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What about steel-handled Delica/Endura with H-1 blade?
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Sal Glesser
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Making a corrosion free folder is far more complicated than just replacing the blade. The other steel parts are each different because they have to serve different functions.
We'd like to see the response to the FRN models offered before making more complicated metal handled versions. H1 handles or Titan handles add cost and therefore price.
sal
We'd like to see the response to the FRN models offered before making more complicated metal handled versions. H1 handles or Titan handles add cost and therefore price.
sal
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I ran my Salt 1 and my Catcherman in the dishwasher several times and they have done just fine. Just take the clip off the Salt if you have the stainless one. The FRN starts to fade some after repeated cycles also.
On my upgraded Salt 1 that I rebuilt the body on I used Titanium and even found some titanium screws and made me a pivot pin and lock bar pin of ti also.
Sal isn't kidding about the added expense. A complete titanium body with ti screws or pins would be more $ than the public would want to spend I think. For example, I used 10 titanium 2-56 screws in my knife body all total. Each one cost me $5.92 plus shipping. Granted Sal's cost would be less but it would still amount to 1/2 or 2/3rds of my cost on every part I'm sure.
After the added cost of the materials and the wear on your machinery (ti is really hard on stuff ) you'd be looking at a knife in excess of $100 I think.
On my upgraded Salt 1 that I rebuilt the body on I used Titanium and even found some titanium screws and made me a pivot pin and lock bar pin of ti also.
Sal isn't kidding about the added expense. A complete titanium body with ti screws or pins would be more $ than the public would want to spend I think. For example, I used 10 titanium 2-56 screws in my knife body all total. Each one cost me $5.92 plus shipping. Granted Sal's cost would be less but it would still amount to 1/2 or 2/3rds of my cost on every part I'm sure.
After the added cost of the materials and the wear on your machinery (ti is really hard on stuff ) you'd be looking at a knife in excess of $100 I think.