Show off your Sak mod's!

[classicrock]

Yeoman Mechanic

Nice mod.

However, if you swap the pliers and scissors layer positions, you don't need the extra liner next to the scale.

Hahaha thanx Hiraethus, please don't remind me about that extra thickness. I realized that when I put the scales on.

But I love the tools combination. For the next mod I want to make a Compact with backside philips screwdriver.

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[HarleyXJGuy]

Yeoman Mechanic

Nice mod.

However, if you swap the pliers and scissors layer positions, you don't need the extra liner next to the scale.

Hahaha thanx Hiraethus, please don't remind me about that extra thickness. I realized that when I put the scales on.

But I love the tools combination. For the next mod I want to make a Compact with backside philips screwdriver.

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[Huntsman]

The redundant apostrophe in this thread's title is annoying me. 

How is it redundant?  Mod's is a contraction of Modifications. Thats one of the apostrophe's main jobs. And the other I just used, indicating possession.

Good point PTR - And true 
Although I think I prefer mods even if it is not grammatically correct 

- But you missed an apostrophe in your sentence above! 
Sorry guys - 'OCD Smart Alec' mode kicking in - But I could not resist it

Anyone spot it  


EDIT: Oh this is bugging me now
Maybe mod is a word in its own right and therefore mods is correct without the '
It certainly appears here as Definition 3 of mod – although it is labelled as informal !
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mod
It does not appear in my old hardcopy ‘Oxford English Dictionary’

[classicrock]

Yeoman Mechanic

Nice mod.

However, if you swap the pliers and scissors layer positions, you don't need the extra liner next to the scale.

Hahaha thanx Hiraethus, please don't remind me about that extra thickness. I realized that when I put the scales on.

But I love the tools combination. For the next mod I want to make a Compact with backside philips screwdriver.

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Thanx for the pic Harley. Need to buy the Compact first. Unfortunately it's a bit pricey.

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[PTRSAK]

Just a teaser pic of some stuff I'm playing around with.


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[shibafu]

EDIT: Oh this is bugging me now
Maybe mod is a word in its own right and therefore mods is correct without the '
It certainly appears here as Definition 3 of mod – although it is labelled as informal !
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mod
It does not appear in my old hardcopy ‘Oxford English Dictionary’

If mod's (plural) should have an apostrophe, then so should mod' (singular).  That doesn't seem right.  I think mod would be a "clipped form" rather than a contration, like lab or disco, so shouldn't have an apostrophe.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/apostrophe/contractions

[Monrogue]

Just a teaser pic of some stuff I'm playing around with.


IMG_1008

That's pretty cool man

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[zoidberg]

Anyone spot it    

Yes.      

[Poncho65]

Anyone spot it    

Yes.      

Me too

 

[kkokkolis]

Nice steampunk PTRSAK. Jules Verne would adore it.

[HarleyXJGuy]

Yeoman Mechanic

Nice mod.

However, if you swap the pliers and scissors layer positions, you don't need the extra liner next to the scale.

Hahaha thanx Hiraethus, please don't remind me about that extra thickness. I realized that when I put the scales on.

But I love the tools combination. For the next mod I want to make a Compact with backside philips screwdriver.

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Thanx for the pic Harley. Need to buy the Compact first. Unfortunately it's a bit pricey.

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Yeah I always wondered why the Compact with less tools cost more then some SAKs with more.

[classicrock]

Yeah I always wondered why the Compact with less tools cost more then some SAKs with more.

My friend just bought new Compact a week ago for his mod. It's about IDR 488.000 here (US$ 37.5).

Thin SAK with lots of function, maybe that's the cause.



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[classicrock]

Sorry....double post

[Poncho65]

The Compact is a very nice small SAK with a lot of function but I still wished they had a better (lower) pricetag

[hiraethus]

There are a couple of Compacts for sale, along with some other SAKs, here: http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,67266.0.html

If I had $100 I'd be all over it.

[shibafu]

Yeah I always wondered why the Compact with less tools cost more then some SAKs with more.

The plus scales add a bit to the price, but my assumption has always been that the hook with nail file has to be carved out with a unicorn horn or something.

[Glofindel]

My thought was if it's cheap then it'd outsold every thing else. 😁

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[ALM]

Damascus Electrician X

[tattoosteve99]

Damascus Electrician X

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Wow! Very nice. You should send me that sign! Ooooooo

[Poncho65]

Damascus Electrician X

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Wow! Very nice. You should send me that sign! Ooooooo

That is a very beautious knife

[Huntsman]

EDIT: Oh this is bugging me now
Maybe mod is a word in its own right and therefore mods is correct without the '
It certainly appears here as Definition 3 of mod – although it is labelled as informal !
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mod
It does not appear in my old hardcopy ‘Oxford English Dictionary’

If mod's (plural) should have an apostrophe, then so should mod' (singular).  That doesn't seem right.  I think mod would be a "clipped form" rather than a contration, like lab or disco, so shouldn't have an apostrophe.
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/informatics/punctuation/apostrophe/contractions

Hi Shibafu,
Thanks so much for this post and information.
Whilst I have often used the clipped form - I never knew I was doing so.   
And it certainly seems to apply to 'mod' !! 

