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catfish579

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Hey folks. I received a leatherman 300 supertool and so far I am liking the heft. I own a SAK craftsman and it has essentially the same tools, cept for they have scissors and tweezers (which makes it the perfect college companion, the leatherman is now my go to tool for my groundskeeping job). The leathermans tools are a little stiff, which I don't see as a problem, they will ease up with a little elbo grease and time.

My question though is that when some of the tools are in the locking position, there is an ever so slight play from front to back, but it does not effect the locking mechanism, is that a problem worth looking into?

Since the lock is still secure when in use, and I use the tools when the leatherman is fully closed, I would not need to worry should the blade ever unlock. Should I ever consider it a problem there is fortunately wonderful service to make sure their tools are satisfactory to the owner.

On a side note: what do you guys think of the leatherman having a locking system? Seems a little much to me considering the way most people use the tools, they would never snap closed on your fingers unless you were trying! Having the lock release on the top also seems odd since that is where my hand or thumb is, so I feel that one could accidentally disengage the lock by accident. Not to mention having the lock in that location makes me reluctant to use the leatherman as an improvised hammer :eek: (come on though we have all done that!)
 
A small amount of front to back play on a Leatherman is very common. If you sent it in they would probably tell you nothing is wrong and send it back. It would just be a waste of time and money. If their was a significant amount of play that would be different, but from what you described I am pretty certain nothing is wrong with yours.

As far as Leatherman using a locking system. I love it. Some designs more than others.
 
catfish579 said:
Hey folks. I received a leatherman 300 supertool and so far I am liking the heft. I own a SAK craftsman and it has essentially the same tools, cept for they have scissors and tweezers (which makes it the perfect college companion, the leatherman is now my go to tool for my groundskeeping job). The leathermans tools are a little stiff, which I don't see as a problem, they will ease up with a little elbo grease and time.

My question though is that when some of the tools are in the locking position, there is an ever so slight play from front to back, but it does not effect the locking mechanism, is that a problem worth looking into?

Since the lock is still secure when in use, and I use the tools when the leatherman is fully closed, I would not need to worry should the blade ever unlock. Should I ever consider it a problem there is fortunately wonderful service to make sure their tools are satisfactory to the owner.

On a side note: what do you guys think of the leatherman having a locking system? Seems a little much to me considering the way most people use the tools, they would never snap closed on your fingers unless you were trying! Having the lock release on the top also seems odd since that is where my hand or thumb is, so I feel that one could accidentally disengage the lock by accident. Not to mention having the lock in that location makes me reluctant to use the leatherman as an improvised hammer :eek: (come on though we have all done that!)
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Well, I sure have! For some reason I often find myself in situations where something needs pounding and my Leatherman is the only thing I have on me. There are five Leatherman multi-tools currently in my EDC rotation, including a Super Tool 300. In addition, there have been several more that I have had experience with over the last 19 years and never had a lock failure with any of them. These are tough tools.
 
Another vote for not worrying about it. its a tool, eventually they loosen up to a point that can be a bit spooky. I have a Pulse that is so worked in, you can bali-flip it open, except then the blades kinda pop out as well. not so fun. I think the locks were due to customer demand, most people prefer locks. it also helps when you are really pushing down on a screwdriver to keep it from slipping.
 
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