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How to make your own Victorinox "Style" Keychain for about USD 5.00!

How to make your own Victorinox "Style" Keychain for about USD 5.00!
In some cases, we cannot understand why some accessories are so expensive. This keychain is a case. Here in Brazil, it costs about USD 30.00 . All right, all right! You will tell me that it is an excellent keychain, swiss made and with best materials available in the hole word, and I agree. Someday I decide to buy my own of those, but the price is greater than another Swiss Army Knife. I've preferred to buy the knife and make my own keychain :)! I refer to the model 4.18 60 of the catalog.

Let me clarify that THIS INSTRUCTABLE DOES NOT INTENT TO TEACH HOW TO MAKE A "FAKE VICTORINOX KEYCHAIN", BUT A GENERIC KEYCHAIN THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT STYLE. DO NOT USE THIS INTRUCTABLE TO PRODUCE OR SELL ANYTHING AS A VICTORINOX PRODUCT! PLEASE RESPECT TRADEMARKS AND LAWS OK?

As in all my Instructables, I'm sorry about English language mistakes!
 
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Step 1What stuffs you need

What stuffs you need
This is the materials list you will need to make your keychain:

- 01 large flat carabiner;
- 01 large key ring;
- 01 medium key ring;
- 03 opened iron rings;
- 01 standard carabiner;
- 01 meter (3.28 feet) chain.

You also need a plier to open and close the iron rings, but if you are so strong to do it with your hands, forget the pliers!

A NOTE FOR THE FLAT CARABINER: The flat carabiner is also called "table style" carabiner here in Brazil. I don't know how it is called outside here, but I include a pic of it here. Also, this model was choosed only because it is similar to the original model and anyone of your choice will work fine!
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Jan 30, 2010. 7:34 PMAngelKaita says:
Hola!! Buen trabajo!
I know you dont speak spanish, yet its so similar to Portuguese...haha anyway, I really like this idea, and all the instructable
The only thing I would like to ask you, is some ideas of how can I use that.
I mean, I dont really know what can I fit into them or whatever...
Thanks!
Saludos desde México!
Sep 11, 2009. 11:27 PMold n grumpy says:
Well heck as usual I'm a day late and a dollar short...I have 2 of those key chains and I never thought to post the idea here. I have the long chain with my keys on it and the short chain has my pocket watch. Hiciste un buen trabajo Cesarscavone.
Jan 25, 2009. 8:05 AMmynameischeese says:
Great 'ibles! Just a tip for your english, stuffs is not a word, you might want to say what things you need, or materials. i love your altoids usb drive!
Apr 24, 2009. 9:40 PMzzoe says:
Actually, using 'stuff' is fine - it IS, indeed a word, and very common in American use. The problem is that STUFF is a word, but STUFFS isn't a word. Allow me to explain. I'm not sure about in Portuguese, but it in English, some nouns are substantive nouns - they can't really be singular or plural because the thing they indicate is always thought of as coming in a group or quantity... For example; Flour, Rice, Fish, Happiness, Air, and... Stuff. You can have, in English, 'a thing' or 'some things', but, though you can have 'stuff', you can't have 'a stuff' or 'some stuffs' It gets weirder - while, normally, 'water' is substantive, you CAN have 'a water' or 'those waters, some waters' etc. IF you ar referring to different kinds of water (e.g. the waters of the Atlantic versus the waters of the Pacific or different bottled waters). So 'thing' can take the plural 's', but 'stuff' can't. Sorry English is such a bizarre language - if i wasn't a native speaker, i doubt that it would make any sense to me, either. I hope this helped. Your English is actually quite good, as is your instructable. Peace.
Jan 26, 2009. 2:46 PMmynameischeese says:
Wow 10$ a piece!? What is Brazilian money called? It was really hard for me to disassemble my drives too. What kind of food is Brazilian?
Feb 6, 2009. 5:03 AMdombeef says:
Cool!
Apr 15, 2009. 1:16 PMmatrix828 says:
lol nice 'ible! i am english so i might not do this. is that Swiss Army Knife a "Huntsman" knife? i have a Huntsman knife!!! lol
Mar 23, 2009. 5:21 PMMKohen says:
This is pretty cool. And your english is great! I'm in third year spanish and I still sound like a toddler when I speak or write...
Oct 25, 2008. 9:42 PMcraig3 says:
i cant figure out how its used? like it clips onto the belt straps, the pocket knife would just hang out in the open and the long chain would have keys or something on it in the pocket?
Oct 26, 2008. 9:29 PMcraig3 says:
ah, i understand now. Thank you very much and i really love this instructable, its very well made

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