Hello from Greece

mandos · **on:** January 12, 2011, 05:59:46 PM

Hello everybody!

Just joined this place, and this my... 2nd post! I already replied to a thread (actually that was the first reason I joined).

The last hour I've been lurking in the mod-squad and I keep notes for my Wave, got it a few days ago and I carry it with me ever since. It proved to be quite usefull. I'm serving my country at the moment and I don't have the ability to carry my tools with me, so the Wave with its bit-kit is an excellent partner (plus it is a great knife to peel of fruits after I get the job done).

Sadly I am not good with modding, unless it has to do with computers and software (!), I will have to find other ways to offer back to the community.

I'll see you around!
Bill

Smitty44 · **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:14:14 PM

Welcome to the forums Mandos,and thanks for serving your country.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:52:20 PM

Welcome aboard mate

AHB · **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:53:20 PM

Welcome mandos..

trailmaster · **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:24:21 PM

welcome! it is always nice to see more greeks here!

EZ822 · **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:06:34 AM

Welcome!

Gareth · **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:09:27 AM

Hello Mandos, welcome to the forum.

J-sews · **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:27:28 AM

Good to have you with us Bill

mandos · **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2011, 02:52:15 PM

thanks everybody!

MultiMat · **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2011, 03:09:04 PM

G'day & welcome Bill

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Glade you like your Wave mate. You may like one of the Victorinox cybertools or a paladin PT540 if you like fiddling with computers. The Paladin would be pretty over the top for the average PC break down though

, its HUGE

mandos · **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2011, 04:16:55 PM

thanks Multimat, I'll check them out

truth is that when I decided to buy something i went straight to Leatherman without knowing that there are other options, Wave seemed fine and i got it.
I ordered it from ebay, sadly leathermans in Greece have twice the price they have in the US (wave = 157us$, bit-kit = 40us$ in Greece, I wonder why....)

I also have a small swiss army knife, a Victorinox ~~one that I don't know its model~~ Compact. Had it since 1998. A wonderfull tool I must say, but not as tough as the Wave!

To keep it short, I never thought of something else, and I already had the small victorinox for special cases.

Up to now I really like the wave, but what I like even more is the bit-kit!!
I also saw evils posts and I'm now intrigued to create some long-bits and an awl. I don't want to use the knife every time I need to open a hole to something like I do now.

ps: what is missing on the wave (that is available on my victorinox) is the straight pin, super usefull το remove splinters

Craig · **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2011, 04:48:32 PM

Welcome to the forum Bill

Glad you like the Wave

nuphoria · **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2011, 04:50:40 PM

Welcome to MTO

How about attaching a safety pin to a multitool lanyard or something else you always carry?
That would fix you up for a pin when you need it.

Vladimir · **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2011, 06:40:09 PM

Welcome!

mandos · **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2011, 07:27:19 PM

Quote from: nuphoria on January 13, 2011, 04:50:40 PM

How about attaching a safety pin to a multitool lanyard or something else you always carry?
That would fix you up for a pin when you need it.

I was thinking for a safety pin but I'll propably attach it to the sheath. There might be times that I won't be carrying the sheath, but your idea will do the trick for 99% of the time!