Why Im Peaved At My Swisstool.......

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Chris B

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Hi all.... Ive been EDC'ing my swisstool for about a year now, and I have to say..... Its really starting to bug me. There are certain things that make me love this tool, and there are things that make me want to throw it it the river. If you'll all bear with me, Ill list a few likes and dislikes.

I love the feel... the rolled edges are great, and although its a bit heavier than my ST200, I have to say that the weight hasnt been an issue.

Mine is a X model, and the scissors worked great for a while.... but now not so well..... it feels as though someone tried to cut heavy wire with them..... although I never have. The main cutters never work... anytime i try cut stranded wire regardless of size....I wind up hacking and twisting trying to get it to cut. That bugs me the most, especially since its a task I perform often.

The thing I love the most is the easy access to the tools, and the fact that the tools dont clump together makes me that much happier. The philips screwdriver is a bit short, and too oddly shaped for many tasks... like fitting into the holes on plastic battery opperated kids toys.... Which with three small children is also a task I perform often.

That is one thing I could always say about my original supertool... The philips screwdriver worked on everything I threw at it.... large and small. I cannot say that however for my SuperTool 200. That would up bugging me so much I swapped the screwdrivers. Ive also noticed that the wings on the philips driver are starting to bend...although I dont use it for heavy tasks. Ive noticed it on a couple of the other tools as well. The metal is a bit soft, and seems to give at the lest little bit of torque. Again... this is and area where my Supertools excelled.

I almost forgot to mention... three weeks after I received my swisstool... the snap popped off of the sheath and I was forced to buy another one.... I went with the velcro'd leather this time. I wish I could find a tool that combined the best features of both. In my mind it would be a SwissTool with a better cutter, stronger steel, and a better philips screwdriver. If I could find this tool.... I think I would be truly happy.


Chris
 
Get rid of the Swisstool, throw it to the river...just let me know where:p
And stay with the Supertool 200.

To be honest with you I preffer the Swisstool because of the scissors, I like the fact that I dont have to open all the tool to reach the other tools but for me weight is important that's why ended with the Spirit, I'm really happy with it.
 
Ive been a swisstool user and a Leatherman user for many years and the swisstool stands up to heavy use far better than the leathermans , in fact ive sold my supertool 200 and charge TI , got fed up just seeing them lying in a drawer doing nothing :D

Duncan
 
You could just send the Swisstool back to Victorinox and get them to repair the scissors and anything else that needs sorting , they most likely will replace it with a new one as they did mine .Just promise you wont do anything stupid like go out a buy a Charge :eek: ( perhaps i shouldnt have said that ;) )

Dunc
 
LOL True !

I worshipped my SwissTool .... until I got a Charge !!

Can't get enough of belt-clip and one-hand opening knives ...... SWEETNESS :D
 
dunc5 said:
You could just send the Swisstool back to Victorinox and get them to repair the scissors and anything else that needs sorting , they most likely will replace it with a new one as they did mine .

Dunc
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I agree. Send-in the tool for warranty since your problems affect your satisfaction with the performance of the tool. I also have a SwissTool X, and observe a minor issue about the scissors which I posted not so long ago: After cutting some material (paper, cardboard, plastic, etc.), the scissor blades seem to get coarse and "bind". To remedy this, I just wipe the scissor blades with cloth or leather (sometimes my thumb) and after that the blades can cut "smoothly" again. By the way, this scissors problem is also evident with Deluxe Tinker SAK, so I think it maybe due to the design or steel used?

=)
 
if you want a good multi
tool get a leatherman wave
especily if you want
good sisors
the supertool 200 is also eccelent
i have both
 
mmfan said:
if you want a good multi
tool get a leatherman wave
especily if you want
good sisors
the supertool 200 is also eccelent
i have both
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I have to dissagree , i sold my Charge TI and my supertool 200 because they werent getting used , always took the swisstool with me , although the leathermans are good tools i just prefer the Vics .

Dunc
 
Perfectionist said:
LOL True !

I worshipped my SwissTool .... until I got a Charge !!

Can't get enough of belt-clip and one-hand opening knives ...... SWEETNESS :D
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I would agree with you until I tried to cut a screw with my Charge XTI. Well, the thing didn't cut it (no surprise there) but at the same time, without being too aggressive, it damaged the pliers so they will now no longer open.

I can understand not cutting the screw, but I can't believe it damaged the pliers (and therefore the tool) so that it is inoperable.

It is true that the one handed opening is very nice. But the build quality and durability is no where near that of the swisstool.

Very disappointing.

J.
 
JohnJ80 said:
I would agree with you until I tried to cut a screw with my Charge XTI. Well, the thing didn't cut it (no surprise there) but at the same time, without being too aggressive, it damaged the pliers so they will now no longer open.

I can understand not cutting the screw, but I can't believe it damaged the pliers (and therefore the tool) so that it is inoperable.

It is true that the one handed opening is very nice. But the build quality and durability is no where near that of the swisstool.

Very disappointing.

J.
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Have you tried to cut a similar screw with your Swisstool? If so, how did that work out? I don't mean to argue the relative strengths of these multitools, but sometimes a particualr project can defeat any of them. Could that have been the case in your experience, or do you have reason to think otherwise?
 
znapschatz said:
Have you tried to cut a similar screw with your Swisstool? If so, how did that work out? I don't mean to argue the relative strengths of these multitools, but sometimes a particualr project can defeat any of them. Could that have been the case in your experience, or do you have reason to think otherwise?
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I actually had cut harder stuff with the swisstool. What was a problem was that I didn't even honk down on the cutters, being careful. When it looked like it might be tough, I stopped and the pliers were jammed. I was being careful because in my experience, my LM's have not been as robust as the Swisstool - and this bears that out.

I had cut similar things with my swisstool without stopping. So, I think the LM is not as rugged as the LM.

J.
 
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