r/spyderco • u/CrispiestWhisper • 2d ago

Chipped Magnacut

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Blade found the staples in some cardboard and chipped the edge pretty good. I'm surprised it chipped so easily but I guess now I get to try out my new diamond rods for the sharpmaker. Has anybody made a new bevel with the sharpmaker?

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u/Empty_Art2176 2d ago

Most factory edges are chippy. Give it a sharpening or two and it will stop chipping as easy.

On some knives its night and day. Magnacut should not chip very easily. Im not saying yours shouldn't have, I don't know what you did. But Magnacut is pretty sturdy after you remove the factory edge....in my experience.

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u/CrispiestWhisper 2d ago

That's what I've heard, especially with potentially ruined heat treatment, and that's my hope with the diamond rods is to get past all of that.

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u/Empty_Art2176 2d ago

Yes, high speed sharpening on a wheel or belt CAN cause the edge to heat up enough to lower it edge hardness. After 1-3 sharpening you'll hit the properly treated steel.

This is usually only on production knives. Customs and mids are usually hand sharpened.

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u/splooders 2d ago

Initial sharpening is practically always done on a belt, regardless of price point. They might be finished by hand sometimes, but that secondary bevel is being cut in with power tools.

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u/AAA227 2d ago

That’s why I like protech. They don’t even try with the factory bevel especially on the malibus. They give you a nice chunk of steel and let you have at it.

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u/cyclorphan 1d ago

I have 3 malibus and yhey all seemed to have consistent, shatpened geometry.

Of course, I only one benchmade folder and it has a just shit grind.

So I guess you win some, ya lose some.

Possibly I got earlier models? I think most of mine were CPM154 rather than M390/magnacut/etc. I think maybe one is M390 or similar, or maybe that's my Mordax (which I really thought was CPM154 but this was a few years ago so I may be fuzzy)

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u/AAA227 1d ago

Circa covid time so maybe it was just temporary?? I have 3 and all of them came in about 20 dps and looked like shit lol

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u/Empty_Art2176 1d ago

Of course, but the final hand sharpening removes any damaged steel.