Modifying Kimura V
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I have several questions about modding a Kimura V. Ive seen several mods like spring latches and pocket clips, but i was wondering if anyone has had their kimura anodized. I was wondering if anyone has done this and how it turned out
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Kimuras have steel handles, and unfortunately you can't anodize steel. You can get them coated though.
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Oh ok im getting a Kimura soon and i wanted to make it a bit more personalized
So many people want to live in america, but nobody wants to be an american...
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I'm getting a couple more k5s soon too. sending one of to up-armored. you should checkout there site they do some cool stuff.
Here's the site:
http://uparmored.tripod.com/
Here's the site:
http://uparmored.tripod.com/
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or if you arent scared of lye you can gunblue your kimura, im actually doing it for a friend soon
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deathsnuggle wrote:or if you arent scared of lye you can gunblue your kimura, im actually doing it for a friend soon
You sure about that? It is stainless steel ya know.
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I am not afriad of lye. How do you do such a thing?
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I would also love to know how to do such a thing! I am trying to break into making knives, just fixed blades for now, but learning how to blue steel would most likely be a good thing...
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Have you seen the new limited edition black polishes? Looks really nice IMO.
http://www.bladeplay.com/item--Bradley- ... shed--8717
http://www.bladeplay.com/item--Bradley- ... shed--8717
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Yea they do look pretty badass. Was thinking bout picking one up
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emcdannell wrote:I am not afriad of lye. How do you do such a thing?
google is your friend, but basically for stainless you must make a hot solution of lye and an oxidizer, strip all oils from the parts to be treated, and submerge then untill the desired finish is achieved.
i cant remember the exact measurements at the moment. look it up, its not difficult or dangerous if your carefull.
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I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet-
A much safer, though possibly costly method to anodize your Kimura would be to coat it in an an ultra-thin layer of titanium, then anodize the titanium coating. This is very similar to duracoating, and will prevent rust altogether as titanium does not rust. The only annoying part with this process is that you may have to remove the bead blast finish first- which shouldn't be difficult with a bit of elbow grease, some tissues and abrasive metal polish.
A much safer, though possibly costly method to anodize your Kimura would be to coat it in an an ultra-thin layer of titanium, then anodize the titanium coating. This is very similar to duracoating, and will prevent rust altogether as titanium does not rust. The only annoying part with this process is that you may have to remove the bead blast finish first- which shouldn't be difficult with a bit of elbow grease, some tissues and abrasive metal polish.
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Erenoth wrote:I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet-
A much safer, though possibly costly method to anodize your Kimura would be to coat it in an an ultra-thin layer of titanium, then anodize the titanium coating. This is very similar to duracoating, and will prevent rust altogether as titanium does not rust. The only annoying part with this process is that you may have to remove the bead blast finish first- which shouldn't be difficult with a bit of elbow grease, some tissues and abrasive metal polish.
thats a great idea, are you thinking electroplate the titanium on? if so aluminum might be an easier option, itd be cheaper, and the anodizing process is easier to control what color you end up with.
not to set your idea aside or anything. just naming possibilities
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