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jackknife said:
Bless you, my son, you've done well! :thumb up:

It's rare that I need the P38, but it has been invaluable to me on a few occasions. Once at dinner over my sister in laws house, I was helping in the kitchen, and I heard her make a angry sounding exclamation. She had been opening a can of diced tomatoes for the spaghetti sauce she was preparing. The can opener had snapped and she had no other can opener in the house. She was franticly grabbing her car keys to go find an open store to get another can opener on a Sunday night, when I told her to hang on a minute. I dug out the P-38 from my wallet where it resides on standby duty, and she and her hubby both were puzzled. Hubby had never served in the military and didn't know what a P-38 was. Both of them were extremely surprised at this little sheet metal tool that zipped open the can.

A P-38 is a very good company to the mighty legume, as it is very similar; a little object that gets under estimated all the time until it performs. The proof is in the pudding. Legumes and tiny can openers. They go together like beans and franks. Doughnuts and coffee.

Carl, Grand High Muckba of The Cult, (retired)
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Thank you sir! The p38 takes up very little space, but packs a can opener and bottle opener, so i figured ill give it a shot.

Very cool that a tiny piece of metal(not even a knife!) saved the day.

Ive also been meaning to ask Carl, what sizes did you file your sears 4 way down to? I think ive got the smallest bit just right, but i find the second to smallest doesnt quite fit in some screws
 
Case brown delrin peanut enjoying the fire between two Case medium stockmans (63087 and 6344), also in brown delrin. I'm really liking the brown delrin and the as ground blades a lot!




Alex
 
Fishcakes, sweet set up! Looks like a Seiko 5. My Seiko Orange Monster gets a lot of wrist time. Good light too! But of course, the P38 and the Craftsman are the real kickers. I haven't acquired those to items yet. My SAK Tinker is usually close by.

My peanut had the distinct pleasure of cutting my sandwich today. No need for a humongous blade. The Mighty Legume got it done without complaints.

Oh, and Alex, love the family photo!

Carl, great story about the P38!

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suffering from Blade Redundancy
 
jackknife said:
I have to say, the as ground blades are attractive!
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I agree! I also like them on my black delrin Case medium jack. I don't have to worry about patinas or rust, nor do I have to worry about highly polished blades showing scratches or fingerprints. These are wonderful user knives. They may not be as flashy as other knives I have, but I like them and enjoy them just as much.


Alex
 
fishcakes said:
Thank you sir! The p38 takes up very little space, but packs a can opener and bottle opener, so i figured ill give it a shot.

Very cool that a tiny piece of metal(not even a knife!) saved the day.

Ive also been meaning to ask Carl, what sizes did you file your sears 4 way down to? I think ive got the smallest bit just right, but i find the second to smallest doesnt quite fit in some screws
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On the Sears 4-way, I didn't take a measure or anything really precise, but just took a 6 inch mill file and put a angle on each side of the smallest bit. I would try it in some misilanious phillips screw like a door knob or other phillips. If it was still not getting down in the slot, I'd file a tiny bit off. When it got well down in the phillips I stopped. So now it fits most of the number 2 and screws I seem to see that holds the world together. It seemed to me that the number 2 phillips is the most common in use from door hinges to vacuum cleaners, so that's what I went for. For really small phillips, I have used the corner of there P-38 with some success.

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Funny story; Last year when we first moved to Texas, we had gone down to the motor vehicle dept. to register our cars. When I got ut, I was so eager to put the new Texas plates on the car, I didn't wait to get home, but used the Sear's 4-way right there in the parking lot to put the new plates on and get the old Maryland plates the heck off my car. Worked like a champ!
 
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jackknife said:
On the Sears 4-way, I didn't take a measure or anything really precise, but just took a 6 inch mill file and put a angle on each side of the smallest bit. I would try it in some misilanious phillips screw like a door knob or other phillips. If it was still not getting down in the slot, I'd file a tiny bit off. When it got well down in the phillips I stopped. So now it fits most of the number 2 and screws I seem to see that holds the world together. It seemed to me that the number 2 phillips is the most common in use from door hinges to vacuum cleaners, so that's what I went for. For really small phillips, I have used the corner of there P-38 with some success.

