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Can anyone suggest ways to clean my Camelback Bladder , especially the hose part? I think there is some stuff growing in there

Cheers
-Steven ]]>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:02:18 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830662/http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830662/Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:56:10 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830623/http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830623/
long time reader, but haven't posted much. I am slowly but surely getting back into the knife world. Much of my attention (money) was spent on handguns (my other hobby - who would have guessed?)

Anyway, I am in search of my new EDC (every day carry). Here's what I am after:

1.) 154cm or S30v blade
2.) Preferred Assisted opening - As far as I know auto's aren't legal in Missouri...
3.) A comfortable handle - I wish the Griptilian was assisted opening...
4.) Want to try and keep it under 150.00

I have been looking at the Benchmade's - but, the Nitrous Stryker is D2 steel.

Any and all suggestions are appreciated!

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I've put it to a very limited use so far, so it is still bearing its original sharpening.

However, just yesterday, after shutting it closed, I found out that the bladed was damaged from the hinge that keeps the two liners apart and in which the screw in the bottom part of the handle is inserted.
The part where the damage appeared is exactly against that detail; besides, there is a mark from the blade on the hinge.
I can't believe such thing might happen with a knife of a brand that ranks among the top knives' producers and has such a high reputation for quality and reliability!
So my question is: how could this happen to a widely advertised special edition knife that cost me almost USD 200?!

I am extremely disappointed




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If remember correctly, stiffnes is what an engineer calls "modulus of elasticity". What I learned is that the stiffness of a material is not affected by the thickness of the material. Strange as it may seem, a hollow tube is just as stiff as a solid tube, at least until the point where the material in the hollow tube reaches stress levels where it reaches inelastic deformation, (i.e. it bends permanently or shears/breaks).

However, for some reason, increased surface area increases stiffness. For this reason, a thinner walled tube (more surface area) is actually stiffer than a thicker walled tube of the same material. Of course, the thinner material will reach of a point of inelastic deformation sooner. Therefore, the thinner material is stiffer but not stronger.

Also, if you look up a chart showing the modulus of elasticity of different steels, you will find that all steels have a modulus that is so close that it makes the differences in stiffness so negligible that it is practically nothing. The stiffness of steel is what it is I don't care if it is dirty, lead-alloy stuff or some extra hard super alloy. Only the geometry of the material has any significant effect on stiffness of the object.

Fascinating stuff isn't it?

Anybody here with access to finite element analysis software? ]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:52:41 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830566/http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830566/ ]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:37:33 GMThttp://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830565/http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/830565/Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:33 GMT