Izula scales (for the civilized world)

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didi.h

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Bad news everyone! Your metric hex keys won't fit the 3/32(?) inch screws of the Izula scales.

Good news everyone! You don't have to buy third world tools. Here is a pro tip for the civilized world: Just use a size T10 Torx driver. It fits surprisingly well. You don't have to worry about damaging your tools and screws – as long as you don't over torque them.

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You know I was amazed that I didn't see anything regarding the size of the screws when I got them. I had to sit there and figure it out. Maybe eventually they will have a paper in there for the proper size. I also noticed that both my scales set, I had to get 2 tools (one for each side) so I could unscrew them from each other.:p

Either way, I'm glad I got them and they make the Izula so comfy to handle!!:thumbup:
 
The screws are imperial sized. A given thing if you live in the states. I live in the metric part of the world, and luckily i have a imperial sized Allen wrench set :thumbup:, so the scales were on in no time.

I recommend getting one, just to have lying around the home, you never know when youll be using it to take apart a knife or something else US-made.
 
Monsieur said:
I just used my leatherman's tool bits and they worked perfectly!
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I got a LM charge once, and it came with imperial sized bits which were useless where i lived. Then i got a LM wave and it came with metric sized bits :confused:

Somebody at the LM factory must have been sleeping at the assembly line...
 
My Izula and scales arrived today and I did panic a bit when I couldn't key a key in! I then just went through my box and ended up with the torq. Will have to get some imperials for the future and keep that one with the Izula.
 
Here in the states it's just taken for granted that people have a set of both "standard" and metric as most even moderately equipped tool boxes here have both.

Hard to remember that only one country uses something particular like that when you live in that country.:D
 
Well, Beckett is correct. As metric person, I always get mixed in imperial way. I mean metric is so simple and easy. Inches, feets, yards... they make my head dizzy but I have to learn them since all good stuff comes from the States, like Esee Knives :D

dobbs, I do believe the hint civilized word was to hint countries using metric system ;) Naturally american's don't have problems with their scales as all attachment are made for imperial system...

This just occured, I ordered my LM bits from the states, I wonder if they're metric or imperial...
 
wow.. there is a proper tool for every job, in Canada we have/carry both sizes imperal and metric. usually everyone and there dog has both sets, anyways good job on finding the improper tool that works for the job and advertising!
 
Went to B&Q (major chain hardware store) to get a set of imperial to go with my metric keys.

ALL imperial keys were on sale! Looks like they were phasing the imperial out! Can't believe it but meant I got a bargain!
 
i've seen cars where the fasteners on the front brakes were SAE and the rear were metric. including the bleeders, so you needed both to change the pads and bleed the brakes.

IMHO, the best solution (alright, A solution) would be if ESEE used Torx fasteners instead of Allen.

personally i prefer metric when wrenching on stuff, buntil it gets to valve clearances. i can't think in hundredths of millimeters, i much prefer thousandths of an inch. :cool:
 
thejamppa said:
Well, Beckett is correct. As metric person, I always get mixed in imperial way. I mean metric is so simple and easy. Inches, feets, yards... they make my head dizzy but I have to learn them since all good stuff comes from the States, like Esee Knives :D

dobbs, I do believe the hint civilized word was to hint countries using metric system ;) Naturally american's don't have problems with their scales as all attachment are made for imperial system...

This just occured, I ordered my LM bits from the states, I wonder if they're metric or imperial...
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I never really understood the idea of imperial(read, uncivilized).


shotgunner11 said:
Here in the states it's just taken for granted that people have a set of both "uncivilized" and metric as most even moderately equipped tool boxes here have both.

Hard to remember that only one country uses something particular like that when you live in that country.:D
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Fixed it for you :D

Seriously, i still don't get how the imperial system gets around....
Metric;
10mm=1cm
100cm=1m
1000m=km

Imperial;
12 inch=1 feet
1 feet=3 yard
1 mile=1760 yard(yes i googled it :) )
Whats the logic behind it......
 
basb said:
I never really understood the idea of imperial(read, uncivilized).




Fixed it for you :D

Seriously, i still don't get how the imperial system gets around....
Metric;
10mm=1cm
100cm=1m
1000m=km

Imperial;
12 inch=1 feet
3 feet=1 yard
1 mile=1760 yard(yes i googled it :) )
Whats the logic behind it......
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Fixed a lil' bobo..... ;)
 
basb, that is the unfortunate heritage american's got from British during time USA was british colony. You can always blaim that on britt's :D
 
shotgunner11 said:
Here in the states it's just taken for granted that people have a set of both "standard" and metric as most even moderately equipped tool boxes here have both.

Hard to remember that only one country uses something particular like that when you live in that country.:D
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Yes we have accepted that now-a-days, many projects have SAE AND metric hardware in them. It's some kind of sick joke they like to play on us. :D
 
basb said:
I never really understood the idea of imperial(read, uncivilized).




Whats the logic behind it......
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If I remember correctly it was based on the king.
Inch = width of the kings thumb.
Foot = guess? length of the kings foot
Yard = length from the nose to the tip of an outstretched arm

or some kind of BS like that! :p
 
basb said:
I never really understood the idea of imperial(read, uncivilized).
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The Imperial System makes more sense when you understand that it is not a system. It is a collection of individually created measurements.

Things like the teaspoon or pint were standardized because they are quantities that makes sense for a given material or application.

Things like the "Metric System" (such a silly name, metric means measurement, it's like naming your car "automobile")...anyway the idea that measurements need to all be in factors of 10 is a comparatively recent innovation.

It's actually possible to argue that it's silly for everyday applications...who cares about the fractional relationship between the amount of sugar you put in your tea and the amount of beer you order at the bar? Or if each unit your tailor uses to measure you inseam (inch/Centimeter) divides evenly into the distance to the corner store (mile/kilometer)

Bottom line, the "Imperial System" is a collection of practical measurements, the "Metric System", was invented to make math easier.
 
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