r/victorinox • u/Zaddy_615 • 5d ago

Explorer mod

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My beloved explorer had the perfect toolset except the nail file so I sacrificed the small blade that never got used. Ground the edge off, broke the edges all around, and hit one side with a diamond bit to rough it up to about a 1200 grit and then superglued 300 grit on the other side. It’s now more functional than the factory nail file

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u/ClickyKeyboardNerd 5d ago

I have wanted emerald green trans scales for sooo long so that I can make my dream sak (being an explorer (i think) or a modified cybertool M) with them, but I CANNOT FIND THEM ANYWHERE, where are you all getting yours from?

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u/Zaddy_615 5d ago

I had a buddy with a bunch of sets red blue and green he wasn’t using, these have been on 10~ years or so.

Also I’ve been friends with Roger Remund (Swiss Bianco) for 20 years so I have access to more parts than the average person

Side note- I can’t wait to show him this at blade next week. He’s going to be furious since it’s not original parts

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u/Amator Compact 4d ago

Any way we can twist his arm into getting a run of Swiss Bianco Yeomen?

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u/Zaddy_615 4d ago

I’ll ask. He’s very set in his ways. I drove from Atlanta to Las Vegas with him years ago for SHOT show and trying to get him to try a restaurant he hadn’t been to was like trying to talk someone into sky diving without a parachute.

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u/Amator Compact 4d ago

I appreciate it. It's got to be the most popular mod people order (I ordered a brass one from Fit2Survive) and at a $200 going rate from basic Etsy sellers, having a reasonably priced option from SB would be amazing.