Basically did same mods to my edc Wave and sheath a couple of years ago plus added the Wingman scissors (Image removed from quote.)
I don't like the look of that replaceable cutter set-up. The wall is too thin. They can improve it a bit by adding a bevel on the lower outer edge of the blade, and leave extra material on the plier to fill that void.
It's nice to see Leatherman continuing their longstanding tradition of producing tools that members here have already made. Which I am certain were a process of "simultaneous development" and were not ideas sourced from here, naturally.... Def
Yes, but if they would at least acknowledge where the ideas came from it would be something Of course it might come down to money for an idea and they don't want that I am sure They are basically saying we came up with the idea on our own without feedback from anyone Plus the blame game can go on to Gerber stole their PST design so they stole the carbide cutter design and changed the material then stole the MP600, basically changed a few things and called it the OHT
Yes, but if they would at least acknowledge where the ideas came from it would be something Of course it might come down to money for an idea and they don't want that I am sure They are basically saying we came up with the idea on our own without feedback from anyone
Quote from: Poncho65 on January 19, 2018, 05:08:48 PMYes, but if they would at least acknowledge where the ideas came from it would be something Of course it might come down to money for an idea and they don't want that I am sure They are basically saying we came up with the idea on our own without feedback from anyone I don't understand what you mean or what you expect them to do.Harley-Davidson makes motorcycles, many different models for a long time. People in the motorcycle culture took old Harleys and took bits and pieces off them, added some others, modified frames, mixed different models. People called their creations all different types of things. Harley over the years payed some attention, started taking design cues from the streets, offering customization from the factory, continued to make motorcycles. But what does Harley-Davidson owe the motorcycle community, except to continue trying to make models that will inspire people to buy, ride, and in some cases modify. In my opinion not a thing, their obligation is to make a good product, not much else.
There was also the time LM used an image from a user on this site, did not give any credit and failed to realize it was a modded tool until the Facebook comments lit up! I know there's a thread on it somewhere. As a company, I'm sure they scan the site but at the moment they are too busy trying to cater to the newest generation, jumping into the niches with 1 peice tools for example.
We can just agree to disagree on this is what we can do
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on January 19, 2018, 02:19:25 PMIt's nice to see Leatherman continuing their longstanding tradition of producing tools that members here have already made. Which I am certain were a process of "simultaneous development" and were not ideas sourced from here, naturally.... DefIs this really a fair criticism? With a few exceptions, the members are making things from existing Leatherman design and parts, while it is cool they mod their own tools, they're not exactly being totally original or anything.I see this with guitars. Players have been modding their own guitars for decades. Fender might come out with a hybrid of their own designs and then people say they ripped off the modders, but did they? Doesn't a company have the right to do whatever they want with their own models and parts. Unless I'm mistaken, were people putting carbide cutters on these tool before Leatherman had them on another model? That would be somewhat impressive, but swapping plier heads on models that already exist and are similar enough while that is neat, it's not exactly Skunkworks r&d. There is a long history of companies being inspired by their customer base, that is a good thing not an exploitation in my opinion. Part of any business is figuring out what your customer base wants. If the customer base shows hints that they want something, can you blame the company for making it. When the car culture was putting big engines in a light car, and Ford and others said hey people want this, was Ford wrong somehow for making a car the public wanted.
Maybe Leatherman should commission ObiWanShinobee like CRKT did Ed Halligan
Quote from: ThundahBeagle on January 19, 2018, 09:48:18 PMMaybe Leatherman should commission ObiWanShinobee like CRKT did Ed Halligan+1!