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Flair Owners Unite!¡!

ie Offline McStitchy

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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #120 on: August 07, 2020, 11:31:15 AM
Question:
Did leatherman make another tool the same size as as the Flair that fit in the same leather holster?
I have a really nice Flair but it's in a nylon holster. I'd like to buy a leather sheath that fits but I hope to avoid paying Flair level prices.

Welcome to  :MTO: Nygma

 :iagree: with Poncho.

Just want to add, a cheaper solution could be a sheath for the Crunch. It doesn't have the same looks though and is a tiny bit too large  :dunno:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #121 on: August 07, 2020, 12:42:30 PM
The Crunch originally also came with the same sheath that the Pulse did :cheers: I was keeping in the old school theme of sheaths that were of better leather but the sheath that Stitchy shows above is also an option :tu: They were made around 2004 to maybe 2010 or so and were less quality but still hold up well :cheers: They might not be as easy to find as today's sheath but would likely be cheaper than the old school ones :tu:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #122 on: August 07, 2020, 01:26:49 PM
You could stretch a PST sheath out pretty easily by getting it wet and forming it to the Flair. I stretched one out to fit a Rebar. You can still get Pulse sheaths on eBay if you keep your eye out .


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #123 on: August 23, 2020, 09:17:59 PM
Had the Flair out on a hike today  :hatsoff:

Where is it?...


Fork in action...




Some scenery...


Found the pattern on this rock rather nice...



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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #124 on: August 23, 2020, 10:12:51 PM

...

Where is it?...

...


It's right there Stitchy, like there... right in front of you. There!



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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #125 on: August 23, 2020, 10:15:17 PM
PS... What's that God awful thing you're eating?


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #126 on: August 23, 2020, 10:37:41 PM
It's right there Stitchy, like there... right in front of you. There!

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Ah... thanks Fuzz! Gotta get aaall the way back there soon to pick it up  :shrug:

PS... What's that God awful thing you're eating?

An omlett roll kinda thing our teenage daughter sizzled up for the picknick... would not have been wise to refuse it... believe me  :P


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Reply #127 on: August 23, 2020, 10:41:53 PM
Ah... thanks Fuzz! Gotta get aaall the way back there soon to pick it up  :shrug:

An omlett roll kinda thing our teenage daughter sizzled up for the picknick... would not have been wise to refuse it... believe me  :P

Nah, I'm sure it was delicious... digestible.


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #128 on: August 23, 2020, 11:44:06 PM
Nah, I'm sure it was delicious... digestible.

Will let you know tomorrow?  :dunno:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #129 on: August 24, 2020, 04:33:21 AM
Great pics, Stitchy :like:

If I had seen the Find the Flair Game earlier I would have beat Fuzzy to it :pok: :D


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #130 on: August 24, 2020, 03:24:48 PM
Will let you know tomorrow?  :dunno:

Digested with no problems Fuzzy  :salute:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #131 on: August 24, 2020, 03:25:16 PM
Great pics, Stitchy :like:

If I had seen the Find the Flair Game earlier I would have beat Fuzzy to it :pok: :D

Thank you Sir  :hatsoff:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #132 on: August 24, 2020, 05:43:08 PM
Had the Flair out on a hike today  :hatsoff:

Where is it?...
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Fork in action...

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Some scenery...
(Image removed from quote.)

Found the pattern on this rock rather nice...
(Image removed from quote.)


Mmmmm...reminds me of tamagoyaki!   :drool:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #133 on: August 24, 2020, 06:11:40 PM
I could have sworn I joined this club years ago after I got it. But here goes

“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.” - Socrates
"I'm not feeling very talky today, off you smurf". - Smashie
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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #134 on: August 24, 2020, 06:36:06 PM


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Reply #135 on: August 24, 2020, 06:38:05 PM

Mmmmm...reminds me of tamagoyaki!   :drool:

I think she mumbled something about that while preparing it  :dunno:

I liked it  :tu:


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Reply #136 on: August 25, 2020, 02:07:57 AM
Very nice, Smashie  :drool: :like:


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Reply #137 on: August 25, 2020, 02:49:03 AM
I think she mumbled something about that while preparing it  :dunno:

I liked it  :tu:

It is the japanese equivalent to an omelette; tasty, with a nice texture.


