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Leatherman Bond Owners Club

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #510 on: July 19, 2021, 11:15:52 AM
Comparing my Bond to my Wave+, the pliers appear to have the exact same external dimensions. And I know from experience the Wave and Rebar have identical pliers.

I made a bad assumption! My Rebar and Wave have differently-shaped plier heads!

I know (from direct, personal modding experience) the Wave and Rebar ones are 100% drop-in swappable. I think I'm still 99% sure the Bond and Rebar are compatible.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #511 on: July 19, 2021, 04:37:48 PM
They should be compatible :cheers: If not then you might have to grind the Rebar plier head to match the Wave + profile :salute: SteveC has done this with a Rebar plier head and it looks just like a Wave + one :cheers:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #512 on: July 20, 2021, 11:17:27 AM
Be excellent to each other and always know where your towel is.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #513 on: July 20, 2021, 11:20:14 AM
 :drool: :drool: :drool: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #514 on: July 20, 2021, 06:03:19 PM
I really like the straight up unadulterated Bond coupled with a nice compact pocket knife. 


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #515 on: July 20, 2021, 07:06:57 PM
I really like the straight up unadulterated Bond coupled with a nice compact pocket knife. 


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #516 on: July 22, 2021, 05:46:43 AM
Me being away for years. See twitter post on Leatherman Bond. Back like a bolt of lightening.
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #517 on: July 22, 2021, 04:40:00 PM
Glad to see you back, buddy :cheers: :woohoo: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #518 on: July 22, 2021, 08:44:21 PM
 :iagree: :tu:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #519 on: July 22, 2021, 08:44:26 PM


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #520 on: July 22, 2021, 08:48:00 PM
That is :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #521 on: July 25, 2021, 10:41:11 AM
Did the rebar pliers fit in the bond without any modifications? They fit properly so that the bond closes all of the way?

The Rebar and Wave + pliers drop straight in. I tried both and settled on the Rebar, not sure why, I like how it’s turned out. Handles sit  correctly and together when closed.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #522 on: July 25, 2021, 02:06:49 PM
Thanks for finding this out for sure, SMLE :salute: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #523 on: July 25, 2021, 04:06:52 PM
Good to know  :tu:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #524 on: July 26, 2021, 10:44:08 AM
I got a Bond awhile ago, and rather than struggle disassembling it with a couple pairs of pliers, I waited for purpose-made tools to arrive from Russia (they took awhile, but arrived early!) Now I have a Bond with some extra Rebar tools I've had in the closet for years.


I'm actually really surprised this fits so comfortably.

The tool closes properly. There is soft, loose clumping on everything but the main blade, which makes it very easy to get everything out. The main blade opens independently from the rest. I didn't have to add any extra washers (in fact, I have some left over.)

Here is the exact order of all the internal parts in this build:


Left side, top to bottom: awl, large screwdriver, scissors, file, saw (there are no washers in this side at all.)
Right side, top to bottom: washer, medium screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can/bottle opener, washer, main blade, washer.

This was fun, and will make a vanishingly small satchel-carry backup multi-plier!


Edit to add: I just discovered that in this configuration, I can open every tool without using my fingernails. Neat!


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #525 on: July 26, 2021, 01:10:17 PM
Great configuration,  Jothra :woohoo: I may take mine back apart, fix the file locking notch a bit and add some of this to mine :think: :cheers: :like: :like:
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #526 on: July 26, 2021, 01:15:38 PM
they took awhile, but arrived early!
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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #527 on: July 26, 2021, 01:23:39 PM
:think:
It takes time for things to get from Russia to Canada. It took less time than expected, but still took time.

Edit: I used "awhile" twice in my first sentence. Oops.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #528 on: July 26, 2021, 01:55:33 PM
Nice mod Jothra !   :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #529 on: July 26, 2021, 09:04:41 PM
I also have a set of those Russian wrenches on the way. Can’t wait to hack my bond.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #530 on: July 27, 2021, 02:08:33 AM
Well, needless to say, my Russian wrenches arrived today. :woohoo:

Here is my “Bond Farmer”


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #531 on: July 27, 2021, 02:11:07 AM
Nice :tu: :like:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #532 on: July 27, 2021, 04:25:37 AM
I got a Bond awhile ago, and rather than struggle disassembling it with a couple pairs of pliers, I waited for purpose-made tools to arrive from Russia (they took awhile, but arrived early!) Now I have a Bond with some extra Rebar tools I've had in the closet for years.

