Heat anodizing titanium. Can it affect F&F?

[sogflash]

Can heat anodizing titanium handles affect the fit and finish on a knife?

The knife I'm thinking about is a Spyderco Native 5 in titanium. It doesn't have any liners, only titanium on both sides. The washers and lock are in direct contact with the titanium.

I might want to color the titanium with heat, but I'm worried if it can affect the fit and finish. Can the titanium get permanently warped and bent from the heat?

 

[toker]

Not in my experience. I've heat anodized a few knives and I've never had any issues, including a ZT0777.

 

[victorf]

I've found Spydercos in generally have good dimensional tolerances.

As with CRK, I have measured and it is indeed within the .0002" range between standoff, lock pin and pivot bushings on the Sebbie 21 I have. Fit is simply controlled by those three points, standoff/lock pin bushings are the same, pivot bushing is .0002" under - very exact - just tighten and it will be buttery smooth. CRK supplied with a wrench, no gimmicks and that, probably you already knew/read.

I have extensive experience machining/heat anodizing titanium and understand certain precautions! For my personal enjoyments, I did these(resemble an underwater coral scene w/penetrating light arrays? ) to my large CRK Insingo, after, still butter smooth:

On the to do list is my BentoBox Domino Sprint Run, lock bar titanium will soon be change for the better as well. I will post it in the Spyderco Section when done.