tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post6406474170229059222..comments2024-03-08T07:46:33.199-05:00Comments on Planet Pocket Tool: G5 Roids with StampsPeter Atwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16246505554623368895noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-60651283350951676682011-12-29T10:27:40.669-05:002011-12-29T10:27:40.669-05:00Received my G5 Roid ... postage and customs to the...Received my G5 Roid ... postage and customs to the UK ! It's a beauty. Thanks Peter :)Murpharoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343666900556552364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-15646013047489415672011-12-16T16:50:17.606-05:002011-12-16T16:50:17.606-05:00ditto here....have been checking the site every fe...ditto here....have been checking the site every few minutes because I missed yesterday's sale...Gustavohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663102008295635635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-71371262812066067002011-12-14T20:23:04.596-05:002011-12-14T20:23:04.596-05:00No sale today? I've been checking this like a ...No sale today? I've been checking this like a fiend trying to get a flat G5. If it's thinner than my summer weight G5 I've gotta have it! I just hope you put them up for sale before I have to fly out tomorrow night (Air Force pilot getting shafted by having to fly a mission over Christmas... but lots of guys have it a lot worse!).trossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804736178440521237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-54888058906323769182011-12-14T17:31:03.104-05:002011-12-14T17:31:03.104-05:00K2,
These Roids are awesome! Peter should charge m...K2,<br />These Roids are awesome! Peter should charge more due to the weight, and sheer thickness of the steel. I'd love a Roid titanium, as well. Well worth the purchase, if we can catch one. I was really hoping for a stamp, but first come first serve..... OH well.<br />This thing is majorly substantial, though.Paul V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03676210808016021315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-53393805267545201082011-12-14T16:41:43.693-05:002011-12-14T16:41:43.693-05:00Flat G5s today?Flat G5s today?melman8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784259220638470201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-49109261522554653052011-12-14T16:31:44.620-05:002011-12-14T16:31:44.620-05:00im waiting for the same thing ;[ i missed out the ...im waiting for the same thing ;[ i missed out the other dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-65937060856683154202011-12-14T09:59:02.136-05:002011-12-14T09:59:02.136-05:00Flats today?! :DFlats today?! :DRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992869077358244209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-15693529667440877082011-12-13T17:41:19.196-05:002011-12-13T17:41:19.196-05:00Holy cow Peter. I got my G5 from the first run......Holy cow Peter. I got my G5 from the first run... this thing is MASSIVE!<br /><br />It should come with some kind of warning.<br /><br />I'm surprised it didn't have to be shipped UPS Ground due to the weight!<br /><br />It may be big but it screams high quality.JHyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603500031394413887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-88691337695685037642011-12-13T17:38:13.150-05:002011-12-13T17:38:13.150-05:00So are the roids finished then as usual actually h...So are the roids finished then as usual actually having a job prevents me from winning yet again.retrosurfer1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/14826494993018054107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-9549098603694548552011-12-13T15:22:25.970-05:002011-12-13T15:22:25.970-05:00These are sweet. Just as well I missed it, the Ro...These are sweet. Just as well I missed it, the Roid probably would have started picking on my summer weight G5 (once these tools get on the juice, they might win the NL MVP but they could still be prone to rage). Congrats to those who scored!Zag96https://www.blogger.com/profile/12913111742993792773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-487120664656195932011-12-13T15:12:19.135-05:002011-12-13T15:12:19.135-05:00Missed the last batch so glad I Just managed to ge...Missed the last batch so glad I Just managed to get in on time for these.... phew. Thanks Peter.<br />Has the hi CRI Mule arrived yet ? Very tempted myself :)Murpharoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343666900556552364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-82145140585543741142011-12-13T14:57:05.868-05:002011-12-13T14:57:05.868-05:00For those that want to prevent some of the rusting...For those that want to prevent some of the rusting. You can oil your roid every so often . I personally have a gun cleaning rag that has some residual CLP breakfree on it that I rub the Roid down with.H2O_Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836294449299497869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-24546250871232972442011-12-13T14:01:09.360-05:002011-12-13T14:01:09.360-05:00There's summer weight thin G5's regular G5...There's summer weight thin G5's regular G5's at 5/32nd" (0.1563") and the last Roid G5's were .285" thick. Soon to be Flat ones that will be even thinner than summer weight, probably close to the thickness of a Swinger.