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The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.

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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2340 on: April 17, 2019, 10:34:35 PM
:nanadance: :nanadance: :nanadance:

Haha... the whole point of that mod was about getting a medium flat in.
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Reply #2341 on: April 17, 2019, 11:00:56 PM
:nanadance: :nanadance: :nanadance:

Haha... the whole point of that mod was about getting a medium flat in.

Haha, this is why I love modding. Everyone needs something different.

Cheers,
H.G.



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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2342 on: April 17, 2019, 11:28:52 PM
..if you have a plier no one needs a can opener..

Oh like this? :rofl:
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2343 on: April 18, 2019, 12:05:57 AM
 :rofl: :rofl: :facepalm:
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Reply #2344 on: April 18, 2019, 04:13:06 AM
Oh like this? :rofl:

That's one way...but not the cleanest or fastest. I need to make a vid of the method. You need to break the lip of the lid so that it releases from the can.


On a side note, I think I'm narrowing down a set of Leatherman knife setups for different activities.



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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2345 on: April 18, 2019, 04:20:25 AM
That's one way...but not the cleanest or fastest. I need to make a vid of the method. You need to break the lip of the lid so that it releases from the can.


On a side note, I think I'm narrowing down a set of Leatherman knife setups for different activities.


 :tu: so what do u do with the pliers?  :pok:

I just can't get used to half tools..yet.. So I assembled every thing back...


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2346 on: April 18, 2019, 12:08:48 PM
Love that mod, Synco :like:

Great family pic of the LM knives, HG :like:

The Charge/Wave/Surge knives are great for me (need to make a SURGE one :facepalm: :D ) but I can see that they have plenty of limits and that is why I normally carry mine as a compliment to a regular MT :salute:


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Reply #2347 on: April 18, 2019, 06:50:22 PM
Love that mod, Synco :like:

Great family pic of the LM knives, HG :like:

The Charge/Wave/Surge knives are great for me (need to make a SURGE one :facepalm: :D ) but I can see that they have plenty of limits and that is why I normally carry mine as a compliment to a regular MT :salute:

actually I put the surge back together..I just can't see how a surge/ST300 hybrid ever makes sense. The shears on the Surge are unlike any other scissors on a MT, and unlike even the biggest of the Vic Scissors, it can cut some stupidly hard materials. I did however put it back together with sissors on the same side as the straight blade so I can easily open it one handed from the same pocket position.  One thing would make it perfect in my mind...a full 1/4 inch bit driver instead of the Serrated blade on the outside... Think a Center drive, without the suck... I have reason to believe that the Center drive 1/4 inch driver might even work in the surge.

Cheers,
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2349 on: April 18, 2019, 10:20:09 PM
I have reason to believe that the Center drive 1/4 inch driver might even work in the surge.
Perhaps a SOG one? :dunno:  Easier to obtain. https://www.sogknives.com/type/accessories/1-4-driver.html


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Reply #2350 on: April 19, 2019, 01:55:15 AM
Perhaps a SOG one? :dunno:  Easier to obtain. https://www.sogknives.com/type/accessories/1-4-driver.html

The one handed part is what is so appealing imo. Plus that requires an intermediary socket holder so its not going to be all that stable. At that points I might as well just carry a Leatherman Bit extender.

Still better than the BuckTool. :salute:

yea, that one was shi...err...crappy...  at least I now know for sure there is a relatively efficient way to open cans with just pliers. (check general discussion forum)

Cheers,
H.G.


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Reply #2351 on: April 19, 2019, 08:51:21 AM
So... Did my thinking, pondering..and just did it.



Still needs two mods to the bit drivers and a Vic scissor but it's a thing of beauty 


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2352 on: April 19, 2019, 09:26:26 AM
Nice HG.  :like:
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2353 on: April 19, 2019, 12:02:40 PM
 :iagree:

So what all did you do in this mod :think: I believe it is bi-colored but it is a bit hard to tell in the pics :think:


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Reply #2354 on: April 19, 2019, 02:19:37 PM
:iagree:

So what all did you do in this mod :think: I believe it is bi-colored but it is a bit hard to tell in the pics :think:

So it is noticably different from the bicolor model for a number of reasons. As far as internal tools are concerned I used large spaces on one side to accomidate a modified bit driver after I cut out the sides. On the other side I need to drill a small hole through the bit driver in a specific location (still working it out) so that I can lock a series of T-shank bits and blades in there in addition to the normal tools.

