DIY pocket hanger

hiraethus · **on:** March 25, 2014, 12:23:37 PM

Found a busted stainless jubilee clip in the car park at work. Perfect material for a pocket hanger for my Deluxe Modeler Plus! a little cutting, filing bending and drilling later:

Could be a little tidier and I need to swap the split rings but it'll do for now.

magentus · **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2014, 12:48:59 PM

A fantastic example of recycling and re-purposing! Brilliant and very useful!

Thanks for sharing this - I love this forum!

pfrsantos · **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:14:01 PM

Never thought of those clips for reuse like that. Nice one!

Thanks for sharing!

kkokkolis · **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2014, 01:58:30 PM

I want to make one since no P7 clips here. What is a Jubilee clip anyway?
You gave me an idea. I might use a money clip or a tie clip.

pfrsantos · **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2014, 02:02:23 PM

See below.

ducttapetech · **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2014, 02:11:38 PM

Lost me there too. We always called that a hose clamp.
Nice job on the clip!

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hiraethus · **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2014, 02:12:23 PM

Yep, like that. AKA band clamp or hose clamp. The one I found didn't have the notches for the worm drive all the way round though.

ducttapetech · **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2014, 03:17:53 PM

I made one out of a old fork.

I think yours looks better.

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pfrsantos · **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2014, 03:57:49 PM

I bought a dozen of coffee spoons for €1, waiting to get some time to turn these into pocket clips.

magentus · **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2014, 04:21:45 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on March 25, 2014, 03:17:53 PM

I made one out of a old fork.
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I think yours looks better.

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That is lovely - great stuff!

kkokkolis · **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2014, 05:19:46 PM

That's it. We have a couple of espresso spoons. I'll steal one from the kitchen drawer. How did you cut the spoon from the handle DTT? Bending back and forth? Dremmel?

ducttapetech · **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2014, 05:25:06 PM

Cut it with the Surge's metal saw then used the file to smooth it out.
Sak metal saw will work too.

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kkokkolis · **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2014, 05:29:23 PM

Of course! How silly of me to ask. Now it's the time to see which metal saw us better, the Surge's or the Vic's!

ducttapetech · **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2014, 05:34:47 PM

They both work pretty good for me.

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hiraethus · **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2014, 06:04:08 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on March 25, 2014, 03:17:53 PM

I made one out of a old fork.
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I think yours looks better.

Thanks! I like the steampunk looks of the beaten up old fork.

I'm ashamed to say I didn't us my SAK to make this though - it's easier to grab tools from the workshop. I must get into the habit of using the SAK for jobs like this.

Fattsgalore · **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2014, 06:50:47 PM

I'm really liking the suspension clip carry method. Keeps my SAK vertical in my pocket making it rather comfortable to carry even thicker SAKs. Haven't carried a pouch since using a suspension clip.

After seeing all you guys making your own I need to make one from something unorthodox and unique.

enki_ck · **Reply #16 on:** March 25, 2014, 07:23:03 PM

Nice.

I did a few some time ago out of metal saw blades. They are still holding up great and I've had one on my house keys for a year and a half now.

Here's the old thread from back then.

I played a bit with a blow torch today ...

ducttapetech · **Reply #17 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:01:44 PM

Quote from: hiraethus on March 25, 2014, 06:04:08 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on March 25, 2014, 03:17:53 PM
I made one out of a old fork.
...
I think yours looks better.

Thanks! I like the steampunk looks of the beaten up old fork.

I'm ashamed to say I didn't us my SAK to make this though - it's easier to grab tools from the workshop. I must get into the habit of using the SAK for jobs like this.

The fork was shiny. I used a set of torches to heat it up. Got it cherry red then dropped it in some water.

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detron · **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2014, 08:05:54 PM

Quote from: Fattsgalore on March 25, 2014, 06:50:47 PM

I'm really liking the suspension clip carry method. Keeps my SAK vertical in my pocket making it rather comfortable to carry even thicker SAKs. Haven't carried a pouch since using a suspension clip.

After seeing all you guys making your own I need to make one from something unorthodox and unique.

like I did here?

I have one of these for nearly every SAK now. super affordable

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,46727.msg763339.html#msg763339

kkokkolis · **Reply #19 on:** March 29, 2014, 12:07:56 PM

How about this, made out of an Espresso spoon?
The Surge's saw cut it easily and I formed it with the Surge and Swisstool combined. I forgot to protect the metal from the jaws' bites and there are marks. I suppose the Dremel can fix that.

kkokkolis · **Reply #20 on:** March 29, 2014, 12:16:08 PM

Tested.
Works.

ducttapetech · **Reply #21 on:** March 29, 2014, 02:54:54 PM

Nice job!

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hiraethus · **Reply #22 on:** March 29, 2014, 04:30:44 PM

Very tidy.

Fattsgalore · **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2014, 01:42:13 AM

Quote from: kkokkolis on March 29, 2014, 12:07:56 PM

How about this, made out of an Espresso spoon?
The Surge's saw cut it easily and I formed it with the Surge and Swisstool combined. I forgot to protect the metal from the jaws' bites and there are marks. I suppose the Dremel can fix that.

I just made one from an espresso spoon as well. Says Illy and Inox 18/10 on it.
Get some pics once there's some day light.

Shaping it with a C clamp and drilling a hole through it were kind of a B...