who wants an 880 with stainless steel liners?

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justice

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ok lets get an idea of how many of us would buy a buck strider 880 if thay relesed a vertion with stainless steel liners insted of titainium?
chime in either way like it or not?

i would definetly buy one!

....justin
 
They'd be stronger and would wear less, compared to titanium. The two main drawbacks would be that they'd be heavier, and the lock face wouldn't "stick" to the blade like titanium.

I suspect that the much-acclaimed sticking effect has more to do with the softness of titanium, rather than any magical chemical properties.

So I'm all for stainless steel liners, as long as there's a reduction in weight by skeletonizing them.
 
Titanium does have a strong tendency to 'cold weld' with other metals (not sure if this is the right term). That's why you have to use anti-seize compound on screw interfaces involving titanium. How much this effect contributes to the sticking on a liner/frame lock, I don't know. I agree that if stainless liners are used, they should be skeletonized to keep the weight down. Like in the Benchmade AFCK, skeletonized steel liners provide better handle rigidity than full titanium ones. Though I don't think the 880 has any handle flex as it is.
 
That reminds me.

I've heard rumblings that the new-style Buck Strider 880/881 (with the less pants-hungry G10) has significantly thinner liners -- near the thickness of the SBT.

Is this true?

-j
 
i dont think i would want them to "skeletonized" the liners if thay where stainless steel. i want the extra weight thats the reson i wanted the stainlees in the first place. to me the 880 feels to light for its mass and size.

modoc what changed your mind on the stainless? it seemed like you where against it from your first post.

....justin
 
I wasn't against the idea, I just didn't know if there was an advantage to it. If they would be stronger with less wear, I think it would be an improvement. Also my AFCK has seen alot of use and abuse and I like the way the liner engagement has held up. It hasn't moved.
 
The new 880 has a flame hardened titanium liner, actually the liner lock portion of the liner. A close inspection will reveal a rainbow like pattern. This does away with the sticking/galling of the older models. As far as the liner thickness I don't know the specifics, but the newer liners did look a tad bit thinner.....but still plenty thick to "take care of buisness"! The hardened liner may make a steel liner a moot point.
 
The new 880 has a flame hardened titanium liner, actually the liner lock portion of the liner. A close inspection will reveal a rainbow like pattern. This does away with the sticking/galling of the older models. As far as the liner
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i own the new 880 and have opened it up seen the rainbow and i dont think it makes much of a difference the top of the lock was so worn i had to send it back becaus it had some verticle play and ive only had the knife since nov 2003

...justin
 
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