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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3150 on: March 10, 2026, 09:35:44 PM


One of my boys was busy today.


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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3151 on: March 11, 2026, 05:53:48 AM
Excellent!!
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3152 on: March 11, 2026, 07:59:07 PM
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3153 on: March 19, 2026, 03:26:14 PM
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what a great picture  :like: I found my new wallpaper
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3154 on: March 21, 2026, 12:39:58 AM
what a great picture  :like: I found my new wallpaper

Wallpaper is a great idea for that image!

Does my phone lock screen have a picture of my kids or a Spirit? Tough decision  :rofl:


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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3155 on: March 21, 2026, 01:53:36 PM
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3156 on: March 21, 2026, 03:00:36 PM
So this winter we had a total of almost 3ft of snow. The last several weeks all that snow plus a couple inches of rain has melted off and our basement took the brunt of that elevated water table.  To combat the standing water I had to get a submersible pump and find a way to drain it. 

I took a broken expandable house and cut it to length and removed the cloth housing with the Spirt scissors.  This allowed me to fit the water to temporarily drain into the washing machine discharge tube. As we all know, these snips cut through rubber no problem.

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I guess I need to install a sump pump!

With all this melt our neighbor called saying she had water in her basement and heard rushing water. It sounded like her sump wasn’t draining so I went to take a look.  Thankfully, the discharge PVC has just come uncoupled.  I used my Spirit to remove a cover plate and reattach the hose clamp.  But, I also found the flipper special outlet for her sump. An uncovered outlet right next to the sump discharge and it was soaked! I had to remove that outlet and install a GFCI out of the splash zone. Now she’s up to code and safe. 

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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3157 on: March 22, 2026, 02:34:43 AM
Great use GB!  :like: :like:
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3158 on: March 22, 2026, 04:25:00 PM
Great use GB!  :like: :like:

Thanks, Barry!

I wish I had taken pics and logged all the use this Spirt has gotten over the last several months.  It has definitely taken a beating.  I bought it used but it was like new. 

The Phillips is starting to wear down. The file has some significant wear it’s much less aggressive than my backup Spirit.  I’ve resharpened the chisel tip, wire scraper, and blade serrations a dozen or so times. The saw is still wicked sharp but I can tell it requires more force to get as clean of a cut.  The flat heads especially on the cap lifter tool are rounding off. The snips still work well but there’s some play in blades.  The pliers are really worn down. Surprisingly I haven’t really dulled the cutters and the hard wire cutters have snipped countless finishing nails and copper wire.

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This tools is such a beast.  I am however wondering if Vic should take a note from Leatherman and make the plier teeth a tad more aggressive.




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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3159 on: March 22, 2026, 07:17:38 PM
The Spirit, beauty and brawn in one gorgeous package! 

I'd like to see that too.  You've definitely gotten use out of yours GB  :tu:
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Re: Spirit owners club
Reply #3160 on: March 23, 2026, 02:17:44 AM
Ok, one more from today. Crimped the thread on these aluminum fly wheel covers on my kids fishing poll. I had to unscrew it to snip and re-line a tangled mess and it just wouldn’t rethread.

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