Backspring nail file on 84mm

[ComboTool]

I wanted a 2-layer 84mm SAK with scissors and both the bottle opener and the nail file. Since my chances of finding an affordable LNF Golfer are slim, I investigated the possibility of adding a nail file as a backspring tool. Some have reported success fitting 58mm tools there, but I found that even the 84mm version from a Sportsman will work with a little reprofiling. I removed the tang and thinned the sides, leaving the file area untouched. It took a little trial and error to get the tip to sit below the scales, but I'm very pleased with the result. So here it is: the poor man's LNF (and you can even file your nails without opening it).

[Reinier]

That's pretty cool! I like your short long nailfile

[ComboTool]

I like your short long nailfile

That's not exactly what she said, but she may have implied something along those lines 

[Reinier]

[digitalpig]

Very nice! That's my favourite tool combo as well, it's like a rambler on steroids!

What's the backspring you used for the Wenger scissors and the file?

In this thread, PTRSAK took the blade layer spring from an older recruit: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,41486.0.html

I assume you took the normal blade layer spring from a tinker small or tourist, is that correct?

[ComboTool]

That's exactly the instructions I applied for the scissors, using a blade backspring and a blade tang as the rest. I've done it a few times now and I find that it gives too much tension for my taste, so in addition I file off a little material (about 0.5mm) either from the backspring or from the rest. The backsprings were from my parts bin, so I couldn't say if they were from a Waiter, Tourist, Sportsman or Small Tinker but as far as I can tell they're all the same...

[Helvetica Bold]

Great toolset.

[pa_strunk]

That is sweet