EDC Skelesurge :-)

[Shorty66]

Hello!
I am currently developing a mod to the skeletool which makes it a lot more versatile in my eyes.
The plan is to add a permanent (non folding) blade holder for t-shank blades (similar to the surge one) at the place where the biner used to be on my skeletool.
Some scissors would be nice to - they will go in the layer where the replacement bit used to be. As i am carring some leatherman bits in my wallet i do not need them to be on the tool.
I am planning to carry some blades next to those bits in my wallet.

here is a little conceptual picture:



The skeletool has already lost its biner :-)

The t-shank holer is completly developed and ready to be made.
I am still searching for some chrage/wave scissors to complete my mod.

[Benner]

I'm keen to see how this turns out.    Looks like an interesting mod, good luck with it.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Looks ambitious mate

Best of luck with it

[max6166]

Wow! I really want to see how it turns out. 

[Shorty66]

Thank you, im eager to the results of the lasercutting, too :-)

[Craig]

Looking forwards to this one, sounds very interesting

[Shorty66]

Does anybody know a scource for a pair of charge scissors?
I got a charge tti but i dont really want to take it apart...

[nuphoria]

Interested idea mate... looking forward to seeing the results 

[AHB]

Holy cow, that's ambitious... Lots of progress pictures, please.

[Shorty66]

Here you go:

This is just a quick try with my dremel tool and its not really mounted. Its just nice to se how it looks.

As you might have noticed, the holder wont work that way.
Here is the whole contruction i made which consists of the acual holder, a bottom plate and a turnable lid which holds the blade in place.


I just sent those drawings to a lasercutter. I hope to see some results soon.

[AHB]

Impressive... Makes me wish those darn 1HO knives were legal here...  
Couldn't you find a used Fuse and snatch the scissors from that..?

My post number: 666  

[Shorty66]

well, it should not really be a problem to exchange the skeletool blade for a non-1ho one.
Fuse scissors is a great idea. I had no clue, that those were the same as on charge/wave.

here is another picture showing that the charge scissors should fit in. They wouldn`t be accessible from the ouside though :-/



[edit] The leatherman fuse is 40€ here in germany. Thats a little steep for some scissors... hm. Perhaps i can get hold of a used one.

[AHB]

well, it should not really be a problem to exchange the skeletool blade for a non-1ho one.
Fuse scissors is a great idea. I had no clue, that those were the same as on charge/wave.

here is another picture showing that the charge scissors should fit in. They wouldn`t be accessible from the ouside though :-/

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[edit] The leatherman fuse is 40€ here in germany. Thats a little steep for some scissors... hm. Perhaps i can get hold of a used one.

I'll give you a Fuse for the modded 2HO Skeletool.. (what do you mean, it's not a good deal...)
(The Skele blade is quite unique, so how could that be possible..?)

[Shorty66]

haha, well if i would want anything else than this skelesurge ;-) that might be a deal.
If the blade holder works as expected i will be doing a limited run of ten or so for anyone interested. Youd have to assemble it yourself though.

The skeletool blade is unique as its a bit shorter than normal blades. But yu could alway grind a normal one down till it fits. Might look ugly but it should work. The liner lock might be a bit tricky though...

[AHB]

I'm very interested in how the 2HO idea is possible...
So keep me posted, You Hear.. 
(You could call it "Skurge": Clicky)

[Leatherman123]

That's absolutely crazy because I was thinking about something very similar today! 

I went on a daytrip today carrying my LM Skeletool CX. I was thinking that LM should make tools from their propritety bits. Have the bit serve as the shank (since they lock in on the Skeletool) and you could have a saw, file, scissors, and maybe even a metal cutting blade: the possibilities are endless. Considering a Skeletool would mainly be worn in pocket or on a belt loop, LM could make a sheath with elastic pockets that holds these tools. Since the Skeletool is a minimalist tool I think making these blades would be great for Skeletool owners who want a bit more. I remember Mr. Whippy said that the Skeletool would be perfect if it had a file. BAM, if LM had the Skeletool accessories it would be great.

I honestly think this would be a great idea. I am going to shoot LM an email right now explaining my idea!

What do you guys think? yay or nay?

I completely understand the Skeletool is a minimilast tool, but having those options available would be extremely advantageous, IMO.

[Shorty66]

i also thought about modifying the bit holder but was concerned about its stability. Also havong another proprietary connector for blades is not really helpful.
The existing t-shank connector is widely used and leatherman offers it diamond file for exaclty this connector. Thats why i opted for t-shank.

Dont get to exited about the idea of writing leatherman. I did this several times and never got a satisfiyng answer. perhaps you have to have some results before they are listening.

[AHB]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

[Benner]

That's absolutely crazy because I was thinking about something very similar today! 

I went on a daytrip today carrying my LM Skeletool CX. I was thinking that LM should make tools from their propritety bits. Have the bit serve as the shank (since they lock in on the Skeletool) and you could have a saw, file, scissors, and maybe even a metal cutting blade: the possibilities are endless. Considering a Skeletool would mainly be worn in pocket or on a belt loop, LM could make a sheath with elastic pockets that holds these tools. Since the Skeletool is a minimalist tool I think making these blades would be great for Skeletool owners who want a bit more. I remember Mr. Whippy said that the Skeletool would be perfect if it had a file. BAM, if LM had the Skeletool accessories it would be great.

I honestly think this would be a great idea. I am going to shoot LM an email right now explaining my idea!

What do you guys think? yay or nay?

I completely understand the Skeletool is a minimilast tool, but having those options available would be extremely advantageous, IMO.

I thought you had already shot them an email about this whole shank with multiple tools idea and you had already received the standard "we have no plans" response?

[darkhawk]

Nice work and I love the name!

[Neil]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

[AHB]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

[Neil]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

That sucks I guess in that case you'd have to replace the entire blade

We have the issue with not being able to edc locking blades but at least we can carry lockers that have had their lock defeated (at least so that it can't be easily re-enabled).  Of course half the time due to the design that renders the tool unusable.

[Benner]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

[AHB]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

DKPK..? 

[Benner]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

DKPK..? 

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=365

[Benner]

Sorry, I mis-read what you previously put so I expect that the DKPK is still legal for you.

[AHB]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

DKPK..? 

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=365

But this manufactured for our market and isn't a "Home-modification"... This is imported as a legal knife,
Where I would break the law in the first place getting a Skely over the border....
(but I REALLY want one of those now... )

[Benner]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

DKPK..? 

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=365

But this manufactured for our market and isn't a "Home-modification"... This is imported as a legal knife,
Where I would break the law in the first place getting a Skely over the border....
(but I REALLY want one of those now... )

I undertood what you said, just a bit too late! 

Sorry to put a new one in your scope. 

[AHB]

If you could sneak in what a great idea it is to make the Skeletool 2HO, I'm ready to sign in... 

Couldn't you just fill the hole (like Spyderco did) and perhaps add a nail nick?

Hmm...
The problem is that the Skeletool still, according to our knifelaw, was originally manufactured as a OHO, and therefore still is illegal.. (They don't leave any loopholes, Huh..)

So is the DKPK, the knife made for your country still illegal??

DKPK..? 

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=365

But this manufactured for our market and isn't a "Home-modification"... This is imported as a legal knife,
Where I would break the law in the first place getting a Skely over the border....
(but I REALLY want one of those now... )

I undertood what you said, just a bit too late! 

Sorry to put a new one in your scope. 

you're welcome...