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us Offline Poncho65

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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #570 on: February 20, 2019, 05:27:52 PM
Why has no one taken this tool to the next level! COME ON! SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THIS THING IN 2019 with some serious upgrades.

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https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66573.0.html

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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #571 on: February 22, 2019, 05:40:26 AM

 :whistle:

https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,66573.0.html

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:o Whaaaaauuuhhh. Da. Hell.
That is some outrageously amazing MT porn there. Thanks for posting it, Poncho! :salute:
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #572 on: February 22, 2019, 12:50:19 PM
No problem :cheers: I wished he still visited :-\ all of his work to MTs were awesome :drool: He has always been sporadic in his forum use though :ahhh


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #573 on: February 22, 2019, 03:53:03 PM
 :cheers:
Hopefully he'll be back at some point. :)
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #574 on: February 22, 2019, 03:55:24 PM
:cheers:
Hopefully he'll be back at some point. :)

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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #575 on: February 26, 2019, 02:05:48 PM


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #576 on: February 26, 2019, 02:06:47 PM
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #577 on: February 26, 2019, 02:21:47 PM
Thanks Steve :hatsoff:


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #578 on: March 27, 2019, 07:13:14 PM






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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #579 on: March 31, 2019, 12:19:23 AM
Can anyone tell why I am super excited with this new  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh !!!MINI!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

I won this on Ebay last week with a few Micras and it was listed in the list but not overly evident on what it was :dd:





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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #580 on: March 31, 2019, 12:38:52 AM
Looks like new! :tu: I guess it blended with the rest of the crowd :D Hope you got it at a good price.
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #581 on: March 31, 2019, 12:42:08 AM
Good price, yes and it is also in like new condition (another reason I am excited) but that isn't why I am super excited with this particular one :D

Look at the handles :dd: NO WRITING on either side :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh This means it is a very early one 8)


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #582 on: March 31, 2019, 12:50:05 AM
Side by side comparison to another I have that is an 0695/0895 with Leatherman and USA reversed on the plier head :cheers:
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #583 on: March 31, 2019, 12:58:30 AM
Once in a while you find good deals on eBay, maybe sellers don't know what they have ::) I can believe I got this BO for $40 complete with the sheath :facepalm: I posted pic of it not to long ago.
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #584 on: March 31, 2019, 01:08:12 AM
Very awesome price :like: and I don't care how many pics you post or repost of that great BO MT, I will like them all :dd: :drool: :D


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #585 on: April 02, 2019, 02:05:54 PM
My understanding is that the
"cleanskin" minis were the first version, followed by the
"US Pat Pend" version, then came the
"US PAT 4744272" without date codes, then came
"US PAT 4744272" with date codes (earliest date I have is 0395, latest is 0699), the last version had
"TOOL" on the pliers (I have 0102 and 0404). 

Almost all the earlier ones had "USA" on the piers.  I suspect that LM produced a small quantity of mini/PST pliers without "USA" in the early days for some reason (before the infamous "not made in the US court case) and just used them up  (they are definitely not the more angular Japanese pliers)

There were some transitional minis that had "US Pat Pend" on one handle and "US PAT 4744272" (no date codes) on the other handle (just to confuse us poor collectors). 

There are pictures around of a Japanese Mini, but I don't know of anyone who has ever seen one in the metal.

The cleanskins were often etched with promo brand names etc. on the handles, but Hoffritz seemed to prefer to etch their brand on the knife blade rather than on the handle.  I have a cleanskin and a transitional mini with Hoffritz on the blade.


^  Thought this info should be in this thread  :tu:


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #586 on: April 02, 2019, 02:38:54 PM
Good idea, Steve  :salute: :like:


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #587 on: April 07, 2019, 11:19:19 PM
Good price, yes and it is also in like new condition (another reason I am excited) but that isn't why I am super excited with this particular one :D

Look at the handles :dd: NO WRITING on either side :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh This means it is a very early one 8)

Looks like Poncho has a $1000 cleanskin mini  :D

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RETIRED-80s-90s-Leatherman-Mini-Tool-Multi-Tool-NO-DATE-NO-FRONT-LOGO/362612681792?hash=item546d666c40:g:dQwAAOSwuI9cqXeb
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #588 on: April 08, 2019, 01:02:52 AM
so thoughts, should I buy this mini-tool for $35?



Edit:

Couldn't help myself, got it for 35$ shipped.

« Last Edit: April 08, 2019, 01:22:54 AM by Happy Gilmore »


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #589 on: April 08, 2019, 02:33:17 PM
Looks like Poncho has a $1000 cleanskin mini  :D

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RETIRED-80s-90s-Leatherman-Mini-Tool-Multi-Tool-NO-DATE-NO-FRONT-LOGO/362612681792?hash=item546d666c40:g:dQwAAOSwuI9cqXeb

It's $300 now  ::) My how it sure depreciated in a few hours :ahhh :rofl:

Apparently someone thinks they are going to try and pull a fast one after reading in MTO a bit :facepalm: I saw this last night but just now seeing your post :salute:


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #590 on: April 08, 2019, 02:34:36 PM
so thoughts, should I buy this mini-tool for $35?

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Edit:

Couldn't help myself, got it for 35$ shipped.

It is a good price for one :cheers: Hope you really  :like: it, I love to carry them in a combo with other tools :tu: Especially a good SAK or Charge knife :cheers:



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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #592 on: April 10, 2019, 01:50:42 AM
So....

How angry would you guys be if I super modded a mini to rock a full internal set of tools? I just hate what I am going to have to do to these pliers to make it work...


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #593 on: April 10, 2019, 07:17:46 AM
How angry would you guys be if I super modded a mini to rock a full internal set of tools? I just hate what I am going to have to do to these pliers to make it work...

Not at all, your tool, you do whatever you like.  It's not like it is an irreplaceable rarity or anything.   :tu:

Please show us what you end up with (and how you got there).
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Reply #594 on: April 10, 2019, 07:18:26 AM
Down to $150 now :D

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At this rate they will be paying someone to take it soon.    :rofl:
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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #595 on: April 10, 2019, 12:00:48 PM
I hope so Greg :rofl: I will be there waiting with bells on :D


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #596 on: April 10, 2019, 12:01:09 PM
Not at all, your tool, you do whatever you like.  It's not like it is an irreplaceable rarity or anything.   :tu:

Please show us what you end up with (and how you got there).

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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #597 on: April 10, 2019, 06:21:33 PM
So....

How angry would you guys be if I super modded a mini to rock a full internal set of tools? I just hate what I am going to have to do to these pliers to make it work...

Blunt nosed Mini   :dunno:


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #598 on: April 10, 2019, 09:35:51 PM
Blunt nosed Mini   :dunno:

I am really hoping I can leave it as is, but yes I may make it a blunt nosed mini.

I want to fit the bit exchanger there at the very least.

Cheers,
HG


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Re: Mini Tool Owner`s Club
Reply #599 on: April 10, 2019, 09:38:18 PM
I am really hoping I can leave it as is, but yes I may make it a blunt nosed mini.

I want to fit the bit exchanger there at the very least.

Cheers,
HG


I think you will find that there is no room for a bit exchanger


 

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