Titanium lock face carbidizing

[sycamorealumnus]

I have a couple of folding knives, one titanium liner lock...the other titanium frame lock and I would like to have the lock faces carbidized. Willing to pay a fair price...can anyone on here help me?

 

[uxo2]

IIRC

Charlie Mike does it.

 

[Lapedog]

I have a couple of folding knives, one titanium liner lock...the other titanium frame lock and I would like to have the lock faces carbidized. Willing to pay a fair price...can anyone on here help me?

The treatment for Ti lockfaces that you want is carburizing not carbidizing. I mix the two up all the time myself.

 

[miso2]

The treatment for Ti lockfaces that you want is carburizing not carbidizing. I mix the two up all the time myself.

I think it is the other way around. Carbidizing for Ti and carburizing for steel.

 

[BellaBlades]

CRK does carburize the lockface with a torch and a perfectly clean surface with a proprietary recipe.

Personally I do not recommend carbidizing. I have seen many knives that ended up with lock slip from this process from SMF, Hinderer, Emerson and more. It is best to leave the Ti on steel lock up. Thats just my opinion.

 

[Lapedog]

I think it is the other way around. Carbidizing for Ti and carburizing for steel.

That yellowy-grey stuff on the flat side of this Ti blade is carbidizing.

What CRK does to their Ti lockfaces in carburizing.

 

[miso2]

Thanks for the info. I did not know CRK does carburize Ti.

Miso

 

[uxo2]

Charlie Mike........

Look him up ... He's a BF member

 

[Hytekrednek]

what is the ballpark price for this service? I have 2 that could use some help.