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Surprise!
on: January 19, 2012, 05:58:25 AM
This morning we arrived for our meeting at Leatherman and we were quickly ushered into an office.  When we were inside and the door was closed Bob's radar started acting up and we knew something was a bit off.  See if you can spot what got his attention in the photo below:













Did you see it?









Don't cheat!











Yup, you guessed it... ORANGE FUSE!











Not too shabby!  :D

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 06:01:07 AM
That is cool!  Do we know yet whether they are actually going to discontinue the Blast/Fuse/Kick or is it still conjecture?
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 06:02:46 AM
The Orange Fuse is awesome.  :tu:  Are those Wingman's and Sidekicks in Black?  :think:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 06:05:59 AM
I love the fuse and orange. :gimme:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 06:12:35 AM
Pretty neat

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #5 on: January 19, 2012, 06:27:01 AM
Quote from: captain spaulding on January 19, 2012, 06:02:46 AM
The Orange Fuse is awesome.  :tu:  Are those Wingman's and Sidekicks in Black?  :think:

hmmmmm...again, distaste for the Wingman/Sidekick would subside if they came in black :)
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 06:31:59 AM
I like where this is going (i.e. adding color) but don't really like that orange.

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #7 on: January 19, 2012, 06:59:21 AM
Orange Fuse    :gimme:
What? Enablers! Are you serrrrious? Where? I dont see any.
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #8 on: January 19, 2012, 07:01:29 AM
Very kewl.. 8)
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #9 on: January 19, 2012, 07:03:20 AM
Quote from: captain spaulding on January 19, 2012, 06:02:46 AM
The Orange Fuse is awesome.  :tu:  Are those Wingman's and Sidekicks in Black?  :think:

I don't think so, that's just the light.

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #10 on: January 19, 2012, 07:10:48 AM
I like it :tu:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #11 on: January 19, 2012, 07:18:07 AM
Tim graduated from Oregon State... And that looks like the exact school color they use on campus here... That was very cool of him! And the fuse is one of my favorite tools!   :gimme:

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #12 on: January 19, 2012, 07:22:30 AM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on January 19, 2012, 07:03:20 AM
Quote from: captain spaulding on January 19, 2012, 06:02:46 AM
The Orange Fuse is awesome.  :tu:  Are those Wingman's and Sidekicks in Black?  :think:

I don't think so, that's just the light.

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That's what I figured. Too bad.
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #13 on: January 19, 2012, 07:54:17 AM
We're told that this is the latest in a series of special combo-packs that Leatherman is running. The coloring is actually cera-kote, which has a good reputation for toughness. :)
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Reply #14 on: January 19, 2012, 08:17:03 AM
good to hear that they are working on something tougher than simple paint. :tu:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #15 on: January 19, 2012, 11:20:04 AM
 :drool:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #16 on: January 19, 2012, 11:40:03 AM
Since I'm Dutch I have to say I really like that color :drool:
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #17 on: January 19, 2012, 02:00:58 PM
Joining here... :drool: :drool: :drool:..
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Re: Surprise!
Reply #18 on: January 19, 2012, 02:04:12 PM
Quote from: Gareth on January 19, 2012, 08:17:03 AM
good to hear that they are working on something tougher than simple paint. :tu:

Agreed! When I started reading this I thought it was just another "don't look at it or the colour will fall off" tool  :-\ good to see they've put some durability in. I like the look of this, but don't know if I like it enough.

Might be a nice ugrade chassis for my Roundhouse mod (Kick) but I'd lose the clip if I did :think:


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Re: Surprise!
Reply #19 on: January 19, 2012, 02:12:49 PM
It looks like there is a watch in the combo pack that the orange Fuse was in.   Is Leatherman selling watches now?
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Surprise!
Reply #20 on: January 19, 2012, 02:20:48 PM
Quote from: MeadMaker on January 19, 2012, 02:12:49 PM
It looks like there is a watch in the combo pack that the orange Fuse was in.   Is Leatherman selling watches now?

Hmm...
I don't think it's a watch, it looks more like a flashlight to me...

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Reply #21 on: January 19, 2012, 04:25:51 PM
That is indeed a flashlight combo pack.  Leatherman is really promoting their LED Lenser lights.

