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New Member - Hello from London
on: August 25, 2009, 02:10:01 PM

Hello to all in the Multitool forum.   It's only over the past few years that I've become a bit of a 'multitool junkie'.  Over the years I've always had a love of knives and tools, and have usually used swiss army knives from the likes of Victorinox and Wenger.... some of them must be 20+ years old now, and still going strong.

I bought a Leatherman a few years for general duties and for work..... and immediately grew to love it.  I have experimented with other brands such as Gerber and have found them to be sub-standard in quality in comparison to Leatherman..... I don't know much about other brands such as SOG... but that's why I joined this place.

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Marc

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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 02:18:47 PM
Welcome to the MT forum! :cheers:

run while you can hingysaid!  :ahhh

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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 02:41:48 PM
Welcome Hingysaid. Sounds like you'll fit in here nicely. I hope you have some disposable income ;)

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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 03:03:04 PM
Welcome aboard mate, always good to have another Brit on board :tu:

I'm going to pop this over to the new member forum :)
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Reply #4 on: August 25, 2009, 03:18:51 PM
Hello Marc, welcome aboard. :tu:
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #5 on: August 25, 2009, 03:50:17 PM

Thanks for the welcome ... and thanks for the mod work Mike.... I did try to find a new members section to avoid spamming up this section, but to no avail!

I fancy a PST 1 or 2 as I believe they are the original leatherman (although they have changed in minor ways throughout the years I understand)....   Now that UK eBay has forbidden the sale of knives and related items some months ago, it is difficult to find such items with any amount of ease..... I can't even order from the US eBay - how Cr*p is that!

Any suggestion where to look for these kind of items, that won't break the bank?

Marc
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Reply #6 on: August 25, 2009, 03:59:20 PM
Put up a wanted notice here http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/board,9.0.html and see what people have to offer :) Welcome to the forum :)
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #7 on: August 25, 2009, 04:09:22 PM
Quote from: hingysaid on August 25, 2009, 03:50:17 PM

Thanks for the welcome ... and thanks for the mod work Mike.... I did try to find a new members section to avoid spamming up this section, but to no avail!

I fancy a PST 1 or 2 as I believe they are the original leatherman (although they have changed in minor ways throughout the years I understand)....   Now that UK eBay has forbidden the sale of knives and related items some months ago, it is difficult to find such items with any amount of ease..... I can't even order from the US eBay - how Cr*p is that!

Any suggestion where to look for these kind of items, that won't break the bank?

Marc

Welcome to the forum Marc- depending on your perspective, we could be the cause of and/or solution to your problems!  :D

I have a PST listed for sale at the moment, and soon there will be an alternative to eBay when it comes to knives, tools and other cool stuff.  But, that's all the details I'm going to give for now!  :D

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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #8 on: August 25, 2009, 04:12:47 PM
Welcome to the forum!
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #9 on: August 25, 2009, 04:18:12 PM
Welcome aboard.  :cheers:
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #10 on: August 25, 2009, 04:57:50 PM
Welcome hingysaid..  :cheers:
Any pictures of your shinys..?

Quote from: WhichDawg on August 25, 2009, 02:18:47 PM
Run while you can hingysaid!  :ahhh
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #11 on: August 25, 2009, 05:02:51 PM
Welcome to the forum :tu:
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #12 on: August 25, 2009, 05:07:14 PM
Hello mate, exported Londoner here :)

Good luck hanging on to your cash!
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #13 on: August 25, 2009, 05:10:13 PM
Welcome Marc  :D :tu: :tu:

Now give us back our FU#king Ashes................................... please  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:



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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #14 on: August 25, 2009, 05:40:14 PM
welcome mate :)

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Reply #15 on: August 25, 2009, 05:49:05 PM
Oh no, not another Brit! >:( :D

Welcome on board mate. :cheers:

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Reply #16 on: August 25, 2009, 05:58:29 PM
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #17 on: August 25, 2009, 07:28:50 PM

You're a very welcoming bunch....   and I think i'm gonna be spending a bit of cash from what people are saying.

Question:   I have found two PST's, a PST 1 and a PST 2 both in new condition with sheath... they'll probably come in around £30 each (that's about $50 each)..... good or bad?  (this price includes P&P to the UK from USA also)


Must buy more, must buy more........   

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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #18 on: August 25, 2009, 07:36:25 PM
Quote from: hingysaid on August 25, 2009, 07:28:50 PM

You're a very welcoming bunch....   and I think i'm gonna be spending a bit of cash from what people are saying.

Question:   I have found two PST's, a PST 1 and a PST 2 both in new condition with sheath... they'll probably come in around £30 each (that's about $50 each)..... good or bad?  (this price includes P&P to the UK from USA also)
Must buy more, must buy more........   
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Sounds like you already got a bad case of the "Chako's"...  ;)  :D
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #19 on: August 25, 2009, 07:39:48 PM
Hiya! ... DON'T BE A CHAKO. :D
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #20 on: August 25, 2009, 08:03:20 PM


What is a CHAKO?    ???
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #21 on: August 25, 2009, 08:04:23 PM
Quote from: hingysaid on August 25, 2009, 08:03:20 PM


What is a CHAKO?    ???

He is a member here who started off with a handful of tools when he joined and now has one of the most impressive collections here....that was about oh 3 months ago :D
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Reply #22 on: August 25, 2009, 08:31:48 PM
Welcome to the forum mate :tu:
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #23 on: August 25, 2009, 08:34:53 PM
Quote from: Roadie on August 25, 2009, 08:04:23 PM
Quote from: hingysaid on August 25, 2009, 08:03:20 PM


What is a CHAKO?    ???

He is a member here who started off with a handful of tools when he joined and now has one of the most impressive collections here....that was about oh 3 months ago :D
Yep, he's been bitten by quite a few "bugs", along the way...  :D
(Ment in the best way possible though)  ;)
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #24 on: August 25, 2009, 08:42:19 PM
Quote from: MultiMat on August 25, 2009, 05:10:13 PM
Welcome Marc  :D :tu: :tu:

Now give us back our FU#king Ashes................................... please  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:



SOG , Victorinox , Wenger it is a slippery slope mate :D :D :D :D :D :D

 :rofl: Sorry to laugh mate, but I just about fell off my chair reading that. :D :D
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #25 on: August 25, 2009, 09:02:57 PM
 :twak: :twak: :twak:  :D

A little Leatherman information.

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Reply #26 on: August 25, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
Hi! Welcome mate!  :tu:
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Reply #27 on: August 25, 2009, 09:16:58 PM
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Re: New Member - Hello from London
Reply #28 on: August 25, 2009, 09:22:33 PM
I kneel before you .... oh Chako

Sounds like I would need to devote my life to collecting MTs for the next couple of months, and take out a loan in order to surpass Chako's collection..... not likely

Are metal prices so high these days because Chako has 70% of the world's steel tied up in MTs?     :D
 

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Reply #29 on: August 25, 2009, 09:27:17 PM
Quote from: hingysaid on August 25, 2009, 09:22:33 PM
Are metal prices so high these days because Chako has 70% of the world's steel tied up in MTs?     :D
Exactly...  ;)
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