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My First Latama
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Re: My First Latama
Most of the Latama stilettos did have that type rocker.
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Re: My First Latama
Why is it on those ones, when the button has fallen off, there is no trace of solder on the base of the rocker?
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A lot of early post war Coricama knives seem like they are missing the safety caps. ( like those engraved Edwin Jays and engraved Latamas).JimBrown257 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:44 am Why is it on those ones, when the button has fallen off, there is no trace of solder on the base of the rocker?
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Bad soldering.
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Thanks Captain
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With bad soldering, there is still some solder on the rocker. On those flat base rockers, there never seems to be any solder. I was wondering if maybe the button wasn't actually attached to the rocker and was just held down by the scale (because the bottom of the button was wider than the hole in the scale).
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Awesome looking knife. I'll have to do more reading before I can follow the some of the conversation though. Not familiar with all the terminology yet.
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That is a cool knife. I’ve always been a fan of the Italian stilleto designs. Trying to find a 7” oal, but it’s like finding hens teeth.
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None were done that way.JimBrown257 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:03 amWith bad soldering, there is still some solder on the rocker. On those flat base rockers, there never seems to be any solder. I was wondering if maybe the button wasn't actually attached to the rocker and was just held down by the scale (because the bottom of the button was wider than the hole in the scale).
If there is no solder on the rocker, then it was a real bad soldering job. Lead solder has an affinity for nickel silver, but steel, not so much-especially if no flux is used.
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So like they torched it too quickly and the solder didn't fully melt? That is the only way I have seen that melted solder would not be on the steel.
Pay attention to those missing button flat base rockers ones in the future and let me know what those ones look like (remaining solder or not).
Pay attention to those missing button flat base rockers ones in the future and let me know what those ones look like (remaining solder or not).
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The button also has less mass than the rocker.
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What is the significance of that?
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It heats up slower than the thin nickel silver.
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