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Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
on: November 02, 2015, 07:00:37 PM
A day late perhaps, so I will start with two posts today :D

Day 1: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
I like the frame size, smaller than a Spirit but not as tiny as the Squirt. The XE6 is a bit too thick for my taste (but it was available, thanks Al). HOWEVER, what's up with the awl... more suitable for :pok: than anything else. I've been told that I better blame kirky, as Leatherman won't listen...

Anyway, the XE6 affords me the opportunity to test lots of tools :D.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #1 on: November 02, 2015, 07:20:31 PM
I had first dibs on Al's Juice, but I passed on it, in favour of the Charge.
Let's see what I missed...  :popcorn:
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #2 on: November 02, 2015, 07:42:24 PM
More first impressions:
As it is typical for LMs the blade feel stiff. What is unlike LM are the large scissors :tu:
The scissors cut cloth labels, but barely. I think I will have to try and sharpen the scissors. Yes, that did the trick, second cloth label was cut much easier.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #3 on: November 02, 2015, 09:14:46 PM
Day 2: Busy Day

Quite a busy day by my standards.


Opening beer, I can only say it did that task with excellence.


Next up was cutting cheese packages. The Juice scissors do not seem to like stiff plastic (maybe I have to work on my sharpening skills).


Then it was off to cleaning before I'm going to use it on food. Not that I don't trust Al but they have MAD cow disease in Britain, so better be safe than sorry (yes, I know that prions survive the dishwasher).
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #4 on: November 03, 2015, 12:29:55 AM
Kronenbourg 1664 and the Big Bang Theory.  NICE! :D
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #5 on: November 03, 2015, 12:35:00 PM
Quote from: derekmac on November 03, 2015, 12:29:55 AM
Kronenbourg 1664 and the Big Bang Theory.  NICE! :D
Well, personally I feel that BBT has run its course... Kronenbourg is never wrong :salute:
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #6 on: November 03, 2015, 12:39:52 PM
Day 3: Traditional MT use - food preparation

Serrated blade might be on the short side but works like a charme :tu:
The PE blade is thin but did an OK job at spreading butter and jam. Biggest problem is getting the jam out of the class, the blade makes a very poor spoon and I got the whole tool sticky.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #7 on: November 03, 2015, 03:38:35 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 03, 2015, 12:39:52 PM
Day 3: Traditional MT use - food preparation

Serrated blade might be on the short side but works like a charme :tu:
The PE blade is thin but did an OK job at spreading butter and jam. Biggest problem is getting the jam out of the class, the blade makes a very poor spoon and I got the whole tool sticky.

That bread to meat ratio is a bit off, don't u think :)
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #8 on: November 03, 2015, 04:26:43 PM
Quote from: rishardh on November 03, 2015, 03:38:35 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 03, 2015, 12:39:52 PM
Day 3: Traditional MT use - food preparation

Serrated blade might be on the short side but works like a charme :tu:
The PE blade is thin but did an OK job at spreading butter and jam. Biggest problem is getting the jam out of the class, the blade makes a very poor spoon and I got the whole tool sticky.

That bread to meat ratio is a bit off, don't u think :)
Don't worry, its the point of view... hiding the true amount of juicy ham.

Did you know that some guys tried to make the biggest sandwich by having two slices of bread on opposite side of the earth? The World Record committee disallowed it, as the earth is not edible (they should redo it with the moon, everybody knows the moon is made of cheese) :rofl:
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #9 on: November 03, 2015, 04:41:37 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 03, 2015, 04:26:43 PM
Quote from: rishardh on November 03, 2015, 03:38:35 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 03, 2015, 12:39:52 PM
Day 3: Traditional MT use - food preparation

Serrated blade might be on the short side but works like a charme :tu:
The PE blade is thin but did an OK job at spreading butter and jam. Biggest problem is getting the jam out of the class, the blade makes a very poor spoon and I got the whole tool sticky.

That bread to meat ratio is a bit off, don't u think :)
Don't worry, its the point of view... hiding the true amount of juicy ham.

Did you know that some guys tried to make the biggest sandwich by having two slices of bread on opposite side of the earth? The World Record committee disallowed it, as the earth is not edible (they should redo it with the moon, everybody knows the moon is made of cheese) :rofl:

10/10 for innovation and effort though. :D
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #10 on: November 04, 2015, 04:07:14 PM
Day 4: Critical task for the Juice

There are things, where you know failure is not an option. Today I had such a task... opening a package with critical office equipment...
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Reply #11 on: November 04, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
It's a box full of Garfield "I hate Mondays" coffee mugs, I just know it.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #12 on: November 04, 2015, 08:18:25 PM
Quote from: WoodsDuck on November 04, 2015, 04:08:57 PM
It's a box full of Garfield "I hate Mondays" coffee mugs, I just know it.
Close, its the one thing a coffee mug is worthless without.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #13 on: November 05, 2015, 06:18:39 PM
Apparently, I'm the proud owner of another pair of scissors that are unwilling to cut padded envelopes :rant:

Although I have to admit after some sharpening by an amateur, they now cut paper very well.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #14 on: November 05, 2015, 06:21:08 PM
Best part about living close to where I work is that I can go home for lunch.
Pasta, zucchini and some pork... The blade does a good job at cutting, IMO the spine could be slightly skinnier for better slicing (especially since I have not one but two blades, a thinner and a thicker one would be great).
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #15 on: November 05, 2015, 06:45:08 PM
Closeup of the weird serration (discussed here) at the tip of the scissors. You can see, that it is on both sides.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #16 on: November 05, 2015, 07:49:49 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 05, 2015, 06:21:08 PM
Best part about living close to where I work is that I can go home for lunch.
Pasta, zucchini and some pork... The blade does a good job at cutting, IMO the spine could be slightly skinnier for better slicing (especially since I have not one but two blades, a thinner and a thicker one would be great).


