Manix 2 LW Conversion Completed
- Brock O Lee
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This is what I used.Evil D wrote:I assumed pillars like the Para 2 uses.
http://www.kmts.co.za/Main.asp?D={C43D0 ... goryID=130
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Considering you have to buy 2 knives to make 1 G10/s110v, you'd have to make a lot of profit since the price of the FRN/s30v can't be anywhere near $100 unless someone is just in love with that combo. I think it would be hard to make significant profit unless the G10/s110v version really sold for a lot.Donut wrote:Nice work Rookie. I might have to do that at some point.
You'd think some guy would buy a dozen of these and swap the blades and sell them for a profit.
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I think there's a lot of benefit to a FRN/S30V to make it worth $100 and enough benefit to make a G-10/S110V to make it worth $150 or more, so you'd pay $200 ish, do some work and sell for $250+.Evil D wrote:Considering you have to buy 2 knives to make 1 G10/s110v, you'd have to make a lot of profit since the price of the FRN/s30v can't be anywhere near $100 unless someone is just in love with that combo. I think it would be hard to make significant profit unless the G10/s110v version really sold for a lot.
A lot of people like S30V, and I don't think there's anything on the market that gives you that big of a S30V blade that is anywhere near as light weight as this.
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No, that's why I was hoping to swap the blade onto my BD30P Manix. =\TomAiello wrote:Does anyone know if you can buy the skeletonized liners for the G-10 version anywhere?
It would be awesome to make a G-10 "lightweight" with the skeletonized liners.
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They do drop some weight but still noticeably heavier than the FRN version. We need a solid G10 with those tiny liners around the pivot like the FRN version has and nothing more. Give it a wire clip and it would probably be about the same weight or very close.TomAiello wrote:Does anyone know if you can buy the skeletonized liners for the G-10 version anywhere?
It would be awesome to make a G-10 "lightweight" with the skeletonized liners.
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I agree... G10 is incredibly strong, and light weight. We just need those mini liners to hold screw threads. I wish there was more linerless G10 knives around.Evil D wrote:They do drop some weight but still noticeably heavier than the FRN version. We need a solid G10 with those tiny liners around the pivot like the FRN version has and nothing more. Give it a wire clip and it would probably be about the same weight or very close.
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I couldn't agree with this more. G10 is such a rigid material that liners are more a hinderance than a helper IMO. I'd love to see more linerless G10 as well. And if you use a wire clip, you really don't even need the mini-liners for clip screws.Brock O Lee wrote:I agree... G10 is incredibly strong, and light weight. We just need those mini liners to hold screw threads. I wish there was more linerless G10 knives around.
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Evil D wrote:Considering you have to buy 2 knives to make 1 G10/s110v, you'd have to make a lot of profit since the price of the FRN/s30v can't be anywhere near $100 unless someone is just in love with that combo. I think it would be hard to make significant profit unless the G10/s110v version really sold for a lot.
To me it was not about profit margins.
I did it to build a knife to my liking - even at a loss.
My converted Manix 2 G10 S110V version is being pimped as we speak..... will keep you informed....
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