Manix 2 MOD JOB

Charlie Mike said:
Ask the guy above me... he handled it.
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Matt(CM)'s mods are functional mods, and when he mods a knife he actually uses them. This I can respect.


Except for his BM42 with the sharpened swedge, he doesn't use that one because he is a big sissy:p:D

Although I'm scared of my BM42 also, and it's not even modded.:cool::D
 
Pretty much
 
Very prehistoric/dinosaury looking knife now. Reminds me of the 12,000 BC part of the game Chrono Trigger, specifically.

I have a tendency to like things unmodified for some reason, but I think that aesthetically what you've done is pretty good. I don't make a lot of art or anything, but I see a lot of it, and I see a lot of expensive things, and I've noticed that symmetry is the hardest thing to nail. Whether it's a sculpture or a painting or a guitar's contours or a knife's angles or anything. The trick, in my opinion, to solving the symmetry problem is to be intentionally asymmetric. Like on the body of the knife, the jimping is not straight across from each other, but slanted such that you have room to work within where it still looks good.

Other than that, I am curious what people who make knives or have more experience modifying knives might feel about the file-work that goes to the part of the knife tip that is suddenly less thick. Seems like it could be problematic if you intend to use this knife.

Anyway, it is well done IMO, specially for a first knife and look forward to seeing future mods :thumbup:
 
Chrono Trigger was an important step in my thinking.
 
Buck_110 said:
Aren't the liners behind the scales? How can it feel better when they can't be touched unless the knife is disassembled? Without peering into the blade slot, it's impossible to know the liners are skeletonized at all. They are too thin to realize any weight difference if they were not skeletonized.
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When i hold my sprint s30v next to my pink 154cm i can feel the difference in weight its very noticable.
 
Buck_110 said:
The CPM S90V bladed Manix 2 has carbon fiber scales. All other Manix 2s have G-10 scales. Carbon fiber is lighter than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The fiberglass based G-10 scales are heavier than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The difference in weight reduction is primarily attributed to scale material.
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Right.
there is still a noticeable weight reduction when liners (and blade grind) are the factors. The CF cant be the only factor
 
The weight difference is huge on the Sprint, granted it is FFG and has CF scales. But the primary weight difference has to be in the liners, they are heavy stainless steel. The weight difference of the G10 and CF in a thin scale would not be much of a factor.

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5.56 said:
The weight difference is huge on the Sprint, granted it is FFG and has CF scales. But the primary weight difference has to be in the liners, they are heavy stainless steel. The weight difference of the G10 and CF in a thin scale would not be much of a factor.

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Definitely.
 
Buck_110 said:
G-10 is MUCH heavier than carbon fiber.
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True, and steel is heavier than both.

If you look at the amount of steel removed on the Sprints liners, it is significant. Its not tiny holes, it's large squares.
 
Buck_110 said:
The CPM S90V bladed Manix 2 has carbon fiber scales. All other Manix 2s have G-10 scales. Carbon fiber is lighter than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The fiberglass based G-10 scales are heavier than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The difference in weight reduction is primarily attributed to scale material.
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Wrong. CF is only marginally lighter than G-10.

Regular G-10 Military, 120 grams - CF S90V Military, 115 grams. A whopping 5 gram difference on a very large knife.

G-10 Caly 3, 86 grams - CF Caly 3 84 grams. Just 2 grams difference.

Regular G-10 Manix 2, 143 grams, CF S90V Manix 2, 116 grams. A weight difference is 37 grams. CTS-XHP Sprint Manix 2 with G-10 scales and the same grind as the regular versions weighs 120 grams.

Given that the Manix is smaller than the Military but larger than the Caly 3 the scales probably account for around 4 grams of the difference. The FFG blade may account for a few grams more, but the majority comes from the liners on the CF and CTS-XHP versions being skeletonized.



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The Deacon said:
Wrong. CF is only marginally lighter than G-10.

Regular G-10 Military, 120 grams - CF S90V Military, 115 grams. A whopping 5 gram difference on a very large knife.

G-10 Caly 3, 86 grams - CF Caly 3 84 grams. Just 2 grams difference.

Regular G-10 Manix 2, 143 grams, CF S90V Manix 2, 116 grams. A weight difference is 37 grams. CTS-XHP Sprint Manix 2 with G-10 scales and the same grind as the regular versions weighs 120 grams.

Given that the Manix is smaller than the Military but larger than the Caly 3 the scales probably account for around 4 grams of the difference. The FFG blade may account for a few grams more, but the majority comes from the liners on the CF and CTS-XHP versions being skeletonized.



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deacon knows his stuff
 
From Matweb.com

G-10 Density: 0.0650 lb/in³
CF Density: 0.0578 lb/in³

Obviously, there are different types of G10 and CF composites but this should be fairly close and show that there really isn't much of a difference.
 
Buck_110 said:
The CPM S90V bladed Manix 2 has carbon fiber scales. All other Manix 2s have G-10 scales. Carbon fiber is lighter than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The fiberglass based G-10 scales are heavier than paper, linen, and canvas micarta. The difference in weight reduction is primarily attributed to scale material.
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It's the liners, not the scales that are responsible for the weight difference. Trust me, I have both.

It made a noticeable difference when I skeletonized my G10 model.
 
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