Should I get a PST?

[haulinthedollaghan]

Help me out guys should I get one , will I enjoy it?
 If you own one put up a few pics

[Monrogue]

I think you are going to get a fairly unanymous "yes" on this one   I assume you would enjoy it, but I guess that depends on what type of multitools you like, and your uses, etc. 

[eddie1115]

I think you are going to get a fairly unanymous "yes" on this one   I assume you would enjoy it, but I guess that depends on what type of multitools you like, and your uses, etc.

+1   It's not going to be as heavy duty as, say, a Surge or Supertool, but the slim size and tool selection are quite nice.

Also, here's a thread with lots of PST pictures:

http://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=47487.0

[captain spaulding]

In my personal opinion I would not get one to use on a daily basis. They are uncomfortable when using the pliers and I feel they are much less usable than the modern tools. If you want it for light use then it should suit you well, but I would choose many other tools as users over the PST. If you wan't one to play with and to see what the PST is all about or for collection purposes then I would say yes.

[Top-Gear-24]

Yes, yes you should ...

Let me help you make up your mind with some random pics  .






 

[mrog]

I say no. I would get the third generation.

PST I (no scissors) --> PST II (No locks) --> Leatherman Pulse (Scissors AND locks AND comfy handles AND plain edge blade)

[Etherealicer]

I say no. I would get the third generation.

PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Leatherman Pulse (Scissors AND locks)

Hmm, I always thought its:
PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Victorinox Spirit

 

[mrog]

I say no. I would get the third generation.

PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Leatherman Pulse (Scissors AND locks)

Hmm, I always thought its:
PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Victorinox Spirit

 

Hehehehehehe I agree! Spirit is even in my signature. I guess I said Pulse since its so similar to PST.

Spirit bonuses over the PST
-Scissors
-Locking tools
-No rust
-All tools on the outside
-No clumping
-Chisel & Saw
-Butter smooth
-Comfier handles
-Better company and warranty 


PST bonuses
-Lighter weight
-Cheaper
-Old school swagger

[ducttapetech]

The Spirit has scissors?
LoL!

Nate

[captain spaulding]

The Spirit has scissors?
LoL!

Nate

The Spirit X does.

[ducttapetech]

Hope there way better than the one that my Spirit had. Not sure if they counted as scissors. Which is weird, saks have great scissors. The Spirit, not so much.

Nate

[captain spaulding]

Hope there way better than the one that my Spirit had. Not sure if they counted as scissors. Which is weird, saks have great scissors. The Spirit, not so much.

Nate

I would disagree. I love the scissors on the Spirit.

[ducttapetech]

Cool!
I hated them. But that's just me.

Nate

[captain spaulding]

Cool!
I hated them. But that's just me.

Nate

To each their own. Did you not like the design or was something wrong with yours?

[ducttapetech]

Cool!
I hated them. But that's just me.

Nate

To each their own. Did you not like the design or was something wrong with yours?

Design. They didn't open very wide. Like the spring they used. 

Nate

[captain spaulding]

Cool!
I hated them. But that's just me.

Nate

To each their own. Did you not like the design or was something wrong with yours?

Design. They didn't open very wide. Like the spring they used. 

Nate

Ah ok.

[derekmac]

The PST is really the MT that started it all, so yes, I think you (and anyone into MT's) should have at least one.  I have two.


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[AimlessWanderer]

I say no. I would get the third generation.

PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Leatherman Pulse (Scissors AND locks)

Hmm, I always thought its:
PST I (no scissors) > PST II (No locks) > Victorinox Spirit

 

 

The Pulse was a major disappointment for me, REALLY disliked those locks ... but back to the PSTs ...

I like the PST and PST II for occasional usage when I'm not expecting to need a pliers based tool. It rides easy in the pocket and gives quite a bit of function for a slim lightweight package. It is however uncomfortable when used as pliers, so not one I'd want to be doing a lot of work with. If however you have a handkerchief or a Buff in your pocket, you can pad the grip a little with that to muffle the sharp corners, but even then you wouldn't want this as a frequent use tool

[kirk13]

Short answer is YES!

Long answer is it depends what you want it for...

I've gone back to using them as my work EDC,albeit as modded KSTs. They're light,smart,well made( better than most of today's LMs) and surprisingly tough. However,as Al points out,if your a heavy duty plier user,they'll cut the hands off you( if I think there going to be a lot of Plier use at work,I'd rather take my modded Fuse or Spirit or....)

If you want it as a fun collectable,the first step in what we now regard as multitools,you just can't go without.

I keep a PST at my parents place for when I'm over in Norn Irn,and want to go cycling or hiking or what ever(including visits to my Granda...). I'd worked through any number of tool options,but the PST with a tool adopter covered so many bases while still being people friendly

[babola]

It appears you really want a Rebar, also sometimes referred to as the 'unofficial PST III'

Pulse is great and for many what PST III should have been, but not everyone is keen on those fiddly locking tabs.


