Spyderco Salt 2 perfect choice for me??

jazzz said:
The new black hardware looks horrible. Totally doesn't go with the rest of the knife.
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They had issues on the SpydieChef with galvanic corrosion, which is which the CQI version has DLC coated hardware. I wonder if that may have been a less known issue on the other Salts or if they are just trying to get ahead of it and CQI them across the board with the new models.

The LC200N Pacific 2 is supposed to be to market in the next year or so, it will be flat ground and will be a major improvement over the horrible edge retention of PE H1. Corrosion resistance will be very good as well, but at a slight trade off (I was able to rust LC in salt water from the Gulf of Mexico).
 
I did notice some rust on the lockbar pivot the last time I had my wharncliffe Salt apart, so that makes sense.
 
John_0917 said:
They had issues on the SpydieChef with galvanic corrosion, which is which the CQI version has DLC coated hardware. I wonder if that may have been a less known issue on the other Salts or if they are just trying to get ahead of it and CQI them across the board with the new models.

The LC200N Pacific 2 is supposed to be to market in the next year or so, it will be flat ground and will be a major improvement over the horrible edge retention of PE H1. Corrosion resistance will be very good as well, but at a slight trade off (I was able to rust LC in salt water from the Gulf of Mexico).
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I saw this:
Corrosion Resistance: 5; best in the industry

I dropped the knife in the ocean (on purpose). I fell into a stream while on a hike with the knife in my pocket (on accident). I did lots and lots of food prep from cherries to pork chops. It never once rusted, tarnished, or even stained. There is, of course, a note on Blade Forums about someone’s Mule 25 rusting, but I am not sure how much weight to put on that single problematic blade given the huge number of people out there with no similar complaints. Its telling that no other owners reported the same and that Sal himself asked to see and test the knife. My bet is that there is something up with that single knife and not with the steel as a whole. My experience has been convincingly clear to me—no steel is better at resisting water, fruit and food acidity, and staining than LC200N.

One weird note—the steel tends to collect fingerprints in a weird way. Instead of the normal well defined smudges, fingerprints produce a bit of a haze. Its hard to explain it, other than to say that this steel does not behave like most steels in this regard. It also tends to hold the filmy haze through water. To get the blade gleaming I had to use rubbing alcohol (which is better for the blade anyway).
 
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nephron said:
I saw this:
Corrosion Resistance: 5; best in the industry

I dropped the knife in the ocean (on purpose). I fell into a stream while on a hike with the knife in my pocket (on accident). I did lots and lots of food prep from cherries to pork chops. It never once rusted, tarnished, or even stained. There is, of course, a note on Blade Forums about someone’s Mule 25 rusting, but I am not sure how much weight to put on that single problematic blade given the huge number of people out there with no similar complaints. Its telling that no other owners reported the same and that Sal himself asked to see and test the knife. My bet is that there is something up with that single knife and not with the steel as a whole. My experience has been convincingly clear to me—no steel is better at resisting water, fruit and food acidity, and staining than LC200N.

One weird note—the steel tends to collect fingerprints in a weird way. Instead of the normal well defined smudges, fingerprints produce a bit of a haze. Its hard to explain it, other than to say that this steel does not behave like most steels in this regard. It also tends to hold the filmy haze through water. To get the blade gleaming I had to use rubbing alcohol (which is better for the blade anyway).
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Mine spotted after ocean water exposure, it cane off easily. I agree on the fingerprints thing, it’s very odd.

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FrannaM said:
I have never done so much effort with a pocket clip. Bought this knife as a heavy user, but now I don't want to scratch up the damn pocket clip :D

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WOW! :eek:

How the hell did you do this?

Looks amazing!
 
353 said:
WOW! :eek:

How the hell did you do this?

Looks amazing!
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I heated the clip with a torch until the color turned bronze (think that’s the first color ti turns when heated) I then immediately dipped it in ferric chloride for a second and then in water.
 
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FrannaM said:
I heated the clip with a torch until the color turned bronze (think that’s the first color ti turns when heated) I then immediately dipped it in ferric chloride for a second and then in water.
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Forgot to mention I sanded and polished the clip before the whole process. That was a hell of a job.
 
FrannaM said:
Forgot to mention I sanded and polished the clip before the whole process. That was a hell of a job.
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I didn't realize that titanium would react with ferric chloride. I tried something similar with the clip on my Salt, and nothing happened.
 
StuntDouble said:
I didn't realize that titanium would react with ferric chloride. I tried something similar with the clip on my Salt, and nothing happened.
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Did you heat it up properly with a torch? I also sanded the clip until it was shiny. Under the black coating the Ti has a type of dull brown coating you also need to remove. That took a lot of work. I finished it off with green polishing compound and a dremel.
 
StuntDouble said:
I didn't realize that titanium would react with ferric chloride. I tried something similar with the clip on my Salt, and nothing happened.
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I thought the salt clips was stainless steel, had to test with a magnet and you are right.

Cool little funfact, though I don't understand the need of coating on Ti.
 
FrannaM said:
Did you heat it up properly with a torch? I also sanded the clip until it was shiny. Under the black coating the Ti has a type of dull brown coating you also need to remove. That took a lot of work. I finished it off with green polishing compound and a dremel.
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Ah, I didn't go through all that. I just removed the black coating, cleaned it with alcohol, and dropped it in some acid. I was mainly just curious what would happen. When it didn't do anything, I just torched it a bit and left it like that.
 
StuntDouble said:
Ah, I didn't go through all that. I just removed the black coating, cleaned it with alcohol, and dropped it in some acid. I was mainly just curious what would happen. When it didn't do anything, I just torched it a bit and left it like that.
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Yes the important part is to quench the Ti in acid. That's what forms the cool patterns.
 
353 said:
I thought the salt clips was stainless steel, had to test with a magnet and you are right.

Cool little funfact, though I don't understand the need of coating on Ti.
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Older Salt clips are actually painted; I took the coating off a black one once and just had a bare titanium clip, looked pretty good actually.
 
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