I re-ground my Manix!

seelow123 · Jan 23, 2013

Well I decided to do my first re-grind yesterday. I love everything about the Spyderco Manix 2 but the grind. I absolutely hate the shallow hollow grind and had thought of turning it into a FFG a couple time but could never muster up the courage to take it to the grinder and potentially ruin my blade. Well I did it and I think it came out pretty nice for my first re-grind. I missed a spot by the plunge line on each side of the blade but I was pretty beat after 3-4 hours of grinding and I can touch it up later. I also need to take it to the 500 grit belt and get some of the deeper grind lines out. I just figured I'd show it to you guys in it's almost complete state.

Before:

After:

Very thin behind the edge.

Overall I'm very happy with it. If you've ever thought about getting your hollow-ground M2 but didn't think it would be worth it, DO IT! It is most definitely worth it.

Vanguard.223 · Jan 23, 2013

That looks awesome!!

ThatsMyKnife · Jan 23, 2013

Looks great! What did you use to reprofile?

dePaul · Jan 23, 2013

Very good! Did u use a water cooled belt grinder?

~Paul~

seelow123 · Jan 23, 2013

Thanks guys! I appreciate it.

I used a Craftsman 2x42 Belt sander with a Norton Blaze 60 grit ceramic belt to reprofile. It was a very long process and I was extremely careful not to heat up the blade. I did one pass, then dip it in water to cool it it and repeated that throughout the re-grind.

TheModernNeanderthal · Jan 23, 2013

Looks great, could have come from the factory like that.

9blades · Jan 23, 2013

Very nice job:thumbup:

Beast- · Jan 23, 2013

awesome job! looks great

CWL · Jan 23, 2013

Very nice! They look like 2 completely different knives in the pictures!

FFG looks much better! :thumbup:

Zookie · Jan 23, 2013

Looks like its straight from the factory!

whateatsrabbits · Jan 23, 2013

Nice one. Now lets see a 0560 FFG with added finger choil.

TheModernNeanderthal · Jan 23, 2013

whateatsrabbits said:
Nice one. Now lets see a 0560 FFG with added finger choil.

This X1000

Dorito Monk · Jan 23, 2013

neverdie36 said:
Looks great, could have come from the factory like that.

Indeed! I wish they did come from the factory like that, that's great work.

:thumbup:

seelow123 · Jan 23, 2013

Hey guys I really appreciate all the positive comments. I was actually expecting some mixed emotions but I'm happily surprised to see all of you're awesome comments. Thank you:thumbup:

whateatsrabbits said:
Nice one. Now lets see a 0560 FFG with added finger choil.

Hey hey hey, let's not get carried away now! The 056x has a lot more steel than the Manix does. Maybe after I do a few more re-grinds I might be able to tackle something like that.

If you guys have any re-grinds that you would like to share feel free to. I think everybody likes the look of nice full flat grind. Maybe we can turn this into a regrind thread.

simioh · Jan 23, 2013

Where did you get the red cage?

flatblackcapo · Jan 23, 2013

looks killer !!!

seelow123 · Jan 23, 2013

simioh said:
Where did you get the red cage?

That's a regular clear cage that has been dyed red with RIT.

flatblackcapo said:
looks killer !!!

Thank you sir! I appreciate that.

VolundoftheForge · Jan 23, 2013

I may have to buy a manix 2 and send it to you for reprofiling!

combatjiujitsu · Jan 23, 2013

Alright just send me your address and you can do mine next! Lmao!

Musicfien · Jan 23, 2013

I can't believe how different it looks after that. Amazing! I really like the look of a nice flat grind.