Are the hardened? Is it designed to be resharpen-able?
1814708
Yes it can be sharpened. Can;t imagine anyone having a saw & not having a file to sharpen it! Let me get this right. Everyone is saying that when you are out camping and you'e cutting a piece of wood and rake the teeth across a piece of wire, or nail, or bullet in the wood and dull the blade that you are supposed to stop and spend 2 weeks to get a new blade? Get a file and waste a whole 10 minutes and re-sharpen it:)
1201491
Resharpening planer blades for the rigid changes the tolerences for the machine and can create damage. I do not recomend that for these or any other blade brand for this machine
2167407
I doubt it would work on something that hard. I used it for marking keys, and it struggled a little with that. It worked, but not as well as I would have like it to. Seems like hardened steel might be out of its league
1545909
When you harden high carbon steel for cutting tools, it is always tempered or it will be too brittle and very hard to sharpen. It is tempered. I have not used mine enough to see how long the edge stays sharp. It was easy to sharpen with a file. Hope this helps.
164859
As mentioned in my review, some of the early ones were inadequate re retention. CRKT spotted the problem, and issued a field test-can the sheathed knife lift a can of Coke w/o being pulled out? That's the test-should be a vid on YouTube. Mine passes easily. They replaced poor examples no questions asked.I think the sheath is some molded plastic rather than Kydex. It is clearly made to a budget, but within the pricing structure, it exceeds my expectations.
730344
I've never cut a bottle... But the steel is sturdy! I've cut bamboo and straw wraps with it after a quick sharpening. The wrap on the handle may shift with strong strokes and it's a little annoying. However, if you have the time and patience to re-wrap it and care less about aesthetics and more about functionality, all is well with this katana.
767499
Yes.. full resizing die.. of course, you can't reform a "damaged" shell.. If it has a "dent" in it.. discard it. PERIOD don't ever try to resize/reform a bent casing..
1362822
I think so. I keep in my day to day back pack for SHTF situations where I might want a semi-disposable knife. It's sturdy, just no razor sharp.
601441
yes. They are hardened steel.I have used them in an 18 volt impact driver. They didn't strip or break, though I imagine at some point they will. They are well milled and are pretty durable.
2021328
Rods are aluminum and to soft to harm hardened steal barrels. Same idea behind the brass brush it's softer then the hardened steal.
1886812
The press base, toggle, lever sleeve, and turret ring are cast iron; the turrets (the thingie with 4-holes) are aluminum. Other parts - the rods, lever, etc. - are stainless steel. I've been loading for about two years, between 100 to 200 rounds a week, and love the thing. Will eventually go progressive, but the 4-hole classic turret press has been great to learn on. It's sturdy, if mounted properly to a bench or stand, durable, and reliable. It's a good investment for the beginner and low-volume reloader.
1228453
Not that i know of,I have never tried. and the duty cycle on this gun is not that long.
278445
Yes it is! It hurts me to use. Not unbearable but definitely much stronger.
1919123
Yes. There is a plastic tube inside the metal body. The metal body is thinner than a .45 ACP casing. The pen body is definitely not solid stainless steel.
2138568
By 'durable' do you mean is this item hardwearing, long-lasting, heavy-duty, industrial-strength? - I don't know that. So far (a few times) I received this ink cartridge sealed, I installed it in my printer and it worked fine until it run out of ink. I have to use this old model #140 because my old HP printer does not accept the new black cartridge model being sold.
1333059
Yes, the plastic is "Durable" as plastic could be expected to be. Relatively solid & tight. The Serrated sharpening rod is the weaker point, you should make a point to very slowly and carefully pull it out and put it back in to avoid breaking, it is not overly thick in this compact sharpener. I have used it several times without issue, I am just careful and have avoided breaking it like a few others have so far.
340149
yes it does deprime during the neck resizing process. The crimping process re seats the bullet. If you want accurate reloading get the factory crimp die also.