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Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread

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Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
on: December 13, 2016, 01:41:41 PM
Day 1 6:44a local
Here we go again another 30day challenge. Lets start off by introducing you to the tools. Seeing as people have been switching out mutiple tools for some challenges, I chose two discontinued tools to feature.
And the contestants are....early70's Wenger Monarch and a 3/4 1999 stamped LM SuperTool.
These pretty well match thier modern counterparts; the Victorinox Champion Plus and LM ST300 that I used for my Super and Stack challenges.

So lets get this started with new and old side by side.
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I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #1 on: December 13, 2016, 01:42:50 PM
Good luck!!!!


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #2 on: December 13, 2016, 02:10:48 PM
:popcorn:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #3 on: December 13, 2016, 05:49:52 PM
The original rules were that you could switch out whenever you wanted, as long as they were discontinued. I think those two can tackle just about anything. Good luck, have fun! :cheers:
May it be as the Pattern has chosen.


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #4 on: December 13, 2016, 07:54:50 PM
Awesome Noa :like: Can't wait to go with you through another challenge  :tu:

You have picked 2 great tools to.do this challenge as well :like: :like:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #5 on: December 13, 2016, 08:18:13 PM
Day 1 6:44a local
Here we go again another 30day challenge. Lets start off by introducing you to the tools. Seeing as people have been switching out mutiple tools for some challenges, I chose two discontinued tools to feature.
And the contestants are....early70's Wenger Monarch and a 3/4 1999 stamped LM SuperTool.
These pretty well match thier modern counterparts; the Victorinox Champion Plus and LM ST300 that I used for my Super and Stack challenges.

So lets get this started with new and old side by side.

 :dd: :like:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #6 on: December 14, 2016, 11:31:51 PM
Day 2
O' Christmas Tree  :whistle: O' Christmas Tree  :whistle: how crooked you lean :whistle: a quick twist with a Leatherman I wish :whistle: O' Christmas Tree O' Christmas Tree now you are standing straight  :whistle:

Tune? what tune? :twak:

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I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #7 on: December 15, 2016, 06:24:53 AM
Day 2
O' Christmas Tree  :whistle: O' Christmas Tree  :whistle: how crooked you lean :whistle: a quick twist with a Leatherman I wish :whistle: O' Christmas Tree O' Christmas Tree now you are standing straight  :whistle:

Tune? what tune? :twak:

 :rofl:

Great pics and nice tree buddy :like: :like:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #8 on: December 15, 2016, 02:30:52 PM
Day 3
I took down some floating shelves and didnt want the brackets lost. So they get tied together with everyone's favorite classic cordage, jute.
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I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #9 on: December 16, 2016, 05:27:19 PM
Day 4 friday
Can opener comparison
The LM hasnt changed much, even the wire stripper is there. Like modern Wengers it is sharpend on the inside curve of the blade. The direction of the cut is pulling towards the operator, or the can rotates anti-clockwise if  user is right handed.

The Monarch on the other hand uses an odd chisel type that was discontinued in 1975. This was also a key item to extablishing a date for this knife.
To use it you punch it straight down, then rock up catching the notch on the rim of the can and lifting the blade through the lid from the inside. This is pretty much the opposite of every other SAK can opener as it cuts from the inside outward. The direction of the cut is away from the operator, or can rotation is clockwise if user is right handed. This is the same rotation as with the Victorinox can opener, however the Vic cuts from the outside in. The Monarch is also prone to folding when rocking up and forward for the next cut.

 Group pic
Left colum
Top--Victorinox OH Trekker
Mid-- LM ST300
Bottom-- 1999 LM Super Tool

Right colum
Top-- Wenger Monarch 70-75?
Mid-- Wenger Tradesman 96-97
Bottom--Imperial Camper

Other pics--Monarch in action
Note the instructions pic stamped in blade
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« Last Edit: December 16, 2016, 06:14:50 PM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #10 on: December 16, 2016, 08:04:47 PM
Great comparisons and comparison shots Noa :like: :like:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #11 on: December 17, 2016, 04:58:58 PM
Day5
Fire!
Someone here used my entire box of Dimond strik-a-fire to not get the fireplace going the other day. This means I get to build a fire the right way instead of cheating.
The LM saw works great at combing out some jute.
And the chopper I am cutting kindling chips with is an Araniyk Etoh

