Most use of the SAK.

22-rimfire said:
One of the things I like about the Small Tinker is that it has full sized tools with a smaller main blade than the larger Tinker.
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The 84mm layer tools are actually slightly smaller than the 91mm ones. No less effective, though.

Edit: Also, the 84mm end pins are a smidgen thinner than the corresponding 91mm ones. Again, no practical difference in durability in my experience.
 
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Lee D said:
That’s a tool I don’t use very often, but for whatever reason I feel like I’m missing something if the SAK in my pocket doesn’t have one.
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Even if you don't open cans with it, the tip is a very good Phillips driver.

I much prefer having the full opener layer over the single combo tool. The tools are sturdier for a start; and for knives with the combo tool, you don't get a small blade.
 
Sawl Goodman said:
The 84mm layer tools are actually slightly smaller than the 91mm ones. No less effective, though.

Edit: Also, the 84mm end pins are a smidgen thinner than the corresponding 91mm ones. Again, no practical difference in durability in my experience.
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Think I need to get one out and compare. If they are a tad smaller, they are still very effective. The bottle opener/flat head screwdriver is the one I most notice as the full sized tools are a tad thicker than the downsized ones. The slightly thicker size makes them a bit more effective with bottle caps.
 
22-rimfire said:
Think I need to get one out and compare. If they are a tad smaller, they are still very effective. The bottle opener/flat head screwdriver is the one I most notice as the full sized tools are a tad thicker than the downsized ones. The slightly thicker size makes them a bit more effective with bottle caps.
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I have to say, I love the gruntier flat SD and can opener on the 93mm and 111mm knives. The locking SD on the liner lock knives is superb.
 
Sawl Goodman said:
SAK can openers are my only can openers! Totally reliable, and right at hand if your knife is.
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The SAK can openers are the only can openers I use, too. I also have one of those mechanical can openers, but never use it. The SAK can openers are cleaner (no mechanical moving parts on the implement itself to trap gunk). The mechanical can opener may be a little faster, but I regularly open regular-sized cans in 15 to 17 seconds, which is fast enough. Then just a quick rinse of the tool, then put it away.

Jim
 
James Y said:
The SAK can openers are the only can openers I use, too. I also have one of those mechanical can openers, but never use it. The SAK can openers are cleaner (no mechanical moving parts on the implement itself to trap gunk). The mechanical can opener may be a little faster, but I regularly open regular-sized cans in 15 to 17 seconds, which is fast enough. Then just a quick rinse of the tool, then put it away.

Jim
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Sums it up! :)
 
James Y said:
The SAK can openers are the only can openers I use, too. I also have one of those mechanical can openers, but never use it. The SAK can openers are cleaner (no mechanical moving parts on the implement itself to trap gunk). The mechanical can opener may be a little faster, but I regularly open regular-sized cans in 15 to 17 seconds, which is fast enough. Then just a quick rinse of the tool, then put it away.

Jim
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You can go even faster by making the first cut, and then simply pushing the opener around the top of the whole can in a couple of easy pushes. This does require a bit of a firmer grip on the can and the confidence to not stab yourself . From memory I picked up this trick from a Felix Immler video
 
Storm 8593 said:
You can go even faster by making the first cut, and then simply pushing the opener around the top of the whole can in a couple of easy pushes. This does require a bit of a firmer grip on the can and the confidence to not stab yourself . From memory I picked up this trick from a Felix Immler video
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I like his style, upbeat and positive. He doesn't say "don't try this at home" for the can opening trick. Instead he gives a "be careful" message by wearing a thick leather glove on his hand holding the can.
 
I forgot to mention in the list of uses in an earlier post that I do actually use the large screwdriver with the bottle opener to turn screws, quite often. I use a “BOB Bag” training dummy in my training once or twice a week, and I’m always tightening the screws that hold the dummy (torso and head) to the weighted base. I usually do this before every use.

Jim
 
My average SAK use is something like this: screwdriver > tweezers > knife > nail file > bottle opener > saw > everything else.

I'm not sure the Cybertool counts as traditional, but it's my most-used SAK because it does item number one so well. :)
 
Sawl Goodman said:
The 84mm layer tools are actually slightly smaller than the 91mm ones. No less effective, though.

Edit: Also, the 84mm end pins are a smidgen thinner than the corresponding 91mm ones. Again, no practical difference in durability in my experience.
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I used to carry the Victorinox Executive daily, but the scissors would get clogged/jammed after six months to a year and I'd have to replace it. (One I actually destroyed by pushing too hard trying to cut something with the orange/peeler blade thing—it would not close fully after that.)

now I carry the Super Tinker. The full-size scissors are much more durable than those on the Executive size, and the other tools are stronger as well.
 
I use the large and small blades on my SAK the most by far, though not necessarily in that order. Tweezers are a distant second, for pulling metal splinters I get when machining.
 
I've used the other tools on my SAK more than I use the blade. The screwdrivers and awl, especially on the Pioneer X, probably see the most use, closely followed by the scissors, then the knife blade.
 
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