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Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:42 pm
by Surfingringo
Hey guys, first day on the water today and it was a good one. Big Mahi and nice Cubera Snapper.
I had my fillet knife but I cleaned both with the mule just to give the edge a workout. The big Cubera are especially tough on an edge. Heavy silver dollar sized scales and heavy rib bones that you cut through when slicing behind the gill. Plus the edge slams pretty hard into the last few vertebrae on both of these fish when making the last cut toward the head to remove the fillets.
Started with a 1200 grit microbevel on the factory edge. After cleaning both fish the knife would still cleanly shave arm hair in one pass and still has lots of bite. Examined edge with 10x loupe and fingernail and no chipping or deformation. Edge performance seems impressive so far. I’ll know more after more use.
As far as corrosion resistance, too early to tell much. The knife has been exposed to salt for a full day now and has been put away with dried blood and salt on it. No corrosion or spots so far but I’d expect the same out of most highly stainless steels after that small amount of exposure. We’ll know more soon.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:55 pm
by skeeg11
Sure wish I could get my hands on some Cubera. Dang tasty.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:59 pm
by Eli Chaps
Surfingringo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:42 pm
Hey guys, first day on the water today and it was a good one. Big Mahi and nice Cubera Snapper.
I had my fillet knife but I cleaned both with the mule just to give the edge a workout. The big Cubera are especially tough on an edge. Heavy silver dollar sized scales and heavy rib bones that you cut through when slicing behind the gill. Plus the edge slams pretty hard into the last few vertebrae on both of these fish when making the last cut toward the head to remove the fillets.
Started with a 1200 grit microbevel on the factory edge. After cleaning both fish the knife would still cleanly shave arm hair in one pass and still has lots of bite. Examined edge with 10x loupe and fingernail and no chipping or deformation. Edge performance seems impressive so far. I’ll know more after more use.
As far as corrosion resistance, too early to tell much. The knife has been exposed to salt for a full day now and has been put away with dried blood and salt on it. No corrosion or spots so far but I’d expect the same out of most highly stainless steels after that small amount of exposure. We’ll know more soon.
Awesome Lance! It snowed about five inches yesterday, is currently 16F and dropping to 0 tonight.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:56 am
by dan31
Impressive performance, both the fishing and the mule.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:27 am
by ladybug93
it's cool to hear how the knife is performing and all, but this is a fantastic shot!
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:31 am
by Freediver
I’ll be watching this thread closely. Thanks Lance.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:43 am
by Woodpuppy
That doesn’t look like a kayak
Looking forward to your assessment of the steel! Looks like it holds up to the cutting duties. Will it measure up to the anticipated corrosion resistance? If it does, would you like to change to MagnaCut for the Waterway and Siren?
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:58 pm
by sal
Evil D wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:45 pm
sal wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:20 pm
Hi Lance,
Thanx for helping. Mine is sitting in a vat of salt water.
sal
How long has it been now? Do you think knives that see water/air/water/air over and over are more susceptible to rust than ones that are soaking like yours?
Hi David,
Mine comes out of the water, is dried, I get a glass on it, and then back into the salt water 3/4 times a day.
sal
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:48 pm
by Revival
In for the adventure
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 8:13 pm
by Soulrack
This is gonna be a valuable thread.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:56 am
by emanuel
Oh man, can I dream about a Waterway in MagnaCut? *drolling*
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:52 pm
by Woodpuppy
We also need to see how MagnaCut handles serrations!
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:58 pm
by cabfrank
I was thinking of that next step also.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:33 pm
by Evil D
Woodpuppy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:52 pm
We also need to see how MagnaCut handles serrations!
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:23 pm
by Surfingringo
I’ve had the Magnacut Mule out on the water and stored in the torture chamber for about a week now. I pulled it out today for a thorough inspection and review. See results below and judge for yourself but I’m pretty impressed. I’ll still need several more weeks to form more concrete conclusions but initial observations are very promising.
https://youtu.be/DJihuMBQvSI
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:30 pm
by tonijedi
Can't wait to get my hands on the Native Salt.
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:32 pm
by James Y
Surfingringo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:23 pm
I’ve had the Magnacut Mule out on the water and stored in the torture chamber for about a week now. I pulled it out today for a thorough inspection and review. See results below and judge for yourself but I’m pretty impressed. I’ll still need several more weeks to form more concrete conclusions but initial observations are very promising.
https://youtu.be/DJihuMBQvSI
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing all of this, Lance!
Jim
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:17 pm
by Soanso McMasters
This is excellent info and a wonderful real world test. Thanks to the OP!
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 5:27 pm
by tangent
Looking forward to a PAC SALT in MagnaCut.
Thanks for the info, Lance!
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:05 pm
by Bloke
Thanks for sharing, Gringo!
