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Hi everyone, well i live in vancovuer b.c. and i'm 15. I was woundering if you got your leatherman ti with all the bit's or did you get most of them and you are missing some of the bits?
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Leatherman Ti
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I am a Leatherman fan but yes they are not perfect by any means. I had to take back one of the two Charge Ti's I bought. The replacement was good so 2 out 3 shows bad quality control.
You should have gotten I think 8 double sided bits with your Charge Ti.
Good luck and stay warm this winter being so far up north!
You should have gotten I think 8 double sided bits with your Charge Ti.
Good luck and stay warm this winter being so far up north!
RickJ said:
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but it is actually much warmer in winter in Vancouver (same weather as Seattle) than in NY . Being right on the coast it never gets colder than 40°F in winter. I grew up on the east coast climbing and skiing all winter in the Adirondacks, and the winters there are MUCH colder!
Back on topic... Playing around with LMs in the store I have noticed that about 1 in 3 are faulty. LM clearly have QC issues so I just make sure I thorouly inspect the tools before buying them. Luckily LM have excellent (from what I hear) customer service.
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I only got 6 double sided bit (not counting the philips/flathead and mini screwdrivers). Well, that makes 8 so I guess nothing is wrong. I never had any problem with my Ti Charge
Hi All,
I traded my LM SuperTool + Tool Adapter in custom sheath with a Charge Ti, for use by my wife. The unit I got is generally OK, with some minor "issues". For one, I noticed that one of the Titanium scales (the one over the serrated blade) has a very small amount of play to it on the end which holds the internal tools. The scale seems to slide slightly from one side to another, and "clicks" when you grip the handles firmly. Anybody else observe the same on theirs?
Also, the included leather sheath becomes quite a tight fit for the tool if the bit holder is inserted at the back pocket. Additionally, if I insert the holder in the "regular" way with the bits facing the elastic, the bits' corners tend to catch on the elastic on the way in (and out). To remedy, I insert the bit holder with the backside facing the elastic material to avoid snagging.
Another is the very easily scratchable coating on the bits. Even with careful, deliberate handling, the bit-holders themselves seem to scratch the bits very badly. As a result, my bits now have silver streaks accross their body from exchanging them at the bit-holder several times.
Lastly, when opening the file, it literally grates/scrapes against the Ti scale protecting it. Annoying, to say the least.
I guess I expected more on the fit and finish side, but I never imagined the LM Charge Ti to be very far (quality wise) from what I am accustomed to on my SwissTool X.
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I traded my LM SuperTool + Tool Adapter in custom sheath with a Charge Ti, for use by my wife. The unit I got is generally OK, with some minor "issues". For one, I noticed that one of the Titanium scales (the one over the serrated blade) has a very small amount of play to it on the end which holds the internal tools. The scale seems to slide slightly from one side to another, and "clicks" when you grip the handles firmly. Anybody else observe the same on theirs?
Also, the included leather sheath becomes quite a tight fit for the tool if the bit holder is inserted at the back pocket. Additionally, if I insert the holder in the "regular" way with the bits facing the elastic, the bits' corners tend to catch on the elastic on the way in (and out). To remedy, I insert the bit holder with the backside facing the elastic material to avoid snagging.
Another is the very easily scratchable coating on the bits. Even with careful, deliberate handling, the bit-holders themselves seem to scratch the bits very badly. As a result, my bits now have silver streaks accross their body from exchanging them at the bit-holder several times.
Lastly, when opening the file, it literally grates/scrapes against the Ti scale protecting it. Annoying, to say the least.
I guess I expected more on the fit and finish side, but I never imagined the LM Charge Ti to be very far (quality wise) from what I am accustomed to on my SwissTool X.
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Will said:
So far I have had good luck with Leatherman tools. I have purchased quite a few over the years both for myself and as gifts and all have been good to go, including 2 Ti s.
Re customer service; on the one occasion a Supertool needed repair (caused by my bad), they were better than I deserved. Whenever I had questions or comments, they got back to me promptly with appropriate responses. I consider Leatherman products and backup absolutely first rate. So do those to whom I gifted with same, although that could have been influenced somewhat by the fact they got them for free
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I also have alot of those problemsjosekym said:
Hello Victor,
Those are just my observations from "breaking-in" the tool for a week or so. I don't think I'll be sending the tool back since everything else works fine though.
The same as yours, I also have only 6 double-ended bits on the holder by default, and I do think that is the standard issue with the tool.
For the past week, I used the bits alot in taking apart computers and putting them together again. The stubby driver (attached to the thick handle) sometimes can't reach screws in cramped cases, but works ok for most of the tasks I did. Surprisingly, I have used the mini-drivers several times too, from changing batteries on a very small calculator to setting DIP switches on circuit boards to punching in thin gauge wire on a small block.
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Those are just my observations from "breaking-in" the tool for a week or so. I don't think I'll be sending the tool back since everything else works fine though.
The same as yours, I also have only 6 double-ended bits on the holder by default, and I do think that is the standard issue with the tool.
For the past week, I used the bits alot in taking apart computers and putting them together again. The stubby driver (attached to the thick handle) sometimes can't reach screws in cramped cases, but works ok for most of the tasks I did. Surprisingly, I have used the mini-drivers several times too, from changing batteries on a very small calculator to setting DIP switches on circuit boards to punching in thin gauge wire on a small block.
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Hi All,
One more niggling nit: The short stub of a screwdriver is quite difficult to grab and pull out if your hands are slippery. If you have naturally sweaty/clammy fingers like I do, it will be doubly difficult to pull-out the bit from the driver when you need to change the bits while working. Just recently, I used the small pliers on my Victorinox Deluxe Tinker to mostly change bits while I was repairing a computer at my shop. Oh, the irony of it.
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One more niggling nit: The short stub of a screwdriver is quite difficult to grab and pull out if your hands are slippery. If you have naturally sweaty/clammy fingers like I do, it will be doubly difficult to pull-out the bit from the driver when you need to change the bits while working. Just recently, I used the small pliers on my Victorinox Deluxe Tinker to mostly change bits while I was repairing a computer at my shop. Oh, the irony of it.
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