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by B12buddy
Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Mule Team Discussion
Topic: MT36P – K294 MICROCLEAN Mule Team Dropping Soon!
Replies: 120
Views: 27497

Re: MT36P – K294 MICROCLEAN Mule Team Dropping Soon!

K294 is just a more expensive steel. Remember the MT Maxamet from August 2016 for $109.95 and the MT CPM-S110V from February 2014 for $89.95. Why is K294 more expensive? It's just a rip off of Crucible's CPM 10V. The R&D cost should be small; just read Crucible's patent from 1978. If I recall, ...
by B12buddy
Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Taking apart knives - part 2
Replies: 213
Views: 212414

Re: Taking apart knives - part 2

Thanks for the assist and glad to be here. I had a micrometer laying around and I think we're at roughly .500" OD, .250" ID, and 0.010" thick. I ordered the minimum (5 sets) from usaknifemaker.com. We'll see...

Stuck with my 15V Shaman for tonight I guess.
by B12buddy
Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Taking apart knives - part 2
Replies: 213
Views: 212414

Re: Taking apart knives - part 2

This probably isn't the right place to ask this, but I haven't found the answer using the search function. The Spyderco Military was my very first "real" knife and I've used and abused it. Then.... I took it apart for cleaning... Upon reassembly, I pinched one of the washers bad enough tha...