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Tool Talk => Swiss Army Knights Forum => Topic started by: SoDak on February 24, 2012, 11:19:13 PM
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Decided to go out and check the local pawnshops today and to my excitement I found a wenger swiss grip. The best part? It only cost me $10.60. The tool is in pretty good shape with a slight bend in the blade tip and one of the scales is cracked and kind of wants to come off (can I just epoxy it back on?). I'm just happy I was able to get an example of one for a fairly reasonable price.
Here's two quick pictures I took of it.
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/65k10/DSC02166.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/65k10/DSC02168.jpg)
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That's a bloody bargain alright.. :o :o
Congrats on the score.. :cheers:
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Sweet! Great score!
Yes you can epoxy the scale back on, or this is a great opportunity to mod some custom scales for it! :D
Def
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$10.60 :o :o :o 8) 8) 8) 8).
Should not be too hard to tap the blade tip back into shape , glue the scales down or make some new ones & you have a terrific user mate 8) 8) 8). GREAT score mate :tu: :tu:
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:o mega ultra super awesome bargain 8) excellent user :multi: one of my favourite tools, definitely worth sorting :tu:
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That would look sweet with some carbon fiber scales! :D
Def
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$10.60!! :ahhh
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That would look sweet with some carbon fiber scales! :D
Def
Ok, now I'm kind of digging the idea of custom scales. I think I'll just give it a good cleaning and stash it in case I decide to go that route.
On another note, when I was looking underneath the broken scale, it looked like the pin holding the back end together was stainless steel rather than brass. Did I see that right?
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Could be- I've never seen a "naked" one before.
Def
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10.60!! :facepalm:
thats next to nothing :tu:
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Good deal! :tu:
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I'll give you $10.75 for it right now! :ahhh :gimme:
Really nice find! Hopefully that tip will just bend back into line with the use of a vise or vise grip (careful though!)
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I'll give you $10.75 for it right now! :ahhh :gimme:
Really nice find! Hopefully that tip will just bend back into line with the use of a vise or vise grip (careful though!)
I pounded it a bit flatter last night, but I think I'm going to just leaver it for now. I tried straightening the tip of a knife blade on a pst once and snapped it off. I have like 6 pst's and that was one of my rougher ones so no biggie. I don't want to risk that happening to what's likely my only Swissgrip.
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I'll give you $10.75 for it right now! :ahhh :gimme:
Really nice find! Hopefully that tip will just bend back into line with the use of a vise or vise grip (careful though!)
I pounded it a bit flatter last night, but I think I'm going to just leaver it for now. I tried straightening the tip of a knife blade on a pst once and snapped it off. I have like 6 pst's and that was one of my rougher ones so no biggie. I don't want to risk that happening to what's likely my only Swissgrip.
I don't know if it's the "right" way, but I use a vise an slowly tighten the jaws down on the blade (usually with flat washers on each side of the blade).
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i have broken several blades trying to straighten them :facepalm:
otherwise very nice find!!!!! some custom g10 scales will be ok :tu: