What SAK are ya totin' today?

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Carrying my newly arrived Tinker today. I haven’t used it yet but when I carry a Tinker, the four open implements are the ones I use the most.
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I just finished cutting the key ring eyelet off this morning because I don’t use it and it just gets in the way.
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mbkr said:
I've been thinking of doing that on a couple of my saks. What did you use for the task?
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I used a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel attachment.

Depending on the model, the eyelet will extend outward when you partially open the caplifter leaving more room to cut the eyelet. Then when you close the caplifter, the jagged section that you cut sinks below the liners. Here’s a post I made about it a little while back.
Railsplitter

Thread 'SAK Eyelet Removal'

I couldn’t find any posts covering this little hack so I thought I would share it in case it might help somebody.

This is the key ring eyelet on one of my Super Tinkers
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The eyelet is an extension of the back spring that the bottle opener rides on. As a result, the eyelet moves outward when the spring is flexed. This gives us a little more room to cut the eyelet off with a Dremel wheel.
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Here’s one that I just finished up. Backspring is flexed in this picture.
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I don’t see a need for any filing because with the bottle opener fully opened, at half...
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Railsplitter said:
I used a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel attachment.

Depending on the model, the eyelet will extend outward when you partially open the caplifter leaving more room to cut the eyelet. Then when you close the caplifter, the jagged section that you cut sinks below the liners. Here’s a post I made about it a little while back.
Railsplitter

Thread 'SAK Eyelet Removal'

I couldn’t find any posts covering this little hack so I thought I would share it in case it might help somebody.

This is the key ring eyelet on one of my Super Tinkers
IMG_1486.jpeg

The eyelet is an extension of the back spring that the bottle opener rides on. As a result, the eyelet moves outward when the spring is flexed. This gives us a little more room to cut the eyelet off with a Dremel wheel.
IMG_1487.jpeg

Here’s one that I just finished up. Backspring is flexed in this picture.
IMG_1489.jpeg

I don’t see a need for any filing because with the bottle opener fully opened, at half...
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Thanks Rick.
A Dremel is what I was considering, but never noticed that the ring would extend outward. Very helpful :thumbsup:
 
DirtDawg said:
Victorinox Evolution Grip 18 to the rescue.
or...
When the electric can-opener fails and one cannot find the old hand-crank.
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Admittedly, I'm not opening this can today. However, the knife is in my pocket right now.
This one is my usin' knife, as I keep the other two, shown below, on the shelf.


Meet the "Bee" Family
Uncle Bumble & Aunt Bee
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Uncle Bumble on the left, with semi-custom black toothpick and tweezers. Victorinox Evolution Grip S18 - with locking main blade.
Aunt Bee on the right, with semi-custom red toothpick and tweezers. Victorinox Evolution Grip 18 - same knife but with no lock on the main blade
I added the different colored toothpick and tweezers to these knives - white and gray are just so boring.

When I sent my Wenger Adirondack in to Victorinox for repairs, sadly they were unable to repair it - lack of parts for the old Wengers. However, they offered a choice of a few different Victorinox knives as a replacement under their lifetime warranty. I chose the S18. Ha! I even got my Adirondack returned. One can't beat a deal like that.

With the S18 in hand, I just knew I had to latch onto the mate to it. Also known as EvoGrip.
Victorinox - 85mm Evolution Grip 18 & S18

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the holiday, I have a lot to be thankful for.
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Very nice story.
 
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Got this Friday. $79. How is that possible? Swiss Champion in Dodger Blue? Hallelujah!!
I bought the pouch/sheath(3 of them) 15-20 years ago. Been in their original boxes till i got this new knife. Guess i need two more 5 or 6 level knives?
Explorer, Ranger or something in that league.
 
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Still enjoying my new Blue Swiss Champion.
Question. So Victorinox bought Wenger. Are the EVO Victorinox knives the Wenger designs that they kept?
I will be keeping my eyes open for the discontinued Wenger knives now. Certainly like that Vic Evo S54!
 
David Nowlin said:
Still enjoying my new Blue Swiss Champion.
Question. So Victorinox bought Wenger. Are the EVO Victorinox knives the Wenger designs that they kept?
I will be keeping my eyes open for the discontinued Wenger knives now. Certainly like that Vic Evo S54!
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That is my understanding, but I read it somewhere on the internet so fwiw.
 
David Nowlin said:
Still enjoying my new Blue Swiss Champion.
Question. So Victorinox bought Wenger. Are the EVO Victorinox knives the Wenger designs that they kept?
I will be keeping my eyes open for the discontinued Wenger knives now. Certainly like that Vic Evo S54!
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I’ve read that Victorinox has now discontinued their Evolution & EvoGrip versions too.
 
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