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Fantastic idea to use the tweezers as a striker. Never thought about that. Thanks

With the firefly use the wire stripper on the bottle opener. Hold the rod in the notch with 1 finger and pull through. More consistant sparkage and much reduced chance of snappage

Thanks for sharing. If you add Blue Threadlocker to the screw before screwing it in, you can avoid having issues with it possibly loosening :)

Another great video. Very good idea to use the tweezer as the striker. From what I hear you can also use the wire stripper on the bottle lifter to pull the ferro rod through to create spark.

Using the Firefly, Tortoise recommends using the edge as a striking surface as opposed to the wider flat side to help prevent breakage of the Firefly. Using the edge offers a bit more strength while scrapping.

I always love watching these add on videos i fine them so interesting like i never thought about that

I very much enjoyed your video. Well done!

great video, short and sweet 👍

As for the Firefly ferrorod - it's ment to be used in a vertical position, preferably supported by something solid underneath (split piece of wood etc.). If you don't have a knife with a saw, which has a crisp 90° spine, just take a file and file down the rounded underside, which is hidden in closed position. Cap lifter and can opener, even that silly parcel hook, some models come with.

Great video! As far as the firefly, I think it's recommended to strike it on the skinny side to help give it as much structural integrity as possible over time. I would also recommend adding a 3X2 MM magnet to the hook or can opener ( can opener can take a 6X2mm magnet if you want) it's pretty cool that you can use it to magnetize the needle so you can use the needle to find north

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Awesome ideas.

That’s a good idea using the tweezers for ferro rod! If a knife doesn’t have a decent spine for ferro rod or scraping tinder, I usually just make a few flat passes on the spine with a metal file and leave it rough as is after filing.

Just ordered the Swiss Clip. I usually use a lanyard choked around my belt loop to suspend the knife in my pocket, secure as well as comfortable because the knife stays vertical. It doesnt work with my snowshoeing/ winter trekking attire though, so I think the clip be more handy than stashing my knife in the pack. One thing I noticed though is that clip is designed for a SAK with the key ring on the Awl side, some of my older ones have the ring on the wrong side for the clip to work.

Victorinox pocket clip...sold! Have one on the way.

Great video able to accessories my Sak collection.

Very nice >>>>> Thank you .

Actually for the firefly, you should strike it on the narrow side, not the flat side. The reason, the narrow side is stronger than the flat. Also, support it in the middle of the striker with your index finger so it does not stress it, it will never break if you follow the instructions that is sent with it. I have had one of these in my SAK since they came out with it on kisckstarter.

You can use the wire stripper (little groove near the bottle opener) instead of spoiling the tweezers. It works in a single shot

Well done!

a modification anyone can do: pull out the toothpick, look for the nub that secures it in place and cut it off just below that. now you have a cap that allows you to store things in the cavity of the toothpick. such as a sewing needle.

It’s OK to use this Firefly as your main source of fire if you know how to use it (and have good enough tinder). You can get hundreds of fires out of each rod. Mine came in an eight-pack. It doesn’t take too much trying before you really become proficient and can trust it.

If you place your ferro rod on a flat surface it reduces the chance of cracking it.

Many thanks

Thanks for the upload! I'd been looking at Swissqlips but here in the UK they really are horrendously expensive at over £30 including delivery. But I have just pimped up my Climber with a much more cost effective solution, an ebay seller here sells replacement scales with a pocket clip screwed in and glued on the inside. I bought black plus scales with a black clip, the screws are black too and he made a really good job of it, and they only cost £10 which you would pay for replacement scales without a clip on them anyway. So this is now a great urban EDC for my rotation which trumps a Compact imo as I rate the extra blade and reamer, plus those combination tools are very awkward to use on Philips screws whereas the can opener on my Climber can deal with them easily. The Fireant firesteels are also horrendously expensive so I'll pass on those too, I always have a larger firesteel on me anyway, in my home made ''cache belt'', it's like the expensive Wazoo ones but is just a basic nylon belt with a zipped compartment on the inside in which I keep a basic survival kit, similar to what many people keep in an Altoids tin, including firesteel, storm matches, purification tablets, alcohol wipes, emergency cash, and a Ruike S11 knife as a last ditch backup blade. Probably overkill living it London lol but I don't notice it's there and better to have it and not need it than not have it and need it.

good info

Its advised to scrape the thin edge of the Firefly and support it along your index finger to help preveng brakeage. Plus scraping the wide flat surfacd will make it loose in toothpick slot....cheers

The pocket clip is a great option. A dab of blue loctite would probably help with that torx screw.

