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Offline SoDak

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Got a swissgrip!
on: February 24, 2012, 11:19:13 PM
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.


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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 11:21:06 PM
That's a bloody bargain alright.. :o :o
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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 11:35:08 PM
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

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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #3 on: February 25, 2012, 12:45:30 AM
$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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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #4 on: February 25, 2012, 12:55:22 AM
 :o mega ultra super awesome bargain 8) excellent user :multi: one of my favourite tools, definitely worth sorting :tu:
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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #5 on: February 25, 2012, 12:57:54 AM
That would look sweet with some carbon fiber scales!  :D

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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #6 on: February 25, 2012, 02:37:02 AM
$10.60!! :ahhh
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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #7 on: February 25, 2012, 03:26:17 AM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on February 25, 2012, 12:57:54 AM
That would look sweet with some carbon fiber scales!  :D

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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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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #8 on: February 25, 2012, 03:34:44 AM
Could be- I've never seen a "naked" one before.

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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #9 on: February 25, 2012, 01:55:33 PM
10.60!! :facepalm:
thats next to nothing :tu:
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Got a swissgrip!
Reply #10 on: February 25, 2012, 05:26:41 PM
Good deal! :tu:

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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #11 on: February 25, 2012, 05:33:55 PM
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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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #12 on: February 25, 2012, 06:16:49 PM
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on February 25, 2012, 05:33:55 PM
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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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #13 on: February 25, 2012, 07:44:23 PM
Quote from: SoDak on February 25, 2012, 06:16:49 PM
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on February 25, 2012, 05:33:55 PM
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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Re: Got a swissgrip!
Reply #14 on: February 25, 2012, 08:24:34 PM
i have broken several blades trying to straighten them  :facepalm: 

otherwise very nice find!!!!! some custom g10 scales will be ok  :tu:
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