According to the Schrade website, they have upgraded the blade material to 8Cr13MoV . Have any with the new blade material been received?
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I just got my SCHF3N this morning. According to the website fletcherandersons.com the knife is made of "7Cr17 high carbon stainless steel".Does anyone know how to tell the difference in materials? There was no indication on the box.BTW the sheath is really cheeeep. But at least the knife is fairly good.
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I have the older stainless model. It holds an edge really well and so far has been pretty good at resisting corrosion.
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Does anyone know if the 8.1 inch blade model is also 3/4 rat tail tang style? Had not seen 8.1 inch as choice before, so this is a New model?
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I just purchased this from The Outdoor People and received the latest model with carbide replaceable wire cutter blades. I asked this question and was disappointed I didn't receive what I felt were acceptable answers. I also feel Amazon and the sellers should respond with help. That is what customer service is about!
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send I pic so I can see! I taped and cut mine like the direction said and had no issues. Have a new blade because you will be cutting into metal!!
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The one I just bought has the Aus8a. Still a great steel, if you want the new steel type, I'd wait a couple months.
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they formerly were american made... A GOOD PRODUCT,,, i have one of the imports,, i am reserving judgement on them... they must have to meet the schrade standards,, but with the stainless steel blades,, i am not sure... the blades are not as stiff an formerly a definite minus.. a thicker blade could be used better for heavy cutting.and i do prefer the highcarbon steel for taking an edge
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I got lucky and got one of the old ones with the silver on the outside, although the case-wrapper-sheath is black and had me worried there for a bit. The manufacturer says he is changing them over on a rolling basis. He should make a different SKU number for such an important change. And Amazon should enforce that.
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It is quite a bit lighter - i just took my BDM0001 into Sur La Table today to test teh difference. Ended up just replacing the blade on my 0001 vs replacing it with newer version...
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T,Got the new saw...everything looks ok but it does have the wrong label on the motor housing as before. Derek at Poulan is going to send me the correct one. It is interesting to note that on the bottom of the ES350 label, the name "HUSQUAVARNA" appears. I guess you just don't know who makes what anymore....It's been good talking to you, hope all goes well with your new saw.Regards,Steve
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Hi there. I have not disassembled my blade yet, but I saw some pictures of a fully disassembled one under the customer review pictures here on amazon.
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The blade is 8cr13mov not Sandvik 14C28N. Its a great knife! The blade steel isn't the best but its not the worst either. I've EDC'd it for over a month and I haven't had to sharpen it yet.
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I have not changed the blade on mine yet, but this is the address I was given when I asked about a replacement blade. I have not been to the site, so I hope it helps you.Replacement Blade for 12" Professional Guillotine Paper Cutter A4
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I used the 8081(burgundy color) and the reason that I switched to the 8290(new model) was on the 8081 the piece of plastic that holds the blades in place broke off. Maybe the reason behind that is that I dropped them a few times. Anyhow, I really like the newer model. They feel lighter on my hand so that's a plus.
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T, Got the new saw...everything looks ok but it does have the wrong label on the motor housing as before. Derek at Poulan is going to send me the correct one. It is interesting to note that on the bottom of the ES350 label, the name "HUSQUAVARNA" appears. I guess you just don't know who makes what anymore.... It's been good talking to you, hope all goes well with your new saw. Regards, Steve
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The image on this item is not correct. The image at ridgid.com shows the current model. I have the current model, and at least both the stand and blade guard have been updated. The rest looks the same, but can't be sure.
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Not that I know of. I haven't had my replacement blade crack any yet so it may have been something wrong with the hardening process they were using on the old blades which they fixed with the new ones. This is a total guess though. I can say though that I only hand wash my blade now so maybe that is a factor as well. The old one developed cracks pretty early and I've put this new one through a lot of use.
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The Cold Steel catalog came today!! Talk about good timing. Blade thickness on the ATC is listed at at 2.8 millimeters.