Just curious, has anybody brought any Leatherman MT during a domestic flight within Malaysia? when come to multitools, is Malaysia airport securities stricter or looser compared to TSA?

kek, what's the reason of the confiscated style ps?

Does anyone know where to buy Zebra F-701 at Penang?

I have a question: If anyone incl your family members are aware of your edc, and they're far from having positive response (as my edc has knives and MT), what would you do/how to convince them that edc is not something intimidating?

PS: my edc is way far from being takticool smh

good for you and your parents, my parents are afraid of me being caught in a legal situation against me while i'm carrying my gear

I can't blame them for being so, as I'm the only child in the family

right now I can only classified my gears from them, so they won't know what did I bought at a given time

My parents' house have minimal tools, so my edc at their home, even without my knives and MTs, definitely stand out

come rake my EDC

cheapo sanrenmu 7098

olight S1R baton (900 lm)

Zebra F701

and a metal fidget spinner bought from taobao, just arrived, first table spin out of box: 8 min 16 sec


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yes, due to the fact that it's a stainless steel tri-arm spinner, and uses r188 sized stainless steel bearing

sadly the bearing was permanently attached with the bearing retention the way I saw it


sanrenmu 7098 is actually a jack of all trades in tight budget, it can go through edc usage, but don't expect it to be even a kershaw cryo. non locking (just a ball bearing-clamp mechanism), off center when closed, non assisted...the good is it uses decent sandvik steel and can be a multitool to reduce public suspicion

is it more compact than the SAK counterpart?

Since Malaysia is also starting to join the fidget spinner hype, consider this as a follow-up after my purhacse at Taobao and a product review.

The brand is RM fidget spinner, in Chinese, 戎马 (Rong Ma), click here to view the taobao product page.
They have the option to add tritium vial grooves on the arms (tritium vials not included).

I bought a tri-arm, stainless steel version of it, without the optional tritium vial grooves, to match with my edc colour scheme which is mostly black and silver colour.



Along with other fidget spinner brands with similar designs, RM fidget spinner is a knockoff of the UK-made Rotablade Stubby, but much, much cheaper and available for the regular people compared to the original version. Rotablade used to have a Tri-Stubby, but it was nowhere to be found in the Rotablade website, probably sold out for now. It uses an R188 stainless steel bearing, and after my inspection, the bearing is indeed REMOVABLE, as opposed to my ignorant comment about the bearing being permanently attached to the bearing retention yesterday.

The complete disassembly of the RM fidget spinner:



The spinner is about 5.2 cm in diameter, 1.3 cm at the highest point (self measurements) and 120 g (according to Taobao website). It is quite difficult to perform a one-handed power spin with it, due to its weight and the sharp edges along the end of the arms.

My particular spinner has a groove (possibly machining error).



Besides, the screw caps, when screwed to the spinner, wobbles slightly if attempted to tilt left and right. The seller said that's normal to have some very narrow clearance between the caps' axle and the bearing (Can clarify to me? I'm not into machining). Nevertheless, due to this narrow clearance that will cause minor wobbling, coupled with the whirring sound made by the steel bearing during spin, the spinner produces a turboprop-like sound when put into a table spin, gooding yo!



Now for its performance. As I told @tescogot, my first straight-outta-box table spin clocks at 8 min 16 sec, currently clock from 6 to 8 min. Here's the proof of the 1st table spin time:



I didn't time my hand spin time (one or both-handed) because I'm already impressed with the table spin time. Spinning time wise, I considered it good already. If there is no wobbling of the screw caps and I had replaced the bearing into R188 hybrid or full ceramic bearing, I predict the table spin time will be above 10 minutes no sweat.

Verdict: Recommended to buy, if you understand Chinese and the procedures of Taobao, and you wanna have a taste with metallic spinners that have a good spinning time and a different design compared to the Torqbar knockoffs and the plastic spinners we saw everywhere. There are other similar alternatives in Aliexpress, but significantly fewer options when compared to Taobao.

TLDR: RM fidget spinner, click this to see more at Taobao, replacable R188 stainless steel bearing, long spin time, slight wobble at the screw cap, less suitable for one-handed power spin, two handed is no problem.

Thanks for your concern, my knife and MT is usually carried in my backpack, seldom edc my knife in my pocket now

For self defense, I rotate through my Zebra F-701 and Olight S1R

My knife (sanrenmu 7098, without saw) is not and never intended to be a self defense tool, due to it lacks assisted opening and legal constraint against usage of folding knives for self defense

No, I didn't practice with my pen and torch, because both are expected to be used after delay tactics, and only when necessary. Flee is always my 1st choice should that situation arose.

Oops, I need to rephrase my previous reply:

I don't practice with my pen and torch regularly, like every day , but I do know how to use them for self defense. For my pen, I know which pressure points to be struck on, with my nib either extended (for maximum grip) or retracted (to avoid poking through the flesh, but the grip is still secured due to the pen clip), for the Olight, it's ok for me, because sometimes I'll activate my flash in my room when it's dark, and no, I'm not directing it directly to my eyes

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how did u get a free gift from Thomas tools tho?

is there any tnc applied for that to be handed out? like minimum purchase amount or something?

maybe that's why, haha

nice spidey there

care to share the price?

Hi, does anyone know where can I buy ranger bands online?

I don't have any spare bicycle tubes, so i'll still have to know where to buy it