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Title: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: rayraychil on December 12, 2011, 12:14:52 AM
Shifty suggested we start one as there was not one on here so here goes come on we all know there are plenty of these Freestyles out there bet everyone knows someone with one or 2 lets see em !

I will get my pics up on Mon morning to kick it off
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Mike 208 on December 12, 2011, 02:31:42 AM
I'm in;  I bought the Freestyle before I bought the Skeletool.  The Freestyle is what I carry when I don't want anything more than a cellphone on my belt (quick trips, around the house, etc.)  I actually like the Freestyle better than the Skeletool, because of its size (it disappears in your pocket).  Like others have said, I do wish the Freestyle had drivers/bit exchanger on board. 
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 12, 2011, 06:46:20 AM
nice one rayraychil.  :tu:

im in as soon as mine comes in the post.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: rayraychil on December 12, 2011, 01:00:48 PM
Here are a couple of my pocket pals/buddies hope to get a 3rd an make it a trio soon.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Pacu on December 12, 2011, 09:40:48 PM
I'm in!

great little multitool here. I call it a knife that just happens to have a set of pliers on it.

(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk74/leatherxman/Picture007-6.jpg)
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk74/leatherxman/Picture006-6.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Adam Clark on December 13, 2011, 04:35:06 AM
I'm in the club! I carry my Freestyle quite often...... I'll be picking up a CX model really soon too  :gimme:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 14, 2011, 09:28:54 PM
I'm in the club! I carry my Freestyle quite often...... I'll be picking up a CX model really soon too  :gimme:

you no what you got to do when you get it......PICS  :D
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: badwolf on December 14, 2011, 09:56:38 PM
I'm in :tu: I really didn't like these at all but I've come to like it, I've carried it a couple of times in my bag, its very minimalist, great to carry with something else small and pocketable.
Standard Freestyle model.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6511988389_93d9d1ac8e_z.jpg)
Darn pointy bit got me.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6511994207_7573a10e1b_z.jpg)
I'm happy with it.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6511989135_149e9a38b3_z.jpg)
So the CX models have a fancy coating then, that I'd like :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 14, 2011, 10:55:35 PM
glad you like it. ive got the standard one on the way but the CX was very tempting.  :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: rayraychil on December 16, 2011, 03:35:39 PM
Still looking for a hardware to connect to the freestyle if I can't find something I will be using one of the holes in the handles for a lanyard connection point was hoping to get hold of a clip of sorts for quick release lanyard but it may have to be a fixed one instead 8(
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: New_World on December 22, 2011, 10:06:59 PM
I'm in the club!
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: OddFuture on December 23, 2011, 12:05:21 AM
I'm in!
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 23, 2011, 06:09:58 PM
lets see some pics guys.

im waiting to get mine for xmas. its killing me

(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l481/5hif7y/IMG_20111217_185905.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: LooseNut on December 23, 2011, 08:10:20 PM
I'm in with a standard model, cracking pliers for the size.

Will post a pic or 2 later
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 23, 2011, 08:12:51 PM
has anyone had a go at sharpening the CE blade yet? i was just wondering what works best?
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 26, 2011, 10:04:22 PM
im officially in

(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l481/5hif7y/IMG_20111226_195013.jpg)
Title: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: mattw on December 30, 2011, 06:36:11 AM
New member here and thought I would jump in with my Freestyle CX.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: badwolf on December 30, 2011, 06:59:05 PM
New member here and thought I would jump in with my Freestyle CX.
Hello and welcome :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: 5hif7y on December 30, 2011, 08:02:05 PM
hay mattw. welcome to the forum and nice LM freestyle CX  :tu:. how do you like it?
Title: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: mattw on December 31, 2011, 02:22:43 AM
Thanks for the kind welcome.  I like the size and weight and I'm sure it'll find it's place in the rotation.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Tomer on November 26, 2013, 01:29:32 PM
In The club With the cx

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Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: enki_ck on November 26, 2013, 01:40:44 PM
Welcome to the forum, Tomer. :waving:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: CanadianLMfan on November 27, 2013, 03:03:55 AM
There are only two pages for this club. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: hammerlykins on February 04, 2016, 06:39:20 PM
Officially a member of this club now! I carry my Freestyle in my pocket with a Micra on my keys. I find between the Freestyle pliers/blade and the Micra tool set it makes for a good light duty carry...I might buy a skeletool eventually but I'm not sure...


