Anyone ever bent a Leatherman tool implement?

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EDCanAdamas

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Today I was using the can opener on my Leatherman Rebar to bend/pry the lid out of a circular shipping container. Well, after I was able to remove the tin lid, I noticed that the can opener was no longer fitting flush against the serrated blade. Luckly I was able to bend the tip of the can opener back so it now fits flush.

Anyone else ever bent a Leatherman implement? Or bent one back into place? My tool appears to be okay, but having to bend any kind of steel tool makes me kind of nervious.
 
The small screwdriver seems really fragile. I broke one and my son bent / twisted two. They have a 25 year warranty.
 
Considering the can opener is not designed to pry anything I can see this easily happening. I'm not harping on you about it i'm just saying.
 
Capt. Spaulding said:
Considering the can opener is not designed to pry anything I can see this easily happening. I'm not harping on you about it i'm just saying.
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At least I didn't try to use it as a hammer. :D Along those lines, I'd love to see a folding hammer incorporated into a Leatherman... but thats another thread for another time.
 
EDCanAdamas said:
At least I didn't try to use it as a hammer. :D Along those lines, I'd love to see a folding hammer incorporated into a Leatherman... but thats another thread for another time.
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I use my Rebar as a hammer on occasion. Its holding up nicely. :D

They do make hammers with tools in the handle. ;)
 
EDCanAdamas said:
Today I was using the can opener on my Leatherman Rebar to bend/pry the lid out of a circular shipping container. Well, after I was able to remove the tin lid, I noticed that the can opener was no longer fitting flush against the serrated blade. Luckly I was able to bend the tip of the can opener back so it now fits flush.

Anyone else ever bent a Leatherman implement? Or bent one back into place? My tool appears to be okay, but having to bend any kind of steel tool makes me kind of nervious.
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I've bent a small driver on my SOG Paratool.

I've also bent/deformed the handles on both my Wave (noticeably) and my Blast (just starting). I suspect this is from my use of Old Spice deodorant and the huge increase in swagger and grip strength.
 
pinnah said:
I've bent a small driver on my SOG Paratool.

I've also bent/deformed the handles on both my Wave (noticeably) and my Blast (just starting). I suspect this is from my use of Old Spice deodorant and the huge increase in swagger and grip strength.
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I suspect the lawyers are adding the "Old Spice Clause" to the Leatherman warranty documentation as we speak. :D
 
I've never bent a tool, knife tip, or broken any with normal use...I stick within the parameters for use of each tool and don't deviate or experiment. I also do my level best to determine the limitations of each tool, so for example, the flat head screw driver on a SAK may be used to pry open a can of paint, but I do not expect it to survive should I attempt to dislodge a piece of rebar buried in concrete.
 
I have never bent a tool, but I broke the small replaceable screw driver in my Wave once. I wasn't prying with it, just using it as a screw driver. I have the feeling that those replaceable screw drivers are of less strong steel than the regular screw drivers.
 
Nothing bent or broken, but my Charge TTi large screwdriver edge is chipped. Damage is slight, but noticeable, hasn't interfered with function. No idea of how it happened, probably in connection with prying, which is more of what I use it for than as a driver.
 
I've twisted the driver blades on the old style Supertools a couple times trying to remove stuck screws...no big deal, it took a few seconds at the vise or anvil to straighten them back again. The newer replaceable bits are made of harder metal than the old style drivers, they wear slower, but with hardness comes brittleness, resulting in chipping and breakage...
 
Many of the small, flat drivers you see on the original PST are twisted. They just could not take a lot of torque.
 
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