...and no, VSA Spirit doesn't 'bonus' over the PST, PST was there before Spirit even came about. A Spirit's 'daddy' of sort.

[AimlessWanderer]

Here's my proposed schedule of events:

1: Buy one

2: Discover very quickly what we mean about the discomfort and basic feel, and feel a bit disappointed

3: Blame Kirky

4: Sling it in a drawer to be forgotten about or trade it away

5: Try lots of other tools instead - settle upon some primary tools which meet your needs

6: Allow several months to pass, till you start shifting your perspectives of how you appreciate a tool

7: Dig the PST back out of the drawer and carry it a while

7a: If you traded the first one, blame Kirky for you having to go and track down another

8: Realise that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts

9: Revert back to carrying the primary tools as you were before, but every so often when you want to go light/retro or just for the hell of it, carry the PST and a complimentary SAK instead

Note: The PST mentioned in the above sequence, could be substituted by or repeated with a PST II

[TheDude]

Here's my proposed schedule of events:

1: Buy one

2: Discover very quickly what we mean about the discomfort and basic feel, and feel a bit disappointed

3: Blame Kirky

4: Sling it in a drawer to be forgotten about or trade it away

5: Try lots of other tools instead - settle upon some primary tools which meet your needs

6: Allow several months to pass, till you start shifting your perspectives of how you appreciate a tool

7: Dig the PST back out of the drawer and carry it a while

7a: If you traded the first one, blame Kirky for you having to go and track down another

8: Realise that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts

9: Revert back to carrying the primary tools as you were before, but every so often when you want to go light/retro or just for the hell of it, carry the PST and a complimentary SAK instead

Note: The PST mentioned in the above sequence, could be substituted by or repeated with a PST II

LOVE IT!

[JAfromMn]

Short answer.

Everyone should own 1

[nervium]

yes.

[neillcurrie]

Here's my proposed schedule of events:

1: Buy one

2: Discover very quickly what we mean about the discomfort and basic feel, and feel a bit disappointed

3: Blame Kirky

4: Sling it in a drawer to be forgotten about or trade it away

5: Try lots of other tools instead - settle upon some primary tools which meet your needs

6: Allow several months to pass, till you start shifting your perspectives of how you appreciate a tool

7: Dig the PST back out of the drawer and carry it a while

7a: If you traded the first one, blame Kirky for you having to go and track down another

8: Realise that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts

9: Revert back to carrying the primary tools as you were before, but every so often when you want to go light/retro or just for the hell of it, carry the PST and a complimentary SAK instead

Note: The PST mentioned in the above sequence, could be substituted by or repeated with a PST II

The above is pretty much what my sequence was. Except that the timespan between steps 1 and 9 were about 18 years in my case. I bought a PST way back when, gifted it to someone (my version of "a drawer"), then finally got a PST and a PST2 again during the last month. I am currently at stage 8, "Realise(sic) that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts".

Just two observations: I never blamed Kirky, and I think symmetry in the Universe demands that this actually be a 12-step process, not 9.

[kirk13]

Here's my proposed schedule of events:

1: Buy one

2: Discover very quickly what we mean about the discomfort and basic feel, and feel a bit disappointed

3: Blame Kirky

4: Sling it in a drawer to be forgotten about or trade it away

5: Try lots of other tools instead - settle upon some primary tools which meet your needs

6: Allow several months to pass, till you start shifting your perspectives of how you appreciate a tool

7: Dig the PST back out of the drawer and carry it a while

7a: If you traded the first one, blame Kirky for you having to go and track down another

8: Realise that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts

9: Revert back to carrying the primary tools as you were before, but every so often when you want to go light/retro or just for the hell of it, carry the PST and a complimentary SAK instead

Note: The PST mentioned in the above sequence, could be substituted by or repeated with a PST II

The above is pretty much what my sequence was. Except that the timespan between steps 1 and 9 were about 18 years in my case. I bought a PST way back when, gifted it to someone (my version of "a drawer"), then finally got a PST and a PST2 again during the last month. I am currently at stage 8, "Realise(sic) that for occasional usage and lightweight pocket carry, the PST has still got it where it counts".

Just two observations: I never blamed Kirky, and I think symmetry in the Universe demands that this actually be a 12-step process, not 9.

Thank you!

Are you feeling ok?

[collim1]

I find my PST to still be quite a useful tool.  It carries much easier than my Wave being so slim and lightweight.  If nothing else its worth having because its the original. 

Yes the handles hurt your hands after extended hard use, I have known that since I got my first one when I was a kid.  But it can still do some work when needed. 

I don't carry this one often as I just don't need a plier based tool all that often in my day to day.