ST 200 Owners Club

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[Gareth]

I do feel that there is a right way and a wrong way to try and use the locks, or at least a way that I feel makes it much easier anyway. 

When you want to put a tool away;

don't open the handles yet, keep them closed so as to fill you hand.  Trying to hold onto only one handle is just too fiddly IMO.

Lay the pad of your thumb on top of the lock and 'roll' it backwards.  Don't dig the tip of your thumb in and try and 'pull' it.

Close the tool (blade, screwdriver or whatever) to about 45° until it touched the opposite handle, it won't pop back so you don't have to hold it there.

Only then do you open the handles and fold the tool away.  Close the handles and you are done.

Of course that might be how everyone is already doing it, and it might sound long winded, but it's the way I've done it for years and I find it the quickest and easiest way of going about it.  YMMV

[NutSAK]

I do feel that there is a right way and a wrong way to try and use the locks, or at least a way that I feel makes it much easier anyway. 

When you want to put a tool away;

don't open the handles yet, keep them closed so as to fill you hand.  Trying to hold onto only one handle is just too fiddly IMO.

Lay the pad of your thumb on top of the lock and 'roll' it backwards.  Don't dig the tip of your thumb in and try and 'pull' it.

Close the tool (blade, screwdriver or whatever) to about 45° until it touched the opposite handle, it won't pop back so you don't have to hold it there.

Only then do you open the handles and fold the tool away.  Close the handles and you are done.

Of course that might be how everyone is already doing it, and it might sound long winded, but it's the way I've done it for years and I find it the quickest and easiest way of going about it.  YMMV

Actually, that is exactly how I've always found it easiest also, but I don't believe I could have put it to words nearly as well as you did.  I think I would have just given up and shot a video. 

Bravo! 

[Aloha]

I still need the ST200 BO CC but here are my ST 200 and a few ST's

[captain spaulding]

Geez, all your collections are growing. Well done sir. 

[gregozedobe]

I still need the ST200 BO CC

I'll swap my ST200 BO CC for your ST200 SS CC, just say the word ....       

[Aloha]

I still need the ST200 BO CC

I'll swap my ST200 BO CC for your ST200 SS CC, just say the word ....       

Quite the generous offer  , I have been keeping my eye out for a SS CC for you sir but they dont come up that often.  When I see one I'll send you the link or make a play for it and we can negotiate something.  It's all a matter of time for one to pop up.

[Aloha]

Geez, all your collections are growing. Well done sir. 

Yes they are growing as there are some tools that really get me excited.  The ST 200s are definitely are on that list. 

[captain spaulding]

I regret getting rid of my original super tool, but maybe i will get another someday. I have a ST300 but have never owned the 200.

[bdAmmo]

Nice Super Tools Aloha!

You're missing out Capt, ST200s are really

[Aloha]

I regret getting rid of my original super tool, but maybe i will get another someday. I have a ST300 but have never owned the 200.

The ST 300 that I have is the one in the 30th anniversary set.  Never had a 200 huh? I'll keep my eyes open for one as they aren't too hard to come by.

[captain spaulding]

That would be much appreciated. 

[gregozedobe]

I still need the ST200 BO CC

I'll swap my ST200 BO CC for your ST200 SS CC, just say the word ....       

Quite the generous offer  , I have been keeping my eye out for a SS CC for you sir but they dont come up that often.  When I see one I'll send you the link or make a play for it and we can negotiate something.  It's all a matter of time for one to pop up.

So, I'll add LM ST200 BO CC to your wish-list then, shall I ?  (along with a Mr Pinchy V1 FPR)

[captain spaulding]

I still need the ST200 BO CC

I'll swap my ST200 BO CC for your ST200 SS CC, just say the word ....       

Quite the generous offer  , I have been keeping my eye out for a SS CC for you sir but they dont come up that often.  When I see one I'll send you the link or make a play for it and we can negotiate something.  It's all a matter of time for one to pop up.

