LM Juice components

[mark127]

I don't have any Juice tools, but I have a Squirt P4. The internal components, knife blade, etc., are holding up well. Anybody having any issues with corroding/rusting Juice or Squirt components? Does the knife
blade on the Juice tools hold an edge well, does it sharpen easily?

Thanks for you time

 

[Steely_Gunz]

By and large, I think that the Juice line is a fine series. They are compact and hold the light duty tools of a SAK while giving the user the added feature of some pretty durable pliers. It's a great concept that is working out well for leatherman.

However, they don't work for me. I have a CS4, and the cap lifter does not function. It over extends and will neither lift a cap, open a can, nor even really function as corkscrew assist like it is supposed to. I could send it to Leatherman, but I just never think about it. None of the components lock on the tool, which is no big deal really. However, IMHO, a SAK of similar layers has more walk and talk. Finally, the prices of these little tools are a little high. For me, I feel that getting a light-featured full sized tool like a Fuse or Blast or even a Kick is money better spent at a lower price point.

i will give LM this, the pliers are very, very useful for most tasks that a lighter duty tool might come across. Much more substantial than the squirt line or the small light duty fold out ones on say a Swiss Champ.

All and all, I have given the tool to my wife to beat up and abuse. The knife blade seems to be made out of the same 420HC that the standard LM knife blades are made out of. She likes it. The drivers are stubby, but she doesn't need a deep one, the scissors are hefty and cut very well, saw is pretty good (not up to Vic standards, but it works just fine), and it is a cute blue color so she likes that too

Probably not a bad tool if you like the Squirt line.

 

[znapschatz]

By and large, I think that the Juice line is a fine series. They are compact and hold the light duty tools of a SAK while giving the user the added feature of some pretty durable pliers. It's a great concept that is working out well for leatherman.

However, they don't work for me. I have a CS4, and the cap lifter does not function. It over extends and will neither lift a cap, open a can, nor even really function as corkscrew assist like it is supposed to. I could send it to Leatherman, but I just never think about it. None of the components lock on the tool, which is no big deal really. However, IMHO, a SAK of similar layers has more walk and talk. Finally, the prices of these little tools are a little high. For me, I feel that getting a light-featured full sized tool like a Fuse or Blast or even a Kick is money better spent at a lower price point.

i will give LM this, the pliers are very, very useful for most tasks that a lighter duty tool might come across. Much more substantial than the squirt line or the small light duty fold out ones on say a Swiss Champ.

All and all, I have given the tool to my wife to beat up and abuse. The knife blade seems to be made out of the same 420HC that the standard LM knife blades are made out of. She likes it. The drivers are stubby, but she doesn't need a deep one, the scissors are hefty and cut very well, saw is pretty good (not up to Vic standards, but it works just fine), and it is a cute blue color so she likes that too

Probably not a bad tool if you like the Squirt line.

Granted, the cap lifter/bottle opener is not up to Vic or even other Leatherman models, but I haven't had difficulty with either. As a can opener, it manages to punch through despite the blunt edge, necessary so that in cap lifter mode it doesn't pierce the cap. As a bottle opener, it gets the job done, but takes some care to avoid holing the cap. I have opened numerous caps and cans with my CS4 without having to holler and swear, good enough for me. As a corkscrew assist, it is pretty much useless and can damage the tool, which happened to mine early on. But the corkscrew, with proper technique itself still works at least as well as those on a SAK. Best I can say of it is that the can/bottle/assist implement can be opened with one hand.

I put up with these useable but less than excellent implements because there is no SAK in its size/weight category with as useful pliers. I wish there were. Meanwhile, the Juice does well enough, once you get used to its quirks.

 

[umberto00]

first thing I did when I got my juice was sharpen the can opener and awl. Works like a charm now.

 

[supratentorial]

I think that the fit and finish of the Juice and Squirt multi-tools is about the same. I haven't had any problems with mine but I've seen photos of broken Juice and Squirt multi-tools on Ebay. If you use them for light duty work, I doubt you'll have a problem with them.

The largest of the series (Juice Pro and XE6), are approximately the same weight as the Victorinox Spirit. But the smaller Juice models (KF4, S2, etc) don't have much competition from other manufacturers. Leatherman's own PST (and PSTII), Kick, and Skeletool are probably the closest to the size and weight of the smaller Juice models. Although the Skeletool has a one-hand opening blade, the tool selection on some of the Juice models compares favorably. The K4, for example, weighs only 0.5 oz more than the Skeletool and the K4 adds a diamond file, a second blade, a saw, and an awl.

 

[tholiver]

first thing I did when I got my juice was sharpen the can opener and awl. Works like a charm now.

Yeah i have Juice XE6. I got it as a Christmas gift and i've been carrying it daily ever since. Its a good medium sized multi the only weakness is the can-opener and the awl. Like yourself i sharpened the awl and squared off/sharpened the can-opener.
They both work better now but still the canopener is inherently clunky compared to the ones on SAK's or other multitools. Still i can live with it!
Generally i love my XE6, for now it has displaced my SAK's and other multis.