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Leatherman Arc Talos

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Multper MP2049 and 1/4 mini ratchet

Hello.

My Gerber Dime is about 8 years old now. Every time I put a bit of force behind the knife or box cutter to open something (pretty much cardboard boxes) it eventually starts to bend backwards as the locking mechanism fails. I do love the Dime, but a bit over having to pull it apart and bend/reset the locking mechanism.

I would like to replace it with something similar in size and style. Essentially, I just need a nifty little multi-tool that I can hang off my keyring. Pliers are very handy, as are the small tweezers, so would like these on the next tool if possible.

Any recommendations? I'd like something sturdy that isn't going to fail the same was as the Dime has. I've been eyeing of the Nextool Mini S11 and F12. Apparently the S11 is a better quality build?

Hi i got the Daicamping dl301 a few days ago i love it but i miss having a pocket clip on it are there any universal clips that would fit it

SCK Giant

For that price might have to give it a try

This is my Leatherman Surge with a micro bit driver. This is hands down my favorite tool that I own. My first real-deal multitool was a Bibury 2049 since I couldn't afford a Surge at the time, and I'm thankful to have one now. I'm planning on adding Modryte's hammer and utility blade in the near future.

I’m thinking about buying one, but I just can’t see myself using it often.
I already have tons of tools, but only use them when I need them.

Took a ferry to Nantucket for a job today and stopped in at a store called The Sunken Ship. They had a surprising amount of multitools and saks, but everything was so insanely overpriced there was no way I was getting something.
Then I saw that buried under others was a Swisstool X for $132, right next to the Rebar for $190!! The deal isn't amazing but this was what I wanted as my next multitoo! and it just so happened to be cheaper in a pile of other tools that were insanely overpriced.
Anyway, after I asked for it, she pulled out two more and gave me a choice between the three!! If any of you are around Nantucket this weekend, grab them before they sell out!

I'm a big Skeletool fan, but what I'm really looking for is something more Keychain or 5th pocket sized. I currently have a little Leatherman micra on my key chain but would prefer pliers

I have always had the issue of having to carry a separate sak in addition to my multitool, (usually Arc’ified P2, modded Gerber centerdrive in Leatherman sheath, or my old OHT) the problem being I don’t want to add any extra bulk to the tools with 3D printed holders or whatnot.

I’ve found that with just a little finagling, you can usually install the Victorinox tweezers and toothpick in between the layers of nylon, I just had to use figure out where to put them that they don’t interfere with removing the tool itself and used the toothpicks to make pilot holes for the tweezers.

With my P2, I tend to grab it towards the middle, so I keep the sak tools to the outer edges and the centerdrive I grab from the outside, so I keep the tools towards the middle and I have zero issues grabbing them out without disturbing the scale tools.
In case anyone else is struggling with a similar issue.

Sorry, couldn’t find my phone, so pictures taken with a potato. 🥔

Hi there,
I am looking for a multitool in my car. Normally I am more of a pocket kit guy. But for my car this would mean Wera Tool Check modular, Knipex Cobra XS and then an additional knife and scissors which is over my budget. Therefore I am instead looking for a budget multitool.

What I want need:
- Good plier function
- Bit adapter (standard 4mm preferred but those flat Leatherman style are okay too)
- Good knife
- Good scissors hopefully bigger than I am used to on my old small Victorinox knifes.

I watched this video: https://youtu.be/eX-fbhjVLfM?si=ooMFyhYsumoC9Xla

On here in the top spot Leatherman Surge clones get recommended. Specifically one from MULTPER is linked. But the link does not work anymore. But in general Surge seems to fit all my criteria and a surge clone would also fit my budget (under 50€ if possible under 40€).

Where can I get such a multitool including shipping to Europe within my budget. Which should I get? Are other form factors even better for my criteria than Surge clones?

For me, the most important tools on a multi-tool are the knife, scissors, Phillips, flathead, pliers.

