Minichamp Owners Club

kkokkolis · **Reply #120 on:** April 14, 2014, 11:15:54 PM

It's hot in here already.

Caranthanus · **Reply #121 on:** April 14, 2014, 11:24:28 PM

Quote from: kkokkolis on April 14, 2014, 11:15:54 PM

It's hot in here already.

I see ...

but for love is sometimes necessary also to endure heat

ruth.mccauley.77 · **Reply #122 on:** June 11, 2014, 07:25:55 PM

Harvstmn31 kindly got me 3 minichamps from the airport sale thingy. Just standard red ones. I got 2 sets of scales (onyx & orange) from Della's knives, and a set of silvertech 'midnite' scales from m0rkoni. This is the result:

And all for £50. What do yous think?

Dr Gonzo · **Reply #123 on:** June 12, 2014, 09:03:15 PM

Very nice Ruth

You should try your hand at making some wood scales for one

Here's one I did using an incense stick holder...I've since gifted it on to a good friend

ruth.mccauley.77 · **Reply #124 on:** June 12, 2014, 11:38:45 PM

Hey that's really nice!

Chaka · **Reply #125 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:01:13 AM

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rickinFL · **Reply #126 on:** June 13, 2014, 01:06:24 AM

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Nice work. Love the finish on the scales.

Chaka · **Reply #127 on:** June 13, 2014, 08:48:01 PM

Thanks.

captain spaulding · **Reply #128 on:** June 13, 2014, 10:29:56 PM

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The awl is a killer idea.

Chaka · **Reply #129 on:** June 13, 2014, 10:38:58 PM

That's Rick original idea...

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Sorel · **Reply #130 on:** July 17, 2014, 04:52:57 PM

Sign me up. New to the board, and also new to my Midnite Minichamp, having carried an Alox Rambler on my keychain for the last few years instead. The Minichamp seems like a less elegant but more functional improvement (esp because of the LED), though it sure feels clumsy in my pocket, after that tiny Rambler. I've resisted pocket chains or clips so far, but with holes worn though the coin pockets of most of my jeans, it looks like that's the next step

Migripper · **Reply #131 on:** July 18, 2014, 09:00:37 PM

I too like the awl. I might be getting a minichamp soon, I have some bids in on some on ebay. Anybody ever mod the cuticle pusher with a dremal and turn it into an awl? I can't think of a reason I would use the cuticle pusher but have used an awl several times to start a hole for a screw when I didn't have a drill handy.

Styerman · **Reply #132 on:** July 19, 2014, 09:04:18 PM

I'm in !

Chris

Joe58 · **Reply #133 on:** July 19, 2014, 10:28:43 PM

Liking the Minichamp......

captain spaulding · **Reply #134 on:** July 19, 2014, 10:37:54 PM

Quote from: Joe58 on July 19, 2014, 10:28:43 PM

Liking the Minichamp......

Sure looks like it.

Joe58 · **Reply #135 on:** July 19, 2014, 11:00:25 PM

Lol. Yeah Captain - have more still around as well. These are just in the rotation.

I've always enjoyed your avatar too.....funny. Used to like clowns but after seeing that one however many times here I'm rethinking it.

Green arrow · **Reply #136 on:** July 19, 2014, 11:45:59 PM

Brilliant idea , new on the forum but have been carrying my mini champ for a couple of weeks and is great! Just ordered a silver alox one too!

captain spaulding · **Reply #137 on:** July 20, 2014, 12:16:44 AM

Quote from: Joe58 on July 19, 2014, 11:00:25 PM

Lol. Yeah Captain - have more still around as well. These are just in the rotation.

I've always enjoyed your avatar too.....funny. Used to like clowns but after seeing that one however many times here I'm rethinking it.

That's weird, most people are the opposite. Hate clowns, but like mine.

Your lucky you didn't see the clown avatar I joined with.

captain spaulding · **Reply #138 on:** July 20, 2014, 12:18:05 AM

Quote from: Green arrow on July 19, 2014, 11:45:59 PM

Brilliant idea , new on the forum but have been carrying my mini champ for a couple of weeks and is great! Just ordered a silver alox one too!

The Minichamp is a great little tool.

Welcome to the forum.

asmitty · **Reply #139 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:50:26 PM

The minichamp is a great little tool. I own 4 of them. Two original and two newer. I used to always have a minichamp on my keychain, but about 2 years ago I downsized to the Manager. It was all of the tools I used on my minichamp and is more compact.

Sorel · **Reply #140 on:** July 28, 2014, 10:11:26 PM

Been carrying my minichamp for a couple of weeks now and it has revised all of my previous ideas/plans for what other SAK to carry. I have a Spartan and have previously had a Compact (confiscated by the TSA), and have long wanted to replace the Spartan with another Compact. But now that I have the Minichamp, I no longer see the benefit to swapping - I no longer need the Plus scale tools or the scissors, and I never needed the hook.

I think once my SAK-mania set in, it was easy for me to disregard the Spartan - after the Compact, it felt clunky to me to have separate cap lifter and bottle openers, and I thought I loved the scissors, and I thought two blades was redundant. The Compact felt exquisitely economical to me. But I discovered that I never used the scissors, pen, pin, eyeglass screwdriver, or hook (

). So, losing the Compact and gaining a Minichamp not only put things in perspective for me, but also gave me back a new old friend, the Spartan: not as awe-inspiringly complete as the SwissChamp or economical like the Waiter, but (a) more than I needed once I got the Minichamp, (b) still small, by SAK standards, and (c) a knife I already owned.

You know, the downside of having huge collections of knives is that individually they don't mean as much. I'm glad I'm back to carrying and enjoying my Spartan, and I look forward to giving my kid one.

Note: I'm aware this post wasn't really about the Minichamp, but the subtext here is that if I didn't have the pen, scissors, and other supplemental tools on my keychain, I'd have much more anxiety about what to be carrying on the big knife. Thanks, Minichamp.

tgbrendaj · **Reply #141 on:** August 07, 2014, 11:14:00 PM

Hi,
I own a Victorinox 7 blade MiniChamp complete with toothpick and tweezers. The scales have an orange tiger print on them.
My problem is that I can't locate a Victorinox part number for it. All information I had on it disappeared into thin air.
Could somebody help me with this. Thank you in advance for your replies.
Brenda

kosmo · **Reply #142 on:** March 08, 2015, 08:47:42 PM

Keep this topic alive?

I just got a used Midnight MiniChamp (and my first MiniChamp) this weekend for $7.

Already on my keychain, I can see already it's going to be one of my favorite SAK. I would like to take it apart for cleaning, but I believe it would ruin the attachment of the scales to rivets. I wouldn't mind buying a new set of scales, but looking through Amazon.com and Fleabay, it looks like only the standard scales are available as replacements. I don't mind loosing the LED, but the pen is somewhat handy.

If anyone knows of a source of new scales that allows one to continue to use the pen, please let me know.