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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1200 on: March 03, 2026, 06:33:55 PM
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Coffee cup with Tinker sporting genuine simulated ivory handles.  Best wishes.  G
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Is that the WHITE TINKER you got from FARMER X’s sale listing?

Looks good. 😉
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1201 on: March 03, 2026, 06:54:46 PM
   I got the thing from our friend Dan.  It was made about '92, maybe.  There is a small brass spacer next to a liner since the small blade is a little thinner than the large blade.  No locking nub on the screwdriver.  Needed just a little clean up.  It came in a little Victorinox tin box.  The Tinker is in my pocket right now.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1202 on: March 03, 2026, 06:55:50 PM
Got new translucent red scales for my old pre hook Super Tinker. My wife asked what I wanted for my birthday and as I had never seen Airwolf I asked for the complete series so that's my current watch these days.


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1203 on: March 03, 2026, 06:58:59 PM
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Which mug?

That is my Do A Kahlua mug.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1204 on: March 03, 2026, 07:08:16 PM
   I got the thing from our friend Dan.  It was made about '92, maybe.  There is a small brass spacer next to a liner since the small blade is a little thinner than the large blade.  No locking nub on the screwdriver.  Needed just a little clean up.  It came in a little Victorinox tin box.  The Tinker is in my pocket right now.  Best wishes.  G
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Just curious, still waiting for a package!
No word, but know he is busy!
I  will be patient..
If I start and end the day above ground, it is a good day!

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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1205 on: March 10, 2026, 12:55:56 PM
     I had a fit trying to post a photo this morning.  We will see if I can edit it enough to put some drivel in as a text addition.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1206 on: March 10, 2026, 01:53:33 PM
Tinker Small day  :salute:
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1207 on: March 10, 2026, 02:24:25 PM
     I had a fit trying to post a photo this morning.  We will see if I can edit it enough to put some drivel in as a text addition.  Best wishes.  G
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Your picture of the BLACK Tinker is priceless. 
Less is more.
Stunning Tinker, great wear on the scales. Well loved tool.

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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1208 on: March 10, 2026, 02:27:41 PM
TINKER TUESDAY ?
That is TODAY!

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Arrived last week, a DLT exclusive, blue digital camo!

If not so busy, considered ordering a 2nd one and move scales to a SPARTAN.   ALSO, resisting an ORANGE camo…
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1209 on: March 11, 2026, 10:57:59 PM
Nice blue!   :like:
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1210 on: March 12, 2026, 12:45:12 AM
Your picture of the BLACK Tinker is priceless. 
Less is more.
Stunning Tinker, great wear on the scales. Well loved tool.

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    That's my Dad's old Tinker.  My sister bought two black Tinkers in Switzerland for Dad and me.  He didn't carry his for a while.  Then he laid aside his CASE 6347 and started carrying the Tinker.  One of his favorite things was to go out in our big table garden and pull an onion.  Then he would peel it with the knife and crunch it.  I always raised strong tasting yellow onions.  I want an onion to taste like onion, not an apple. 
     He hated the keyring and nub, so I had to cut them off with a Dremel.  I had never seen a 91mm Tinker in a catalog before, and certainly not a black one.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1211 on: March 12, 2026, 03:21:40 AM
There's just something about a SAK without the keyring/nub that's so satisfying. If I were more adept with power tools I'd remove many of my keyrings/nubs. Plus it's always cool to hear stories about the SAKs!


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1212 on: March 17, 2026, 06:43:52 PM
It's been a looooonnnngggg time since I posted here!
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1213 on: March 17, 2026, 09:33:50 PM
Tinkertastic Barry!   :like:

Is that 84mm?
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Reply #1214 on: March 17, 2026, 11:52:30 PM
No sir, I wish it were. 
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1215 on: March 18, 2026, 01:45:25 AM
Are those still in production — the 84mm Tinkers?


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1216 on: March 18, 2026, 03:35:12 AM
Still listed on AMAZON in VICTORINOX Store. Priced a few dollars more than a 91mm.

I searched TINKER small, confor size 3.3”
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1217 on: March 18, 2026, 04:00:57 AM
I think it, and the Recruit, are the lone 84mm survivors. 
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Reply #1218 on: March 18, 2026, 04:07:09 AM
I think it, and the Recruit, are the lone 84mm survivors.

