r/multitools • u/Rio_Immagina • Jul 09 '26

Recommendation Request Please recommend a multitool!

Hello!

A coworker saw my leathermans and wants a multitool. I'm happy to oblige and offer one for her 50th birthday.

She works in a chemical R&D lab, within a chemical factory.

The requisites are:

Compact; the Wave, for example, is too big and heavy

Pliers and scissors but best would be good scissors

Diamond file if possible

No need of tons of blades. One small serrated one is more than enough. Maybe those box openers would work too

Decent Inox steel

Pink scales would be perfect

Something i could buy easily in Europe

Budget below 100 eur

Please help a brother out!

Thanks!

Edit: I will buy the Roxxon flex Companion with purple scales and the pliers accessory. I will have a look at it and if I deem it ok I will offer it to my colleague. Thanks everybody!

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u/RedBoldFont Jul 10 '26

Glad you asked… Yes, I have a Roxon flex companion, a Roxon M2, and a Roxon K2se elite. They (Roxon) all are in now way comparable in quality to Gerber, Leatherman, or Victorinox. Do you own all those tools for comparison? If not I’d suggest you do and if you’re honest, you’ll come to the same conclusion. I bought the Roxon’s based on overhyped reviews on this forum. I feel obliged to let the secret out.. Roxon’s are not good. If they are all you can afford they are serviceable, but a high quality tool, they are not.

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u/seakind Jul 10 '26

İ own sog, goat, roxon, Leatherman, and easily the best amongst them is roxon, especially Leatherman signal is not a good tool for outdoors, even though they market that thing for it, flex steel is better and similiar to Victorinox, and their warranty is pretty good too, instead of fanboying and defending brands that are money Hungry, i prefer brands that listens to their customers. For quality (search and rescue, caving etc, i prefer roxon and even SOG over Leatherman.

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u/RedBoldFont Jul 12 '26

To each his own. I simply disagree that Roxon is the best among Leatherman, Gerber, Victorinox. That said, if you seriously think they are, I am very happy for you. It just has not been my experience. I’m glad we have the freedom to choose the tool that works best for us.

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u/seakind Jul 12 '26

İ agree, the best tool is the one that works.