Tales of the tool

[Sea Monster]

I've got one of those Hot Knives. They're sweet.

They should put one in a multi. A nice hot knife has a thousand uses!

[Spoonrobot]

They should put one in a multi. A nice hot knife has a thousand uses!

Add it to the Multi-tool in the year 2000! list. So far:

• Hydrualic press.
• Burning laser.
• Teleporter.
• Automatic can opener.
• Nice hot knife.

[J-sews]

They should put one in a multi. A nice hot knife has a thousand uses!

Add it to the Multi-tool in the year 2000! list. So far:

• Hydrualic press.
• Burning laser.
• Teleporter.
• Automatic can opener.
• Nice hot knife.

You forgot Jedi Light Saber   Or are those slated for the 2001 models?

[Spoonrobot]

Jedi Lightsaber, now that's just crazy!

 

Anywho. Since there just aren't enough SideClip photos on this forum here's a kinky one of my model serving as a tying block for some knots I was practicing while listening to my girlfriend expound upon the wine sales industry. Anybody else listen better when their hands are busy?

[ducktapehero]

With the exception of opening some food wrappers I haven't used mine in the last couple of days. Nowadays my multi-tools have a pretty easy life.

[Sea Monster]

I am a huge clove hitch fan, though I light to add some halves for extra security.

I also use the Marlin hitch far more often that should be allowed.

[ducktapehero]

I like the pics of the Side-Clip. I had one but my ex-wife took it.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I like the pics of the Side-Clip. I had one but my ex-wife took it.

Mine nabbed a few of my tool's too, and 95% of my money

Aren't ex's great

[Sea Monster]

Mine nabbed a few of my tool's too, and 95% of my money

Aren't ex's great

And people look down upon my playboy bachelor lifestyle.

Booty calls, None of this "joint bank account" rubbish, and I get to choose my own curtains!

[ducktapehero]

The bachelor lifestyle is fun but if I were still single I'd have been dead years ago. I don't take very good care of myself. Maybe that's why I'm only 36 years old but need a cane to get around. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I think the bachalor life style is pretty destructive, I used to howl around on some pretty quick bike's and used to really enjoy all those near misses, now I'm a dad, I'm a bit quieter

[Sea Monster]

Ah yes, the question every man must ask himself.

Do I want to hoon around (and choose my own curtains), or do I want a child to raise in my own dastardly image.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Ah yes, the question every man must ask himself.

Do I want to hoon around (and choose my own curtains), or do I want a child to raise in my own dastardly image.

Trust me my son will be a proper boy, not some pc, effete wouse

[Sea Monster]

Trust me my son will be a proper boy, not some pc, effete wouse

I don't think anyone intends to raise lip-wristed, Tooth-flossing, Mac-Using kids - but it happens!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Trust me my son will be a proper boy, not some pc, effete wouse

I don't think anyone intends to raise lip-wristed, Tooth-flossing, Mac-Using kids - but it happens!

True, but he's 5 now, and so far I'm a very proud daddy (and always will be regardless)

[Benner]

Trust me my son will be a proper boy, not some pc, effete wouse

I don't think anyone intends to raise lip-wristed, Tooth-flossing, Mac-Using kids - but it happens!

True, but he's 5 now, and so far I'm a very proud daddy (and always will be regardless)

You and me both. 

[ducktapehero]

Today I used my Spirit to Open up some stupidly overwrapped roll of Life Savers with the awl. With the knife, cut out the foil safety seal crap of some meds and cut open some vacuum sealed hot dogs. Serrated butter knife blade-dispatched a ninja assassin sent to kill me. OK, that's a lie. I didn't really do that. 

[hawkchucker]

Today I used my Spirit to Open up some stupidly overwrapped roll of Life Savers with the awl. With the knife, cut out the foil safety seal crap of some meds and cut open some vacuum sealed hot dogs. Serrated butter knife blade-dispatched a ninja assassin sent to kill me. OK, that's a lie. I didn't really do that. 

Which one ya keepin me in suspence!!!

