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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    I honestly don't think you will be regretful for the money spent. Even, in the odd off chance, if you have to make some fairly major mods to the Jaw surfaces to make them work, I think it'll be worth it. For what it's worth, I would suggest digging through Stefan Gotteswinter's YouTube...
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    Alberta Metal Enthusiast's Network (Edm)

    I am glad to see that the A.M.E.N. guys are still a thing! I was involved starting in the very early 2000's, back when Robert Grauman was one of the pivotal guys in the center of keeping us all about as confused as each other! LOL! David Pape kinda scares me! Dayyuum! Mad talents! :D
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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    A hundred bucks doesn't get a fella very far these days... FWIW, I went down that same shiny path a fair few years ago, bought a new-in-the-wrap Pratt-Burnerd Gri-Tru, with a Myford back plate, at an auction, that had had the outside jaws sitting next to it on the table. The Jaws were not there...
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    Multitools

    My two cases are just plain ol' pouches for the multi-tool only. Both mine have cut corners, rather than the current formed pouch that these ones shown have. Not sure what I paid exactly, I had ordered a VERY heavy leather belt, plus the two cases a few years back.
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    Multitools

    I had a custom leather sheath made by a very talented local (ish) supplier. Didn't think much of the factory sheath, though it lasted Okay well. I can wholeheartedly recommend Skookum Horse, out of Clinton BC, http://www.skookumhorse.com/ , as a source for really solid sheaths for the likes of...
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    Multitools

    Am pretty partial to my classic Leatherman, will replace it with another same, if and when this one falls into the void. I have a Wave too, but don't carry that as much, although I do like a few features it has, like the diamond grit on the back side of the file, and the folded over edges of the...
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    Bring out your shapers

    RTFI, FTFI! Read the Frikken Instructions! Follow the Frikken Instructions! Both, go a heckuva LONG way, towards not having to be embarrassed!
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    Bring out your shapers

    Glad to know it (your post) was a victim of a missed auto-correct, rather than an accurate reflection of reality. I am really impressed by your work! Have read too many reports of fellas dealing with grease filled machine tools, when the maker installed the same style of nipples but expected...
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    Bring out your shapers

    I gotta ask... "It's full of grease"? Or, It Was full of grease? Because that last line above, makes it sound like you put it together wrong, and run it dirty and poorly lubed... Which doesn't seem right, for the work and effort you seem to have put in to it, of which you should have some pride!
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    Tool Nothing Lasts Forever

    Hey, you joke, but I had a whole selection of Right and Left handed driver bits! Dealing with aircraft screws that had been mangled by too many worn or mis-applied tools, there was an outfit that offered what they called ACR, or Anti Cam Resistant, IIRC, driver bits. They had extra teeth built...
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