So, I'll add LM ST200 BO CC to your wish-list then, shall I ?  (along with a Mr Pinchy V1 FPR)

I need one of those! 

[gregozedobe]

...........  (along with a Mr Pinchy V1 FPR)

I need one of those! 

I don't see many Mr Pinchy V1s for sale these days, either the "First Production Run" or from the the regular production run.  I don't think Gerber sold all that many in the first place, and it was a quite time ago.  One does pop up every now and then on evilbay, but I think I might have sort of promised the next one I find to some bloke from a semi-tropical island paradise who has been collecting a few nice MTs recently   

[captain spaulding]

No worries. Just put me on the list as next in line.   


P.S. He's not from Hawaii. 

[Aloha]

No worries. Just put me on the list as next in line.   


P.S. He's not from Hawaii. 

Only in spirit.  Thanks a bunch Gregozedobe, I will keep a look out for these tools as I scour the bay for CC ST200s and Pinchy 1st production run. 

[gregozedobe]

No worries. Just put me on the list as next in line.   

Done.     Are you also interested in a regular production (not-FPR) Mr Pinchy v1, or will only an FPR do ? They seem to be identical except for the FPR wording (shiny, with the same useless scissors and enormous lanyard ring     )

P.S. He's not from Hawaii. 

Oops 

[captain spaulding]

Im interested in either model. No guarantee I will have the money when it comes up, but if you see one please give me a heads up. I dont use ebay, buy I might be able to figure something out. Thanks again. 

[Aloha]

@ Greg, I have 2 Shiny V1 Pinchys one is NOS still with tape on the tool.  I'd love the one etched with 1st PR on the tool.   

[NutSAK]

There sure is a lot of Gerber talk in this ST200 club...

[Aloha]

There sure is a lot of Gerber talk in this ST200 club...

   heading over to Gerber now

[captain spaulding]

@ Greg, I have 2 Shiny V1 Pinchys one is NOS still with tape on the tool.  I'd love the one etched with 1st PR on the tool.   

 

I love the Mr. Pinchys. All those besides one seem to be the older screw style too. Very nice Pinchy collection. Keep adding more.

[gregozedobe]

There sure is a lot of Gerber talk in this ST200 club...

Yep. 

And that's one of the things I like about MTo, there's a lot of freedom to let topics roam, without needing to constantly keep things strictly "on-topic". I've seen some conversations wander in all sorts of interesting directions with all sorts of useful information that would otherwise never have seen the light of day. 

[David]

ST200 w/USA plier head. Date codes 1201 0102.

[SteveC]

After getting a Pulse a little while back I have been eyeing it big brother,  well I found one for a decent BIN price today on Ebay so it's now on the way.

[gregozedobe]

I just bought a used ST200 SS CC for $33.50 as a Buy-It-Now from US ebay ( as you do, don't you, when it is something that rare at that price)   

Still looking for an SS CC one with "Leatherman, Tool" on the pliers though ( I suspect it might be a very long search, somehow    )

[SteveC]

 My ST 200 arrived yesterday, It's in almost new condition  (Date code 05/05) other than a tiny chip on the PE blade. It came with a Nylon sheath which I don't care for but luckily I have a old school Leather sheath that I bought a while back on E-bay thinking it was a PST sheath. The ST200 fits great in it. The roller locks are easier and smoother than on my Pulse.

One thing not disclosed or shown in the Ebay pics is that it has a Cabelas logo on one of the handles.
 I'm not big on advertisements on my MT's , can a guy buff that logo off without smurfing up the handle ?

[Philby]

i think you really should keep the cabelas logo! I'm sure that there are collectors on this site who would be more than willing to swap you a new condition Supertool 200 for that one. Great score!

[Gareth]

I think the answer is; not easily, no.  I've got a Sideclip where someone has tried exactly that, and now it has one side that is more polished than the rest and you can still faintly see the logo anyway.