1 Jun
2005
1 Jun
'05
3:36 p.m.
On Jun 1 2005, 18:14, der Mouse wrote:
I always carry one, too. I do actually own a fairly elaborate one, but
the one I carry is quite simple. I carefully ground the end of one
blade so it fits (approximately, but "well enough") many
Philips/Pozidriv screws, and is useful if they're not too tight. The
real challenge wa geting it to also fit the rather odd slotted Torx
screws used on HP equipment :-)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
>>> My first repair job was when I used a
butter knife on the toaster
>> a good start, and hopefully you have better tools now :-)
> Personally I still find myself places I have to check the cutlery
to
repair
something (when I'm at someone elses house).
There's a reason I always carry my Swiss Army knife. :-) (It's not a
very elaborate one, and not nearly up to comparison with, say, a
Leatherman, but it's pretty versatile given a little imagination.) 
1 Jun
1 Jun
4:03 p.m.
On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 23:36 +0100, Pete Turnbull wrote:
On Jun 1 2005, 18:14, der Mouse wrote:
I always carry one, too. I do actually own a fairly elaborate one, but
the one I carry is quite simple. I carefully ground the end of one
blade so it fits (approximately, but "well enough") many
Philips/Pozidriv screws, and is useful if they're not too tight. The
real challenge wa geting it to also fit the rather odd slotted Torx
screws used on HP equipment :-)
Heh :) I lost mine which was particularly annoying as it got me out of a
lot of scrapes over the years. (*and* the little pair of tweezers hadn't
yet vanished :) Still need to get a decent replacement...
Regarding the Leatherman tools, all the ones I've seen have been way
bigger than a swiss army knife and so a lot less practical for carrying
about in a pocket.
I'd quite like to have a swiss army knife that could be dismantled and
the tools swapped around depending on the likely use to be honest. Of
course then you need a second knife to reassemble the first :-)
cheers
Jules
>>> My first repair job was when I used
a butter knife on the toaster
>> a good start, and hopefully you have better tools now :-)
> Personally I still find myself places I have to check the cutlery
to
repair
something (when I'm at someone elses house).
There's a reason I always carry my Swiss Army knife. :-) (It's not a
very elaborate one, and not nearly up to comparison with, say, a
Leatherman, but it's pretty versatile given a little imagination.) 
4:30 p.m.
Rumor has it that Jules Richardson may have mentioned these words:
Heh :) I lost mine which was particularly annoying as
it got me out of a
lot of scrapes over the years. (*and* the little pair of tweezers hadn't
yet vanished :) Still need to get a decent replacement...
I carry the smallest Swiss Army knife in my pocket, for the tweezers, small
scissors & whatnot... but I also have a Leatherman Wave for the bigger jobs.
Regarding the Leatherman tools, all the ones I've
seen have been way
bigger than a swiss army knife and so a lot less practical for carrying
about in a pocket.
That's why %deity invented beltloops & belts. ;-) Altho, I suppose you're
SOL if you're a suspenders kinda guy...
Honestly tho: Any Swiss Army knife that can handle the same tasks as my
Leatherman, is _just as big_ as my Leatherman, and just as uncomfortable
when carried in a pocket, IMHO. I'm not saying they're bad tools, I'm
saying they should come with a belt-pouch. ;-)
Laterz,
"Merch"
--
Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers
zmerch at 30below.com
What do you do when Life gives you lemons,
and you don't *like* lemonade?????????????
4:40 p.m.
At 11:03 PM 6/1/05 +0000, Jules wrote:
On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 23:36 +0100, Pete Turnbull
wrote:
You should go check them out again. They make all kinds of sizes. I have
a BIG one in the tool set in my car. A medium one to carry in my pocket
most of the time and at second one of them at home. Plus a couple of little
ones that I carry when I don't want the bulk or weight of a medium one.
On Jun 1 2005, 18:14, der Mouse wrote:
I always carry one, too. I do actually own a fairly elaborate one, but
the one I carry is quite simple. I carefully ground the end of one
blade so it fits (approximately, but "well enough") many
Philips/Pozidriv screws, and is useful if they're not too tight. The
real challenge wa geting it to also fit the rather odd slotted Torx
screws used on HP equipment :-)
Heh :) I lost mine which was particularly annoying as it got me out of a
lot of scrapes over the years. (*and* the little pair of tweezers hadn't
yet vanished :) Still need to get a decent replacement...
Regarding the Leatherman tools, all the ones I've seen have been way
bigger than a swiss army knife and so a lot less practical for carrying
about in a pocket. >>> My first repair job was when I used
a butter knife on the toaster
>> a good start, and hopefully you have better tools now :-)
> Personally I still find myself places I have to check the cutlery
to
repair
something (when I'm at someone elses house).
There's a reason I always carry my Swiss Army knife. :-) (It's not a
very elaborate one, and not nearly up to comparison with, say, a
Leatherman, but it's pretty versatile given a little imagination.)
I'd quite like to have a swiss army knife that could be dismantled and
the tools swapped around depending on the likely use to be honest. Of
course then you need a second knife to reassemble the first :-)
Checkout some of the Leatherman "clones", at least one of them has a
1/4" hex socket with interchangeable bits. There are enough clones with
slight variations that you should find one that will do exactly what you want.
Joe
cheers
Jules
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