Ladybug opinions

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concho mike

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I'm liking the looks and size of it for pocket carry but its riveted together so i'm kind of shy on getting one.

Any owners notice them getting loose?
 
No issues with mine at all and it's been banged around and
thrown about with the keys- the handles are intact. There
is some side-to-side blade play, but common, it's such a tiny
knife and I use it only for light duty cutting, that it doesn't
matter.
 
No issues with mine either. Sometimes I have it on my keys or thrown in pocket. Great little knife :)

The Manbug is also pretty cool and worth a look
 
I've had no problem with mine. That being said, I haven't used it much, but it's perfect thus far.
 
new Ladybug is screwed together. i, however, prefer the old pinned version. screws tend to loosen faster than pins.

i've had a stainless steel handle Jester on my work keys for many years with no problems.

i also have a few old Delicas and Enduras that are pinned and have been overworked (abused) and have no bladeplay.

as said above, check out the Manbug. it is much more comfortable in the hand and it's screwed together... double-win for you.
 
dark impaler said:
it's such a tiny knife and I use it only for light duty cutting, that it doesn't matter.
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I think this is the key- it is such a small knife that you won't use it for real heavy duty uses. I have one that I carry as a second knife. It fits in my pocket without taking up much space but I'm wondering if I would prefer something a little bigger like a Dragonfly or maybe a Delica.
 
I have a ladybug hanging off both of my keychains. (Work and Home) The ladybug is my most used and favorite knife. NO issues and I don't expect any. My work one doubles as my loaner blade. Both have accomplished tasks totally at odds with their diminutive size, they are tough little buggers. I've got a couple different flavors too...I didn't plan to collect them, it just happened. (Love H1, and ZDP....purple is my favorite color, you see how these things happen.)

I've been hoping Sal will one day make a ladybug or manbug with Ti scales to upgrade my home keychain. I also noticed a thread about a ladybug with tools. (like a SAK, toothpick, tweezers, etc.) I hadn't thought about that before but I am a fan of that happening also!! In my mind everyone should have a ladybug or three. Small, Sharp, and reliable. It's a no-brainer.

Grizz
 
The only negative thing I have to say about the Ladybug is that I lost mine last week :(. Love(d) that knife. The H1 is 100% worry free (except the worry of losing it obviously). The screws use very small torx bits that don't come in the normal torx sets.
 
I carried mine for couple years, until it got stolen from checked-in bag. never had any issues
 
Congratulations on your inspired choice, you will love the little ones.
They make them with screws now, but even if you get an old style one, don't worry about it. My very first Spydie was a pinned Ladybug (I think it's more than 10 years since) and it still hangs on my keyring, working like new :)
 
I don't carry my Ladybug. It's so small, and I would probably lose it.

I keep her on my desk, and use her for the small jobs.
 
I keep my Orange H1 County Comm Ladybug on my keys at all times, and so I pretty much always have it. I use it about as often as I use my regular pocket carry EDC, so fairly often. I just like knowing that I always have it no matter what, and it is useful as hell (and not at all scary to the sheeple...)
 
This one has been on these keys for about 6 months now and has held up like a champ.

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IMHO the Ladybug is quite possibly the all end all keychain knife. I consider it to be a bare minimum. I feel that I could probably suffice with only my FS H1 Ladybug.
 
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