Dupont Delrin/Staglon Research

Generally speaking I hate seeing years old threads brought back to life but this was some great reading. Thanks, I never would have known this stuff.
 
I like seeing the old ones come up. At my age, some of them seem completely new, even when I made comments. :o
 
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Over in Buck forum I see someone with one post bring back up an old thread with 4 or 5 pages and make a one line comment at the end. I usually say Hello, and we would like to hear your Buck comments but in the future start a new thread with your comment and link back to the old thread so folks don't have to go thru three or four pages of old stuff to get to the new comment. Some won't take the time to read old stuff and they lose out on the info. Usually never hear back from the first time posters, hope I am not running them off.

In this case the newer poster is someone who is truly impressed by the thread and is a student of knives. As I usually am also when Codger is giving history and technical lessons. I enjoyed rereading these pages to refresh my memory and realized I had not saved the Delrin info in my save file. So appreciate the thread. I don't know everything about 300 series and learn something all the time. My question to Codger is were the black delrin sawcuts dye jobs or did they come in original black.

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Hi 300bucks! As far as I am aware, all solid color Delrin scales were undyed base material color, as with the ivory Delrin Scrimshaws, the black or green handled Sharpfingers. Only when multi-toned scales were needed to simulate bone or stag were a lighter base Delrin with one or two overdyes used. As one might imagine, color actually in the Delrin was more colorfast than color on the Delrin, not to mention saving several production steps. I get the impression that Dupont had/has a full pallete of Delrin colors for manufacturers to choose from.

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G'day, I enjoy old threads that reveal dear departed mates comments...plus others that seem to drift in and then out of our lives with little fanfare and we never hear from them again....Arnold/Toby Rogers, El Lobo etc, passionate knife enthusiasts now passed....not to mention those formerly active members who are now banned...I said not to mention them!...it will no doubt be our turn one day when we depart this mortal coil.. with only our lines in this forum to remember us.....that's my Epistle for today, and its about as sentimental as this old warhorse gits........Hoo Roo
 
Thanks Codger,
I make multiple contacts a year on the 'white scum' effect of old Delrin scales on Buck knives. These happen on Schrade and Camillus contract 300s and Buck made models. Yours and Knarfengs info gives me background for the quick reply - which is "relax". I talk a little about the 'offgassing' then go on to the cure. I have had success with mineral oil soak, will have to try Tri-flow and Armourall. Likely there are other treatments also. May have to try the stuff in the TV ads for wiping car bumpers and headlight. Hey, sounds like a good research project to do and then write a thread about. Will limit project to stuff available in everyman stores......

Over moderation - Ok, have taken your statements on old threads into consideration. I had mainly only fiddled with someone who was very new to BladeForums with only a handful or less of posts. But, will re-think my 'unofficial' policy of asking that not be done on the Buck forum.... 300

Example - Early 70's Cami contract.


Good toothpaste and toothbrush cleaning and mineral oil soak for 5 days.
 
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Instead of Armorall (which is now outdated) try 303 Aerospace Protectant. I recently bought an old, dry 35 year old Royalex canoe with a chalky finish. After deep cleaning with mean green (careful, it is phosphoric acid or some such), I wiped it liberally with 303 then buffed it dry several times. It looked like fresh from the store new when I sold it a month ago. I got the bottle at my local Ace Hardware, but Walmart and others may carry it.

Nice example of an easy refurbish!
 
Awesome thread, love the first post with all the info on Delrin =)

I have a CRK Lg. 21 with mammoth ivory scales - I have a white Delrin (Peter Atwood) bead, but as you know it's very bright white. I'd like to dye it to have a more 'creamy' color to match the ivory - any ideas what I could use to dye it, and how? Thank you!!
 
Bringing this thread forward as I was reminded of it by delmas2nd's question in the SW 153 thread regarding dye variations on the Staglon handles and Codger_64's response.
 
deltaboy said:
So between this thread and the other one my 8OT is narrowed down to 1956 -1973.
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It is not hard to narrow your 8OT down another 6 years. The first 8OT was made from 1961, and had bone handles.
Some of the early 8OTs also had diferent shields, and the swage almost went to the end of the pull.
So your knife was not made before 1962 or even as late as 1965.
I would like to know if there is any way, to date an 8OT, with Delrin handles, from 1963-65 to 1973...
I would say this is a very early 8OT [Pre 1965], looking at the Match-strick... .. Ken
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Thanks the last 2 have been Schrade Waldens they both have great fit and finish even after 45 years of service and carry.

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Hey guys know this is an old post, sorry but could this be the same Imperial that made Duncan yoyos way back when?
 
Couldn't help but notice going through a box of old keepsakes earlier that the crown on my Imperial knife has a remarkable resemblance to the crown on my Imperial Duncan yoyo.
 
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