Re: Maxamet Paramilitary 2...return of the king!
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 11:50 am
I may get mine cerakoted.
How is K390 treating you? I have found it to be fairly tough, while still lining up really well in edge holding.
Except for corrosion sensitivity _very_ well, Tom. One of my P4s dropped from 1m on a tile floor - tip first - in the kitchen. Only lost maybe a mm of the tip, was quite easy to fix.
Can you elaborate on the blade breaking? I'm just curious what happened. I only have a mule in Maxamet and it's been pretty stable.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:54 amMy Maxamet PM3 developed lock stick (liners too soft?), one of my Maxamet Manix 2 blades broke, and I've had plenty of chips on both Maxamet PM2 and PM3.
Very much looking forward to testing if they tamed Maxamet with the new PM2 a little more (shipped this morning :) ).
I'm curious also.....Torsional force maybe?VashHash wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 2:50 pmCan you elaborate on the blade breaking? I'm just curious what happened. I only have a mule in Maxamet and it's been pretty stable.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:54 amMy Maxamet PM3 developed lock stick (liners too soft?), one of my Maxamet Manix 2 blades broke, and I've had plenty of chips on both Maxamet PM2 and PM3.
Very much looking forward to testing if they tamed Maxamet with the new PM2 a little more (shipped this morning :) ).
Yes. Torsional force on a 2x4. Blade broke right through the Spydie-hole. I mostly blame myself (folders are no pry-bars and all that), and have used Maxamet blades strictly for cutting since then. Note also that the broken Maxamet Manix 2 blade was mounted in steel liners, not the stock / elastic light-weight handle.Extra330SC wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 3:23 pmI'm curious also.....Torsional force maybe?VashHash wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 2:50 pmCan you elaborate on the blade breaking? I'm just curious what happened. I only have a mule in Maxamet and it's been pretty stable.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:54 amMy Maxamet PM3 developed lock stick (liners too soft?), one of my Maxamet Manix 2 blades broke, and I've had plenty of chips on both Maxamet PM2 and PM3.
Very much looking forward to testing if they tamed Maxamet with the new PM2 a little more (shipped this morning :) ).
James
This is normally true for high speed tool steels with lower carbide content, like cpm-m4, rex45 and others. Maxamet is in another ballpark (to put it mildly) compared to those when it comes to wear resistance.steelcity16 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 4:41 pmFrom GP Knives Maxamet Native description
"High speed tool steel blade ground to a very sharp cutting edge that will provide some of the best edge retention and toughness on the market."
Yeah as much as I love spyderco and ffg blades a hole in the blade doesn't make it stronger. Ffg is probably the weakest for prying too. I bent an original S30V para prying 2x4s apart myself. Luckily it was just the tip and it didn't snap. Just took a slight set. I didn't want to trying bending it back past the set for fear of snapping it. Do you think cruwear would have held up better in that situation with the same model and stock thickness? I know toughness is relative just wonder if the blade steel would have made a big difference. I remember when the ZDP mules were too hard and cracked just from people trying to put scales on them. Then there was one mule that had to be sent back because it was too soft and was bending. I just don't remember what steel and when they came out again I never repurchased.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 4:25 pmYes. Torsional force on a 2x4. Blade broke right through the Spydie-hole. I mostly blame myself (folders are no pry-bars and all that), and have used Maxamet blades strictly for cutting since then. Note also that the broken Maxamet Manix 2 blade was mounted in steel liners, not the stock / elastic light-weight handle.Extra330SC wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 3:23 pmI'm curious also.....Torsional force maybe?VashHash wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 2:50 pmCan you elaborate on the blade breaking? I'm just curious what happened. I only have a mule in Maxamet and it's been pretty stable.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:54 amMy Maxamet PM3 developed lock stick (liners too soft?), one of my Maxamet Manix 2 blades broke, and I've had plenty of chips on both Maxamet PM2 and PM3.
Very much looking forward to testing if they tamed Maxamet with the new PM2 a little more (shipped this morning :) ).
James
Then again, I normally carry only one knife and use it for whatever happens that day; Maxamet was off the market for a reason and yesterday came back, maybe it's a little tougher now. Not expecting Cruwear levels in any case.
Roland.
Thank you for detailed explanation! Your thinking more force was applied to the blade with the steel liners then would have through the lightweight scales ....which would have absorbed some lateral movement?ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 4:25 pmYes. Torsional force on a 2x4. Blade broke right through the Spydie-hole. I mostly blame myself (folders are no pry-bars and all that), and have used Maxamet blades strictly for cutting since then. Note also that the broken Maxamet Manix 2 blade was mounted in steel liners, not the stock / elastic light-weight handle.Extra330SC wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 3:23 pmI'm curious also.....Torsional force maybe?VashHash wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 2:50 pmCan you elaborate on the blade breaking? I'm just curious what happened. I only have a mule in Maxamet and it's been pretty stable.ferider wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2019 11:54 amMy Maxamet PM3 developed lock stick (liners too soft?), one of my Maxamet Manix 2 blades broke, and I've had plenty of chips on both Maxamet PM2 and PM3.
Very much looking forward to testing if they tamed Maxamet with the new PM2 a little more (shipped this morning :) ).
James
Then again, I normally carry only one knife and use it for whatever happens that day; Maxamet was off the market for a reason and yesterday came back, maybe it's a little tougher now. Not expecting Cruwear levels in any case.
Roland.
That would be great! Or even a Para 2.