Ontario RD9, 5160 steel blade chipped out after batoning. Can anyone explain what happen. May be heat treated problem? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg3L47... (watch it after 14 minutes)
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Ontario has a spotty record on heat treat. Had the same problem with an RD9. The blades I've had that Justin Gingrich did the treat on have never failed or had issues. OKT may be US made but their QC is abysmal. The steel is good but the RC number is meaningless without a good heat treat. The protocols they use can be vastly different and lead to the same Rockwell hardness number and one blade is amazing while the other will chip, bend, or snap.
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I have one with the number on the blade next to the handle. I don't remember, if the one I bought is the one I currently have. The one I bought through Amazon was recalled because of the sheath, so, I sent it back (maybe it was just the sheath???), and they put some more metal rivets in it or sent me a new sheath??? I had heard that one or more persons had tried to holster the blade upside down and it cut the stitching out of the sheath. Unless there is more than one recall, this is the only one I have heard of. They reinforced the stitched side with the metal rivets, so, you couldn't cut yourself or let the blade drop out and cut your toes off??? I have one with the number on the blade next to the handle. I don't remember, if the one I bought is the one I currently have. The one I bought through Amazon was recalled because of the sheath, so, I sent it back (maybe it was just the sheath???), and they put some more metal rivets in it or sent me a new sheath??? I had heard that one or more persons had tried to holster the blade upside down and it cut the stitching out of the sheath. Unless there is more than one recall, this is the only one I have heard of. They reinforced the stitched side with the metal rivets, so, you couldn't cut... » Read More I have one with the number on the blade next to the handle. I don't remember, if the one I bought is the one I currently have. The one I bought through Amazon was recalled because of the sheath, so, I sent it back (maybe it was just the sheath???), and they put some more metal rivets in it or sent me a new sheath??? I had heard that one or more persons had tried to holster the blade upside down and it cut the stitching out of the sheath. Unless there is more than one recall, this is the only one I have heard of. They reinforced the stitched side with the metal rivets, so, you couldn't cut yourself or let the blade drop out and cut your toes off??? « Show Less
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Dave: the first day out of the box I cut 200 lf of champion metal roofing. oiled lightly when I put the tool away. next day cut 60 lf. works just great. I let the tool do the work and not force anything. I always oil my tools. as for how long the bit lasts I have yet to ware it out. I think it is a good idea to have a spare on hand just in case when your on a job.
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My fiancee just had one of the knives break at the shank too. it scared the #$% out of her. We loved these knives. it was the 7-in. Edgy® Santoku Knife that broke. Edit: the support number is:furi support415 567 94408775679440
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Call the company directly. They will send it out to you. Have you had yours a while? I'm curious why its chipping.
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YES! I have returned the blade housing 3 times and it just broke again. I demanded a complete refund, so we will see if this happens. They tried to tell me I am the only one it has happened to.
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lol I don't know but the same things happened to me.... the knife works great!
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I sent in a photo of the broken head to the companies customer service in England, they send me a new on, with 5 new blades, I had mine under a year, you might try to send them a picture also, I am very careful with mine now and make sure I do not drop it because I love this razor, this company is one of the best out there for razors and quality ! Good Luck
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Haven't had a chance to beat mine up quite yet... I don't think batoning would hurt it much... at all really. It's a Brickhouse of a knife, very heavy, very sturdy. Also, if you do manage to mess this beast up, at least it was only $20 right?
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My wife let her clipper land on the floor by accident and had the same result. We found the local Oster dealer did not even have parts and had never seen such a product (he probably doesn't get out much). We ordered a new blade from an internet vender and switched the blades here at the salon. All has been good for over a year now. We have found that some brand of blade wash, the kind that submerges the running blades to wash out clippings, make the cutting quality of the clipper last a very long time. Good Luck!
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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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I wish I could help, but I've never had a problem with the blade cracking. Perhaps, there was a flaw in the one you had.
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Robert, are you talking about the area that is silver (the sharpened area)? Because I looked at mine closely just now and what I didn't notice when I first got it was that on mine the silver part seems to have a clear coating on it. I'm not sure of what, but it seems like tiny bubbles or debris in the clear coating. The black metal part of mine has one or two tiny pits but thats about it. Maybe contact the seller and swap it out?
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I haven't had any problems with the Ontario Kukri. I don't expect I ever will as Ontario uses 1095 steel. This is a hard use tool steel that Ontario uses in most of their blades and they really got the heat treating process down. Also the resulting hardness is midway for this kind of steel when used in Knives. This gives a blade that's relatively easy to sharpen with a durable edge for most applications. If for example you were to strike a rock when processing wood the edge has a higher chance of rolling than chipping. Furthermore I extensively research all of my blade purchases prior to buying and I didn't find any examples of failure when used against substances ranging from wood to bone. Finally all Ontario knives come with a lifetime warranty.
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Its probably defective. You should talk to the producer of your knife about it
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Im no expert, but try checking out the container for cracks, take the blade out using the wrench, clean it up and put it back in.
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Hi K.Bola,Sorry it took so long to reply to this, we didn't realize this section existed on the product page!Please feel to reach out to us as per Debski's comment above. Our website has a Contact Us form and we'll be happy to replace it for you, just give us your Amazon.com order # and we can process it.Thanks!Shenzhen Knives