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- Fri Feb 19, 2021 3:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Why are so many people concerned with perfect blade centering?
- Replies: 259
- Views: 26217
Re: Why are so many people concerned with perfect blade centering?
Looked after another way: the online obsession with precise centering is actually a positive thing: it's because folding knives are now generally so good that such small variables are worthy of comment. Personally, I'm not OCD about blade centering. But I understand the folks who are I'm less puzzle...
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 3:59 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Friction forging? Anyone heard of this?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1423
Re: Friction forging? Anyone heard of this?
Interesting. Definitely another take on the differentially hardened approach but I wonder how much more cutting performance it actually liberates in small knives.
I suspect D2 is being used as it's a simple air hardening tool steel and very well characterised.
I suspect D2 is being used as it's a simple air hardening tool steel and very well characterised.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:26 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Others Spyderco Competitors
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5993
Re: Others Spyderco Competitors
I think, for me, each knife maker is doing their own thing for the most part and offering different things. Yes, there are overlaps in some cases- and clear cases of one manufacturer parking their tanks on another's lawn. But for the most part, what each of the big brands offer is specific to them.....
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 1:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Yojimbo 2 Best Pork Cutter?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2523
Re: Yojimbo 2 Best Pork Cutter?
I go in and out of wanting to buy a Yo2. If I did, it would just be the most basic model. The main thing that has kept me from pulling the trigger on one is the very delicate-looking tip. Even though I recall Michael Janich himself saying something about in Yo2’s he’s seen that had been extensively...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:41 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Happy birthday, demoncase!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1432
Re: Happy birthday, demoncase!
Apologies for the belated thank you- I've been off these boards for a while due to life stuff. Short version: -Early 2019 my beautiful little girl was born -Late 2019 got made redundant from my Head Of Quality role in additive manufacturing research. -Xmas 2019 got a mysterious "viral chest inf...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:27 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Anyone Play Sniper Elite 4?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8717
Re: Anyone Play Sniper Elite 4?
I just reloaded this on my X-Box. I tend to use the DeLisle Carbine as it makes every shot silenced Get the Kill Hitler DLC, set in a u-boat base. You get achievements for each replay with a different method of wasting him: so far I have (variously): -Shot him through the testicles -Dropped a U-boat...
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:16 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What happens to your knives after you die?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2194
Re: What happens to your knives after you die?
My darling daughter gets them.
Just more daft stuff to remember her dad with.... plus I'll rest easier knowing she has a Civilian if she needs one
Just more daft stuff to remember her dad with.... plus I'll rest easier knowing she has a Civilian if she needs one
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 2:57 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Has the Coronavirus affected your daily life?
- Replies: 455
- Views: 78971
Re: Has the Coronavirus affected your daily life?
I'm working 100% from home at the moment- whole of the UK is in lockdown.
It's like New Year's Day every day out there at the moment- very few people moving about and everyone keeping their distance
It's like New Year's Day every day out there at the moment- very few people moving about and everyone keeping their distance
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Happy Birthday ChrisinHove!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2385
Re: Happy Birthday ChrisinHove!
Hoppy Beerday, troop!
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:40 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Pork roast
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3838
Re: Pork roast
http://imgur.com/gallery/K3rcr9f https://i.imgur.com/rfzGUuM.jpg here's a roast pork shoulder I did today: -Rubbed the rind with sea salt and fresh ground pepper (I'm blessed that pork in the UK is bred for flavour and fat more these days than for years) -sat it on a bed of finely chopped celery, l...
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:27 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Pork roast
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3838
Re: Pork roast
https://i.imgur.com/rfzGUuM.jpg Here's a roast pork shoulder I did today: -Rubbed the rind with sea salt and fresh ground pepper (I'm blessed that pork in the UK is bred for flavour and fat more these days than for years) -sat it on a bed of finely chopped celery, leeks and apple. Threw in a whole ...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:03 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: DLC and rust.
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11063
Re: DLC and rust.
Did some cursory research into DLC coating and it is referred to as improving corrosion resistance. I have to wonder if the thickness of the coating is the variable here. One website specifically mentioned its thicker DLC coating being a better corrosion barrier than standard-thickness DLC. It'll i...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:32 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: DLC and rust.
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11063
Re: DLC and rust.
I've some experience with DLC coated blades and (in a more industrial context) DLC used for coating actuator bodies for aerospace use. DLC gets selected to reduce friction, increase surface hardness and provide a very high temperature black colouration..... It's primary function is not rust preventi...
Re: Sharpies
If Sharpy made a "click" open and retract model then I'd carry one every day....
I have a really bad habit of losing the top for them and then I end up binning them.
I have a really bad habit of losing the top for them and then I end up binning them.
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:38 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Stickers on your car - good or bad?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 29576
Re: Stickers on your car - good or bad?
After I plastered one of my first motorbikes in sponsorship stickers and realised that I'd probably devalued it by £100 with £1 of peel-backed nonsense, I don't put anything on the paintwork unless there's a very good reason. I have an Adeptus Mechanicus symbol on my rear window- I wanted something ...
- Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Happy Birthday "Demoncase"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1217
Re: Happy Birthday "Demoncase"
Thank you kindly folks-
My posts have been less frequent of late due to cherishing our little miracle 9 month old daughter.
Hard to type while dealing with nappies (Daipers as you would have it) :D
My posts have been less frequent of late due to cherishing our little miracle 9 month old daughter.
Hard to type while dealing with nappies (Daipers as you would have it) :D
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: More on Vitamins: Do they work ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3180
Re: More on Vitamins: Do they work ?
A balanced diet every day that is based on fresh produce is your best source of a balanced vitamin intake. Sounds obvious- but if you read the fine print on your over-the-counter supplement bottle it'll say "Not a substitute for a balanced diet" Personally, If I know I'm going to be eating...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:37 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: "Most Durable" available Spyderco Knife?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7188
Re: "Most Durable" available Spyderco Knife?
You've got to be trying really hard to do damage to an FRN Delica or Endura- full steel liners, sabre ground blades and a solid backlock.
- Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Favorite movie quotes
- Replies: 148
- Views: 23638
Re: Favorite movie quotes
Leave the gun- bring the canollis.
- Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: What Are You Driving / Have Driven?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6435
Re: What Are You Driving / Have Driven?
I drive a lot of motorway miles in the UK, so my last several cars have all been 2 liter diesels....Nothing like doing 65-85mpg to put a smile on your wallet- and always have manual. No fan of letting the car and the gearbox outvote me on what gear I want to be in. :D Currently- Vauxhall/Opel Insign...