as I have found out, somewhere in the fall of 2009, Spyderco replaced delrin with aluminum on all Millie modelsDavid Lowry wrote:My standard CPM-S30V Military has an aluminum backspacer. I scratched it to see, no plastic at all.
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you are correct; as I have found out, somewhere in the fall of 2009, Spyderco replaced delrin with aluminum on all Millie modelstype00rev wrote: Perhaps Spyderco has moved to putting aluminum back spacers in the current production Military. My old S30V Millie dated AG (01/07) sports a delrin spacer.
tappedtype00rev wrote:Is the aluminum tapped to accept the handle screws or is a push in stand off still used as with the delrin spacers?
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G-10 is considerably less rigid than titanium, and the G-10 Military has only partial liners, so there really isn't a huge amount of steel in that rather long span between the blade tang/stop pin in the front and the lanyard pipe in the back.brj wrote:The way I see it, the rigidity of the handle is assured by the huge amount of steel that extends inside the handle when the knife is open - on the pivot end, and by the stepped lanyard pipe - on the back of the knife, and only marginally by the backspacer... The fact that the fluted Ti model has only standoffs may also corroborate.
I cannot recommend that you remove the backspacer on your knife, but I can confirm that in my 2+ years usage I have noticed no differences determined by the lack of the backspacer on my Millies... of course YMMV :)
Which is not to say that, for the vast majority of users, stand offs would not work just as well as the partial backspacer.
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I understand that that's how you see it...but I think it's important to remember how the designer of the knife sees it. :rolleyes:brj wrote:The way I see it, the rigidity of the handle is assured by the huge amount of steel that extends inside the handle when the knife is open - on the pivot end, and by the stepped lanyard pipe - on the back of the knife, and only marginally by the backspacer... The fact that the fluted Ti model has only standoffs may also corroborate.
I cannot recommend that you remove the backspacer on your knife, but I can confirm that in my 2+ years usage I have noticed no differences determined by the lack of the backspacer on my Millies... of course YMMV :)
I think the cf millie should have come with a peel ply textured back spacer. To increase rigidity, visual appeal, and add a little grip. But mostly for aesthetic qualities. If I had time and money I would fabricate one myself. I wish the g10 models came with a g10 backspacer too. The aluminium used not is better than the delrin in my opinion though. I would love to see a standoff only millie though
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Thanks for the info.brj wrote:you are correct; as I have found out, somewhere in the fall of 2009, Spyderco replaced delrin with aluminum on all Millie models
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