questions of tachyon

[JALI]

Hello balisong forum
Why the tachyon blade is 3'75 inches ?
There will be in the future a tachyon with the blade bigger ?
Thank's a lot balisong forum.
Jal.

 

[Darth Detori]

I think it's smaller so that
A) it's legal in more places
B) it's faster

and no, I don't think they're planning on making a bigger tachyon

 

[ocyrus]

If this were 5 inches and blade thickness of .187 hollow ground Spanish Bowie with linen micarta in burgandy could this be last Bali you ever needed to look for?

 

[Darth Detori]

while on the subject,

I WANT NEW TACHYON PICTURES!!!!!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[madscientist]

Hell, I'll just take the knife and I'll post new pics Are you listening mike?


SeYA

Mike

 

[Mike Turber]

The reason for the 3.75" blade is to fold.

First I wanted the knife to remain legal and low profile in most areas. Most places that have lenght laws have 4" as the standard. I may increase the length to 3.95" before production so stay tuned.

Also the knife will be part of a integral carry system. Meaning I want the knife to be long enough to be effective but not so long that it is obtrusive in most carry position I have intended for it. A 5" version my be a bit long for the neck carry and the open side carry. In the open side carry the handle will be nearly 65% exposed for quick access.

Stay tuned. More news soon!

 

[Dawkind]

 

[RARanney]

Early September or late September?

 

[Gollnick]

Early September or late September?

This is Microtech we're talking about here. When they say, "September," the question you should ask is not "early or late", but rather, "2001, or 2002?"

Be patient folks. Good things come to those who wait.

 

[SIFU1A]

dont see why blade length/the law has anything to do w/most bali's - unfortunatly they are illegal w/a 1" blade in this neck of the woods - imho it should be at least 4" .......hey i'm sifu, what did ya expect???


sifu

 

[Gollnick]

Microtech is a business and Tachyon is a product. In the balisong market, Microtech is going up against a strong, entrenched competitor, Benchmade. In that type of a situation, a smart business does something to differentiate their product. Microtech certainly has done a lot of differentiation with Tachyon. The finish, the skeleton pattern, the "sandwich" construction, the double tang pin system, the blade profile, etc. Don't be surprised if they differentiate themselves on length too.

Benchmade casts their handles. Casting requires making tooling. That's time-consuming and expensive. But, once you've made that tooling, you can make the parts very quickly and inexpensively. To change the part, you have to make expensive, new tooling.

Microtech, on the other hand, has elected to CNC machine the parts that make up Tachyon's sandwich handles and then to hand-assemble them. Their cost per finished part is considerably higher, but they can change the parts pretty easily. Programming CNC machines isn't free. It can take a skilled operator many days of work to create just the initial programs. On a complicated multi-part assembly such as one of Tachyon's handles, it may take weeks, many tests, and many tweaks to get everything "dialed in," as they say. But, it still beats the many months of delays involved in casting.

So, with their more versatile construction technique, don't be surprised if Microtech does eventually offer several lengths. Right now, though, I don't want them to even think about that. I want them to focus on getting that first product out.

 

[ocyrus]

Mike what is blade thickness.....Ocyrus