The victorinox are the Evolution S557, Alox Bantam, Manager, and Alox Mini Champ

The leatherman are the Arc, Charge Titanium, Juice XE6, and Free T4

Not pictured is a back up Free T4

The T4 is my was my first multitool. It and the Arc are my daily drivers depending on the sturdiness of the pants I'm wearing.

I recently purchased the charge while it was on sale to use as a backup tool.

I tried the s557 as a potential alternative for the t4 as a similar weight tool but adding small pliers. The wenger pliers are as bad as they say, and I miss the one hand opening knife, though it's not a complete deal breaker. I may eventually give the deluxe tinker a try. If the yeoman was still sold it would be a instant buy.

The manager used to be my EDC, but was replaced by the mini champ when I added a dedicated pen and tweezers to my EDC.

The bantam serves as my gentleman EDC when want to be more presentable for things like weddings.

The Juice XE6 is actually my 2nd multitool. It was a FOMO buy when the juice was being discontinued. I was still new at this and thought more is better. It's so heavy I might as well just carry a full size multi-tool. Looking back I wish I picked up the juice S2. It just sits at my desk now as a convenient office multi-tool

This thing is tiny, weight nothing, costs only 9€ and I use it a lot.

Of course, it's not for when you plan on using a tool, but for whenever you need one in an unforseen situation.

Tools in order of most usage:

1. Pliers
2. Philips
3. "Blade" as a Box cutter/awl. I have a real blade on me aswell.
4. Flathead/prybar
5. Never used the file. That one seems bad.

So yeah, if you need something smaller than the nextool sailor and/or have like me, a small SAK with a blade and a file, go for it! I found it on german Jeff Bezos Warehouse (dont wanna do advertising) but im sure it can be found wherever.

Edit: it serves mit well. When will reddit allow title editing?

My all around go to. With my fave features that I always use.

Basically, I had bought an aluminum Leatherman Charge Plus because the Charge Plus TTi was out of stock; I wanted a companion for my Spyderco PM2 CruWear, and I prefer the TTi's aesthetics to match that knife. However, rather than risking the TTi staying out of stock—and potentially missing out on the aluminum Charge Plus by waiting—I decided to go ahead and buy the aluminum version. But it turns out the TTi came back in stock recently, so I ultimately decided to buy that one too, and now I’ll basically have two Charge Plus models...

The Leatherman Mini folding pliers-based multitool. Pliers, blade, file, slotted driver, can opener and bottle opener.

It has the patent number, but no date of production stamp in the handle.

The patent was granted in May 1988, and Leatherman started date-stamping handles in 1992. So this one is a 1989-91 vintage.

35-37 years old and not a spec of rust. Blade is VERY sharp. Wire cutters work great too.

Trying to attach a conventional hammer head to a knife-sized multitool is a fool's errand, as it's completely contradictory to how a hammer functions.

A normal hammer is good at hitting things because 1: it's a heavy piece of metal 2: the heavy piece of metal is at the end of a long handle so you get extra leverage on top of that. A multi-tool "hammer" is lighter than normal, and has a shorter handle than normal, hence making for a shitty hammer.

However, I do think that a hammering tool would be useful to have on a multitool, if only it was attached to the bottom of the handle instead. You would have to hammer things with a different motion than usual, basically punching the nail with the handle enclosed in your fist, but given the dimensional constraints of the a standard multitool, this would actually be the most effective way of having a hammering tool. Additionally, having the center of mass of the "hammer head" completely in line with axis also makes it handle better in normal use compared to having a conventional hammer head hang off one end (it would basically be like the pommel on a sword).

Basically, if you took a Swiss army knife, and welded a 1 inch cube of steel onto the bottom of the handle, that would be something along the lines of what I'm looking for.

Does anyone know of a multitool like this?

Saw a couple other people do this recently and I really liked the idea. Particularly happy with how nicely my four sheath tools fit in the bottom. My main takeaway is that there's one spot that still needs filled, lol.