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Finished my Fuse mod
on: January 27, 2009, 02:17:41 AM
Notice anything different about it?  :D

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #1 on: January 27, 2009, 02:22:17 AM
Factory picture for comparison:

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 02:26:14 AM
You traded a perfectly good spacer washer?! For a file?! How could you! :ahhh :D





Very useful bit of mod work sir! :salute:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #3 on: January 27, 2009, 03:16:56 AM
Pretty cool what is the file from?
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #4 on: January 27, 2009, 03:20:53 AM
Excellent mod.  I always wanted to get a Blast (still do if/when I can afford it) but this Fuse mod is great.  I'm tempted to get a Fuse now (especially since its cheaper than the Blast).  Does anyone have side-by-side comparison pics of the Blast and Fuse - especially pics of the blades?  Is the blast blade larger than the Fuse blade?
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #5 on: January 27, 2009, 03:26:35 AM
Thanks! Something you can't see, since the tip of file is same size as large flat head, I ground it to 45° to use as chisel/scraper.

Quote from: RaptorMan on January 27, 2009, 03:16:56 AM
Pretty cool what is the file from?

It's from SOG. In fact I think any of the components sold by sog can be made to fit.

Quote from: PyroJames on January 27, 2009, 03:20:53 AM
Excellent mod.  I always wanted to get a Blast (still do if/when I can afford it) but this Fuse mod is great.  I'm tempted to get a Fuse now (especially since its cheaper than the Blast).  Does anyone have side-by-side comparison pics of the Blast and Fuse - especially pics of the blades?  Is the blast blade larger than the Fuse blade?

From what I can tell blast is just thicker, and add file/saw.

It's a very easy mod, takes 40 minutes tops. All that's needed is some griding with dremel and it works like came from factory that way.

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #6 on: January 27, 2009, 03:29:32 AM
Cool mod jzmtl :o :tu: I really like it :D

I have a Blast and it is great but the Fuse being smaller I would be tempted to swap out the blade for a saw and just carry a SAK  :think: :D

By the way PyroJames I believe that the knife blades are the same on both :tu:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #7 on: January 27, 2009, 03:37:15 AM
Quote from: Poncho65 on January 27, 2009, 03:29:32 AM
By the way PyroJames I believe that the knife blades are the same on both :tu:

Awesome, thanks Poncho!  :tu:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #8 on: January 27, 2009, 03:41:04 AM
Here're what's exactly needed:

1. Break open the chicago screws, I used spirit + powerlock. Note the imprerial measurement side is the bolt, and metric measurement side is the barrel, so hold barrel and turn the bolt.

2. Swap scissor with keyring/spacer, you need to grind away some of the thumb pad on scissor to clear the small flathead.

3. Take SOG file, there are four places you'll need to grind. A: the ramp leading up to lock notch is too tall, remove some of that. B: widen the lock notch by grind away some of the material that's on the side that's towards front. C: grind away some of the spine immediate next to lock notch, it's too tall to close tool fully. D: Grind away some material opposite to lock notch where lock bar rests when tool is folded. Line it up with can opener to see how much need to be removed.

4. Place file where scissor originally was, and keyring between it and phillips driver, discard spacer. Unfortunately due to lack of one leatherman's anti-clumping washer, the keyring always comes out together with file.

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #9 on: January 27, 2009, 09:03:18 AM
Was there any room left in the Fuse with the file in it?

The Blast adds a:
-Saw
-File
-Mini reversible driver

Looks great!
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #10 on: January 27, 2009, 10:25:20 AM
Its nice to see this and the other LM mods going on.  I have the need to do a little LM modding and its reassuring to see its not all going to go pear shaped :D

Good work  :tu:

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #11 on: January 27, 2009, 10:48:13 AM
Good work mate.  It makes up the tool list as it should have been from Leatherman.
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #12 on: January 27, 2009, 06:33:53 PM
It is especially encouraging to hear that with some minor grinding, SOG components will work in Leatherman tools. :)   

It makes me wish for the thousandth time that individual Leatherman components were available. :-\

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #13 on: January 27, 2009, 10:39:29 PM
Quote from: gafftapegreenia on January 27, 2009, 09:03:18 AM
Was there any room left in the Fuse with the file in it?

The Blast adds a:
-Saw
-File
-Mini reversible driver

Looks great!

There is no room left after the mod. Fuse has two long tool slot while Blast has four.

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #14 on: January 27, 2009, 10:41:05 PM
Nice one mate!  :cheers:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #15 on: January 27, 2009, 10:42:22 PM
Practical mod that mate :tu:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #16 on: March 30, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Really like your Mod,the only thing that I did to my Kick,was to mod one of the mid sized screwdrivers to an awl. :salute:

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Reply #17 on: March 30, 2009, 01:22:31 AM
Quote from: Smitty44 on March 30, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Really like your Mod,the only thing that I did to my Kick,was to mod one of the mid sized screwdrivers to an awl. :salute:

That's the nice thing about Leathermans. You can mod a flathead screwdriver into an awl and still have several left. :)
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Reply #18 on: March 30, 2009, 01:28:39 AM
Quote from: J-sews on March 30, 2009, 01:22:31 AM
Quote from: Smitty44 on March 30, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Really like your Mod,the only thing that I did to my Kick,was to mod one of the mid sized screwdrivers to an awl. :salute:

That's the nice thing about Leathermans. You can mod a flathead screwdriver into an awl and still have several left. :)
:D :D :D

How about core, you already have an awl and THREE flat heads.

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #19 on: March 30, 2009, 04:00:40 AM
Quote from: jzmtl on March 30, 2009, 01:28:39 AM
Quote from: J-sews on March 30, 2009, 01:22:31 AM
Quote from: Smitty44 on March 30, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Really like your Mod,the only thing that I did to my Kick,was to mod one of the mid sized screwdrivers to an awl. :salute:

That's the nice thing about Leathermans. You can mod a flathead screwdriver into an awl and still have several left. :)
:D :D :D

How about core, you already have an awl and THREE flat heads.


 :think: you could turn 1 into a pry bar :P :D
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #20 on: March 30, 2009, 06:15:00 AM
Quote from: Poncho65 on March 30, 2009, 04:00:40 AM
Quote from: jzmtl on March 30, 2009, 01:28:39 AM
Quote from: J-sews on March 30, 2009, 01:22:31 AM
Quote from: Smitty44 on March 30, 2009, 12:38:47 AM
Really like your Mod,the only thing that I did to my Kick,was to mod one of the mid sized screwdrivers to an awl. :salute:

That's the nice thing about Leathermans. You can mod a flathead screwdriver into an awl and still have several left. :)
:D :D :D

How about core, you already have an awl and THREE flat heads.


 :think: you could turn 1 into a pry bar :P :D
Never did like the awl on the Core or Surge (too wide),if I EDC'd the Core as much as the Fuse,I would mod one of the screwdrivers on it also,and or make a chisel pry bar out of the big one also. :salute:

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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #21 on: March 30, 2009, 11:26:30 AM
I missed this first time round - nice work jzmtl :tu:
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Re: Finished my Fuse mod
Reply #22 on: July 24, 2009, 08:44:27 AM
This is a really neat mod! :tu:
It gives me hope that I could get a Fuse as a EDC for work, and get to mod a file in... something Leatherman should have put in... wonder why they forgot... :think:  :ahhh
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