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #22 on: January 19, 2012, 04:26:23 PM
Quote from: Dr.Lipids on January 19, 2012, 07:18:07 AM
Tim graduated from Oregon State... And that looks like the exact school color they use on campus here... That was very cool of him! And the fuse is one of my favorite tools!   :gimme:

Whoa! Shout out homie!  OSU '83  Go Beavs! :cheers:

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Reply #23 on: January 19, 2012, 05:24:57 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on January 19, 2012, 04:25:51 PM
That is indeed a flashlight combo pack.  Leatherman is really promoting their LED Lenser lights.

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Any idea of when we can get these orange fuses? :think:
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Reply #24 on: January 19, 2012, 05:55:13 PM
I might not be a Fan of the Leatherman Line like I used too...(I am very pleases with my Swisstool),but I really like the Concept of an Orange Tool with a Durable Finish..As a Driver I have no idea how many times I have used a Multi Tool on the side of the road somewhere in less tha favorable conditions..As in the Dark and of course Snow while making an Emergency repair to keep rolling. I have had a few "Oh Crap" moments scrambling to locate my Multi where the Orange Color would have been a Godsend..Please ask Leatherman if they would sit down with some Truck Drivers and design a Multi just for Us..There is a whole lot of us folks out here travelling up and down the Highways day in and day out...

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Reply #25 on: January 19, 2012, 07:07:54 PM
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on January 19, 2012, 04:26:23 PM
Quote from: Dr.Lipids on January 19, 2012, 07:18:07 AM
Tim graduated from Oregon State... And that looks like the exact school color they use on campus here... That was very cool of him! And the fuse is one of my favorite tools!   :gimme:

Whoa! Shout out homie!  OSU '83  Go Beavs! :cheers:

Isn't Oregon so awesome?  :D I'm pretty happy its not just paint too, that'll be nice to not worry about.

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Reply #26 on: January 19, 2012, 07:15:32 PM
 :drool:  I want the orange Fuse  :drool:
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Reply #27 on: January 19, 2012, 07:34:52 PM
Quote from: Dr.Lipids on January 19, 2012, 07:07:54 PM
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on January 19, 2012, 04:26:23 PM
Quote from: Dr.Lipids on January 19, 2012, 07:18:07 AM
Tim graduated from Oregon State... And that looks like the exact school color they use on campus here... That was very cool of him! And the fuse is one of my favorite tools!   :gimme:

Whoa! Shout out homie!  OSU '83  Go Beavs! :cheers:

Isn't Oregon so awesome?  :D I'm pretty happy its not just paint too, that'll be nice to not worry about.
Corvallis is an awesome town.  Great cycling, close to skiing, close(ish) to Portland.  Nice place to live.  I didn't know Tim L was a Beaver, but it makes sense--young Oregon engineer....

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Reply #28 on: January 20, 2012, 10:22:17 AM
I would like one of those  8) 8) 8).
I am interested to see/hear how this cera-kote holds up  :think: :think: :think:.

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Re: Surprise!
Reply #29 on: January 20, 2012, 10:36:47 AM
Quote from: Dtrain on January 19, 2012, 05:55:13 PM
I might not be a Fan of the Leatherman Line like I used too...(I am very pleases with my Swisstool),but I really like the Concept of an Orange Tool with a Durable Finish..As a Driver I have no idea how many times I have used a Multi Tool on the side of the road somewhere in less tha favorable conditions..As in the Dark and of course Snow while making an Emergency repair to keep rolling. I have had a few "Oh Crap" moments scrambling to locate my Multi where the Orange Color would have been a Godsend..Please ask Leatherman if they would sit down with some Truck Drivers and design a Multi just for Us..There is a whole lot of us folks out here travelling up and down the Highways day in and day out...

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I'd imagine a hi-vis (high visibility) multitool would be a great benefit in quite a few walks of life. There's been knife options like that for ages, but it's a concept which hasn't really transferred to MT's.

Wenger Rangers perhaps? (mmmmm Ranger 90  :drool: ) Juice S2 & KF4 maybe?
Other than that we've mainly had to resort to tying on a brightly coloured bit of string  :-\


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