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Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: hammerlykins on February 04, 2016, 06:40:52 PM
There she be in all her glory! :)

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160204/5d5497e124a42d17b78a37d2ddf1dafb.jpg)


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Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: zrxoa1 on May 04, 2016, 02:28:14 PM
Picked this lil cutie up for $10 the other day...

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160504/d2bc95e55ed948e918de0a028b309d79.jpg)

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Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: rdub934 on May 05, 2016, 12:48:31 AM
Picked this lil cutie up for $10 the other day...

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160504/d2bc95e55ed948e918de0a028b309d79.jpg)

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$10 for a CX? :drool: Pawnshop score, or what? Either way - very nice!
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: zrxoa1 on May 05, 2016, 01:08:38 AM
Nope. Got it here from eddie1115....

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Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: temo on November 23, 2016, 03:46:23 PM
I'm in

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161123/63898d498cfa588fedef7b71ce132bee.jpg)

Maybe take better pic some day. Long time thought about having small edc still larger then keychain. With micra quite good edc set.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: BIG-TARGET on July 24, 2017, 11:31:47 PM
Don forget to add the new REI Freestyle to the ranks!!!
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: g.p. on October 01, 2017, 01:56:17 AM
I found a place that still had a Freestyle CX, and it's now on its way to me. Like many I wish that the Freestyle had a bit exchanger. Did anybody susccessfully mod a Freestyle to include one?  I've been searching but haven't found anything.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Vjeko Posavac on October 01, 2017, 12:25:05 PM
Here is mine  :whistle:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Pacu on August 11, 2018, 08:04:20 PM
My wife recently bought me another Freestyle. I think I stated before It's best to think of it not as a multitool but more of a knife ...with pliers. I think a small bit holder would have made this way more popular but here it is. It is hard to carry just the Freestyle based on its limitations but the knife and pliers carry their weight well.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/936/43075966835_94ce3b80e2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28CtAcn)

[url=https://flic.kr/p/LfuvQg](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1840/29043692227_f892b30299_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28CtAcn)

 (https://flic.kr/p/LfuvQg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: effjaybay on May 01, 2019, 03:06:48 AM
I'll bring back this older thread by joining club. Here's mine.
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: gerleatherberman on May 01, 2019, 03:11:00 AM
Great Freestyles, guys! :like:

Effjaybay,
Is that an older plain edge version, or did you mod it?
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: effjaybay on May 01, 2019, 03:20:06 AM
Great Freestyles, guys! :like:

Effjaybay,
Is that an older plain edge version, or did you mod it?

Thanks gerleatherberman  :cheers:. It's not an older model. I swapped the blade out of a KB knife. I like the plain edge better  :tu:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: gerleatherberman on May 01, 2019, 03:37:17 AM
Thanks gerleatherberman  :cheers:. It's not an older model. I swapped the blade out of a KB knife. I like the plain edge better  :tu:
You're welcome!  :cheers:
Nice! :like:
I like the PE blade better as well. I did the same swap on my Skeletool. :)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: effjaybay on May 01, 2019, 04:54:29 AM
You're welcome!  :cheers:
Nice! :like:
I like the PE blade better as well. I did the same swap on my Skeletool. :)

I did that to my Skeletool also  :whistle: :D
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: gerleatherberman on May 01, 2019, 05:17:33 AM
 :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on May 01, 2019, 12:19:07 PM
Great job in bringing this old thread back :tu: I have a combo edge one and need to get a pic of it up and join this club :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Happy Gilmore on December 16, 2019, 08:02:04 PM
Worth noting this is $23 on leatherman’s website atm, I’m guessing its getting discontinued. Things are a little updside down when a Squirt is 33...Style CS/PS is $30ish..and the freestyle is less...  :think: :think:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 27, 2021, 04:35:19 PM
 :whistle:

(https://i.imgur.com/iASx2VHh.jpg)

A bit late but here I am :woohoo: :rofl:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on July 27, 2021, 07:45:06 PM
Didn't know there was a club...  :-[

Got mine a while ago, at a local outdoor store, old "new" stock, NIB  :tu:.

