What Neil has coming too him!!

[MultiMat]

Funny thing happened on Ebay the other day  .
I thought this auction included a Vic Knife & a Vic branded torch. Knife was just your run of the mill 'Afternoon Tea knife' or something like that . I was a bit disappointed , after the auction had ended I read the description properly the torch was a no name non LED torch , $25aus delivered not too bad a deal. Entirely my fault not reading the auction description properly.

Anyways this ;



Lead Too THIS :




It is a handful.






This fan dangled contraption is a diamond wheel capillary column cutting device(OBVIOUSLY  ) once you have cut your column you then have a good old look at the end of said cut column to make sure it is a jolly good cut with the magnifying glass .


These are a Ferrule remover tool & a Septum hook tool(NOT FOR NOSES )


This is a Round file(finally something that sounds like a normal tool ).


OK WTF is it , not really sure  . The box calls it a GC LabMaster Tool with Capillary Column Cutter on the tool it is a 'Shortix Plus'. Apparently it came from The Netherlands , I suspect Wenger did their thing & then the Dutch did their bit (the specialty tools) & then it found its way to OZ.
The little research I did , suggests this SAK would be used by a science lab worker in the field of gas/liquid Chromatography.
The big question is this SAK more speSmurfpillsed than Def's toilet roll SAK 

The other question  how did my SAK 'croissant' knife & torch lead to the Lab SAK. The Aussie ebay seller of the SAK & torch noticed my ebay purchases seemed to favor knives & MT's . He contacted me & asked if I wanted any of his other knives. I said probably not but I will ask a buddy who is nutty for SAKs(Neil). Deal done couple of other knives & Neil has this odd SAK awaiting for him .

 

[Neil]

Nice pics Mat   I'm all a shiver with antici... pation. 

Just need the dental torture tool and the bog roll SAK now

[AHB]

That's one odd SAK, all right..    
And good on you for getting Neil this one..  

[Neil]

That's one odd SAK, all right..    
And good on you for getting Neil this one..  

Mat's always good at looking after me 

This is as good a time as any to mention again that I really am very grateful to all the folk on this forum that help me out.  Since the UK/Ireland ebay sharps ban it has become very difficult to get hold of collectable SAKs.  Thank you one and all 

[MultiMat]

Just a middle man , just a middle man

[John]

Mat it reminds me of a wenger tool chest tho I've not seen one like yours before,

I cant help thinking tho the implement holder reads like a dentists x-RAY  

upper left 1,3 and 7 missing

upper right 4 and 6 missing

lower left 8 and 12 missing

lower right 9,13 and 14 missing

   

[Neil]

I like the analogy

I suspect the reason for the gaps is that it reuses the tool carrier from a Minathor.

[Zed]

Mat it reminds me of a wenger tool chest tho I've not seen one like yours before,

I cant help thinking tho the implement holder reads like a dentists x-RAY  

upper left 1,3 and 7 missing

upper right 4 and 6 missing

lower left 8 and 12 missing

lower right 9,13 and 14 missing

   

that about covers most of mine that are missing john 

very nice tool 

paul

[Chako]

I have been looking for one of those for ages. 

Take a look at the SGT Fix-it in the SAKWiki Wenger section.

Tools a bit different, but..hot darn!

[MultiMat]

It is funny Chako when the seller sent me the photos I did not give them a good look & I thought it was just another SAK  . It is funny how it ended up , initially disappointed in the torch . Seller notices my buying patterns & offers me the rest of his brothers knife collection, that was no longer wanted. Neil gets one of his rare birds. Must of been fate .I doubt there is another in Australia.


I did not do too badly , I got this Case knife for a bit of a bargain in the same deal 

[nuphoria]

Great find indeed, but it's a scary looking thing 

The idea of field dentistry terrifies the pants off me!

[SlackOne]

Found a press release for the Shortix Plus knife, which also highlights another couple of oddball laboratory SAKs.

Revolutionary Tools from Scientific Glass Technology

And the Wikipedia entry over gas-liquid chromatography, just in case you ever want to get into the field so you can use the knife

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That looks like a bloody interesting Wenger

[J-sews]

Wow!! That thing (whatever it is!) looks pretty awesome! I'll bet Neil can't wait to cut up a bushel of capillary columns with it.

[Chako]

Well I have just emailed SGT to inquire about availability and information. Only time will tell if I get a response, and what that response may contain.

[J-sews]

Well I have just emailed SGT to inquire about availability and information. Only time will tell if I get a response, and what that response may contain.

Ask them about this one!!

[silentio]

Wow... what a find.

Another thread that shows how excellent the community is here

[Chako]

Update: No response so far.

[Fisting_Chili]

Nice pics Mat   I'm all a shiver with antici... pation. 

Just need the dental torture tool and the bog roll SAK now

Why do I keep seeing Dustin Hoffman in that scene from Marathon Man....