Is the TiLT carbidized?

wolf5391 said:
I can always count on a fan boy jumping in to defend Mr.Reeve.

Obviously its not just me, the op is saying his has lock rock and that's why hes carbidizing it.

Honestly I don't think a lot of people use there sebenzas and that's why they don't have issues with the lock. Every person who Ive asked who has actually used there sebenza has at least a little lock flakage, and can feel a minute amount of play which if not carbidized gets worse.

The back story on the knife that is long gone isn't anything bad, just a used sebenza that had lock movement due to the flaking of the carburization.

If you don't like my views or posts keep it to yourself, this is a kershaw forum not the crk forum.

Defend your glory in His forums.
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You are the one that started denigrating it here, completely unfounded, without mention of the anger that you held towards the company after your failed attempt at warrantying a Sebenza that you bought used and subsequent hissy fit regarding their reaction to your folly. "Flaking" of the oxide layer had nothing to do with your issue. I have no flaking on any of mine, nor does anyone else I speak to. No play either. Funny how that works.

I am not a fanboy, but I have used the knives extensively, as well as many Kershaws. They are solid. Many people have used theirs for many years without the same issue.

Stop your insolent, unfounded crusade, stop misinforming people, and folks will not have to do damage control every time you libel a company.

Far as I can tell, Kershaw is just a short while away before you start badmouthing them.
 
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Come on guys, if you have a beef with each other, deal with it through a pm or email.
 
I do believe the Tilt is carbidized, as well as the 560's. My 550 doesn't seem to be, has a tiny amount of grind/stick. But the Tilt and the 560 both seem to be carbidized and they both have similar lock geometry which I find is top notch. Both of these knives can be flicked open quite aggressively (not unnecessarily so) and you can even try to push the lock bar over a little further, but no matter what, neither has any sort of stick and they don't even have any sort of "feel" of friction nor any sort of sound when disengaging. It's so weird, because either due to the lack of carbidizing or the lock geometry, you're very much used to at least a little friction when disengaging the lock. But with my Tilt and 560, the it's as frictionless as possible. Really cool feeling to have a knife that locks up solid, with zero lock rock and using full-contact lock geometry and get absolutely zero stick or friction when disengaging the lock. This is how I wish all my frame locks felt.

By the way, I'm surprised to hear of any Sebenza with lock rock, although I don't doubt that it's possible. However, CRK's are most definitely not "known" to develop lock rock. I've almost never heard of it. If anything, CRK's are the one brand that's "known" to almost never develop any sort of blade play. The literature that comes with the knives clearly states that if the knife is taken care of and put together properly it will last a lifetime and will not have blade play. So, if it were me, I'd send it in to CRK and let them fix it. They design their knives to not have any sort of play in any direction and that's part of what you pay for, so if a CRK develops play, this is an issue and it should be taken care of by CRK. CRK is known for backing up their knives 100 percent, but they're are definitely not "known" to develop play.
 
Tripton said:
You are the one that started denigrating it here, completely unfounded, without mention of the anger that you held towards the company after your failed attempt at warrantying a Sebenza that you bought used and subsequent hissy fit regarding their reaction to your folly. "Flaking" of the oxide layer had nothing to do with your issue. I have no flaking on any of mine, nor does anyone else I speak to. No play either. Funny how that works.

I am not a fanboy, but I have used the knives extensively, as well as many Kershaws. They are solid. Many people have used theirs for many years without the same issue.

Stop your insolent, unfounded crusade, stop misinforming people, and folks will not have to do damage control every time you libel a company.

Far as I can tell, Kershaw is just a short while away before you start badmouthing them.
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Your joking right? Kershaw will never be bad mouthed because they take care of there customers pretty much no matter what.:thumbup:

I agree with Heiheit PM or email me if you have a problem, stop posting them in a more than civil thread.
 
A.Dragg said:
I do believe the Tilt is carbidized, as well as the 560's. My 550 doesn't seem to be, has a tiny amount of grind/stick. But the Tilt and the 560 both seem to be carbidized and they both have similar lock geometry which I find is top notch. Both of these knives can be flicked open quite aggressively (not unnecessarily so) and you can even try to push the lock bar over a little further, but no matter what, neither has any sort of stick and they don't even have any sort of "feel" of friction nor any sort of sound when disengaging. It's so weird, because either due to the lack of carbidizing or the lock geometry, you're very much used to at least a little friction when disengaging the lock. But with my Tilt and 560, the it's as frictionless as possible. Really cool feeling to have a knife that locks up solid, with zero lock rock and using full-contact lock geometry and get absolutely zero stick or friction when disengaging the lock. This is how I wish all my frame locks felt.

By the way, I'm surprised to hear of any Sebenza with lock rock, although I don't doubt that it's possible. However, CRK's are most definitely not "known" to develop lock rock. I've almost never heard of it. If anything, CRK's are the one brand that's "known" to almost never develop any sort of blade play. The literature that comes with the knives clearly states that if the knife is taken care of and put together properly it will last a lifetime and will not have blade play. So, if it were me, I'd send it in to CRK and let them fix it. They design their knives to not have any sort of play in any direction and that's part of what you pay for, so if a CRK develops play, this is an issue and it should be taken care of by CRK. CRK is known for backing up their knives 100 percent, but they're are definitely not "known" to develop play.
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Been there done that, they did nothing :D I'm over it now, but I'm sticking with other company's that stand behind there product %100.
 
wolf5391 said:
Your joking right? Kershaw will never be bad mouthed because they take care of there customers pretty much no matter what.:thumbup:

I agree with Heiheit PM or email me if you have a problem, stop posting them in a more than civil thread.
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So, is the Tilt carbidized?
 
wolf5391 said:
Id be willing to pay a little more for carbidizing, knowing that the knife will last longer.:thumbup:
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ABSOLUTELY, as would I. I would also like to see A LOT more knives use a bearing system.
Especially Kershaw. I would imagine that the simple round, single depth milling for the bearings is quicker, easier, and cheaper than the multi-depth, funny shaped milling for the SpeedSafe Torsion Bar.
 
Decimator22 said:
ABSOLUTELY, as would I. I would also like to see A LOT more knives use a bearing system.
Especially Kershaw. I would imagine that the simple round, single depth milling for the bearings is quicker, easier, and cheaper than the multi-depth, funny shaped milling for the SpeedSafe Torsion Bar.
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spot on. I love bearings, and kershaw knows how to make them smooth:cool:
 
I loooove the bearings on the new ZTs and the Tilt. I would imagine though that there might be some problems with it across the board. Think about how gravity knife laws are interpreted from city to city and state to state.
 
RevDevil said:
I loooove the bearings on the new ZTs and the Tilt. I would imagine though that there might be some problems with it across the board. Think about how gravity knife laws are interpreted from city to city and state to state.
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Microtech is till in business, Almost all of their knives are autos. I don't see it being an issue, And I live in The PRC.
 
RevDevil said:
I loooove the bearings on the new ZTs and the Tilt. I would imagine though that there might be some problems with it across the board. Think about how gravity knife laws are interpreted from city to city and state to state.
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I love the bearings too. Brilliant stuff, and strong too. In New York City, pretty much everything except a SAK is a gravity knife, but fortunately most cops don't care about that nonsense and just look at size.

Anyway, I don't know WHAT went on back there with the CRK craziness... Totally out of place and just a bit psychotic. Far as I've been told, the 0560, 0550, and Tilt have carbidized lock faces.
 
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