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Old 01-11-2007, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by srki
Thank you Don

B.Finnigan was telling me about annealing.
I'm not sure I understood you completely. Do you think I do not need to temper M2 or anything else or is it better to temper it (probably testing would be the best)-for my folder
I can't use PayPal in my country yet, they have been talking about it for quite some time now but nothing yet. But my uncle lives in Fremont, California and he should be coming here in croatia in a month or two so I'll try to tell him what I need and maybe if it's ok with you make him contact you on mail and get plans for me and bring them here.
If you have a hardened M2 saw blade and make a knife with it, it isn't necessary to temper the edge. It's already tempered.

If you anneal it (soften it) then you will need to harden and temper it again.

If your uncle contacts me I'll send him the design. My button lock design has no coil spring around the pivot. It uses a titanium leaf spring to open the blade. If you want a button lock with a coil spring, consider getting a kit from knifekits.com. You'll have to buy the spring extra.
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