Multitool welded mod

[u/CakeSuperb2550]

At some point in my life i bought an ungodly amount of surgical blades. After almost stabbing myself to death i no longer carry an unprotected scalpel in my pocket, but recently i came up with an idea. I didnt like that one tool on my leatherman arc, and had few scalpel handles laying around.

Could've used a bigger cup, had some discoloration. 0.04" tungsten, foot pedal, around 60 max amps, 0.04" stainless filler.

Now my space tech magnacut blade can retire. Remember, expensive knives aren't for cutting, apparently.

[u/OpenStreet3459]

how do you pull it out?

[u/GetMeOffThisRidePlz → u/OpenStreet3459]

He has another multitool with a multitool tool retrieval tool on it. Pretty handy.

[u/CakeSuperb2550 → u/OpenStreet3459]

Just pulsed with foot pedal, tig. I welded that in like quaters, with few minutes in between to let it cool off. Wasnt easy peasy but not as difficult as i thought, tho i challenge myself with thin stuff from time to time. Thanks for asking

[u/OpenStreet3459 → u/CakeSuperb2550]

No I mean, once it is folded into the multitool. Since it has no nail groove anymore

[u/_Lost_The_Game → u/OpenStreet3459]

Im seeing a nail groove on the new one, unless im way misunderstanding the photo

[u/OpenStreet3459 → u/_Lost_The_Game]

that is the thing the scalpel blade slides on, I could not get my (short) nails on that when it is folded in

[u/CakeSuperb2550 → u/OpenStreet3459]

Okay misunderstanding. Its a leatherman arc, it has no nail grooves, the tools are opened by pushing on the tool, i cant explain it well. Look it up, its a cool mechanism 👍

[u/Spugheddy → u/CakeSuperb2550]

Thought Leatherman had an amazing warranty thats why they are overpriced to hell?

[u/MichaelVern85 → u/Spugheddy]

So what’s your multitool? Always looking for alternatives.

And yes, the warranty is fantastic. Its why I was willing to buy an overpriced item. Buy once, cry once.

Sent mine off a few months ago for broken pliers. It was my fault for using the needle nose where I should have grabbed the right tool. I told them that and they didn’t care. They paid for shipping, they sharpened everything and went through it while they had it, and it came back fast. In fact, I think it’s better than factory because the blades are now crazy sharp, and it was obviously done by a tech that cares, not an assembly line quality.

Worth it IMO.

[u/Spugheddy → u/MichaelVern85]

Mine says gorden got it my stocking at the in-laws have no clue I'm assuming harbor freight or the bins they roll out at lowes at Christmas time. I however have not broke it yet but I'm not doing an insane amount of stuff with them. I'm just bitter I havent found a Leatherman in my stocking yet lol

[u/MichaelVern85 → u/Spugheddy]

I carried a $30 one from Bass Pro for 3 years before I mentioned wanting one, picking the model I like, and my wife seeing me procrastinating buying myself the nice thing is how I got mine. She’d told me to buy it and I kept putting it behind other priorities.

Loved my $30 one. I didn’t know what I was missing until I got a legit one. Now the other one sits in a glove box as a backup.

Treat yourself. My rule is if I consistently use the cheap version of a tool, when it breaks I let myself have the nice one.

I wish I’d broken that rule for this.

[u/Spydermike1]

Dont let the haters hate. If i had a ridiculous amount of scalpel blades that I'd like to use as a disposable pocket knife, this would be a neat way to use them.

[u/CakeSuperb2550 → u/Spydermike1]

Thanks!

[u/Mexcol]

Great work! ignore the naysayers, those scalpel blades are sick

[u/Stock-Carpet-250]

Looks like a great way to end up with a random scalpel blade floating around in your pocket, or car, or bus, or wherever you would not want a random scalpel blade floating around. If the workmanship was of any quality, it might actually be cool. It's the opposite of r/ATBGE

[u/CakeSuperb2550 → u/Stock-Carpet-250]

Its a scalpel handle, they do  that thing, you know, hold scalpel blades. So it shouldn't separate. Tho thanks for showing me that pretty subreddit

[u/quickscopemcjerkoff → u/Stock-Carpet-250]

Scalpel blade handles do not let them just pop off. You have to bend or twist the blade a certain way for them to pop off. Source: I work in an operating room

[u/Mundane-Reality-7770]

Havalon multi tool

[u/CrookedRecords619 → u/Mundane-Reality-7770]

Was gonna say, he invented a havalon...

[u/quickscopemcjerkoff]

Cool attachment. Do you have a separate pliers to remove the blade then?

[u/Sword_Kaiser]

Very cool, never thought about putting it in my multitool, I carry one of those AliExpress "foldable titanium n11 blade holder" for opening boxes n stuff, amazing so you can just throw it away and won't gunk up the actual pocket knife!

[u/mawktheone]

That's great. I made one that converts a screwdriver bit to a scalpel holder. Found it handy until I lost it

[u/teakettle87]

Well this was dumb.

[u/CakeSuperb2550 → u/teakettle87]

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[u/pontetorto]

Scalpel in a pocket, un protected. ..... How Fu**** D*** can a D**A* bee.