Upcoming Manix 2 sprint runs?

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It looks like the Manix 2 is a hit - a sub-$100 street price hard use folder with excellent materials and excellent fit-and-finish.

I missed out on the S90V sprint run. All 400 disappeared quickly. Probably a good sign?

There have been comments about an FRN version [very cool] in the future.

So keeping in mind that the people at Spyderco have 'a lot on their plates,' are there any plans for another S90V run? Or maybe something else in the works in the coming months based off of the Manix 2 platform? Based off of how well the S90V version sold, it seems like a solid design to test different steels in [hint hint].
 
I got an s90V the day it came out, I would be happy to pick up another variation. Can't have to many versions of a great knife.
 
I have the S90V CF knife and just tonight had it out of its box opening and shuting it. Just working the ball lock. This is one heck of a knife. I'd be delighted to buy this knife in another premium steel.

Hey Sal, how about BG42 on the next one. :)
 
Flatlander1963 said:
I have the S90V CF knife and just tonight had it out of its box opening and shuting it. Just working the ball lock. This is one heck of a knife. I'd be delighted to buy this knife in another premium steel.

Hey Sal, how about BG42 on the next one. :)
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From what we've heard about BG-42, it's almost impossible to find it at the price and quantities needed to run a batch of blades.

I'm all for a M4 sprint run, possibly in a larger (4"+ blade) design of the Manix 2.
 
I'd love to see a smaller sprint or production run of the Manix. Something a bit more... refined? Rather than just plain G10. Something a bit of a gentleman's work knife, if you get me. 3-inch blade, premium steel, ball lock without the plastic cage, but same general shape as the Manix. A bit thinner and lighter. Handles that just aren't plain. Less jimping as well.

But maybe that's just me :P

I suppose the idea is a bit crazy... so you could call it the Manic.
 
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Flatlander1963 said:
Hey Sal, how about BG42 on the next one. :)
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BG-42 is hands down my favorite steel - with Spyderco's heat treat, it's almost criminal how little effort you need to put into getting this stuff screaming sharp. Holds that edge for a long time, too. It's an excellent mixture of toughness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance.

The supply seems to have dried up for BG-42 because of military/industrial use. Unless Latrobe starts producing it in knife-maker friendly stock, I doubt we'll see any more of this stuff in the near future. But, who knows? Especially with the financial situation Crucible is currently in, maybe Latrobe will be able to fill whatever void they leave [if any at all]?

Anyways, thanks for the response, Sal. Can't wait to see what's in store. I'm sure it'll be good. :)
 
I would love a large Manix with the original 4mm-thick blade in S90V. Would it have to be a ball lock just because the small Manix is? I hope not, I think a comp lock would better suit the bigger handle...
 
_habit_ said:
I'd love to see a smaller sprint or production run of the Manix. Something a bit more... refined? Rather than just plain G10. Something a bit of a gentleman's work knife, if you get me. 3-inch blade, premium steel, ball lock without the plastic cage, but same general shape as the Manix. A bit thinner and lighter. Handles that just aren't plain. Less jimping as well.

But maybe that's just me :P

I suppose the idea is a bit crazy... so you could call it the Manic.
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Good luck with that. The reason they developed the caged ball lock was to reduce the closed width of the P'kal. It sounds to me like your lock desire and handle desire are going in opposite directions.
 
Sal, or Eric, if possible please try to make larger runs of knives as desired as the manix sprint in S90V were, and some of the upcoming ones talked about will be. A bunch more of them would have sold, and it wouldn't have been as difficult for buyers to get them. 1200 like the BG42 millie run some years back might have seemed too large at the time, but 400 was too small IMO. 600-800 would be better if possible. Some kind of balance is needed, I understand, but when it's difficult to get knives and people go away still hungry that's a sign too few were made. Thanks. Joe
 
yablanowitz said:
Good luck with that. The reason they developed the caged ball lock was to reduce the closed width of the P'kal. It sounds to me like your lock desire and handle desire are going in opposite directions.
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Ah, didn't know. I just assumed it was fairly similar to the Axis and there are some decently thin BM's with Axis out there. The 710 for example, looks to be around the same thickness as... a 75mm Persian?
 
They appear similar on the outside, but they actually work in different ways. When you uncage the ball, you have to make it larger in diameter to be able to operate it. That throws the entire blade geometry in a different direction. On the plus side, the ball lock does not require liners, so it is possible to make the knife thin (the unlined Dodo was quite flat) but the uncaged ball forces that flat package to be wider when closed, largely due to the location of the pivot point.
 
yablanowitz said:
They appear similar on the outside, but they actually work in different ways. When you uncage the ball, you have to make it larger in diameter to be able to operate it. That throws the entire blade geometry in a different direction. On the plus side, the ball lock does not require liners, so it is possible to make the knife thin (the unlined Dodo was quite flat) but the uncaged ball forces that flat package to be wider when closed, largely due to the location of the pivot point.
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I don't buy any of that reasoning.


As to the reason for the CBL, I was under the impression it had more to do with user operation, the regular BBL being difficult for some users to operate. The CBL is easier to operate based upon what my friends are doing when given examples of the respective knives for an opinion.

The Manix 2 frame area and the P'Kal's is a bit thinner than 710. Overall the knives are close enough in thickness as not to matter once the clips are taken into consideration.

As to width, top to bottom when closed, that has more to do with the blade width - a design difference that has little to do with the lock design. Also, that hole is a design driver that results in a wider knife in many instances - get rid of the hole and use studs and one could make a pretty narrow knife. Of course, then it wouldn't be a "Spyderco" - I suppose a token hole could be used.


As to a future sprint run, I'd be pleased with an M4 version as the Mule is an impressive blade - a Manix 2 in M4 would be my folding version.:D
 
Make the S90V Manix2 a regular production item, just like the Orange Millie.

Then we can all have one.
 
amen74 said:
Make the S90V Manix2 a regular production item, just like the Orange Millie.

Then we can all have one.
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I don't think there is enough S90V, or market, to add those in to the regular production mix.
 
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