ZT 0550 Grind Type?

[Everglade Blade]

Anyone know the type of grind used on the Zero Tolerance 0550 knives, flat, hollow, ect? Also on the Gen 2 model

 

[DRK]

I doesn't feel hollow flat I think.

 

[Everglade Blade]

Thanks, I just ordered one, trying to find the grind type.

 

[DRK]

You will like it awesome knife. When you are getting use to opening it and breaking it in keep your fingers off the lock (more on the clip and the upper part of the frame). It has a pretty strong detent when new and it can be a bit hard on your thumb otherwise. Once you are used to it and it is broken in it will fly open.

 

[jkwithawave]

It is a flat grind. Extremely well made knife. Slightly too big for me, but the 0566 is just right.

 

[Everglade Blade]

Thanks again for the info, man I'm excited. It's driving me nuts waiting.

 

[NCCNC]

The zt 0550 is hollow ground, unless Kai's website, as well as the online retailers are incorrect.

 

[RevDevil]

The zt 0550 is hollow ground, unless Kai's website, as well as the online retailers are incorrect.

Well, I guess the online retailers are wrong (isn't the first time, nor will it be the last). I have one in my hand right now and it's a flat grind, unless it was made hollow ground on a 40" diameter wheel.

 

[NCCNC]

I will take mine to work tommorow, level it on a sine plate, and lay an indicatior to it. I will report back results.

 

[Everglade Blade]

I have not been able to find anything on the subject, except for Amazon , which I don't trust.

 

[kornphlake]

I will take mine to work tommorow, level it on a sine plate, and lay an indicatior to it. I will report back results.

Unless you really like sine plates and indicators, save yourself the effort and just hold a straight edge up to it, it's flat ground, or as flat as a production flat grinder can make it anyway.

 

[flarp]

Have mine in hand right now, and it looks and feels flat ground. I don't know if they varied the grind between runs or for different variations. I think they all flat ground.

 

[RevDevil]

I will take mine to work tommorow, level it on a sine plate, and lay an indicatior to it. I will report back results.

If you absolutely must.

Unless you really like sine plates and indicators, save yourself the effort and just hold a straight edge up to it, it's flat ground, or as flat as a production flat grinder can make it anyway.

Indeed, it really doesn't take all that fanciness to determine whether a surface is concave or flat. But if it makes people feel good....then, :thumbup:

 

[nwmetalbug]

Mine is flat as they come. Straight edge of paper is good enough for me

 

[NCCNC]

Mine is .022" thinner behind the edge than at it. Not flat but pretty dang close. Close enough that I would call it flat. .011" a side, just enough to see daylight under a straightedge.

 

[dkb45]

I would call it a very high flat grind, but not quite full flat.