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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #30 on: August 16, 2019, 06:29:07 AM
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Taken apart for deep cleaning. Very good progress so far.  :)
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #31 on: August 16, 2019, 01:29:50 PM
Looking good !    :like:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #32 on: August 16, 2019, 06:49:01 PM
This was actually more of a clean up than a restore. Mostly surface dirt and stuff, other than the scratches on the blades and handles. Went through it relatively easily.  :cheers:






Scratches removes and while at it, gave it a little re-shaping.


This serration is quite easy to take care of. Just a matter of finding the right tube and sand paper.


All for $24 and a heck of fun time!  :cheers:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #33 on: August 16, 2019, 07:29:00 PM
Nice job, Sam! And that reprofiling... :like:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #34 on: August 17, 2019, 08:16:50 AM
Quote from: Sam Lim on August 16, 2019, 06:49:01 PM
This was actually more of a clean up than a restore. Mostly surface dirt and stuff, other than the scratches on the blades and handles. Went through it relatively easily.  :cheers:

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Scratches removes and while at it, gave it a little re-shaping.
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This serration is quite easy to take care of. Just a matter of finding the right tube and sand paper.
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All for $24 and a heck of fun time!  :cheers:

amazing restoration,congrats on giving new life to the tool
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #35 on: August 17, 2019, 01:35:08 PM
Great job Sam !   :like: :tu:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #36 on: August 18, 2019, 07:52:38 PM
Excellent results, Sam :drool: :like:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #37 on: August 19, 2019, 05:15:55 PM
Thank you guys!  :cheers:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #38 on: August 19, 2019, 05:42:24 PM
great work and thread idea Sam!!!  :like: :like:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #39 on: August 19, 2019, 11:16:04 PM
Nice! :like:

I love a good restoration.     :dd:

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Reply #40 on: June 27, 2020, 01:31:26 PM
Bringing this thread back up again.

At a part of the world where warranties are not as straight forward. Plus, I like to tinker with stuffs. Some diy repairs that most people can do at home.

Did some repairs on these.



1) Gerber Centre Drive had a broken liner. The good chaps at Gerbers did sent me a new one when I wanted to send this in. They surprising told me to keep the broken one and sent me another.  :salute: Incredible warranty service!!!! Donor parts from a OG wave. This repair was more of a get it working kind of job. Not quite pretty.. but I think it will hold up well.

2) PS4 broken scissors spring.. Typical.. :facepalm: Replaced with a spring from the binder clips. Works very well too. very springy and chance of breakage is very low. Mine is a screwed together construction. So its much easier. I also did another one with rivets. Just a tad more challenging to repeen the rivet.


3) Leatherman Flair. This, is something I wanted to do very long ago. Broken spring bar for the corkscrew. I think this part breaks often too. Not sure if LM still have this part in their stock. So, this is a worthwhile and quite inevitable self repair imo. Super happy to get it working again without the corkscrew flopping around. Cut a notch on the original piece for the spring, added a spring bar. Spring bar comes from a small "L"shaped allen key. I was rather surprise it didn't snap when I tried to shape it. It actually worked very very well.






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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #41 on: June 27, 2020, 06:28:43 PM
Excellent repair jobs Sam  :like:

About the Flair, did you find any difficulties putting it back together?
I was cursing a lot putting mine back together, with original spring though  :D
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #42 on: June 27, 2020, 09:26:41 PM
Quote from: McStitchy on June 27, 2020, 06:28:43 PM
Excellent repair jobs Sam  :like:

About the Flair, did you find any difficulties putting it back together?
I was cursing a lot putting mine back together, with original spring though  :D

Yeah. I did encounter that problem.. Wasn't expecting that either.. The repaired part uses the same piece. I had to dismantle and put together many times to get the spring bar tension right. Many  :rant: too! :cheers:
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Reply #43 on: June 27, 2020, 09:28:31 PM
... I'm feeling not that stupid anymore now... thanks Sam  :cheers:
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Re: Restore, Repair and a new lease of life!
Reply #44 on: June 28, 2020, 01:31:46 AM

Great work as usual Sam !    :hatsoff:
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