[17Chap]

Playing at my reloading bench, I dropped a bullet into what turned out to be a too thin piece of brass and it almost dropped out of sight.  (I'm trying to set up the bell and powder feeder for a new batch of .40s.  What was handy to pull it out, why a very old Gerber multitool that has been assigned a safe place on the bench where it probably won't pinch my hand while I'm using it.

Chap   

[Anthony]

I untied a knot with my Swisstool!

[ducktapehero]

Which one ya keepin me in suspence!!!

I didn't really kill a ninja. Although I was ready. 

[Anthony]

I replaced some old masking tape on the back of a framed painting today.  I needed to remove two small Phillips screws that held the fasteners/wire on the back, remove the old tape, put some fresh tape on it, then replace the screws.

I used the Swisstool and got the job done in no less time than if I would have used a dedicated Phillips screwdriver.

And I just used the Swisstool about three minutes ago to open a beer!

[ducktapehero]

The stopper in the bottom of my bathroom sink is broken and I just used my Spirit to pry it up. One of these days I need to get that fixed

[ducktapehero]

Well I used my Spirit for its 1st big job today. I was putting a light up above my kitchen sink. One of those lights where you screw in a couple screws and hang the light underneath. Of course it turned out to be a bigger job than that because nothing works out right. The light itself was cheap so the holes where you slide the screw heads needed opening up a little. The knife made quick work of that. The "innards" of the light were messed up and so I had to pry it open and work the cord out by itself, the awl worked great for that.

I had another light under the sink so I decided to use the same screws to hold it but of course it wasn't the length so I had to move one. Screwing it back in (after I FINALLY measured it right) was a pain in the butt. I had trouble gripping the screw so I thought to myself that this must be the famous "SAK curse" where the tools are too polished, after grabbing a regular screwdriver I realized the screw itself was the problem.

So I replaced the screw. After 30 minutes of struggling to get it up there(all the while sitting on my knees on the sink) I finally got the light up. So I flipped the switch and....NO LIGHT!!!!! So After a few dirty words I pulled the light back down and the problem was the bulb had worked itself loose. Got that fixed and now I have a light above my kitchen sink. It's crooked and looks terrible but I don't give a rat's ass right now.

Of course now my hernia is bothering me and my bad shoulder is too. But I gots me some pain pills that'll fix that.



So all in all the tool worked great, and yes I even used it as a hammer trying to get one of the screws leaning the other way so it would fit in the light better.

[Anthony]

I used the metal file on my Swisstool today for the first time on actual metal.  I had to break off a screw that was extending too far out (fixing a cheap particle board TV stand at work, using nuts and bolts that weren't intended for the table).  so anyways a few strokes of the file and I had a nice notch in the screw.  I snapped it off using some Vice Grips.

Moral of the story; The thicker metal file on the Swisstool is just as effective as the thinner ones on the smaller Vics.  I didn't worry about breaking it also since it's so solid.

[Carthas]

I used my old PST2 to pull apart an ADSL router yesterday, as it was the only tool close to hand at the time. I might have ECD that tool again for a little while with a universal too ladapter, just for fun

[Pacu]

I was walking by the NASA space center and a couple of astronauts needed help installing a particle protoninator with dual flux capasitors on the space shuttle. I whipped out my trusty Gerber 600 and was happy to oblige.


Actually i used my trusty Gerber 600 to cut a piece of RG8 and put on a snap and seal. My toolbox was out in the truck and i was 30 feet in the air on a lift.

[ducktapehero]

The only use my Spirit got today was me using the awl to poke a hole in the plastic that covers the cups of ramen noodles.

[edap617]

I use the scissors of my Wave this morning to cut nylon cords into desired lengths before I made it into key holders.

[BIG-TARGET]

Yesterday, at a rib  place called FAT JACK'S, I used the serrated blade from my Leatherman Wave, to seperate some babybacks, and an REI folding  Titanium spork to enjoy the beans and cole slaw(Good food, but they use PLASTIC silverware )