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Leatherman Bond Owners Club

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #240 on: May 21, 2021, 07:22:23 PM
Those clips look awesome :o :drool: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #241 on: May 21, 2021, 07:23:09 PM
I much prefer the clasp version, I have an OHT in a sheath on my backpack and the Velcro is so loud every time I open it haha


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #242 on: May 21, 2021, 07:24:21 PM
Those clips look awesome :o :drool: :like:

And they are titanium nonetheless! They seem to have good warranty as well.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #243 on: May 21, 2021, 07:25:07 PM
I have to admit that I've never really been a fan of a pocket clip on anything. :D  Each to their own of course, they're just not my taste.  In fact I much prefer to drop a PST, Pulse or Bond straight in my front pocket.  That said we've not really talked about the Nylon sheath we get with the Bond.  The Bond is the first new LM I've bought with this type of sheath and my first impressions are mostly positive.  Seems to be made out of a good thick Nylon webbing and well stitched together.  I'm liking the stud fastener a lot.  Big, easy to close and easy to locate without looking.  On the downside I don't know why there's such an excess of space when it's closed.  :think:

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It is designed to hold several different LM tools :salute: Quality isn't bad but I have heard others have said that they can unsnap pretty easy if caught on something and even one I believe lost a tool :ahhh

I only use one sheath, the newer nylon camo one with elastic sides and am rather pleased with it (even if it is velcro closure ;) )

The new design does look nice I have just never used them :D


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #244 on: May 21, 2021, 07:25:38 PM
And they are titanium nonetheless! They seem to have good warranty as well.

I may have to break down and get one :facepalm: Will have to think on it first :whistle: :D


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #245 on: May 21, 2021, 11:20:02 PM
which clip to order, i looked at my K series knives and the clip on those is bent to allow going over a pivot screw, the T series and P series are flat where they meet the frame, what is the correct stock number?


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #246 on: May 21, 2021, 11:46:47 PM
P series


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #247 on: May 21, 2021, 11:52:41 PM
 :iagree:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #248 on: May 22, 2021, 12:42:48 AM
It is designed to hold several different LM tools :salute: Quality isn't bad but I have heard others have said that they can unsnap pretty easy if caught on something and even one I believe lost a tool :ahhh

I only use one sheath, the newer nylon camo one with elastic sides and am rather pleased with it (even if it is velcro closure ;) )

The new design does look nice I have just never used them :D

Cheers mate. :cheers:  I will say that the old Pulse sheath is a very good fit and I suspect the heritage sheath should be good too.
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #249 on: May 22, 2021, 12:44:11 AM
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #250 on: May 22, 2021, 12:47:44 AM
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #251 on: May 22, 2021, 01:18:19 AM
No problem  :hatsoff: and great pic :drool: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #252 on: May 22, 2021, 01:36:31 AM
Rebar with a factory clip like the Bond has is just :dd: :like:

Seems like someone has already did this or was going to :dunno: :ahhh

Thanks Steve :hatsoff:

Already done it to a Surge and a Supertool. Haven’t done it to a rebar yet, but I probably won’t as I prefer the Bond 👍


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #253 on: May 22, 2021, 01:46:33 AM
Awesome,  Olives :tu: :like: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #254 on: May 22, 2021, 01:46:51 AM
This is how the Bond is looking now after a week of carry and some more changes👍


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #255 on: May 22, 2021, 01:47:08 AM


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Reply #256 on: May 22, 2021, 02:43:35 AM
This is how the Bond is looking now after a week of carry and some more changes👍

Looking good and some great mods :salute: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #257 on: May 22, 2021, 10:04:02 AM
Cheers mate. :cheers:  I will say that the old Pulse sheath is a very good fit and I suspect the heritage sheath should be good too.

Or you go the Stitchy way   :D



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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #258 on: May 22, 2021, 10:52:30 AM
Or you go the Stitchy way   :D

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That definitely works too.  :tu:
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #259 on: May 22, 2021, 12:21:42 PM
Already done it to a Surge and a Supertool. Haven’t done it to a rebar yet, but I probably won’t as I prefer the Bond 👍
Clip on a lightly modified  :facepalm: Rebar.

Bond not available in my neck of the woods yet, but certainly keeping an eye out for them so I can join this club  :cheers:
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #260 on: May 22, 2021, 01:30:00 PM
 :like: Nice Max!

For those that want to upgrade the Bond the pic below shows what LM offer as accessory that fits out of the box.

The Rebar in the pic may soon undergo a similar upgrade. Tools for UNC threads are not too copiously available in my neck of the woods but I have managed to place orders for a set of 2-56 taps and 1.85 mm drills (thanks Waco :salute:) which I hope arrive soon  :)
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #261 on: May 22, 2021, 02:27:48 PM
Great job on the clip and the mods,  Max :dd: :like:

Thanks for the pic and the details,  DT :salute: :like:

Can't wait to see what all you get clipped :popcorn:

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #262 on: May 22, 2021, 03:20:52 PM
I don't suppose it really matters, but I am curious - is the bond made "offshore" alongside the Wingman and friends, or is it in the portland factory?

Noting the various improvements from the PST, I imagine if you had to choose *one* to be your companion to travel the world, collect badges, and challenge your rival Gary, you'd take the Bond - but if you *already* had a PST (or original Supertool) are the improvements sufficient to justify an upgrade?

I don't know if it has been announced, and I can't be arsed calling the distributor to ask them, but I am interested to see where this falls pricewise for the Aussie market. I know we're hardly a blip for LM, but it's nice when a brand-name product doesn't cost the same as a fortnight's rent....





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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #263 on: May 22, 2021, 03:38:36 PM
I imagine it is made in the same places as the Rebar and except for plier head and maybe a part here and there, it is in house :think: The plier head on it is the pre-plus plier heads that came on most of their regular sized tools from 2004 until they were replaced by the replaceable cutter plier heads :tu:

As far as pricing, I haven't the foggiest :shrug: but they aren't price to awfully bad in Europe, so hopefully they aren't that bad down under either :salute:


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Reply #264 on: May 22, 2021, 03:48:31 PM
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #265 on: May 22, 2021, 04:12:48 PM
Great fix :like: Love those magnets and thanks for the video :salute:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #266 on: May 22, 2021, 04:55:07 PM
Quick compatibility test with the Leatherman Tool Adapter (TA) and its Universal pendant (UTA).

The UTA fits best (top, shown with added extender and ratchet).

The older TA will also fit in a pinch (bottom); although the handles do not close as far as with the UTA and placing the TA is a bit more awkward, the TA sits solidly.
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #267 on: May 22, 2021, 05:06:21 PM
One more compatibility test: the Bond will, not entirely unexpectedly, fit in the Rebar leather holster, but it also does even if it has been upgraded with the pocket clip - this will inhibit snap closure if outside the holster (1st pic) but there is enough space to place the clip inside - this makes it rattle proof too (2nd pic).

(Edited- I found out about the 2nd option after the initial post)
« Last Edit: May 22, 2021, 05:17:40 PM by Dutch_Tooler »
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #268 on: May 22, 2021, 08:15:02 PM
Great comparison pics,  DT :salute: :like: :like:


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