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334051034805320728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-21169177139937787572011-12-13T13:57:31.055-05:002011-12-13T13:57:31.055-05:00Score! I passed on the last Roid sale, so it was g...Score! I passed on the last Roid sale, so it was great to see the newest run with stamps.<br />Am I right to assume that this is the .285" as well?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285834320245500533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-56892878600363015232011-12-13T13:38:35.122-05:002011-12-13T13:38:35.122-05:00i almost had one but took a few minutes to try to ...i almost had one but took a few minutes to try to figure out the difference between a roid and a prybaby....when i went back to the page to buy, they were all gone! oh well....and i still can't figure out the difference between the two as they look exactly alike.k2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01468673362351991659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-40648446991682804562011-12-13T13:38:19.413-05:002011-12-13T13:38:19.413-05:00For the lucky ones: I have the original version t...For the lucky ones: I have the original version too. I've taken a 3 lb sledge to the back of it, trying to remove a frozen brake booster. Not a mark on it!Mr. Whippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633659560885978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-17914502275635883342011-12-13T13:32:01.505-05:002011-12-13T13:32:01.505-05:00Peter, is this a different steel than the other Ro...Peter, is this a different steel than the other Roids?surcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564292000243637313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-1012872177973573432011-12-13T13:24:58.971-05:002011-12-13T13:24:58.971-05:00Teaches me to take a shower.Teaches me to take a shower.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846269898790010412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-12408067076899267032011-12-13T13:18:49.693-05:002011-12-13T13:18:49.693-05:00Whew! I got the sale shut down just in time before...Whew! I got the sale shut down just in time before overselling the number I had in stock. Thanks so much folks.<br /><br />Yes Dan, these are bead blasted, thanks.Peter Atwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246505554623368895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-19213429268521482282011-12-13T13:11:56.568-05:002011-12-13T13:11:56.568-05:00I have been trying to hold out for a pest, ghost, ...I have been trying to hold out for a pest, ghost, or snakebite style, but with my field schedule I was never around to check the site. I am delighted to have checked in time to get one of these! <br /><br />I am looking forward to the patina that develops on it! Like you've mentioned, I also have a collection of old buggy tools and tools from the machine shop that was part of the turn of the century mine on our ranch in Alberta. The history is slowly being eroded away, but the old tools that I find buried in the coal are still as beautiful and functional as the day they were handmade on the mine forage!<br /><br />Thanks!!<br />HarpsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439097116130296818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-79539719825081023112011-12-13T13:10:19.660-05:002011-12-13T13:10:19.660-05:00I have been trying to hold out for a pest, ghost, ...I have been trying to hold out for a pest, ghost, or snakebite style, but with my field schedule I was never around to check the site. I am delighted to have checked in time to get one of these! <br /><br />I am looking forward to the patina that develops on it! Like you've mentioned, I also have a collection of old buggy tools and tools from the machine shop that was part of the turn of the century coal mine on our ranch in Alberta. The history is slowly being eroded away, but the old tools that I find buried in the coal are still as beautiful and functional as the day they were handmade on the mine forage!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439097116130296818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-72557000714410568472011-12-13T13:04:51.861-05:002011-12-13T13:04:51.861-05:00Wow, that was super fast!
Finally got a roid after...Wow, that was super fast!<br />Finally got a roid after waiting, what is it, eight months since your original batch? :)<br /><br />Thanks for all your great work Peter, just like to wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-10450115779677960992011-12-13T12:59:11.390-05:002011-12-13T12:59:11.390-05:00These look to be bead blasted too. Is this the ca...These look to be bead blasted too. Is this the case?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661250818334050016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-24110880512458338792011-12-13T12:53:06.297-05:002011-12-13T12:53:06.297-05:00Yay! Win!Yay! Win!Mr. Whippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633659560885978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30128634.post-1207050126318706622011-12-13T12:50:02.922-05:002011-12-13T12:50:02.922-05:00Wow, perfect timing on my end, just finished proct...Wow, perfect timing on my end, just finished proctoring a physics final. So happy this will be my first Atwood product. Thanks a ton!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029750000026588134noreply@blogger.com