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Funny story; Last year when we first moved to Texas, we had gone down to the motor vehicle dept. to register our cars. When I got ut, I was so eager to put the new Texas plated on the car, I didn't wait to get home, but used the Sear's 4-way right there in the parking lot to put the new plates on and get the old Maryland platted the heck off my car. Worked like a champ!
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Those are 2 items you need daily unless you carry a SAK.
 
deltaboy said:
Those are 2 items you need daily unless you carry a SAK.
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There are days when I go strictly traditional and there's no SAK in sight. It's nice to drop a peanut in a pocket and know that with those two items in my wallet, loose screws, bottles, cans, and light pry duties are covered. Heck, when you get right down to it, the P-38 can take over some of the duties of the Sear's 4-way. There's has been so many times that I've used the corner of the P-38 on a phillips screw that I can't count them all. If you had to, a legume and a P-38 can handle a heck of a lot. :thumbup:
 
jackknife said:
On the Sears 4-way, I didn't take a measure or anything really precise, but just took a 6 inch mill file and put a angle on each side of the smallest bit. I would try it in some misilanious phillips screw like a door knob or other phillips. If it was still not getting down in the slot, I'd file a tiny bit off. When it got well down in the phillips I stopped. So now it fits most of the number 2 and screws I seem to see that holds the world together. It seemed to me that the number 2 phillips is the most common in use from door hinges to vacuum cleaners, so that's what I went for. For really small phillips, I have used the corner of there P-38 with some success.

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Funny story; Last year when we first moved to Texas, we had gone down to the motor vehicle dept. to register our cars. When I got ut, I was so eager to put the new Texas plated on the car, I didn't wait to get home, but used the Sear's 4-way right there in the parking lot to put the new plates on and get the old Maryland platted the heck off my car. Worked like a champ!
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Thats exactly what i did. Juat wanted to be sure there wasnt a more accurate way. Thanks Carl:thumbup:

Yep, i use my 4 way as a mini pry bar to test hood and industrial fire suppression systems at work. Works great!
 
aaroneous said:
Fishcakes, sweet set up! Looks like a Seiko 5. My Seiko Orange Monster gets a lot of wrist time. Good light too! But of course, the P38 and the Craftsman are the real kickers. I haven't acquired those to items yet. My SAK Tinker is usually close by.

My peanut had the distinct pleasure of cutting my sandwich today. No need for a humongous blade. The Mighty Legume got it done without complaints.

Oh, and Alex, love the family photo!

Carl, great story about the P38!

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suffering from Blade Redundancy
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Thanks. Yeah, the seiko 5 really suprised me. I wasnt sure it would hold up to the abuse i put watches through, but 6 months in and its still going. I honestly dont expect it to last for more than another year at best, but for the price, i dont think you could find a better cheap auto.

The flashlight(its a maratac tpf aa) is actually perfect for working in the dark, nice wide throw, 3 brightness settings. The fact that its a right angle light with a clip means i no longer have to struggle when i need both hands. Just clip it to my shirt or coat.

Im lucky enough to have 4 sears hardware stores within about a 20 minute drive from home so the sears 4 way was a must have. I actually got the p38 as a freebee with a knife purchase about 2 years ago. I had no idea what the thing was until i started seeing Carls posts
 
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FelineGirl said:
Case brown delrin peanut enjoying the fire between two Case medium stockmans (63087 and 6344), also in brown delrin. I'm really liking the brown delrin and the as ground blades a lot!




Alex
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Very nice.[emoji2]

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I recently got my own brown delrin peanut with as ground blades. My dad has had a yeller one for years.

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The Orange Rough Rider Peanut for the 8-year-old arrived today. I'll gift it to him on his birthday. This is so much fun! :D
 
jackknife said:
There are days when I go strictly traditional and there's no SAK in sight. It's nice to drop a peanut in a pocket and know that with those two items in my wallet, loose screws, bottles, cans, and light pry duties are covered. Heck, when you get right down to it, the P-38 can take over some of the duties of the Sear's 4-way. There's has been so many times that I've used the corner of the P-38 on a phillips screw that I can't count them all. If you had to, a legume and a P-38 can handle a heck of a lot. :thumbup:
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Carl, you have convinced me to get a P-38 and Sears 4-way. They're on their way to me now. [emoji4] I always have a Rambler on my keychain and a Recruit in my pocket (plus a back up SAK in my car). But I can never be too sure about my preparedness, so I feel good in purchasing the P-38 and Sears 4-way. All of this paired with one of my peanuts is really all I need. I just choose to also carry a canoe or stockman. [emoji1]


Alex
 
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