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I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #12 on: December 17, 2016, 10:52:17 PM
Fire :dd: :like:

It is fun to start fires like this anyways :D :tu:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #13 on: December 19, 2016, 08:03:44 AM
Busted
I got caught up with work. I even had a pic I just didn't get it posted.
Now I'm an hour too late (1am local)
Stupid overtime

 here it is anyway even though I know I'm going to have to start all over
So here we go

new Day1 monday
Trimming plastic punch out on an aquarium lid with the Super Tool
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« Last Edit: December 19, 2016, 09:30:27 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Reply #14 on: December 20, 2016, 10:51:54 PM
 :whistle:New Day 2 Tuesday
More hanging hooks with the LM
This is in a work room so I am not worried about the plaster, those extra anchors are from some shelves that got relocated.
I will probably go back and patch them someday.
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2016, 01:49:04 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #15 on: December 21, 2016, 05:26:07 AM
Sorry about that man :-\ Well at least it is 2 very good tools that you have in the challenge :tu: :like: :like:


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Reply #16 on: December 21, 2016, 08:05:16 AM
Well I've done 2-30day challanges back to back before so its not such a big deal to reset my day count and keep going. If It had been 20days instead of 5 I'd probably be so  :rant: that I wouldn't. But this is recoverable.

And dont ask how that  :whistle: got in the begining of my previous post.
Sometimes my phone's touch screen mis-reads  :crash: and tosses in a random :facepalm:


Dont worry its been a long day so I feel like talking in  :twak:
I promise I will be back to normal in the morning...mabey
« Last Edit: December 21, 2016, 08:08:07 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Reply #17 on: December 21, 2016, 10:23:09 PM
Day3 wed
Working on an old Coleman 502 stove. The pump was shot so that got replaced. The hook remover fork at the front of the fish scaler worked for prying the retaining washer off. The clip that holds the whole thing in however is a pain, needing both pried with a screwdriver and pulled with pliers.

Unfortunetly there seems to be a blockage somewhere at the bottom past the screw valve that is preventing it from pressurizing. The air pressure builds in the pump making the last inch of the stroke impossible but doesn't go into tank. It feels like the screw valve is closed, but it isnt.
O well its not like I have used the thing in years, I just thought it would be good to get it fixed.

Tools pictured
Monarch, ST300, 12ga brush to clean up pump cylinder.
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2016, 11:20:15 PM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #18 on: December 21, 2016, 11:53:35 PM
Well I've done 2-30day challanges back to back before so its not such a big deal to reset my day count and keep going. If It had been 20days instead of 5 I'd probably be so  :rant: that I wouldn't. But this is recoverable.

And dont ask how that  :whistle: got in the begining of my previous post.
Sometimes my phone's touch screen mis-reads  :crash: and tosses in a random :facepalm:


Dont worry its been a long day so I feel like talking in  :twak:
I promise I will be back to normal in the morning...mabey

My phone does the same thing :facepalm: :D

It is up to you but only an hour late and if you were in a different time zone then you wouldn't have been so if you want to continue on or start over it is up to you ;) :whistle: As long a moderator doesn't see it you should be fine :rofl: :D

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Reply #19 on: December 22, 2016, 05:08:06 AM
It's ok.
I keep such odd random hours that I have to run these challenges on a fixed 12am 24h day and label  the days. Its more for me to keep track.
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Reply #20 on: December 22, 2016, 11:54:50 PM
Am not sure what SAKs and a brazilian-style Brigadeiro chocolate dessert have to do with each other but here they are together for my pic anyway so now you know how I spent my morning

The recipe for Brigadeiros is simple
1 tbsp butter real butter
 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
 1 can sweetened condensed milk

 combine all the ingredients in a saucepan or skillet and heat them up on a low temperature, sturring constantly till it thickens up. The consistency you're looking for it thick enough that it doesn't spread under its own weight when you pull it up on one side or in the middle of the pan or roughly about that of peanut butter or tub frosting from the store. This should take about 10 to 15 minutes to get to this point, remember to stir constantly or it will burn, so no stepping away even for an instant
Then you gotta let cool enough to be able to handle. This stuff will be hot and sticky. If you try and roll it into balls now it will burn the skin off your hands.
To roll grease your hands with the shortening butter or oil
Dip out bites, roll into balls and dredge in whatever toppings you choose. The ones pictured have powder sugar,  sprinkle, coconut, and crushed oreo cookies.