I wish Studley was still alive (legendary designer of the Studley Toolbox), he'd design our multi-tool today and fit 300 tools in it in a Tetris way. :-) Must use a blue thread lock for the screw (or a spring that fits the screw, perhaps from a ballpen but there are coil springs online). I'm holding my restored cool vintage Victorinox Explorer. God bless.

I think there's also a small fire striker that fits in the corkscrew.

The pin is very useful.

Ive seen a lot of people say the best way to spark the fero is the wire cutter in the multitool.

People can use the the wire stripper on there knife to make sparks from the firefly ferro rod

It appears that the clip would only be useful if the toothpick and tweezers are on the opposite end. Some Victorinox models have the lanyard ring on the same end, so the pocket clip would block access to them. That is just my impression; I may be wrong.

@urbanknifeguy , actually, the black knife in your video has the best tool to strike the rod.....the wire stripper in the bottle opener works flawless

FYI 1) the mini-screwdriver also fits the corkscrews of Wengers & Swiss Buck Wengers and can be made to fit the corkscrew on the Swiza 2) Experience has taught me that the original SwissQlip is not as good as the un-branded models, they are BTW all made in China and the screws on the un-branded models have Torx heads making them easier to tighten & none of those I bought with the Torx head screw needed an additional washer ( plain or spring ) to make them fit tightly unlike a number of the SwissQlip screws which did .

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The firefly works better with the notch in the bottle opener

I can't confirm this... but I thought I'd seen people using the ferro rod with the wire stripper notch. I could be making that up, though.

What screwdriver are you using? Is that a copper handle?

where can i buy the bantam with the mate scales

Does the SwissQlip block access to the Tweezer/Firesteel slot? If so it's useless.

Hey u can use wire stripper....

The clip is cool. Are you sure it can't be used with 84 mm knives like the Sportsman ?

Would like sources for 3rd party replacement scales.

You forgot to mention that the deep carry clip is massively overpriced, that it weighs 1.2 metric tons and that it makes it difficult to access the tweezers unless you have tiny fingers.

Are these add ones available in the UK if so where?

Too spark you can use the wire striper

Sugiero reforzar la tijera, ya he roto 3 de ellas en el mismo lugar

Use the wire stripper to strike the firefly

Nail polish makes good "Loctite" for the clip screw. Don't use the tweezers with the Ferro rod, either use a tiny file to sharpen the wire stripper notch, or file the notch in the base of the main blade just above the text.

Has anyone tell you about a needle?

Where do you find the clip at for $5?

If you want to make a sparking tool that's already on your knife file the back of the screw driver so you have a flat shart 90° and you will always have a fire scraper 8)

Is beter to use the wire striper!!!

Read their directions, clearly, they say to scrape on the narrow side of the ferro rod, reason it is less likely to break. Next, they show to hold the ferro rod at the top and bottom with the ferro rod resting on one's fingers, reason it is less likely to break. Here is the link to the video they created demonstrating how to use their ferro rod: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a71dZryCt765fWg.html

It's a sin & shame that Victorinox dropped the 74mm Executive. Best pocket knife anyone ever made. What were they thinking?

Nice video… only 10 years behind

Swapping your toothpick for a miniature ferro rod is an obsolete idea. Victorinox created a solution to that by making a miniature ferro rod along with fire starters that are shaped to fit into the corkscrew. I think it's called the Fire Ant Starter Kit.I added one to my 50 year old Swiss Army knife and have used them on several occasions, i can assure you they work perfectly. Victorinox Fireant is pretty neat! #shorts / Rising S Bunkers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bceGfpCTuLrWo3k.html

Save your money and don't waste it on the SwissQlip. Makes your tweezers and the hook basically inaccessible without using a 2nd tool to lift them.

The price on the ferry rod is ridiculous.

Millimetre ffs

"emem" is pronounced "milimeter" and is a 1/1000 of a meter.

The length is measured in is milimeters, not emem. One milimeter is a thousand part of a meter and is used in science and engineering in non-medieval countries.

Love the gadget but i am bit disappointed with firefly wich dopping just ripped in 3 pieces