(https://i.imgur.com/8lQmsoJ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ozICycc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6GaWEMi.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Gl3NIwi.jpg)

Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 27, 2021, 07:47:17 PM
Great pics, TG :drool: :like: :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Top-Gear-24 on July 27, 2021, 07:50:39 PM
Great pics, TG :drool: :like: :like:

Same goes for your family shot mate  :like:.

 :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 27, 2021, 08:22:12 PM
Thanks TG :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Syncop8r on July 28, 2021, 12:36:09 AM
Nice pics guys.

Didn't know there was a club...  :-[
There's a club for everything!  :twak:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Estefan on December 15, 2021, 02:43:07 PM
Hello Freestylers  :woohoo:

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A small Magnet holds the Little Screwdriver and a Needle , the Screwdriver works very good in the “ Mouth” of the Freestyle.

The Victorinox Tweezers and the Toothpik also are safty under the Edge .
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on December 15, 2021, 03:58:31 PM
Nice addition to the Freestyle :tu: Welcome to the club as well :woohoo: :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on March 29, 2023, 11:47:19 PM
One that definitely gets overlooked :ahhh

I may try to carry mine some next month th as it's small size should pair well with a Charge Knife and Vic Executive  :think:

(https://i.imgur.com/T6oa6eqh.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3ub60aEh.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 01, 2023, 07:44:15 PM
Friday carry with the Freestyle :woohoo:

(https://i.imgur.com/q3CNbeSh.jpg)

And a pic :cheers:

(https://i.imgur.com/0Xg5HKDh.jpg)

Thinking about doing a blade swap to a plain edge blade for the Freestyle :think: what do you guys think :shrug:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 10, 2023, 10:48:57 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/1yDa6Tvh.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Adam5 on April 10, 2023, 11:14:47 PM
Nice pic  :like:

I am curious. Do you use those self-tapping screws for attaching corrugated wall ties to metal? Or were they on a jobsite and you borrowed them for the pic?
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 10, 2023, 11:27:28 PM
Thanks Adam :hatsoff:

We use them to attach 2x4 corner pole brackets to metal framing  :salute:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Adam5 on April 11, 2023, 12:38:54 AM
Thanks buddy :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 11, 2023, 01:34:45 AM
No problem :tu: they are handy for lots of other things but that is the main reason we order them :cheers:

Tek5 screws are my favorite though :ahhh they can drill and tap 1/2 inch steel while holding a masonry tie to the building :woohoo: they drill almost better than a lot of regular drill bits  8)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Adam5 on April 11, 2023, 03:29:03 AM
I typically use the Tek3 screws sold at Home Depot. If I have to fasten something to thicker steel, I use a drill bit and then a bolt and nut.

However, I would definitely order and use Tek5 screws if I had to attach a bunch of wall ties to steel that could be up to 1/2" thick  :salute:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 23, 2023, 03:58:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fiDALRsh.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on April 23, 2023, 03:58:15 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/vTzYjjTh.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on May 21, 2023, 11:31:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Nmashwth.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Rich_SD on June 26, 2023, 12:06:06 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/uzCr8aE.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on June 26, 2023, 01:51:33 AM
 :like: :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Rich_SD on June 26, 2023, 02:08:37 AM
:like: :like:

Thank you  :hatsoff:  I'm surprised you didn't ask if I have a Freestyle CX... (I don't)   :rofl:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on June 26, 2023, 02:10:34 AM
 :rofl:

I don't have one either  :facepalm: they are surprisingly hard to find :oops: :D

I did blade swap one mine to have a plain edge blade though ;) :cheers:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 20, 2023, 03:09:32 PM
 :woohoo:

(https://i.imgur.com/PmuLYNah.jpg)
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Rich_SD on July 20, 2023, 03:13:10 PM
Great pic!   :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 20, 2023, 03:49:22 PM
Thanks Rich :hatsoff: I also have a plain edge blade in this one now  :woohoo: I guess I need more pocs of that :think: :cheers: :D
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: nakken on July 20, 2023, 07:27:42 PM
Cool picture Poncho :like:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on July 20, 2023, 07:28:27 PM
Thanks nakken  :hatsoff:
Title: Re: Leatherman Freestyle Owners club
Post by: Poncho65 on December 09, 2023, 06:32:48 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ayo6dgsh.jpg)