It's amazing - You don't just learn about MTs at MTo - You learn about English grammar 
Who could ever forget NNR's post about the past perfect tense !!

How is it redundant?  Mod's is a contraction of Modifications. Thats one of the apostrophe's main jobs. And the other I just used, indicating possession.

- But you missed an apostrophe in your sentence above! 
Sorry guys - 'OCD Smart Alec' mode kicking in - But I could not resist it

Anyone spot it   

It is - That's    - A contraction of That is

[jaya_man]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Indonesia and had been a lurker for a while.  Just recently registered. I'm a novice at SAK mods. I finally took the plunge and tried modding a few months back based on useful information derived from this forum.

Attached are mods I've done so far. Planning to do more mods in the future.  Cheers.

[jaya_man]

My first attempt at an alox mod.  It's a Pioneer X with the Syph-style inline Phillips + 2 openers layer, and 91mm scissors (nail-nick on the normal side!), and black-with-red-shield scales from a Pioneer.
I made a few mistakes and I'm not 100% happy with the results - but it works and it was a good learning experience.  The action on the phillips and scissors are a bit rough, and the phillips sits a little higher than I'd like.

Been looking at doing a similar alox mod. Personally can't do away with scissors and in-line phillips. Can anyone point me to details on the in-line phillips/openers combination layer? Thanks.

[jaya_man]

Yeoman Mechanic

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Hi there Bro... Thought the pic and the SAK looked familiar... Didn't you change the scales to the red coloured plus one?

[jaya_man]

Yeoman Mechanic

Nice mod.

However, if you swap the pliers and scissors layer positions, you don't need the extra liner next to the scale.

Hahaha thanx Hiraethus, please don't remind me about that extra thickness. I realized that when I put the scales on.

But I love the tools combination. For the next mod I want to make a Compact with backside philips screwdriver.

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Thanx for the pic Harley. Need to buy the Compact first. Unfortunately it's a bit pricey.

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Hey, this looks something similar to what I plan to do for my next project.  Been looking at a 2 layer SAK with similar tool set to the Yeoman minus the multipurpose hook and replacing the corkscrew with the backside phillips 

[magentus]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Indonesia and had been a lurker for a while.  Just recently registered. I'm a novice at SAK mods. I finally took the plunge and tried modding a few months back based on useful information derived from this forum.

Attached are mods I've done so far. Planning to do more mods in the future.  Cheers.

Welcome jaya - Very nice work there. You have good taste too. Did you make the orange scales yourself?

I have a real soft spot for the Explorer chassis and my 2 modded EDC's are a Woodsman and a Passenger but with the small blade replaced by an in-line awl in both cases.
WP_20160718_001 by magpie2112, on Flickr

[jaya_man]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Indonesia and had been a lurker for a while.  Just recently registered. I'm a novice at SAK mods. I finally took the plunge and tried modding a few months back based on useful information derived from this forum.

Attached are mods I've done so far. Planning to do more mods in the future.  Cheers.

Welcome jaya - Very nice work there. You have good taste too. Did you make the orange scales yourself?

I have a real soft spot for the Explorer chassis and my 2 modded EDC's are a Woodsman and a Passenger but with the small blade replaced by an in-line awl in both cases.
WP_20160718_001 by magpie2112, on Flickr

Hi there Magentus. Nope, the g10 orange scales are done by a good friend from Bali
The woodsman was my second mod. Been tinkering with the idea of doing a hybrid of both the Huntsman (popular with my friends) and the Explorer (one of my favourite SAK but too thick for edc, hence the Yeoman). Didn't realize that Victorinox had originally produced but discontinued, until classicrock pointed it out to me.

My latest mod was the Yeoman WS since the woodsman was thick (at 5 layers) and can simplify it based on the Yeoman.

Have a soft-spot for scissors and in-line phillips


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[magentus]

The Yeoman WS is gorgeous - It's definitely worth putting a Woodsaw in any model.

[shibafu]

Been looking at doing a similar alox mod. Personally can't do away with scissors and in-line phillips. Can anyone point me to details on the in-line phillips/openers combination layer? Thanks.

Welcome to the forum jaya_man.

For that layer you need the openers layers from two 93mm knives.  Flip one of the springs around to put the bottle and can openers at the same end.  Then the opposite end of the two springs needs to be modified to fit the phillips driver.  Copying the profile of the 91mm phillips spring is a good starting point.  For me it was a process of trial and error with lots of adjustments until the fit and action was OK.  I trashed one spring before I got it right.  I don't know if this is what other people do, but I also partly ground down the lobes on the tang of the phillips to get an easier action.  Pushing against 2 springs is tough.  You also need spacers either side of the phillips.  And of course you need to drill out the pivot hole of the phillips to match the other tools (3mm or 1/8" depending on what you're using for pivots).
It was a pretty time-consuming mod, and expensive too since you need parts from 3 knives.  But it was a satisfying one and worth the effort.

[jaya_man]

Thanks for the tip. Much appreciated


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