The SPORTSMAN is also listed on Amazon.
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1219 on: March 18, 2026, 11:20:57 AM
Recruit, Cadet Alox, Bantam, Bantam Alox, Waiter, and Sportsman are the last listed 84mm.  Don't know if all of those will be in the next Vic catalog.  The Tinker Small was discontinued a couple of years ago and taken out of the catalogs along with all the 85mm Evos.  Discontinued doesn't mean that there aren't some still available out of unsold old stock.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1220 on: March 18, 2026, 01:18:12 PM
I became introduced to the 84mm line in the “tween challenge” that SOS24 (iirc) hosted in 2024!

I very much enjoyed carrying that size the entire month, using my small TINKER and SWISS BUCKs and occasionally my RECRUIT.   Oh yes a POCKET PAL.

Then during a MacGyver event, I did a deep dive, learning about the TOURIST, Wenger’s TRAVELER, and my new favorite the SPORTSMAN.   Now this month getting to know the CADET.

And, just about forgot my EVO 10, the 14, and EVO 111(?) (locking blade model.

Personally, I think the decision makers at VIC have lost their mind, leaving great models along the curb just because the 84mm was a WENGER standard.

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Now, I need to search for reasonably priced CLIMBER small.   Too bad 84mm replacement new scales are not that common if even an item.    :oops: another rabbit hole I have stumbled upon…
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1221 on: March 18, 2026, 02:41:50 PM
I forgot, and I have a Sportsman  :facepalm: 
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1222 on: March 19, 2026, 04:43:51 AM
Now, I need to search for reasonably priced CLIMBER small.   Too bad 84mm replacement new scales are not that common if even an item.    :oops: another rabbit hole I have stumbled upon…

LC, my biggest issue with the 84mm scales is that there actually don't seem to be any plus scales that were ever produced for that size model, unfortunately. If there were I'd jump on them to make a 'Waiter Plus Small' (since I don't think I'll ever find a Waiter Plus — effectively a production 91mm Waiter with plus scales), so I figured I'd try to make myself one, but alas they don't make 84mm plus scales  :facepalm:.


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1223 on: March 19, 2026, 05:39:47 AM
I do not get excited about plus scales.

The pen is a novelty in my opinion!

I did install plus scales (3rd party) on a SE
SPARTAN.

And a COMPANION, COMPACT, and SWISS CHAMP
each arrived with the ink pen.

The 84mm models are a nice size for pocket carry, and provides functional use even with my XXL size hands.

The SPORTSMAN is my first choice for full on business function.   

And EVO10 and the 14 are choices that are within reach on my end tables.

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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1224 on: March 19, 2026, 05:53:21 AM
That's fair — the Vic pen isn't for everyone. For me having a pen is paramount; I'm always writing notes, writing ideas for my dissertation, changing students' grades on their tests, etc. So, for me personally I never leave the house without a pen and one is absolutely integral to my EDC rotation. Having said that, the Vic pen is always a backup pen for me. But I would say at least twice a week I find myself using the Vic pen, which makes it a very valuable addition for me personally, which consequently makes the plus scales extremely valuable to me.


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1225 on: March 19, 2026, 05:15:02 PM
    Looks like all of the 84mm knives that I mentioned are still in the 2026 Vic catalog.  I did forget to mention the My First Victorinox 84mm knives that have the rounded off large blade.  They are still in the new catalog as well. 
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Reply #1226 on: March 19, 2026, 05:40:50 PM
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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1227 on: March 20, 2026, 05:38:21 AM
By the way do the Tinker Small and/or Sportsman have the pin holes under the backside philips/corkscrew?


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Re: Tinker Tuesday!
Reply #1228 on: March 20, 2026, 10:56:44 AM
I've never seen an 84mm with a pin hole.  Best wishes.  G
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Reply #1229 on: March 20, 2026, 10:58:14 AM
By the way do the Tinker Small and/or Sportsman have the pin holes under the backside philips/corkscrew?
I checked, one of my newer SPORTSMAN does, as well as a WAITER.

THE SMALLL TINKER is older and does not.
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