huge respect for my customers and their knives and want to do the best job possible.
 
Not to resurrect a dead thread, but I've read carbidizing the locking surfaces on a Ti framelock can delay lockup.
 
REGISTERED USER WTF.... and you resurrect a thread, such a faux pas. FOR SHAME! <sips beer>

I'd imagine if done too thick or whatever, it would f'up the geometry.. but many makers do it from the get go to keep wear down. I say, use it and abuse it and then toss it! :D
 
That's what I think. But I just worked on that Strider, and any later lockup, and it'd be tomorrow. The last thing you'd want to do is reduce friction and encourage further travel, no?
 
How do you think this would work out on a tough but not so hard steel like 4130? Will you sharpen knives before the process if required or can we pay an additional fee for that?
 
I think Daniel decided against offering this as a service- I just found the thread while I was searching for info about the Bebe Tung-Carb tool.
 
Bako said:
Not to resurrect a dead thread, but I've read carbidizing the locking surfaces on a Ti framelock can delay lockup.
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Longer lockbar = earlier lockup

(that's my theory, not sure about the reality of the situation! )



sloth357 said:
REGISTERED USER WTF.... and you resurrect a thread, such a faux pas. FOR SHAME! <sips beer>

I'd imagine if done too thick or whatever, it would f'up the geometry.. but many makers do it from the get go to keep wear down. I say, use it and abuse it and then toss it! :D
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lmao!!!

The Carbide can only be one layer thick, carbide won't apply over carbide.

Higher hardness = more wear resistance so carbide will make a lock last longer. Importantly carbide slows or stops galling, the tendency for a metal to smear



Bako said:
That's what I think. But I just worked on that Strider, and any later lockup, and it'd be tomorrow. The last thing you'd want to do is reduce friction and encourage further travel, no?
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The applied carbide has a textured surface. I'd think it would help.

From what I know Strider has great service and will fix lockup for a return mailing fee.



McStabby said:
How do you think this would work out on a tough but not so hard steel like 4130? Will you sharpen knives before the process if required or can we pay an additional fee for that?
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I'm no longer doing the service but yes it should work. I'd like to try out some



Bako said:
I think Daniel decided against offering this as a service- I just found the thread while I was searching for info about the Bebe Tung-Carb tool.
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I feel carbide on a lockbar is always an improvement.


I'm no longer offering the service because I don't want to slip and apply carbide in the wrong spot on a prized knife. Carbide is good stuff! I have never seen it wear off a blade either.
 
Hi, I m new here (new in knives too in fact), and from Malaysia like JayGoliath, I asked JayGoliath about carbidizing titanium frame lock and he mentioned your name,
can you help me do a carbidized coating at my Spyderco Chokwe titanium frame lock's tip to improve it?
and may I know what is the cost for that and
also can I send to you only the titanium frame,
without the blade's other parts? that would greatly reduce the postage for me.

you are not doing this service anymore....
 
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