My Thread for the LM Surge 15 Day Merit Badge

rishardh · **on:** December 13, 2015, 03:49:41 AM

Day 1... Surge and accessories. This is my go to MT setup for serious work around the house. I can do 90% of the general tasks around the house with these. Unfortunately it's too bulky to be carrying around all the time. Here they are chillin under the Christmas tree.

sLaughterMed · **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2015, 03:54:48 AM

Sweet, an old Surge. I kove the look of that Plier head, its looks fantastic. Too bad LM only put iton the Core, and old Surge

powernoodle · **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2015, 04:26:41 AM

The original Surge is still awesome.

rishardh · **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2015, 06:22:40 AM

Yeah, the old Surge pliers are nice. The new ones with the replaceable cutters look meaner and I like that too. But LM chose not to do the small bit holder which is a shame.

rishardh · **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2015, 06:27:24 AM

Day 2... our baby is growing taller. Had to make a few DIY table corner bumpers. Usually I would use a Wave for such a task. But I need Surge Pics so used the Surge instead.

rishardh · **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2015, 07:37:37 PM

Day 3.... It's Star Wars marathon week at work. The Surge on the Dark Side? How fitting.

rishardh · **Reply #6 on:** December 15, 2015, 01:30:06 PM

Day 4... Pics taken around the neighborhood. Fall colors in mid December is normal around here. My first stab that tree pic

rishardh · **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2015, 05:55:45 PM

Day 5... Drove my wife's car today and noticed that the carpet keeper has come off. A one minute fix.

Etherealicer · **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2015, 07:40:10 PM

Darn, I opened the thread hoping you were trying to bribe a mod with a Thread for a merit badge

Great going

rishardh · **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2015, 09:04:09 PM

Quote from: Etherealicer on December 16, 2015, 07:40:10 PM

Darn, I opened the thread hoping you were trying to bribe a mod with a Thread for a merit badge

Great going

The mods can be bribed? Hmm...

I wanted to do the challenge but it's a busy month for me and I missed playing with my other MTs last month. So going for the gold badge instead.

rishardh · **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2015, 09:05:36 PM

Day 5... Not all pics got posted earlier. Trying again.

rishardh · **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2015, 06:36:28 AM

Day 6.... Daah Daah da-da-da daah daah da-da-da daah daah da-da-da-daaaaah

ducttapetech · **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2015, 11:24:15 AM

LOL! That is so cool!

rishardh · **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2015, 08:08:15 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on December 17, 2015, 11:24:15 AM

LOL! That is so cool!

Glad you liked it. Obaby-wan was not that skilled with a lightsaber. She touched her nose and pooof... gone.

rishardh · **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2015, 05:40:40 PM

Day 7... The small bit can be very handy. Too bad they did not include it in the new Surge. I get it that it's out of place in a Heavy Duty MT but it adds some versatility to the MT.

Fortytwo · **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2015, 06:31:40 PM

Quote from: rishardh on December 18, 2015, 05:40:40 PM

Day 7... The small bit can be very handy. Too bad they did not include it in the new Surge. I get it that it's out of place in a Heavy Duty MT but it adds some versatility to the MT.

There was a solution found here on the forum (sixth photo), it was for the Wave but it LM really should do something like it on the Surge.

Obi1shinobee · **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2015, 07:48:04 PM

Quote from: rishardh on December 18, 2015, 05:40:40 PM

Day 7... The small bit can be very handy. Too bad they did not include it in the new Surge. I get it that it's out of place in a Heavy Duty MT but it adds some versatility to the MT.

Mini Bit

rishardh · **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2015, 07:51:37 AM

That look interesting... a cavity that fits the mini bit. Does it work well? In Ob1's pic it does not look perpendicular.

rishardh · **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2015, 08:10:30 AM

Day 8.... Served cheese and crackers to my wife's friends. There were a lot of Ooohs and Whaaats

Most of them had not seen a MT up close. Needless to say I cut the cheese both literally and figuratively

rishardh · **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2015, 07:18:04 PM

Day 9.... Got a new car booster cushion for my wife. She is vertically challenged, a little. Much nicer than the one I made her, haha. Used the Surge Scissors to cut out labels while waiting in the car wash.

rishardh · **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2015, 06:11:22 PM

Day 10... Made a tunnel to play out of an Amazon shipping box. That should keep her busy for about 6 mins, haha.

rishardh · **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2015, 06:05:03 PM

Day 11.... Awl and Saw pics.

rishardh · **Reply #22 on:** December 24, 2015, 03:01:09 AM

Day 12... Got a belt on clearance but it was not my size and the last one. Used 4 tools of the Surge to shorten it to my length.

rishardh · **Reply #23 on:** December 24, 2015, 06:19:58 PM

Day 13.... I got cheap and did not want to pay $75 for a mattress platform bunk board. Made my own rails instead and some pieces has come off after a year due to kids jumping on the bed.