Serve right away or chill to store
Pictured is a double batch

The best description of the final product I have is a fudge flavored soft caramel
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« Last Edit: December 23, 2016, 02:18:58 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #21 on: December 24, 2016, 12:23:24 AM
Day 5 friday
Today we get a side by side comparison fan of the '99ST and the ST300
The two retired items I wish the ST300 had is the small screwdriver and the old lanyard ring seems to be a better setup. I would worry that putting the ring at the pliers would change screw tension and hinder bali-flipping the tool open though.
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I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #22 on: December 24, 2016, 02:46:49 AM
Day 5 friday
Today we get a side by side comparison fan of the '99ST and the ST300
The two retired items I wish the ST300 had is the small screwdriver and the old lanyard ring seems to be a better setup. I would worry that putting the ring at the pliers would change screw tension and hinder bali-flipping the tool open though.

Good comparison pics Noa :tu: I was just showing my nephew the difference in those same tools as well this evening :cheers: :like:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #23 on: December 24, 2016, 09:47:57 PM
Day 6 Christmas eve
SAK Nativity

Featuring:
Tradesman+Traveler (Joseph+Mary
3 Leatherman (Wizemen)
Skipper (Star)
Monarch (what's another word for king)



Mabey I will have to do this right for next year instead of just throwing it together with wood pile scraps
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« Last Edit: December 25, 2016, 12:22:30 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #24 on: December 24, 2016, 10:32:00 PM
I somehow missed the candy :facepalm: It looks great and sounds even better  :drool:

Love the SAK nativity :like: :like: Very good idea :tu:


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Reply #25 on: December 25, 2016, 06:40:56 PM
Day 7 Christmas
 
Merry Christmas evreyone
Here how I wrapped presents this year

Brown shipping paper and duct tape :whistle:
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« Last Edit: December 25, 2016, 06:44:58 PM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Reply #26 on: December 27, 2016, 02:27:32 AM
Day 8
Tale of the traveler.
 Yes, the one in the Nativity pics.

This traveler was listed as 'unknown sak in very good condition with origonal package and papers' or some such. The pics were lousy but it was cheap and I felt like the gamble was fun. After all it was essentially a grab bag the listing was soo bad.
Well the seller and I have very different opinions on condition and whether 'original packaging' needs to be the same brand.
What I recieved was a Vic SwissChamp box and paper with a neglected  Wenger Traveler in it. The scales were scared, logo almost worn off, the blades frozen shut with a mix of gunk and corosion, and the scissors falling apart.

So after much cleaning and a bit of work to tighten and re-set the hollow rivet/screw on the scissors it turnd out ok.

So todays pics are the ST tightening up that screw and a fan with a Vic Climber for comparison.

There are no tweezer/toothpick nor a hook on the Traveler. In normal Wenger fashion the Traveler has a nail file instead of the small blade that is standard for Victorinox. Aside from these minor diffrences these two are comparable models.
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« Last Edit: December 27, 2016, 02:29:18 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #27 on: December 27, 2016, 03:21:23 AM
Nice wrapping job Noa :like:

also some nice comparison pics :cheers: :cheers: :tu:


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #28 on: December 28, 2016, 01:02:50 AM
Day 9
Batteries, how exciting  :P
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« Last Edit: December 28, 2016, 01:16:23 AM by Noa Isumi »
I used to be a lot of things, and someday will again.
But for now I'm just a lost jack of trades with neither mastery nor home. ~NoaIsumi


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Re: Noa Isumi's Discontinued Badge Thread
Reply #29 on: December 28, 2016, 02:28:36 AM


 

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