Eventually I should have:

1/4" bit driver (straight blade side)
AWL
Hybrid bit driver-
*takes leatherman bits
*takes T-shank blades (locks in with small clip or even a paper clip)
*takes exacto blades (using simple adapter)

And once I get a 91mm Vic scissor I can begin working on replacing the serrated blade.

So this is a work in progress but I wanted to see how it looked before I finished it. I also want to gently grind down the lock connections so that I can close it one handed, not just open it one handed.

Cheers,
HG


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2355 on: April 19, 2019, 03:14:37 PM
I like the bi-color part :salute: Hope that the 1/4 inch bit holder works out the way you want and you can get some 91mm Vic scissors in :cheers:


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Reply #2356 on: April 20, 2019, 05:10:47 AM


Today's carry and the 1/4 inch driver mod. Thank God for a Dremel tool.

Cheers,
HG


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Reply #2357 on: April 20, 2019, 04:59:02 PM
That is great :salute: but I hope that cutting the notch didn't compromise the strength of the bit driver :ahhh keep us updated on how this particular mod holds up :salute: if it does then AWESOME :D if not then........... :facepalm:

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Reply #2358 on: April 20, 2019, 07:51:03 PM
That is great :salute: but I hope that cutting the notch didn't compromise the strength of the bit driver :ahhh keep us updated on how this particular mod holds up :salute: if it does then AWESOME :D if not then........... :facepalm:

 :D

I can tell already that it is substantially weaker, but does work for all buy stubborn screws and a hard crank. For me that's not acceptable. So I'll try a different solution.


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2359 on: April 20, 2019, 08:10:09 PM
I can tell already that it is substantially weaker, but does work for all buy stubborn screws and a hard crank. For me that's not acceptable. So I'll try a different solution.

why dont you cut it half way down(or even a third) maybe itll be a bit stronger.


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2360 on: April 21, 2019, 10:36:02 AM
My halfBlast suffered some mods, added a Tshank for longersaw.
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2361 on: April 21, 2019, 12:34:26 PM
Nice one Raoul  :like: :tu:
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2362 on: April 21, 2019, 04:13:40 PM
Nice one Raoul  :like: :tu:

 :iagree:

Also could we get some close up pics of the half Blast :think: Did you have to drill the tools out or did you use a smaller pivot on the plier end part? :ahhh

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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2363 on: April 21, 2019, 04:20:38 PM
I used the pliers pivot from the Blast, was same diameter as the Surge T-shank . Just had to grind the Tshank  , in order to open-close normally. Pics will follow
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2364 on: April 21, 2019, 04:28:53 PM
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-any problem has more than one resolve!

-by the way you look at the problem, the resolve may change!

-where's a will there's a way !


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2365 on: April 21, 2019, 04:41:21 PM
Nice work Raoul great idea  :like: :tu:
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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2366 on: April 21, 2019, 06:04:49 PM
Pics

Thanks for the pic Raoul! Looks like a great idea to fill up that pivot side!  :like:


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2367 on: April 21, 2019, 07:16:01 PM
I appreciate the pics Raoul :tu: A very cool mod and looks like a good toolset as well :like:


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Re: The Hacked Leatherman Owners Club.
Reply #2368 on: April 22, 2019, 10:30:48 PM
Got a lot of goodies in the mail this weekend including a Sidekick and Wingman. I realized very quickly after disassembling the Sidekick that the pocket clip perfectly fit over the Kick's clip hole. All I needed was to drill a hole in the frame..


But of course I couldn't stop there so I added some parts from a BO Blast and a full Rebar plier head...

I call it the Knifeless K-Bar



This might actually be my new favorite carry for my Job, since its really not a knife friendly place.

Cheers,
H.G.


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Reply #2369 on: April 22, 2019, 11:20:38 PM
Nice  :like: :tu:
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