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Sulaco

Sulaco

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So my nephew's birthday was last week and we had a party for him this past weekend. He's 6 and one of the things they got to do was paint stencils on pumpkins. Pretty neat! My mother in-law had one paint can which was giving her trouble and apparently the plastic lid had broken in such a way that she couldn't pull it off.

Me being the handy one in the family, she came to me and asked if I had a screwdriver. I said no, pulled out my nice Spyderco Delica 4 FFG and pryed the lid off. Voila! So I get home last night and realize there's a nice chunk (yes, CHUNK) of steel missing out of the edge. Well, that's what I get eh?

I guess the nice 30 degree VG10 bevels were no match for the rolled metal lip underneath the plastic lid which obviously caused the damage!

So I spent about a half hour or so last night on the Sharpmaker smoothing it out. It's mostly gone now with very little material removed to remedy it. But wow, that was pretty stupid!

I decided today to get online and research some tools more appropriate for the job!

Anyone else do anything stupid this weekend? :p
 
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With my keys. Just this afternoon, I pried out a bullet stuck in a chamber. Pretty handy kit.

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Stuck cap on paint can =PITA.

Honing out big chip in knife blade=PITA.

Screwdriver blade on 14.95 SAK recruit= Priceless.
 
Haha, yeah yeah, rub it in. I know I deserve it! :D

I'm looking real hard at the Swiss Tool X right now. It seems to get stellar reviews from what I see. Obviously it isn't as convenient to carry as just a pocket clipped folder like my Delica, but the right tool for the job...

Those Atwoods are nice, but I think for the money I'd rather buy a tool which does more than just pry things.
 
Sulaco said:
So I spent about a half hour or so last night on the Sharpmaker smoothing it out. It's mostly gone now with very little material removed to remedy it. But wow, that was pretty stupid!

I decided today to get online and research some tools more appropriate for the job!
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Ironically, admitting you did something stupid proves you're not. ;)

We all live and learn
 
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Sulaco said:
Those Atwoods are nice, but I think for the money I'd rather buy a tool which does more than just pry things.
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No question about that. I'm probably going to unload some or most of them eventually. They are in the range of $100 each, and that adds up to some real money when a $5 pry bar will do that same thing.
 
I gave by buddy a Kershaw Blur for his Bday. The first use on a hike he chipped an ungodly amount of the blade trimming a 1/2" branch! I told him to send it to Kershaw. He said "Whatever. It's just a knife. That'll happen!" He knew it was an $80 knife. So now he just sees all knives as temporary and won't spend over $50. I will say he uses his knives for anything and everything though.
 
Sulaco said:
I'm looking real hard at the Swiss Tool X right now. It seems to get stellar reviews from what I see. Obviously it isn't as convenient to carry as just a pocket clipped folder like my Delica, but the right tool for the job...
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I like my Swisstool Spirit, but even that is too heavy for daily carry. Take a look at a Skeletool: light weight, straight and phillips drivers, pliers, knife, carabiner/bottle opener, and a pocket clip.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
I like my Swisstool Spirit, but even that is too heavy for daily carry. Take a look at a Skeletool: light weight, straight and phillips drivers, pliers, knife, carabiner/bottle opener, and a pocket clip.
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I'm not a big Leatherman fan though, don't like Tim's politics.
 
I believe FFG blades get more pressure on the edge when prying. Have used and still use blades sometimes but most of the time now I always have a Vic SAK to pry - might have to use the can opener to start it and bottle opener to finish it. Usually multi-tools have great pliers, but I like the other tools and the size of a 3 layer or smaller SAK best.
 
Sulaco said:
I'm not a big Leatherman fan though, don't like Tim's politics.
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Pssst, hey kid, gotta good tip for ya.

Ya won't ever screw up another knife again, but you will have 4 different screw driver bits including one that works on phiilips, and you can pry all ya want. Go over to the Sear's store near you. Go in the tool department, and get a .99 cent keychain 4-way screw driver. I've had one for a number of decades now, and it's dealt with all kinds of screws, pried open things, and is still in fine shape. It's one flat piece of nickle plated tool steel, and is falt enough to go in a wallet with no notice.

You can thank me later.:thumbup:
 
jackknife said:
Pssst, hey kid, gotta good tip for ya.

Ya won't ever screw up another knife again, but you will have 4 different screw driver bits including one that works on phiilips, and you can pry all ya want. Go over to the Sear's store near you. Go in the tool department, and get a .99 cent keychain 4-way screw driver. I've had one for a number of decades now, and it's dealt with all kinds of screws, pried open things, and is still in fine shape. It's one flat piece of nickle plated tool steel, and is falt enough to go in a wallet with no notice.

You can thank me later.:thumbup:
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Come to think of it, I've got several of those laying around! It seems like they came with some driver sets I bought years back. Thanks for the tip!
 
I look at it this way, you had a task that you needed to perform, you required a tool, you used the tool that you had on you, the tool did the job. I'd call that a success.

While the knife was slightly damaged, it wasn't ruined. Sometimes tools get damaged, that's life. And we aren't always carrying around a tool to cover every possible task we may be asked or required to perform.

Look at it this way, you showed your mother-in-law that you are a man who can be counted on to solve problems and get the job done. How would you have felt if you told her "Sorry, I can't help because I don't have the perfect tool"? What would she think of you?

Instead you were the hero of the moment. You were "the MAN". And all it cost you was a little time and a little steel off your knife. What's the point of carrying around a knife if we can't afford to sacrifice a little steel once in awhile?
 
killgar said:
I look at it this way, you had a task that you needed to perform, you required a tool, you used the tool that you had on you, the tool did the job. I'd call that a success.

While the knife was slightly damaged, it wasn't ruined. Sometimes tools get damaged, that's life. And we aren't always carrying around a tool to cover every possible task we may be asked or required to perform.

Look at it this way, you showed your mother-in-law that you are a man who can be counted on to solve problems and get the job done. How would you have felt if you told her "Sorry, I can't help because I don't have the perfect tool"? What would she think of you?

Instead you were the hero of the moment. You were "the MAN". And all it cost you was a little time and a little steel off your knife. What's the point of carrying around a knife if we can't afford to sacrifice a little steel once in awhile?
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I agree with everything you said! I still just placed an order for a Swiss Tool X and a Rambler though! ;)
 
I've been carrying a Vic. Pioneer every day for months now.
The flat screwdriver is really thick. Plus, this knife is invincible from what I've done to it....
I've put ALOT of pressure on the screwdriver when half open to have more leverage, and theres still no "blade"play.
HIGHLY reccomend this knife/tool kit.
VERY. HIGHLY. To everyone. Not just the OP.
Once you've read this, go buy one. :D
 
If it was a plastic paint can why didn't you just cut it open? I carry a vic spirit at work everyday its real nice, the main flat screwdriver is twice as thick as everything else(for prying)
 
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