Thank you everyone for the responses!
I'm going to try harder to find a supplier for the Nitronic steels. And I'll get in contact with Ulbrich.
I've gone ahead and ordered some more 301, and 17-4ph to try. I'm going to try matting the 301 to itself, 301 to the 17-4, as well as send them out...
Tbuelna,
Thank you for your response. The blade material is going to be 204p-cts, which is a carpenter steel. The parts that rub together would be the separation plate, and the trip plate.
Edstainless,
I'm planning on ordering some 17-4ph tomorrow, along with some more 301. Some people have...
I'm currently working out some details on an OTF (out the front) knife design.
I have two plates that rub together. One plate (separation plate) is .040" thick, and has a constant thickness. At this point I'm leaning towards 301 full hard. Because it's flat, will be laser cut, with only a...