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alaw35 Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 7:03 AM EST
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Can anyone tell me the diffence between getting a stainless steel cutter and a titanium cutter? Thanks.

Jim
THL Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 7:26 AM EST
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Stainless steel cutters are generally made from stainless steel. Titanium cutters usually are made from titanium.
rck_1 Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 8:32 AM EST
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And needless to say a different price range on each!!!!
rck_1 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 8:33 AM EST
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alaw,
BTW, they dont cut any different!
alaw35 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 8:34 AM EST
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any great advantage to titanium over the stainless steel besides cost!
Charlie Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 8:38 AM EST
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No
Penguin13 Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 8:42 AM EST
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I've never held one but I would guess the Titanium is much lighter than the steal.

KC
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 9:49 AM EST
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alaw35

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xibbumbero Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 11:41 AM EST
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I'm with Penguin,Titanium is eaasier to Steal. X
Penguin13 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 11:44 AM EST
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Oops :)
550025 Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 11:50 AM EST
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According to Vijay and Annika, Titanium is always 15 - 20 yds longer than steel.

KV
sketcha Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 12:19 PM EST
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I've had all perfect cuts so far with CBid's "Stackhouse" stainless double G. My local Tobaconist uses one as their house cutter. Pretty cheap here, got mine for $5. Blades are a slightly loose in their channels but that doesn't seem to effect the cut.
cwilhelmi Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 1:16 PM EST
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I just got one of the Xikar MTXs and I'm not too pleased with it, seems challenging to get a good cut, and it's too damn small. I'll stick with my regular Xikars for now...
Slimboli Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 1:18 PM EST
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One word.

Palio ...
xibbumbero Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 1:32 PM EST
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Palio Piccaso? X
rayder1 Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 2:54 PM EST
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Just bite the end off and see how far you can spit the end. More entertaining and dramatic. And better yet...free!

Clint Eastwood does it in a lot of his flicks.
Robby Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 3:47 PM EST
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Pablo Picasso was never called an a$$hole...

I would "think" that you could put a finer edge on stainless and that it would hold it's edge longer. Titanium is used to make fighter jets and golf clubs because it's light and strong. You don't see titanium cutlery... Stainless seems like it would be a better choice, but there's not too much scientific about my opinion.
sketcha Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, May 19 2003, 4:05 PM EST
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I measured my "Stackhouse" double g. My tape measure goes down to 32nds. I got between 28 and 29/32nds. That puts it around a 57 which means it should cut anything up to a 60 (if you're not cutting the entire cap off).
tailgater Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 3:56 AM EST
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I have a Wenger Swiss Army knife with the Cigar Scissors built in. Best cut ever.

So I haven't been looking for a cutter in quite some time. I just assumed the Titanium cutters had a titanium case, not the blade itself. Was I wrong?
sketcha Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 5:46 AM EST
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I bought the Luxury Wenger Swiss Army cutter based on recs. here. To be honest I haven't used it yet. This particular one is pretty bulky for a pocket knife. It looks to have an opening of about 52 whick means it should be able to cut a 56 or so (leaving a little bit o' cap). The golf version is probably smaller.
arwings Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 12:43 PM EST
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Just recently (couple months ago) purchased an X1Kar stainless cutter and it does an outstanding job. I don't carry it in my pocket anymore unfortunately. Danger: the blades can spring open in your pocket and if you reach for it, change, keys, etc., it can give you a really nasty cut. I wore a bandaid on my finger for almost two weeks.
octowings Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 12:52 PM EST
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go to their website and fill out the warranty

they'll send you a free case or two

it's real/fake leather too

...octo
deadeyedick Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 2:41 PM EST
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The titanium my local shop has is the housing only. The blade is polished stainless. Looks great. Since it sells for $79.95, I will not be using one. The Stackhouse mentioned above works great for about $5.

DED
Tobasco Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 8:44 PM EST
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I also have the Wenger golf/cigar knife. The cutter is excellent.

Mag
sketcha Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, May 22 2003, 9:03 PM EST
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To clarify the last sentence of my last post...

The Wenger golf cutter is probably a less bulky pocket knife than my luxury version. I'm certain the cigar cutter tool itself is the same.
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