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Syph007 · **Reply #1440 on:** October 18, 2013, 04:17:01 PM

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This one arrived today! That was fast, it took only three days to get from Canada to the Netherlands!

It's my second Syph007 custom and I have to say I love it. The overall quality and fit & finish are way above Victorinox standards. The polished brass liners and spacer and the polished backsprings are gorgeous. The gray scales are so much nicer than stock ones (with their small imperfections around the edges). The tools, including the scissors, open and close beautifully. It's a work of art.

Excellent work Robert

Glad you like it! Ya I've really been liking brass lately as is nice to work with and polishes nicely. I can make one of those spacers in only about 15 minutes now from raw sheet to finished piece. It used to take me way longer.

That brass spacer wont ever move on you either, its riveted to the liner. I started doing that awhile ago so they mated up perfectly and it bugged me when they rotate.

enki_ck · **Reply #1441 on:** October 18, 2013, 04:32:43 PM

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It's my second Syph007 custom and I have to say I love it.

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I like your first one better.

Glad it arrived safely and fast.

Syph007 · **Reply #1442 on:** October 18, 2013, 09:15:32 PM

Im collecting my own mods now.

Ive been saving 'special' scales like soldier and old cross to make some for myself and here is the first. Stormtrooper soldier.

Syph007 · **Reply #1443 on:** October 18, 2013, 09:28:03 PM

The second one in my collection is an old cross with brass liners.

AndyJF · **Reply #1444 on:** October 18, 2013, 09:41:37 PM

I like that Stormtrooper Soldier.

Syph007 · **Reply #1445 on:** October 18, 2013, 09:50:42 PM

I also wanted 1 of each of the hard anodize colors I run, so I built myself a collection of all 4 urban pioneer colors.

victor7000 · **Reply #1446 on:** October 19, 2013, 03:51:58 PM

Welcome to the world of collectors

This is a very nice lineup to start your new hobby

armèe-suisse · **Reply #1447 on:** October 21, 2013, 03:38:20 PM

+1 Awesome! It makes me want even more Syph007's in my collection too!

stealth007s · **Reply #1448 on:** October 22, 2013, 06:06:42 AM

That Stormtrooper

I think I know what I will be getting my future son-in-law (or me) for his wedding gift

enki_ck · **Reply #1449 on:** October 22, 2013, 07:56:59 PM

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Agree with the previous posters. And those colors look much nicer to me than a lot of the ones Vic has been making on their special runs. The recent deep blue is also much more appealing than the baby blue of the first HA runs you did.

Syph007 · **Reply #1450 on:** October 22, 2013, 08:19:12 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on October 22, 2013, 07:56:59 PM

Agree with the previous posters. And those colors look much nicer to me than a lot of the ones Vic has been making on their special runs. The recent deep blue is also much more appealing than the baby blue of the first HA runs you did.

That dark blue with brass liners is near the top of my favorites list. It looks so nice in person. The thing about hard anodizing with the thicker oxide layer is you generally get a more muted matte finish, which to me I like. Normal anodizing looks shiny by comparison.

The customer who bought that one was really happy to get it.

Thats the big sheepsfoot blade one.

bmot · **Reply #1451 on:** October 22, 2013, 08:22:39 PM

I love the brass'n blue....

Has a nice nautical look to it

I should gather myself money, it seems...

ttpower · **Reply #1452 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:14:51 AM

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A blue cadet with scissors and a pocket clip! Knifekits sells these very small steel clips that just suit a cadet size perfect I think.

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Hi Syph,

can i ask how thick and how heavy did the cadet get after adding the scissors?

by the way i really like the mods you do

ttpower · **Reply #1453 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:46:54 AM

Quote from: Syph007 on October 18, 2013, 09:15:32 PM

Im collecting my own mods now. Ive been saving 'special' scales like soldier and old cross to make some for myself and here is the first. Stormtrooper soldier.

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Simply amazing!

Gareth · **Reply #1454 on:** October 23, 2013, 11:23:51 AM

Yeah, that Stormtrooper is more than a bit special.

sawman · **Reply #1455 on:** October 23, 2013, 04:56:41 PM

Quote from: Gareth on October 23, 2013, 11:23:51 AM

Yeah, that Stormtrooper is more than a bit special.

+1 - I've never seen anything quite like it

Syph007 · **Reply #1456 on:** October 23, 2013, 08:57:44 PM

I finished putting together that pioneer with the Ti flip lock I started a looong time ago.

The thinner brass scales were too thin to use the countersunk screws I normall do, so I had to rivet. They arent perfect, but fuctional. I still see a couple dings in the pics I missed buffing out and it needs a final polish, but it works.

The lock up is very solid, better than I had thought, but the Ti is naturally sticky against steel, so that was an advantage.

It was way more effort than I bargained for, so this isnt something I'll be doing again.

enki_ck · **Reply #1457 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:01:44 PM

Boyo posted about those quite some time ago. Glad to see your take on it as well.

I'm sorry we don't see him here anymore.

I like the idea of it and it does seem functional. I'd like to try it one day.

Syph007 · **Reply #1458 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:02:59 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on October 23, 2013, 09:01:44 PM

Boyo posted about those quite some time ago. I'm sorry we don't see him here anymore. I like the idea of it and it does seem functional. I'd like to try it one day.

Yup thats where I saw the idea way back in May I think. It looked easier than it turned out to be.

Edit: Found it here... it was back in April.

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,5287.msg721525.html#msg721525

microbe · **Reply #1459 on:** October 23, 2013, 09:04:04 PM

I like that knife!

Syph007 · **Reply #1460 on:** November 22, 2013, 03:58:48 PM

Im back to working on some custom scales for alox again. Ive got a set of ribbed 91mm scales ready to go for black HAIII this week, and also I cut my first set of 111mm smooth alox scales. I even milled out a slot for T&T so I can build my ultimate 111mm alox EDC when these come back.

Etherealicer · **Reply #1461 on:** November 22, 2013, 04:39:06 PM

Love those ribbed scale.

Monrogue · **Reply #1462 on:** November 22, 2013, 08:40:44 PM

Oooooohhh....111mm Alox huh? Very interesting...I could see myself wanting a custom 111mm sometime in the future

Darn you Syph-I like you, but my wallet doesn't

bmot · **Reply #1463 on:** November 22, 2013, 10:53:59 PM

Syph, have you designed a less-in-the-way keyring, for the 93mm alox models, yet?

PTRSAK · **Reply #1464 on:** November 23, 2013, 04:11:06 AM

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I bet it was easier than doing them by hand!

Syph007 · **Reply #1465 on:** November 25, 2013, 07:29:56 PM

Well after cutting a few scales by hand, I finally got tired of it and just impulse ordered all the parts to CNC convert my mill

It'll be here just before christmas so I guess that's my present to myself. Then I can start cranking out some proper alox scales for 91s and 111s. Ive had so many people ask for them, I gotta just make them. With CNC capabilities I can do some cool designs for grip patterns too.

So.. this comes with ballscrews, motors and everything I need except the driver board.

Now to patiently wait....

crackout · **Reply #1466 on:** November 25, 2013, 07:40:20 PM

I volunteer for the highly dangerous role of custom 91 alox test user.

Etherealicer · **Reply #1467 on:** November 25, 2013, 08:08:39 PM

And not just scales, you can do anything

enki_ck · **Reply #1468 on:** November 26, 2013, 12:18:12 AM

BTW,

Congrats on making it to the MTO Top 10 Topics by Views.

98,972 views currently and counting.

jrp316 · **Reply #1469 on:** November 26, 2013, 12:37:55 AM

You'll have to start stamping your blades with "Syphinox".

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