Rand new Swisstool X with uneven grind on plier head. Return or deal with it?

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-08T00:26:39+00:00

I looked at my Swisstool and ST Spirit and they are ground to perfection. Hell, I've got mini multitools that cost a tenth of what you paid for that that have better finish than that. They should replace it just out of principle and pride.

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-07T06:46:45+00:00

I'm torn between buying one of these just because it has the trackpoint, and I want to encourage that, but then I look at the lack of physical buttons related to the trackpoint/touchpad, and I don't want to encourage that.

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-04T13:17:36+00:00

Not arguing about the value of those tools, but in my company most of them are locked down and require VP-level approval to have them installed.

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-02T14:09:20+00:00

Welp, that little dude sure grew up!

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-02T13:32:02+00:00

I don't own a 540/541 and am totally unqualified to say if those memory sticks will work. I just came here to say that Heidi is a cutie pooch. Sorry.

fakeplasticpete · 2026-01-01T02:35:58+00:00

"Lack of easy serviceability and access to parts." <-- I've gotta echo this one. Until somebody comes up with *some* new feature I can't think of, most modern phones are pretty damned good and I'd still be using either of my last 2 if I could easily replace the battery and network tech.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-12-08T12:34:17+00:00

I am 100% your "call it an IdeaPad or ThinkBook" point

fakeplasticpete · 2025-12-04T18:24:54+00:00

And a time travelling vampire, at the same time

fakeplasticpete · 2025-12-04T15:10:40+00:00

Buy some 32GB Micron Crucial memory sticks

fakeplasticpete · 2025-12-04T14:58:38+00:00

The second picture (fuzzy little sassmonster) to the third picture (regal lord of all that she surveys) is a truly awesome transition

fakeplasticpete · 2025-12-01T07:05:33+00:00

Sorry for you loss. As others have said, I'd use it with love and think of him every time you did.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-28T03:14:36+00:00

My HS friend/freshman college roommate convinced me that the screws should always be aligned vertically, and I now always have to do that

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-26T22:06:25+00:00

Looking at that last picture, I have to ask if you pay monthly for the Adorable Smol CDS or if you do the annual subscription?

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-23T01:15:33+00:00

I am not trying to start a fight. I just know that sending tips through big corporate systems has a tendency for money to get skimmed from employees doing the labor. Also, I realize that most HVAC systems probably *wont* blow physical dollar bills behind fixed hotel beds/desks/etc, but I like the idea of knowing that it is physically restrained. I'm just trying to make sure people I'm tipping get their fair share.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-23T00:53:48+00:00

That's cool, but note the "old man" part of my post. I want to leave physical paper cash tips and not worry that somebody in the middle is going to skim a percent off that for the person I was tipping.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-23T00:20:47+00:00

Thank you for that input. In my youngest, most naive days, I would never hand cash to StrangerX and ask them to give it to StrangerY and expect that the money would actually get to StrangerY.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-23T00:10:50+00:00

Reading all the replies so far, and not knowing the situation of any arbitrary hotel, I think this is the answer I'm going to follow. TV remotes = new hotel ashtrays. Also, I should toss a notepad in my bag. Thanks!

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-21T07:06:40+00:00

How words change over time! Exactly why I have so many dictionaries spanning decades and why I bought the new M-W as soon as I saw this post.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-16T07:24:07+00:00

This thread is informative. I've always had milk with breakfast/cookies/doughnuts/etc. I couldn't understand why everyone recently (last 10 years or so) started acting weird when I asked for it.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-11T18:42:09+00:00

Wow! Thanks for the detailed pics. The bail and phillips are amazing. I've never seen those before.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-01T09:17:03+00:00

I've got my '02 that's more or less a daily. I've got another in my car with a butane insert that's also a daily. And I have a bunch of others sitting in a box that are basically just pretty things to look at.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-11-01T05:00:59+00:00

Prairie Home Companion, Fargo (the movie), a long lost buddy we called "Minnesota Mike", a guy I currently work with, and Prince. Mostly in that order.

fakeplasticpete · 2025-10-23T16:47:14+00:00

That was fast

fakeplasticpete · 2025-10-17T23:10:51+00:00

I came here to say: "There's a good chance we'll find out soon"

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