Leatherman surge, 3 flathead screwdrivers, what could one be modded into?

[DavidDavidson]

Just got a leatherman surge (first Leatherman, have to say, even for the high price, you can tell that the quality of it is leagues better than the cheaper £30 made in china ones that do all the same things, then there's the warranty; I'll be 49 when it runs out) the only issue I have with it is the fact that it ships with three flathead screwdrivers so I'm left wondering what to do with one of them (most likely the big one) filing it down into a chisel comes to mind, though I rarely use chisels, the other idea I've had for it is to grind it into a small guthook. The reason I'm posting here is in case you have any better ideas of what to do with it. If I'd the machinery to do it I'd grind it into a secondary file, but that's right out.
Honestly no idea what they were thinking when they put two flatheads on it, I rarely ever encounter flathead screws too due to the fact that they tend to wear out quicker than phillips ones as well as slip and slide around.

 

[gadgetgeek]

maybe grind and smooth one into a small marlin spike? my thought is that you might want to leave the big one for light duty prying, since the surge is a beefy tool.

 

[slowride11]

Just got a leatherman surge (first Leatherman, have to say, even for the high price, you can tell that the quality of it is leagues better than the cheaper £30 made in china ones that do all the same things, then there's the warranty; I'll be 49 when it runs out) the only issue I have with it is the fact that it ships with three flathead screwdrivers so I'm left wondering what to do with one of them (most likely the big one) filing it down into a chisel comes to mind, though I rarely use chisels, the other idea I've had for it is to grind it into a small guthook. The reason I'm posting here is in case you have any better ideas of what to do with it. If I'd the machinery to do it I'd grind it into a secondary file, but that's right out.
Honestly no idea what they were thinking when they put two flatheads on it, I rarely ever encounter flathead screws too due to the fact that they tend to wear out quicker than phillips ones as well as slip and slide around.

Would a mod like this void the warranty?

 

[Roamad]

I would suggest filing/grinding it into an awl. These are surprisingly handy for making holes in things (i.e. to put a lanyard hole in something, or to start a hole for a screw). I did this to one of the least-used tools on my LM Sidekick and it worked great.

 

[gadgetgeek]

As one member has stated, you could box up a road killed cat, send it to leatherman, and they'd send you a kitten. I suspect that while they do have limits in regards to some things, I wouldn't worry about that much, unless your grinding directly causes the damage.