File/Saw..what do you guys use em for?

The only file on my SAK is a fingernail file and cleaner. I use it as such.

I have no use for the saw on there. On the next model I buy, I will get the one with scissors instead.
 
Removing the crud out of most stuff, "reprofiling" a soldering iron when the solder blunts the tip, etching onto metal, generally any deed that I won't dare use my main blade.
 
I have used the diamond file on my Wave to sharpen some of the blunt objects that pass for knives in the kitchen at work.
Greg
 
File/Metal Saw:
Rigged-repairs at work that require chain and miscellaneous pieces of metal cut and deburred or shaped a certain way. Also keeps fingernails in line.

Wood Saw:
Trimming branches around the house, cutting PVC pipe for projects and general multitoolery. Also is an excellent companion on the jobsite, I have saved hours of labor not having to walk to my truck to get a real saw.

The file and saw are two of the most important implements on any multi-tool. They're the ones that really allow the user to start altering objects in their environs with abandon and really gives some power to them.
 
A multi-tool wood saw gets used often when I am doing yard work. I don't always expect to saw something, but when the need comes up unexpectedly, I always have a multitool at hand. Sometimes I use it instead of a full size saw that might do the job more easily but don't feel like going back to the tool storage area to fetch one. Other times, it's the better tool for the job, like when dealing with growths close to fencing and other places inaccessible to a regular saw.

I seldom use the metal saw, but have in the past cut some pipe for a quickie plumbing repair, another time removed a metal piece from door hardware. While pretty sure there were other times over years, they don't come to mind at the moment. My impression, BTW, is that Vic metal saws work much better than Leatherman.

Although not often lately, I have used the files to shape or deburr metal, PVC, other plastic pipes and molded parts. Sometimes I use the wood file on my nails when a better nail file is not available.

I consider saws in a multi-tool more important to me than files, but I like to have both. You never know what's coming up.
 
Hmm, I guess I'll pass on a file/saw equipped SAK and instead let my Swisstool Spirit take care of that
 
I have used my multi-tool file for general around the home or garage filing for little projects when getting a dedicated file is too much effort and thus not necesary. Plus, it's niceto have it available on the road, even if you don't need it. Never done anything other than wood and metal.
 
The file on my Wave saved the day (week) on a bicycle trip recently when I was able to file down the head of a screw that was causing an interference problem on my buddy's bike. (He had installed new panniers for the trip and a mounting screw was touching the chain when he was in his highest gear.)

I think the file is a very important feature of the multi-tool.

Stay sharp,
desmobob
 
To me, the file is an improv tool. It gets used for odd jobs that you couldn't really think of ahead of time. I also use it for any light poking/prying I need to do, so it saves my knives some abuse. The saw works great on drywall, if you ever find need to cut that.
 
I've used the saw on various multi-tools for cutting drywall rather than walking back to the work truck. Also have cut some decent sized limbs and saplings with the saw on either a pliers based multi-tool or a SAK. I used a SAK Fireman model to cut down a 3" diameter pine tree limb when we were out riding 4-wheelers one afternoon. We hadn't planned on clearing out any trails that day so the machetes and hatchets were left at the house and everybody was amazed at how quickly and easily that SAK ate right through the branch. I wouldn't want to try to clear a forest with a multi or SAK mind you, but they sure can be handy when you're out and about.
 
I use mine often for finger nails and little cutting jobs around the house and garage.
 
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