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Just what the title states. Can somebody submit one?
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As Foilist said, check out the multitool forum. For what it's worth, it's the best multi-tool on the market, in my experience and in my opinion. I never leave home without one.
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+1 on the Swisstool Spirit.
Better than Leathermans and Gerbers in general, because of the quality in fit and finish. Nice and compact. Everything fits tightly, it's smooth to operate and all moving parts snap authoritatively into place.
It's not a hands-down winner in all departments, though. Leatherman's diamond file is more aggressive and will probably last longer. The Swisstools don't have a real needlenose on the pliers. The knife requires two hands to open. The edges on the screwdriver ends are very slightly rounded-- they can slip out of the screw head if you torque very heavily on them. If you want the screwdrivers to be perfect, it's easy to grind a bit of metal off the end to make the corners sharp and grippy.
The scissors are a bit short and stubby but also strong. It fills the gap (cardboard, leather) between the scissors on my Vic Rambler (string, paper, fingernails) and the cutters on the Spirit's pliers (wire, etc).
The knife on it is weird but the metal is easily workable so with a bit of elbow grease, you can grind it into any shape you like.
Better than Leathermans and Gerbers in general, because of the quality in fit and finish. Nice and compact. Everything fits tightly, it's smooth to operate and all moving parts snap authoritatively into place.
It's not a hands-down winner in all departments, though. Leatherman's diamond file is more aggressive and will probably last longer. The Swisstools don't have a real needlenose on the pliers. The knife requires two hands to open. The edges on the screwdriver ends are very slightly rounded-- they can slip out of the screw head if you torque very heavily on them. If you want the screwdrivers to be perfect, it's easy to grind a bit of metal off the end to make the corners sharp and grippy.
The scissors are a bit short and stubby but also strong. It fills the gap (cardboard, leather) between the scissors on my Vic Rambler (string, paper, fingernails) and the cutters on the Spirit's pliers (wire, etc).
The knife on it is weird but the metal is easily workable so with a bit of elbow grease, you can grind it into any shape you like.
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I'm going to move this from Knife Reviews to Multitools. I know we had a recent thread there on Swisstools. I personally think the Spirit is the best multitool on the market right now for general use.
But there are so many others that are really good, too ...
But there are so many others that are really good, too ...
This is a great site to peruse if you have any interest at all in multi tools. Here is a review of the swisstool done by one of it's members. Join and ask it's free if your so inclined. They are the experts.
http://www.multitool.org/victorinox/large-tools/victorinox-swisstool.html
http://www.multitool.org/victorinox/large-tools/victorinox-swisstool.html
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Yeah i found a bunch online. I value the members opinions here so i was just wondering if anybody would submit one. I have my view on it, was just wondering what another person thought. Id like to use it a bit more before i decide to write a review.