Is your LM Juice S2 flush?

[RogueBowie]

Hey folks, so I have a Leatherman Juice S2 which I have had for awhile and I LOVE, but I've always had a nagging question about it. When I close it up for pocket carry, on one side one of the handles extends out further than the other. It is the side that has the three flat heads, so it is justifiable, but I just want to make sure that that's how they're supposed to be. It doesn't seem to affect function but it does sometimes bother me when I close it up and I can feel on one side where it doesn't line up flush. Is this normal? Sorry if this has been addressed before but I searched the forum and couldn't find a thread that directly referenced this issue. Thanks.

 

[silkworm]

Mine does that too. I always thought it was normal. But I've only ever had one, so I have nothing to compare it to.

 

[znapschatz]

Hey folks, so I have a Leatherman Juice S2 which I have had for awhile and I LOVE, but I've always had a nagging question about it. When I close it up for pocket carry, on one side one of the handles extends out further than the other. It is the side that has the three flat heads, so it is justifiable, but I just want to make sure that that's how they're supposed to be. It doesn't seem to affect function but it does sometimes bother me when I close it up and I can feel on one side where it doesn't line up flush. Is this normal? Sorry if this has been addressed before but I searched the forum and couldn't find a thread that directly referenced this issue. Thanks.

Yep, completely normal for this and other Juices. Both my S2 and CS4, which work perfectly, are like this. It's just a quirk of this particular design. Just between us, I kind of think it adds personality .

Although I prefer the implement quality of Leathermen products over other makes, especially their pliers and screwdrivers, I must admit that in terms of user comfort, most are more industrial than hand friendly. Compared to a SAK of similar size, the Juices have more sharp edges and kludges, like having to lift the combo opener in order to access the scissors. However, no same size SAK has pliers worthy of the name, while the Juice has a fine medium/light use needlenose on board. It gets used so often that whenever on a whim I decide to go with a SAK on a given day, too often I wind up frustrated for not having good pliers with me. This is remarkable because for many years I was perfectly happy with SAKs before discovering the pliers-based multi-tool, which opened up a whole new world to me and the topic of another day .

Sometimes I wish Vic offered a competitive model, but they don't .

 

[Mud Shrimp Moe]

Although I prefer the implement quality of Leathermen products over other makes, especially their pliers and screwdrivers, I must admit that in terms of user comfort, most are more industrial than hand friendly. Compared to a SAK of similar size, the Juices have more sharp edges and kludges, like having to lift the combo opener in order to access the scissors. However, no same size SAK has pliers worthy of the name, while the Juice has a fine medium/light use needlenose on board. It gets used so often that whenever on a whim I decide to go with a SAK on a given day, too often I wind up frustrated for not having good pliers with me. This is remarkable because for many years I was perfectly happy with SAKs before discovering the pliers-based multi-tool, which opened up a whole new world to me and the topic of another day .

I couldn't agree more.

Leatherman style tools are highly functional, and pretty much the only game in town if you need really medium to hard working pliers in a pocket multitool. However, I don't find them sexy at all. Vic folding knives are just cooler to me and, if I don't need pliers on me at the moment, are my preference.

 

[dfwcowboy]

My Juice S2 is the same and I understand these were built this way, perhaps not for any specific purpose but someone just dropped the ball on aesthetics in my opinion.

 

[dustycanuck]

Same with the XE6. Close to flush on one side, off by 1/16" on the other.

Reason seems to be the different thickness of the tools plus the decision not to add extra weight (I would assume) by adding a spacer to 'even things up'. The two halves of the pliers have to line up, and after that, it's a matter of stacking layers.

Used to offend my sensibilities, but now I realize I don't have any, so it's all good