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Reply #138 on: August 25, 2020, 06:25:10 AM
“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.” - Socrates
"I'm not feeling very talky today, off you smurf". - Smashie
Complaining is mental preparation for failure.
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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #139 on: August 25, 2020, 09:19:32 AM
It is the japanese equivalent to an omelette; tasty, with a nice texture.

That's it...  :tu:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #140 on: December 18, 2020, 04:41:01 PM
I recently acquired this specimen, with an interesting feature. Notice the PST II on the handle.  A mod or a strange variant? The interesting thing is that both handle dates are  12/99?


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #141 on: December 18, 2020, 05:52:47 PM
Not sure if they did use PST II handles as well.
I would not expect that to be honest.
Is the tool set correct?

Anyhow, congrats on your Flair  :like:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #142 on: December 18, 2020, 06:31:54 PM
Well everything seems in order....


I think I might have to go out and get some olives or something, just to use the Hors d'oeuvre fork... :D


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #143 on: December 18, 2020, 06:37:47 PM
Looks like everything is in place. A rare mistake in factory maybe  :like:

Enjoy your lunch  :D


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #144 on: December 18, 2020, 09:05:27 PM
Yep, looks like a factory error :o Congrats :tu: :like:

And as Stitchy said, enjoy lunch  :cheers: :like:


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #145 on: March 20, 2021, 07:49:54 AM
I searched the hallowed halls of MTO for a Flair Owner's Club and found none so I figured I'd start one. I got my wife the Flair(s) for Mother's Day this year. I got two because I got a good deal on them both. I told her one can be hers and I can have one as well :D Here's some images





Hers

The date codes on this one are both 0799 but the corkscrew side handle is barely readable.





His

The date codes on this one are 1099 on the corkscrew side and 1199 on the other. The spreader knife was a little scratched and the main blade was dull but nothing I can't handle :D I really love the sheath on this one and don't recall seeing it before. If anyone has info on it let me know.




wow, nice contition too! The sheath usually dries out and cracks.
My Flair
 has date code 0699


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #146 on: March 20, 2021, 08:52:57 AM
wow, nice contition too! The sheath usually dries out and cracks.
My Flair
 has date code 0699
the Flair had minimal assembly difficulties and hangups. The riveted corkscrew was often too tightly tensioned in first run. That was just a machine adj. The can opener is yellow zinc plated. Stains on the outside of it where rejected. It had a common thinning on the inside and a water dropplet or 2, discoloring.


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #147 on: March 20, 2021, 11:30:13 AM
I'm loving all the insights from you to three various Leatherman tools ToolAssembly  :tu:

What do you think about the comment from lptech  a bit further up?

I recently acquired this specimen, with an interesting feature. Notice the PST II on the handle.  A mod or a strange variant? The interesting thing is that both handle dates are  12/99?


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #148 on: March 22, 2021, 08:37:19 PM
Part of the flair  ;)  of the LM Flair is all the nice details on it, like the scrolls and the golden colour. If a part of it is damaged it does lose some of that flair.
You really want  a mint one if possible, something you can proudly show off and the broken backspring will result in a floppy corkscrew and make it less impressive (I think some other memebrs here had similar issues with the corkscrew).

Wait for a good one. They are around and if you buy a damaged one you will still want to buy a better one later anyway.
alright, so for loose corkscrew. It is a pin applied by hand on the backside pushed up thru the hole. The outside of handle is a tiny cap. These tool handles were placed in a fitted jig. The jig pressed on with a long leverage handle. They made a notorious pop  sound when applied. So you can take, to that cap, an applied force to secure it tigher. Maybe using a small socket, covering only the cap then tap it with a hammer. I would fold out the components fill the empty handle with a fat pieces as an anvil. Of course having the handle placed on a flat surface first,(make it solid against pin). So it is not a rivet it is a force fit cap. I have done thousands of these. Date code 0699
« Last Edit: March 22, 2021, 08:55:17 PM by ToolAssembly »


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Re: Flair Owners Unite!¡!
Reply #149 on: March 22, 2021, 09:52:04 PM
Hey, thanks for sharing that info ToolAssembly  :like:


 

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