It is not the greatest slicer is it  :D I think the sturdy spine and partial hollow grind were intentional, to reduce the number sent back for warranty work with broken blades.

Quote from: Etherealicer on November 05, 2015, 06:45:08 PM
Closeup of the weird serration (discussed here) at the tip of the scissors. You can see, that it is on both sides.

That seems reasonably toothy actually, whereas the CS4 I've kept is about the same on one side, and the other has almost no tooth to it, but still has the kind of recessed area the teeth should be in. They are very inconsistent tools though in my experience.

Here's a couple of (crappy) pics of the tip gap and overbite on mine...


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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #17 on: November 05, 2015, 08:46:37 PM
Quote from: 50ft-trad on November 05, 2015, 07:49:49 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 05, 2015, 06:21:08 PM
Best part about living close to where I work is that I can go home for lunch.
Pasta, zucchini and some pork... The blade does a good job at cutting, IMO the spine could be slightly skinnier for better slicing (especially since I have not one but two blades, a thinner and a thicker one would be great).


It is not the greatest slicer is it  :D I think the sturdy spine and partial hollow grind were intentional, to reduce the number sent back for warranty work with broken blades.
Agreed, its a MT. So, some compromise is to be expected. I also doubt that food preparation was at the foremost thoughts when LM designed it.

Quote from: 50ft-trad on November 05, 2015, 07:49:49 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on November 05, 2015, 06:45:08 PM
Closeup of the weird serration (discussed here) at the tip of the scissors. You can see, that it is on both sides.

That seems reasonably toothy actually, whereas the CS4 I've kept is about the same on one side, and the other has almost no tooth to it, but still has the kind of recessed area the teeth should be in. They are very inconsistent tools though in my experience.

Here's a couple of (crappy) pics of the tip gap and overbite on mine...
Nice, looks similar to mine almost as if they did it on purpose. What purpose is however unclear to me. I mean an extra serrated edge for though stuff would make more sense close to the pivot.
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #18 on: November 05, 2015, 08:51:51 PM
Serrations can help on plastics so they are gripped and cut rather than just pushing the material out, so at least there's a theory there. Having an overbite and a gap between the blades has no practical benefit other than giving you a good excuse to put the QA or production managers through some disciplinary proceedings  :P


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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #19 on: November 07, 2015, 09:46:03 AM
Yesterday!

No picture, because I did nothing... except helping some kiddies out opening their beers... shhh youth this day, they drink but they don't carry a SAK...
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #20 on: November 07, 2015, 10:07:05 AM
Yet another thread that made me hungry :D

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Reply #21 on: November 07, 2015, 06:59:41 PM
Quote from: N_N_R on November 07, 2015, 10:07:05 AM
Yet another thread that made me hungry :D
Let me help you out...
I had no idea what I was going to cook, just made it up as I went. Sometimes, when cooking I feeling like a genius. This feeling often goes away once I taste my concoction  ::).


Cutting bread... at this point I had no idea what I was going to cook


I was thinking about making sandwiches or something, but decided otherwise. Soaked in egg / milk and lillet.


One is always smarter afterwards. The pear I contemplated would probably have been the better choice.


I'm not a vegetarian :D
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #22 on: November 07, 2015, 07:05:02 PM

Cheese and nuts...


put it on top.


Bake for a while
Surprisingly good. I should have used pear instead of zucchini the sweetness would have better balanced the rest, but all in all it was great.
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Reply #23 on: November 07, 2015, 07:37:06 PM
Ok, maybe it was too much cheese... Need some digestive help :drink:
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Reply #24 on: November 08, 2015, 10:35:19 PM
Shockingly I didn't use my Juice today... didn't use a knife or anything... booooring...
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Shockingly I didn't use my Juice today... didn't use a knife or anything... booooring...

Booooooooh!!!!

You know I am kidding right ;)
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Re: Juice Challenge - Etherealicer - XE6
Reply #26 on: November 09, 2015, 05:25:15 PM
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Quote from: Etherealicer on November 08, 2015, 10:35:19 PM
Shockingly I didn't use my Juice today... didn't use a knife or anything... booooring...

Booooooooh!!!!

You know I am kidding right ;)
You were kidding :o
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Reply #27 on: November 09, 2015, 05:28:02 PM
Practiced my Juice OHO skills today... surprisingly easy, filming at the same time is much harder. Actually, if I do it without filming, I succeed 10 out of 10 times.



I also decided I should eat more apples :D
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Reply #28 on: November 09, 2015, 05:29:29 PM
 :drool: :drool:

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Reply #29 on: November 09, 2015, 05:31:46 PM
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