How does Microtech get away with this?

Yo Mama said:
Whoah man, cs from Microtech is top notch, has been for years, I know in the past it wasn't so, but they have been solid for a while. You can change out the glass breaker to a flat head if you wish. And I've not seen suspect steal from Microtech in any way, where did you get that?
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Microtech Customer service is Top notch.
I sent in a Socom elite that had some bad lock rock, they said it could take 2 months, but I had my knife back within about a week of them getting it in….
They put a new lockbar in free of charge,
And it’s now Perfect!
 
tony281sc2 said:
Depends what steel and what the HRC is. I was talking to Larrin not long ago and he said he thought it was weird people want to see M390/20CV above 60,61. It gets chippy that high, if you don’t believe me search for threads of people chipping it on knives with these so called “superior” heat treats. Buck does a good job for sure. Larrin was also saying S35VN actually makes more sense at a higher HRC than M390 since it is tougher (and perhaps 154CM as well?, idk..)
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It is a balancing act between toughness, flexibility and brittleness, to be calculated against projected use of the tool.

But then you get into quality control issues. Between the employee who take a batch out before it reached proper quenching temp because it's friday and he wants to go home, and the furnace with the bad thermocouple in which they ran a few batches before realizing the problem etc. That is where you, as a customer, expect to be taken care of when that happens. I do not know if Microtech would take care of their customers if that happens, I've read conflicting opinions in this thread which get me kind of wary, but ZT sure did not come through for me.
 
Floatingby said:
It is a balancing act between toughness, flexibility and brittleness, to be calculated against projected use of the tool.

But then you get into quality control issues. Between the employee who take a batch out before it reached proper quenching temp because it's friday and he wants to go home, and the furnace with the bad thermocouple in which they ran a few batches before realizing the problem etc. That is where you, as a customer, expect to be taken care of when that happens. I do not know if Microtech would take care of their customers if that happens, I've read conflicting opinions in this thread which get me kind of wary, but ZT sure did not come through for me.
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How do you know these incidents occurred at Microtech? They are not bark river. Your experience with ZT is irrelevant to Microtech.
 
Floatingby said:
It is a balancing act between toughness, flexibility and brittleness, to be calculated against projected use of the tool.

But then you get into quality control issues. Between the employee who take a batch out before it reached proper quenching temp because it's friday and he wants to go home, and the furnace with the bad thermocouple in which they ran a few batches before realizing the problem etc. That is where you, as a customer, expect to be taken care of when that happens. I do not know if Microtech would take care of their customers if that happens, I've read conflicting opinions in this thread which get me kind of wary, but ZT sure did not come through for me.
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Do you or a friend have access to a machine that measures HRC?
I wouldn’t mind having a few blades (users) poked, just to see what the actual differences are, and if I can even identify them in real use, and then also see the differences in how they sharpen up.
 
tony281sc2 said:
Do you or a friend have access to a machine that measures HRC?
I wouldn’t mind having a few blades (users) poked, just to see what the actual differences are, and if I can even identify them in real use, and then also see the differences in how they sharpen up.
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I live on a sailboat, for about a year, currently in the golf of Mexico, so no, not at this time.

But I would be curious also. Back when I took a machining class they had an analog Rockwell test machine and I ran a few of my knives through out of curiosity, they consistently tested lower than advertised or expected. It could have been a calibration issue on this machine though, as I did not find a calibration date sticker on it.
 
VorpelSword said:
Chris Reeve knives is pretty ope about what steel in used in creating their various models. They change blade steels from time to time as the technology moves, but always seem to ay what it is. Most high end makers do the same.
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That’s another one I don’t understand. The super expensive knife that requires a “break in” period. The quality is excellent though. Same with Microtech
 
Floatingby said:
I live on a sailboat, for about a year, currently in the golf of Mexico, so no, not at this time.

But I would be curious also. Back when I took a machining class they had an analog Rockwell test machine and I ran a few of my knives through out of curiosity, they consistently tested lower than advertised or expected. It could have been a calibration issue on this machine though, as I did not find a calibration date sticker on it.
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Check out LuvThemKnives on YT, he periodically sends batches of knives out to be tested. Seems like the “hard use” brands tend to run softer in general.
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