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au Offline Cyclone82

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Brass liners
on: March 30, 2011, 09:45:41 AM
Whats the big deal with these?

Is it looks?
Or that they dont corrode as easily?
They offer a bearing like surface?

Just wondering if this is a worthwhile upgrade at the expense of added weight.

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #1 on: March 30, 2011, 10:39:58 AM
I wouldn't upgrade to them but they're certainly not a bad thing to have :)
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #2 on: March 30, 2011, 10:53:58 AM
Are they a backwards step then?

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #3 on: March 30, 2011, 10:58:57 AM
No, they do the job fine and because they are not used as much they are a bit different and so folks like to see/use them.  I don't think they add or detract any practicality though.
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #4 on: March 30, 2011, 11:11:46 AM
Well im considering them because i like the idea that they wont really corrode and the tools might move against them more freely. Victorinox must have used them for a reason. The up market models seemed to have them fitted..

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #5 on: March 30, 2011, 11:14:33 AM
To be fair I've not found any corrosion issues with the nickel silver liners they otherwise use in the 93mm range.  They sure look pretty when polished though :D
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #6 on: March 30, 2011, 11:18:20 AM
I thought the liners were aluminium?

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #7 on: March 30, 2011, 11:19:05 AM
Not on the 93mm knives.
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #8 on: March 30, 2011, 12:00:41 PM
Ok so not much point to swapping to brass then on 93mm?

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #9 on: March 30, 2011, 02:52:59 PM
Not for the sake of it.
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #10 on: March 30, 2011, 03:49:43 PM
It does make them more special however... ;)



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Re: Brass liners
Reply #11 on: March 30, 2011, 05:33:04 PM
Does anyone know which year the brass liners were first used on the alox knives?
Just wondered.  :think:
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #12 on: March 31, 2011, 06:17:42 PM
There was a very recent thread where someone quoted Vic with some dates on the liner changes.  I'll try to dig it up.
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Re: Brass liners
Reply #13 on: March 31, 2011, 07:14:58 PM
Quote from: NutSAK on March 31, 2011, 06:17:42 PM
There was a very recent thread where someone quoted Vic with some dates on the liner changes.  I'll try to dig it up.

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Re: Brass liners
Reply #14 on: March 31, 2011, 07:31:53 PM
Quote from: victor7000 on March 31, 2011, 07:14:58 PM
Quote from: NutSAK on March 31, 2011, 06:17:42 PM
There was a very recent thread where someone quoted Vic with some dates on the liner changes.  I'll try to dig it up.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,26146.0.html


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Re: Brass liners
Reply #15 on: April 01, 2011, 03:54:45 AM
Quote from: Neil on March 30, 2011, 11:19:05 AM
Not on the 93mm knives.

Even on current 93mm? :think: :pok:

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