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Out with the old. In with the new.
on: March 15, 2015, 12:36:57 AM
I am replacing my green alox classic that has seen many years of carry and use with a alox minichamp.








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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #1 on: March 15, 2015, 12:40:16 AM
That Classic looks well loved.  Hope the Minichamp serves you just as well. :salute:
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #2 on: March 15, 2015, 01:49:06 AM
I love the minichamp but Capt your classic looks awesome.  Any particular reason for the change?   
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #3 on: March 15, 2015, 01:54:15 AM
Quote from: jerseydevil on March 15, 2015, 12:40:16 AM
That Classic looks well loved.  Hope the Minichamp serves you just as well. :salute:

I'm sure it will.  :tu:
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #4 on: March 15, 2015, 01:55:56 AM
Quote from: Aloha007 on March 15, 2015, 01:49:06 AM
I love the minichamp but Capt your classic looks awesome.  Any particular reason for the change?


No real reason for the change. I just always wanted a alox Minichamp since they came out and I finally got one so it will take the classics place. I really do love that green classic. It has served me well.


I just wish the minichamp was black, but they are hard to find around here.
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #5 on: March 15, 2015, 01:59:58 AM
I've been tempted by the Alox MC as well.  The green alox is killer tho I'm sure the MC will serve you very well. 
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #6 on: March 15, 2015, 03:54:59 AM
A worthy replacement!! :2tu:
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #7 on: March 15, 2015, 02:01:19 PM
I really want a alox MC also, but don't use the regular one i have. Maybe i would keychain carry the alox one cause its thinner?

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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #8 on: March 15, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
I could get interested in a alox mini champ, if they'd loose the coke spoon and orange peeler.
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #9 on: March 15, 2015, 03:04:23 PM
With my RA, no 58 works well for EDC. Too little. :(
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Re: Out with the old. In with the new.
Reply #10 on: March 15, 2015, 03:05:14 PM
Dang...dbl post.
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Reply #11 on: March 15, 2015, 03:19:13 PM
Quote from: cbl51 on March 15, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
I could get interested in a alox mini champ, if they'd loose the coke spoon and orange peeler.

I could do with out the coke spoon as well but the orange peeler is a nice tool.  I've used mine as a package opener many times.
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Reply #12 on: March 15, 2015, 11:37:56 PM
Quote from: cbl51 on March 15, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
I could get interested in a alox mini champ, if they'd loose the coke spoon and orange peeler.

Oh man. That's why I bought the Minichamp......... Just kidding. Yea the "coke spoon" is basically useless to me because I do not indulge in those things as well as never using it as a cuticle pusher like it is designed to. The orange peeler does nothing for me either, but I always like having extra sharp things just in case.  :D I would not mind seeing both replaced with something else though.
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Reply #13 on: March 16, 2015, 12:14:53 AM
Quote from: captain spaulding on March 15, 2015, 11:37:56 PM
Quote from: cbl51 on March 15, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
I could get interested in a alox mini champ, if they'd loose the coke spoon and orange peeler.

Oh man. That's why I bought the Minichamp......... Just kidding. Yea the "coke spoon" is basically useless to me because I do not indulge in those things as well as never using it as a cuticle pusher like it is designed to. The orange peeler does nothing for me either, but I always like having extra sharp things just in case.  :D I would not mind seeing both replaced with something else though.

If they took out the coke spoon and orange peeler, they could fit in a nice little saw. Just enough to work your way through 1 inch tree limb or broomstick if you were careful. Or a scaled down awl like a small pioneer awl for making starter holes for wood screws. Or taking in a belt with another hole.
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Reply #14 on: March 16, 2015, 12:32:14 AM
Eek. The world's smallest saw would be the most useless tool of all. You could cut lolly sticks and uh... not much else.
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Reply #15 on: March 16, 2015, 12:55:13 AM
Quote from: cbl51 on March 16, 2015, 12:14:53 AM
Quote from: captain spaulding on March 15, 2015, 11:37:56 PM
Quote from: cbl51 on March 15, 2015, 02:57:12 PM
I could get interested in a alox mini champ, if they'd loose the coke spoon and orange peeler.

Oh man. That's why I bought the Minichamp......... Just kidding. Yea the "coke spoon" is basically useless to me because I do not indulge in those things as well as never using it as a cuticle pusher like it is designed to. The orange peeler does nothing for me either, but I always like having extra sharp things just in case.  :D I would not mind seeing both replaced with something else though.

If they took out the coke spoon and orange peeler, they could fit in a nice little saw. Just enough to work your way through 1 inch tree limb or broomstick if you were careful. Or a scaled down awl like a small pioneer awl for making starter holes for wood screws. Or taking in a belt with another hole.

As much as I love saws on SAK's I would not want a tiny saw on a 58mm. Just my preference though. I would gladly replace them for a extra blade (I know their is already two) or a second pair of scissors.
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Reply #16 on: March 16, 2015, 01:00:07 AM
I tried the "Cut and Picker Blade" (aka "orange peeler") of the minichamp, but it didn't work as well as a blade. It didn't cut deep enough on the thick skin of a navel oranges.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Cut+and+Picker+Blade

Maybe the orange peeler on the 74mm might work better.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Orange+Peeler

The "Cut and Picker Blade" does work well on removing the plastic shrink wrap found over bottle screw caps.
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Reply #17 on: March 16, 2015, 01:02:34 AM
Quote from: kosmo on March 16, 2015, 01:00:07 AM
I tried the "Cut and Picker Blade" (aka "orange peeler") of the minichamp, but it didn't work as well as a blade. It didn't cut deep enough on the thick skin of a navel oranges.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Cut+and+Picker+Blade

Maybe the orange peeler on the 74mm might work better.

http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Orange+Peeler

The "Cut and Picker Blade" does work well on removing the plastic shrink wrap found over bottle screw caps.

That's the beauty of SAK's is we always find different ways to use tools that would normally have little use to us.
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Reply #18 on: March 17, 2015, 03:03:34 AM
The cut and picker blade is perfect for opening clam-shell packages. It zips right through them.
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