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Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge

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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #600 on: February 28, 2019, 01:12:11 AM
Two uses; one the saw and finally, something really great with the pliers. I'd dropped the work keys (to the garage, and various outbuildings) in a rather sizeable gap between the stairs and the foundation to a garage apartment above the farm shop that primarily just serves as a place to store just about everything (largely furniture, rugs, and a whole ton of other stuff). After a ton of contorting the keys and pliers, I yanked them out. The Tough Tool did get a few battle scars from the stone and concrete (mainly on the scraper, since it sticks out), but not that many.


In the coming days, we're doing a bunch of remodelling, so I'm hoping I'll get to use my second favorite off brand tool, the Klein Electrician Hybrid; which by the time we get to installing the ceiling fans, will be during the MiniChamp challenge.





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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #601 on: February 28, 2019, 01:43:58 AM
Wow thanks that is incredibly generous of you. :woohoo:

Day27
Today's pic  is a USA TC2 Chip next to the Taylor.
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Cool assortment there! :like:
The ToughChip has some of the best scissors on the keychain size class. IMO of course.


Two uses; one the saw and finally, something really great with the pliers. I'd dropped the work keys (to the garage, and various outbuildings) in a rather sizeable gap between the stairs and the foundation to a garage apartment above the farm shop that primarily just serves as a place to store just about everything (largely furniture, rugs, and a whole ton of other stuff). After a ton of contorting the keys and pliers, I yanked them out. The Tough Tool did get a few battle scars from the stone and concrete (mainly on the scraper, since it sticks out), but not that many.


In the coming days, we're doing a bunch of remodelling, so I'm hoping I'll get to use my second favorite off brand tool, the Klein Electrician Hybrid; which by the time we get to installing the ceiling fans, will be during the MiniChamp challenge.

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Good work, Cody! :like:

I'm a fan of the Klein tool as well. That machining on the stripper/pliers head is beautiful. :)
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #602 on: February 28, 2019, 03:26:40 AM
Well done on every level G-Man.  I may have said it but I owe you thanks for my TT too.    :hatsoff: :hatsoff:
cody, how do you like that Klein?  It really peaks my curiosity. :ahhh :ahhh
Very bussy day for me, the TT not so much so I let it hang out for dinner.
Day 27
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #603 on: February 28, 2019, 05:40:19 AM
Well done on every level G-Man.  I may have said it but I owe you thanks for my TT too.    :hatsoff: :hatsoff:
cody, how do you like that Klein?  It really peaks my curiosity. :ahhh :ahhh
Very bussy day for me, the TT not so much so I let it hang out for dinner.
Day 27
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 :cheers:
Your generosity inspired me to start doing the same for our fellow MT.o members.  :salute:
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Reply #604 on: February 28, 2019, 06:02:30 AM
:cheers:
Your generosity inspired me to start doing the same for our fellow MT.o members.  :salute:
:dunno:What are you talking about  ???, but any way...
Thank you my friend for your kindness and may it help keep us all inspired  :salute:
Now the real mission is to expand this to those we encounter outside MTo.  Instilling the global values we so cherish here to the rest of the world through our actions, for all to see.   :hatsoff:
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #605 on: February 28, 2019, 06:26:18 AM
:dunno:What are you talking about  ???, but any way...
Thank you my friend for your kindness and may it help keep us all inspired  :salute:
Now the real mission is to expand this to those we encounter outside MTo.  Instilling the global values we so cherish here to the rest of the world through our actions, for all to see.   :hatsoff:
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72622.msg1502936.html#msg1502936
Just so it never goes unappreciated. I rarely forget anything(a blessing and a curse at times). :pok:

You're quite welcome, my friend, and thank you in kind for your kindness, Douglas! :cheers:

Paying it forward goes a long way.  :cheers:
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Reply #606 on: February 28, 2019, 12:11:12 PM
GLBM, your kindness is commendable  :tu: but not surprising on MTO

Noa and Poncho, I hope you enjoy your U.S. models as much as I have all these years  :cheers:

Great work again guys for day 27, hard to believe we're this close to the end  :multi:


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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #607 on: February 28, 2019, 01:03:54 PM
Nice pics and uses everyone  :cheers: :like:
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #608 on: February 28, 2019, 01:14:56 PM
Day28
We had to adjust the sprockets on 2 of these oven conveyers to keep them centered. The pick came in handy for scrapeing out the sealant/glue over the set screws, and the large flathead worked just fine on the tensioner.
One of the ovens was in use and could only be down for a few minutes. I was using the pliers of both the TT and my ST300 to pull the hot chain loose while sombody else tapped the sprocket into place with a hammer and punch.
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #609 on: February 28, 2019, 01:46:37 PM
Good job Noa :like: :tu:
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Reply #610 on: February 28, 2019, 04:54:42 PM


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Reply #611 on: February 28, 2019, 04:55:22 PM
Day28
We had to adjust the sprockets on 2 of these oven conveyers to keep them centered. The pick came in handy for scrapeing out the sealant/glue over the set screws, and the large flathead worked just fine on the tensioner.
One of the ovens was in use and could only be down for a few minutes. I was using the pliers of both the TT and my ST300 to pull the hot chain loose while sombody else tapped the sprocket into place with a hammer and punch.

