The classic and the IKEA lamp.

[jackknife]

Soooo, one of the table lamps on a bedside table got knocked off and landed on the floor. This of course broke the plastic. one piece bulb and lampshade holder. It was a white plastic molded piece that was threaded to hold the lampshade and bulb.

I had some Gorilla glue and used to stick the plastic back together, but the material was so thin, that I knew to wasn't going to hold. I was wondering what to do when my better half, not to mention the brains of the outfit, asked "What about the duct tape?"

Karen had. bought a few rolls of duct tape in different colors, and one of the rolls was white, that was an exact match for the white plastic of the bulb assembly of the IKEA lamp. It took some doing, but using the little scissors of my classic, I got a strip trimmed to fit in between the lamp shade supports and the threads where the whole thing fits together. When I put the lampshade on, you could't see the white duck tape. The small Victorinox scissors did a great job of letting me fit the strip of white tape in between everything and notching it so it looked almost factory, if you don't take the lampshade off.

Again and again, the small but sooooo effective tools of the small SAK's come in so handy for those odd jobs that pop up.

 

[SteeleJ1976]

Swiss Army scissors are the best! I always have a Rambler or Classic on my keys no matter what other knife I may carry and if I am carrying a 91mm SAK it has to have scissors. Good job on your lamp repair

 

[nyindie]

The classic is my most used SAK. The scissors come in handy regularly for trimming fingernails.

 

[Fass]

This confirms my experience with SAK's
The sharp blade on a Classic or any 58mm Victorinox, be it the pen blade or the blades of the sciccors, are enough for 97%. For the 3% that remains, get out the proper tools.

 

[Fass]

J jackknife you seem to have come full circle with your love of the Classic. I hardly ever read anything about that 74mm SAK you loved so much. Let alone the Case Peanut. Anyhow, more power to you! The 58 line is just such a great line for urban carry. I can't praise it enough.

 

[jackknife]

J jackknife you seem to have come full circle with your love of the Classic. I hardly ever read anything about that 74mm SAK you loved so much. Let alone the Case Peanut. Anyhow, more power to you! The 58 line is just such a great line for urban carry. I can't praise it enough.

Oh my love the Case peanut has never died, but my ability with old fart arthritic fumble fingers combined with a stiffly sprung little knife with half stops is beyond me. Snappy little knives with half stops are very bad for old farts. But the lobster design Victorinox with easy springs is pocket knife heaven for us seniors. I still love the 74mm executive, but they are soooo much more expensive than the classic and hard to find. You never er see them in the big box stores, the spots stores, or camping stores. But they all have the classic in one color or another for prices ranging from 11.95 to 19.95. Its all about supply and price. The classic can be replaced at the first big box store I come to for the price of a chain restaurant lunch. The 74mm not so. I've never seen a 74mm for sale anywhere, its always an internet order item. Like Victorinox doesn't really care if they sell them or not. And anything I dow with the 74mm I can do with the 58mm.

Its like lighters. For years I was a slave to the mighty and highly hyped Zippo. But I got tired of it running out of fuel at inopportune times, or being refilled and on a warm day leaving a nice painful chemical burn on my leg where it leaked in the pocket. I went to a Bic lighter and never looked back. Cheap, disposable, ALWAYS works, and you can see how much fuel is left so to get a new one next time your in the store. And they sell them literally everywhere. Food market, gas station, sports store. Like Bic pens.

The little classic is like a Bic lighter. Just flat out works.

 

[Fass]

... But they all have the classic in one color or another for prices ranging from 11.95 to 19.95. Its all about supply and price. The classic can be replaced at the first big box store I come to for the price of a chain restaurant lunch...

Yes, and this is very important. Of course we all try not to lose our little knives, but still, it happens. It's a very comforting idea that you don't have to hunt the internet for a rare and expensive replacement should that day arrive. I am a big fan of the Rally because I happen to find the combo tool more useful for me than the sciccors on a Classic. I use the SD tip and pen blade most on these 58mm SAK's. Still, if I ever were lose a Rally, I would not mind replacing it with a Classic that I can easily buy in my lunch break at some hardware store in the city where I work. Availability is King.

 

[jackknife]

Availability is King.

This single statement is sooooo true in soooo many things!

I started riding motorcycles at 16. Mostly Honda. A Yamaha was in there for a while. The Honda was great. Reliable, and dealers and parts everywhere. But I always lusted after a BMW. Then I got one.

Very very nice bikes. Smooth, quiet, pretty reliable. BUT...when you needed a a part, hold on. If it was in stock, it was expensive as hell. If it wasn't in stick, they had to order it, and sometimes that took an unreasonable amount of time when its your transportation. And it was still expensive as hell. Twice what the Honda parts were. Ended up selling the BMW and going back to Honda. It just wasn't worth the effort when you needed anything and most the time it had to be ordered. Availability IS king.

If its not readily available if something happens, then its just no good. Victorinox classic's, Bic pens and lighters, Honda or Toyota vehicles, get the job done and are easy to keep up.

 

[Fass]

This single statement is sooooo true in soooo many things!

I started riding motorcycles at 16. Mostly Honda. A Yamaha was in there for a while. The Honda was great. Reliable, and dealers and parts everywhere. But I always lusted after a BMW. Then I got one.

Very very nice bones. Smooth, quiet, pretty reliable. BUT...when you needed a a part, hold on. If it was in stock, it was expensive as hell. If it wasn't in stick, they had to order it, and sometimes that took an unreasonable amount of time when its your transportation. And it was still expensive as hell. Twice what the Honda parts were. Ended up selling the BMW and going back to Honda. It just wasn't worth the effort when you needed anything and most the time it had to be ordered. Availability IS king.

If its not readily available if something happens, then its just no good. Victorinox classic's, Bic pens and lighters, Honda or Toyota vehicles, get the job done and are easy to keep up.

I also found this to be much true with fountain pens and refillable ballpoint pens. These days I simply skip the stuff that can't be used with those 'international cartridges' or for ballpoint pens the stuff that does not accept Parker-style refills.

 

[rhino]

Harbor Freight is Ikea for poor people.