ZT 0300 Impressions so far

[2manyblades]

Guys, I have been living with my ZT0300 for about 3 months now. So far I love the knife. It is very strong, durable and beefy. I havent "hard used" it yet, mostly just every day cutting chores. Well I took it apart for the first time today to grease the torsion bar, it was starting to rattle. I also cleaned every thing and lubed the pivot points. Overall I think its a beast. The one thing I have noticed though, is that on a few of my ZT's, where the pivot bolt and the lanyard holes are drilled, there is what looks like some chipping or pitting inside of these holes. I dont know if it is due to the fact that Titanium is a pain to machine, dull cutting tools or the material is brittle. I have some ZT's with this "chipping" and some without. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Any info??

 

[A.P.F.]

It sounds like you are describing an effect known as 'spalling', which can occur quite readily in Titanium. Not a manufacturing defect, just a fact of life.

 

[2manyblades]

So no big deal then??? It just looks like pitting or littl "bubbles" of material are missing. They are very "rounded" looking pits.