what happens to the spyder hole cut outs

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i could have sworn that i saw a dozen or so cut outs(from the spyderco hole with the spyderco logo etched on them) from the knives on ebay or somthing a while back. does any one know about this? ive been looking for them ever since and cant seem to find where i saw them. or am i just making all of this up? lol
 
not really sure but I imagine there might not be any if they drill out the holes....if they are stamped out then you may be in luck....it would seem like they drill them out though...im no spyderco expert though....just how i would do it
 
They're laser cut, same as how they cut out the blades.

I recall a while back someone organised getting a batch from Golden and he then gave them away from there.

I have a few.:D
 
You mean these http://www.spydercollector.nl/index1.php?pagina=&id=141&ex=review#article

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^ That would be interesting ring, but would it fit on your finder? 10MM hole is still way under a half inch..
 
Spyderco...
Can you send me your donut holes.... and other garbage "treasures"
Thanks
matt
 
i hope so i wanta get one with the spyderco logo on it and drill it then put it on my paracord bracelet! :D
 
Josh K said:
^ That would be interesting ring, but would it fit on your finder? 10MM hole is still way under a half inch..
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They may require extra material to be fitted into rings, such as being mounted on a ring as a shield.
 
It would be cool if they gave the cutout with the corresponding knife.
 
I would have thought that they'd recycle it as there must be quite an amount, given the number of knives produced, and the cost of quality steel!

To include the cut-out with every knife would involve additional work, packaging and shipping costs too.
 
AeroNautiCal said:
I would have thought that they'd recycle it as there must be quite an amount, given the number of knives produced, and the cost of quality steel!

To include the cut-out with every knife would involve additional work, packaging and shipping costs too.
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The fact they've given someone a (relatively) small quantity of "holes" once or twice does not preclude the possibility that the majority are sold for scrap and recycled in some manner. That said, the blades are cut out of sheets of steel like cookies out of a sheet of dough. As efficient as the program that lays them out on those sheets is, I'm guessing the holes would be "small potatoes" compared to the trimmings.

On the other hand, I'm not knowledgeable enough about particle metallurgy steels to know if scrap S30V is worth any more than scrap "surgical stainless", or even if it can be recycled.

Agree the idea of packing them with each knife is impractical. Not to mention that 99% of knife buyers would look at it and be :confused: :confused: :confused:

Paul
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Paul brings up a good point, while I can imagine "simpler" steels being melted down and being re-used, I can't really see S30V or any of the particle metallurgy steels being recycled. To do so, you'd have to separate the scrap back down into the individual elements, powder it, mix, and then so on. Maybe it'd be possible to just turn it into powder, but I hear that stuff is pretty fine.
 
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