- Joined
- Feb 19, 2002
- Messages
- 20
All the leatherman line is a disgrace to the multitool industry. Their screwdrivers are soft and sharp throughout their length, and have no other uses.They are just a bunch of unshaped pieces of ever rusting steel.
The scissors on the Micra and the Wave bend when doing something a tad strenuous. And they fail to cut close to the surface and close to the tip as well.
All their pliers chips off at the jaws, and are painful to use except for the Wave, which is very comfortable, until you accidentally open one of the knives when using the pliers, and resting your thumb on the side of them, thus opening the one handed opening blades. You choose- a painful palm or a bloody one!
The awl on the Supertool is so blunt that it is useless.
The diamond-coated file is stupid. When you have such a coarse metal file, because the diamond side doesn't work at all on many materials. Instead they should have made a thinner metal file (both sides), and a much more jagged hacksaw with a diamond coating.
Except the crappy Micra, all the handles of the tools are loose, and open by themselves, which is also a problem when using inside tools, because the handles doesn't cling.
If you want an idiotically constructed "multi" tool that will fail you when you need it the most, and would look like a wreck after a week on duty, or would rust after a month in your drawer, chose Leatherman- if you like it you deserve it!
Any comments?
The scissors on the Micra and the Wave bend when doing something a tad strenuous. And they fail to cut close to the surface and close to the tip as well.
All their pliers chips off at the jaws, and are painful to use except for the Wave, which is very comfortable, until you accidentally open one of the knives when using the pliers, and resting your thumb on the side of them, thus opening the one handed opening blades. You choose- a painful palm or a bloody one!
The awl on the Supertool is so blunt that it is useless.
The diamond-coated file is stupid. When you have such a coarse metal file, because the diamond side doesn't work at all on many materials. Instead they should have made a thinner metal file (both sides), and a much more jagged hacksaw with a diamond coating.
Except the crappy Micra, all the handles of the tools are loose, and open by themselves, which is also a problem when using inside tools, because the handles doesn't cling.
If you want an idiotically constructed "multi" tool that will fail you when you need it the most, and would look like a wreck after a week on duty, or would rust after a month in your drawer, chose Leatherman- if you like it you deserve it!
Any comments?