(Image removed from quote.)
I'm actually really surprised this fits so comfortably.

The tool closes properly. There is soft, loose clumping on everything but the main blade, which makes it very easy to get everything out. The main blade opens independently from the rest. I didn't have to add any extra washers (in fact, I have some left over.)

Here is the exact order of all the internal parts in this build:

(Image removed from quote.)
Left side, top to bottom: awl, large screwdriver, scissors, file, saw (there are no washers in this side at all.)
Right side, top to bottom: washer, medium screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can/bottle opener, washer, main blade, washer.

This was fun, and will make a vanishingly small satchel-carry backup multi-plier!


Edit to add: I just discovered that in this configuration, I can open every tool without using my fingernails. Neat!
:like: I might have to steal the scissors from a parts Wave and copy this mod!
Current SAKs: Explorer, SwissChamp, Handyman (modded), Climber, Super Tinker, Tinker, Woodsman (modded), Electrician, Pioneer, SwissTool, Executive, Ambassador, Champion Plus
Current Leatherman tools: PST, Original Wave, Wave, Wave+, Blast, Bond, Curl, Style PS, Micra

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #533 on: July 29, 2021, 07:18:09 AM
I got a Bond awhile ago, and rather than struggle disassembling it with a couple pairs of pliers, I waited for purpose-made tools to arrive from Russia (they took awhile, but arrived early!) Now I have a Bond with some extra Rebar tools I've had in the closet for years.

(Image removed from quote.)
I'm actually really surprised this fits so comfortably.

The tool closes properly. There is soft, loose clumping on everything but the main blade, which makes it very easy to get everything out. The main blade opens independently from the rest. I didn't have to add any extra washers (in fact, I have some left over.)

Here is the exact order of all the internal parts in this build:

(Image removed from quote.)
Left side, top to bottom: awl, large screwdriver, scissors, file, saw (there are no washers in this side at all.)
Right side, top to bottom: washer, medium screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, can/bottle opener, washer, main blade, washer.

This was fun, and will make a vanishingly small satchel-carry backup multi-plier!


Edit to add: I just discovered that in this configuration, I can open every tool without using my fingernails. Neat!
I realized tonight I had an extra washer still in there between the awl and the handle. I removed it, and now the non-blade tools are much easier to open.


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #534 on: July 29, 2021, 08:36:30 AM
Finally out in Oz at a low price of AUD$110.00 +-(USD$82)

I think I'll wait a little and see if it drops. I'm not to sure there is that much value in it...

Pete


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #535 on: July 29, 2021, 09:07:33 AM


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #536 on: July 29, 2021, 09:08:23 AM
Well, needless to say, my Russian wrenches arrived today. :woohoo:

Here is my “Bond Farmer”

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #537 on: July 29, 2021, 01:22:23 PM
Finally out in Oz at a low price of AUD$110.00 +-(USD$82)

I think I'll wait a little and see if it drops. I'm not to sure there is that much value in it...
It might be cheaper to buy a Rebar and take some tools out of it.  :whistle:


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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #538 on: July 29, 2021, 08:15:47 PM
I just discovered that in this configuration, I can open every tool without using my fingernails. Neat!
Jothra, do the file and saw rub against each other in this configuration? I'm thinking about trying it, but I'm instinctively wary of putting a file next to other tools without a washer in between.
Current SAKs: Explorer, SwissChamp, Handyman (modded), Climber, Super Tinker, Tinker, Woodsman (modded), Electrician, Pioneer, SwissTool, Executive, Ambassador, Champion Plus
Current Leatherman tools: PST, Original Wave, Wave, Wave+, Blast, Bond, Curl, Style PS, Micra

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Re: Leatherman Bond Owners Club
Reply #539 on: July 29, 2021, 10:43:55 PM
Jothra, do the file and saw rub against each other in this configuration? I'm thinking about trying it, but I'm instinctively wary of putting a file next to other tools without a washer in between.
I wondered the same before I tried it. Good news: their tangs are wide enough to keep the blades from rubbing.

The pliers do lightly contact the file when closing, but it doesn't seem to be scraping or causing any damage.


 

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