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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #612 on: February 28, 2019, 04:59:01 PM
Day 28

Lunch with the Grand Kids, they awlways get a kick out of my toys  :cheers:



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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #613 on: February 28, 2019, 05:17:28 PM
Nice one GJ :like: :tu:
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Reply #614 on: February 28, 2019, 08:02:48 PM
Thanks W  :cheers:


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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #615 on: February 28, 2019, 09:12:48 PM
GLBM, your kindness is commendable  :tu: but not surprising on MTO

Noa and Poncho, I hope you enjoy your U.S. models as much as I have all these years  :cheers:

Great work again guys for day 27, hard to believe we're this close to the end  :multi:
Thanks, Greg! :cheers:

Nice pics and uses everyone  :cheers: :like:
:cheers:

Day28
We had to adjust the sprockets on 2 of these oven conveyers to keep them centered. The pick came in handy for scrapeing out the sealant/glue over the set screws, and the large flathead worked just fine on the tensioner.
One of the ovens was in use and could only be down for a few minutes. I was using the pliers of both the TT and my ST300 to pull the hot chain loose while sombody else tapped the sprocket into place with a hammer and punch.
Good work! One of the reasons I like carrying 2 MTs. :like:

Day 28

Lunch with the Grand Kids, they awlways get a kick out of my toys  :cheers:

Very cool!  :like:
MTs are the best toys(for those who know how to safely use one). :woohoo:
When I was a youngling, Any knife with tools on it amazed me. :)
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #616 on: February 28, 2019, 09:15:53 PM
Day 28:

Used the wood saw and file to make/shape a wood block to fill a missing piece in. The surface will be sanded and I'll put new veneer down. :)





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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #617 on: February 28, 2019, 09:22:49 PM
Good job GLBM  :like: :tu:
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Reply #618 on: March 01, 2019, 01:57:18 AM
Well done on every level G-Man.  I may have said it but I owe you thanks for my TT too.    :hatsoff: :hatsoff:
cody, how do you like that Klein?  It really peaks my curiosity. :ahhh :ahhh
Very bussy day for me, the TT not so much so I let it hang out for dinner.
Day 27
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It's not perfect, but I feel it is the best at the $20 price point they're going for on Amazon, decent at its $30 MSRP.  The handles are somewhat loose at the pliers pivots, and the blade sometimes is lazy on lockup.   However, the cutters are among the best, the drivers are the best, and the strippers work pretty good. Not to mention VERY tough pliers.


Today, I did some yard clearing work, but didn't use the Tough Tool. I think the only tasks done with any of my EDC was opening a statement with my Stockman's blade, and my flashlight to find the Silky in the closet, which had fallen out of its pocket in my pack.

While I used the Stihl (Ochsenkopf) Forestry/Camp hatchet for most of it (didn't use the old True Temper Jersey pattern, head was loose, and thus dangerous, gotta put some wedges in), about halfway through I switched to the coarse tooth Silky Pocketboy 130mm. For such a small saw, it performs great on sappy pine and other things that hang up much larger saws with finer teeth.   The Stihl, oddly (at $30) is cheaper than its Ochsenkoph equivalent (which is about double). According to the owners of the local Stihl dealer, they sell a lot of these, and they're very well liked. I've had this one a year. It's the perfect middle ground between a regular camp hatchet and a full axe.





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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #619 on: March 01, 2019, 02:55:40 AM
Very cool, Cody! :like:

Indeed, the Klein is surprisingly good for $20. I must admit, shamefully, that I paid $40 for my first one.  :facepalm:
Fortunately I got the second for $20, so it evened out to $30ea.  :)

It would be worth $40 all day long if they would tighten up the QC on it.
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #620 on: March 01, 2019, 03:08:03 AM
Noa,

I've got a US ToughTool for you as well.

You and Poncho just PM me your addresses and I'll send them out to you. :)

 :ahhh oh wow thanks GLBM :o PM incoming, Sir :salute:


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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #621 on: March 01, 2019, 03:14:47 AM
:ahhh oh wow thanks GLBM :o PM incoming, Sir :salute:
:woohoo:

I'll be sending them out next week(Monday or Tuesday). I hope y'all enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed using one for the challenge.  :) Quite an underrated tool(when found cheap enough).

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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #622 on: March 01, 2019, 05:13:31 AM
Good stuff everyone,  use my MTs on hot dogs regularly,  Noa is that on a Middleby Marshall Oven?  If so I know that job very well.  Great wood work G-Man, thanks Cody for the info on the Klein
DAY 28
REMOVING PANEL SCREWS.
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #623 on: March 01, 2019, 05:26:59 AM
 :dd:
That driver in that particular screw.
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #624 on: March 01, 2019, 05:44:09 AM
:dd:
That driver in that particular screw.
You keep talking like that and you might be accused of being related to Fuzzybuckets.  :whistle:
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #625 on: March 01, 2019, 05:51:16 AM
I screwed up, didn't I?  :ahhh
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #626 on: March 01, 2019, 05:56:55 AM
Way to go fellas really enjoying following along !    :cheers:

And  :hatsoff: to GLBM for his generosity !   


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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #627 on: March 01, 2019, 12:35:42 PM
Can’t believe it’s nearly finished  :ahhh :ahhh
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Re: Ya Gotta be...Tough Tool Schrade - February Challenge
Reply #628 on: March 01, 2019, 02:47:51 PM
Great uses and pics for day 28 guys  :cheers:  :cheers:


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Reply #629 on: March 01, 2019, 08:20:49 PM
Thanks, guys! :cheers:


Day 29:

Cut some stranded steel wire, that was broken to tie it back properly, for hanging a mirror.


Used the scribe for opening some Boy Scout caramel corn.
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