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Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!

us Offline Poncho65

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Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
on: November 29, 2020, 06:34:49 AM
I got this 1106 LM Blast from the bay of E for a song :cheers:



but it had a few problems :whistle: :facepalm: :oops:



I knew this when I bought it ;) :D I decided to clean it up and fix it up after going through my spare parts bin :tu:

I will have to replace the knife blade (a Harley Davidson branded SOG PE blade) , the big flat driver (donor is from a Wave but the Blast had the exact driver) and the saw (the saw wasn't horrible but I had a spare Blast saw) ;)



I even figured I would add a PST II diamond file to it :o :D

First step is to take apart and clean :ahhh



Ah much better :dd:



Next I need to adjust a couple of the new parts. Mostly the SOG knife blade but I did have to grind down the lock notch of the file to match for a good lock up as well :cheers: I used a Sharpie to give me and idea of where to cut and then I took my Dremel and cut a little at a time, checking as I went :salute:





There we go :cheers:



Now to get it back together :cheers: First side was the side with the file and the next was the side with the knife blade, the big flat driver and the saw :tu:





I used another Blast to get this one back together in the correct order and that helped quite a bit because I forgot to take pics of the tools in order :facepalm: :rofl:

Now we are back in business :like:



A couple of comparison shots of the knife and file with another Blast :cheers:





and lastly a pic of the tools that were replaced :cheers:



A great project for sure and I was happy to give this old tool a new lease on life :tu: I am going to have this as a user and it may end up in a vehicle or in a tool kit :think: Either way I hope you guys enjoy my little project :cheers:

Next, I may take apart a Sidekick and Wingman to get the best parts of each into one :think: :cheers:







« Last Edit: November 29, 2020, 06:40:39 AM by Poncho65 »


us Offline Poncho65

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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #1 on: November 29, 2020, 06:38:57 AM
Still a bit of clean up sanding on a couple tools and I will file the small flat driver down to a more usable end but as it is, I am sure it can accomplish quite a bit :tu:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #2 on: November 29, 2020, 06:52:21 AM
Nice work.


us Offline Poncho65

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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #3 on: November 29, 2020, 06:57:33 AM
Thanks Sos :hatsoff: The Blast is a very good tool to mod, as is the whole Zytel series ( except the Core as it is a bit of an oddball :whistle: :D )


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #4 on: November 29, 2020, 01:54:55 PM
Nice job Poncho !    :like:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #5 on: November 29, 2020, 03:25:21 PM
 :like: Nice job.  I like the PST2 file swap and the HD SOG blade looks great in there as well.  Over all well executed that'll make for a very nice carry. 
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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #6 on: November 29, 2020, 04:16:10 PM
Thanks Steve and Aloha :hatsoff: It makes the tool very usable again and the diamond file adds that extra bit of umph that it should have had to begin with :D

Yes, I know, I say all MTs should have a diamond file :whistle: and they should :rant:

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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #7 on: November 29, 2020, 04:32:05 PM
Ah... thanks for posting this Poncho. Very satisfying to see a broken tool being resurrected!

Great job  :like: :like:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #8 on: November 29, 2020, 04:51:26 PM
 :iagree:  Most excellent work, Poncho!   :viking:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #9 on: November 29, 2020, 04:52:00 PM
Thanks Stitchy  :hatsoff: I really enjoy being able to fix things that are broken :salute: Throwing things away gives me the heebie jeebies :ahhh :D


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #10 on: November 29, 2020, 04:52:57 PM
Thanks Nix  :hatsoff: I enjoy this kind of stuff when I can get the time :salute:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #11 on: November 29, 2020, 08:05:38 PM
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What was wrong with the original big flat driver? I can't see it.


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #12 on: November 29, 2020, 08:34:24 PM
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What was wrong with the original big flat driver? I can't see it.

...yeeees?   :pok:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #13 on: November 29, 2020, 09:34:23 PM
Nice job Poncho  :tu:
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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #14 on: November 29, 2020, 10:23:23 PM
...yeeees?   :pok:

 :iagree: It was broke down to the pin :ahhh :D


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #15 on: November 29, 2020, 10:26:30 PM
Thanks Synco and kirk :hatsoff:

The Blast was also the first LM that I bought for myself to replace my PST, so it does have some sentimental value as well :cheers: The other Blast in the pic was that very first Blast as well :tu:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #16 on: November 29, 2020, 11:20:30 PM
Sweet mod  :like:
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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #17 on: November 29, 2020, 11:26:00 PM
Great to see the old boy getting back in shape, good job mate  :tu:.

I bought myself a Blast earlier this year, and to be honest, I only bought it because I considered it "the missing link" in my Supertool collection.

I was surprised by how comfortable it was in hand, still, I'm going to keep it NIB in the collection, since NIB Blasts are pretty rare around here.

Anyway, love how you fixed the old boy  :salute:.


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #18 on: November 30, 2020, 12:56:46 AM
Thanks pa and TG :hatsoff:

I even carried my fixed up Blast today



But I have considered the Core more the missing link of the Supertool series vs the Blast but the Rebar could be more the predecessor to the Blast and since the Rebar is a small ST then the link is easier to see between them :tu:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #19 on: November 30, 2020, 02:00:33 AM
 :tu: I love it when tools gets repair! Good call on the diamond file. I think all full size tools should have that.  :salute:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #20 on: November 30, 2020, 02:12:04 AM
Nice work! Looks like a fun project  :tu:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #21 on: November 30, 2020, 02:41:54 AM
Thanks Sam and BM :hatsoff:

 :iagree: about the diamond file 100% :salute: 8)

It was totally a fun project :tu:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #22 on: December 09, 2020, 01:35:38 AM
Carried this yesterday and today :tu: it was a great carry and I am so glad I brought it back up to par :woohoo:



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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #23 on: December 09, 2020, 08:08:13 AM
I haven't seen this post earlier, awesome job,cheers

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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #24 on: December 09, 2020, 01:01:01 PM
Thanks marko :hatsoff: It was great to fix the poor old Blast up :cheers: It has very smooth pliers and the tension of the tools with the washers in between each one makes it a pleasure to use :like:


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Re: Having a Blast revitilizing a Blast!
Reply #25 on: December 09, 2020, 01:53:43 PM
Great to see the old boy getting back in shape, good job mate  :tu:.

I bought myself a Blast earlier this year, and to be honest, I only bought it because I considered it "the missing link" in my Supertool collection.

I was surprised by how comfortable it was in hand, still, I'm going to keep it NIB in the collection, since NIB Blasts are pretty rare around here.

Anyway, love how you fixed the old boy  :salute:.


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