What Did You Use Your Multitool For Today?

[Zed]

Oh me and my boy killed ours when he'd turned 4

i pulled coral till she was 5 but she got too much of a lump  the girls arnt too bad weight wise but still heavy, once its no use to them im turning it into a trailer for putting junk bikes in and parts i scavenge from the heath/waste land 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Oh me and my boy killed ours when he'd turned 4

i pulled coral till she was 5 but she got too much of a lump  the girls arnt too bad weight wise but still heavy, once its no use to them im turning it into a trailer for putting junk bikes in and parts i scavenge from the heath/waste land 

Good bit of recycling that

[Zed]

Oh me and my boy killed ours when he'd turned 4

i pulled coral till she was 5 but she got too much of a lump  the girls arnt too bad weight wise but still heavy, once its no use to them im turning it into a trailer for putting junk bikes in and parts i scavenge from the heath/waste land 

Good bit of recycling that

i built a old muddy fox a while back from the waste land, used parts from there as well and most kind of correct year parts, i only got £20 for it but it cost me nowt,  ive got a few old bits and frames from there in my shed 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Oh me and my boy killed ours when he'd turned 4

i pulled coral till she was 5 but she got too much of a lump  the girls arnt too bad weight wise but still heavy, once its no use to them im turning it into a trailer for putting junk bikes in and parts i scavenge from the heath/waste land 

Good bit of recycling that

i built a old muddy fox a while back from the waste land, used parts from there as well and most kind of correct year parts, i only got £20 for it but it cost me nowt,  ive got a few old bits and frames from there in my shed 

If you come across an old Raleigh 20 or tandem, let me know

[Blackbeard]

Used my diesel's pliers to hold/rotate end pieces of surge while I adjusted torx security screw to straighten those little end pieces out, got pinched a few times since there wasnt much meat for pliers to grab onto.

To follow up on this repair which was unsuccesful - I took off the torx screw from the surge and removed end cap. I than used the file from the wave to file down the poorly finished part which is preventing the end caps from sitting straight. A little QC flub on Leathermans part, looks a little better now, is straighter but I need to repeat procedure on other side of tool since that one is crooked too. Heres a pic cause I think my giberish is not explaining it properly:





Notice the small horizontal rough edge on the ruler side of surge & the right angle where the steel bends up, this is from the factory and making things cockeyed

[valvestem125]

I used my Octane clamshell opener blade to open a new Grappler package.

[Neil]

Used my diesel's pliers to hold/rotate end pieces of surge while I adjusted torx security screw to straighten those little end pieces out, got pinched a few times since there wasnt much meat for pliers to grab onto.

To follow up on this repair which was unsuccesful - I took off the torx screw from the surge and removed end cap. I than used the file from the wave to file down the poorly finished part which is preventing the end caps from sitting straight. A little QC flub on Leathermans part, looks a little better now, is straighter but I need to repeat procedure on other side of tool since that one is crooked too. Heres a pic cause I think my giberish is not explaining it properly:...

Notice the small horizontal rough edge on the ruler side of surge & the right angle where the steel bends up, this is from the factory and making things cockeyed

That'd really bug me   I hope you can get it flush.

[Mercury]

Used my diesel's pliers to hold/rotate end pieces of surge while I adjusted torx security screw to straighten those little end pieces out, got pinched a few times since there wasnt much meat for pliers to grab onto.

To follow up on this repair which was unsuccesful - I took off the torx screw from the surge and removed end cap. I than used the file from the wave to file down the poorly finished part which is preventing the end caps from sitting straight. A little QC flub on Leathermans part, looks a little better now, is straighter but I need to repeat procedure on other side of tool since that one is crooked too. Heres a pic cause I think my giberish is not explaining it properly:...

Notice the small horizontal rough edge on the ruler side of surge & the right angle where the steel bends up, this is from the factory and making things cockeyed

That'd really bug me   I hope you can get it flush.

That is LM for you.  I just got a Crunch in today, brand new, and the stop for the spring arm wasn't hammered in.  You know, that little triangular cutout on either side that keeps the plier handles apart when the plier is locked?  I had to hammer both myself.  and the file on the tool was not completely finished, they missed about a quarter inch at the end before the screwdriver tip.  All in all, the tool is still operable and I can get over the imperfections, but I am getting fed up with LM quality.

[andre0407]

Used the skeletool cx to remove a label for a new portable HDD pouch.

[valvestem125]

I cut up two cardboard cartons using an Octane this morning at 0630am so they would fit in the recycler bin for pickup.  I know, bad for the blade cutting cardboard, but she cut through like a razor.

[Kmarr]

how bad is cutting cardboard?  I do it possibly every day at work

[Mercury]

how bad is cutting cardboard?  I do it possibly every day at work

It just dulls your blade really quick.  It isn't actually any more harmful than cutting plastic, it's just more abrasive.  I guess if you want your blades to be really shiny, you should avoid cardboard, but all my tools are users and wear their battle scars proudly!

[Sparkey]

I cut up two cardboard cartons using an Octane this morning at 0630am so they would fit in the recycler bin for pickup.  I know, bad for the blade cutting cardboard, but she cut through like a razor.

Half the reason I carry a knife/multi is to cut cardboard...remember while we may collect them they're still tools..besides, sharpeners are cheap. 

[Sparkey]

Back on topic...I used my clutch to jimmy open a locked door..god bless that tiny phillips...and I used my sentinel to cut open some boxes, slice a banana for lunch and get to a dipswitch on a computer here at work...I've got tools that could have got there easier, but the sentinel was all i had...and I used the toothpick after lunch.

[Kmarr]

At work we have a central vac system. it was all clogged.  LEATHERMAN CORE TO THE RESCUE!  I used- Philips to unscrew 6 recessed screws(thank the lord for the long driver), big flathead for light prying, pliers to remove 10 year old dirt, hair tennis ball residue and anything else I didn't wanna touch, philips for reaching and scooping out corner build-up, file for its length to help me jam a rag through a tube.  All this cleaning was accomplished with just one MT and a rag. 

mission accomplished

[Mercury]

At work we have a central vac system. it was all clogged.  LEATHERMAN CORE TO THE RESCUE!  I used- Philips to unscrew 6 recessed screws(thank the lord for the long driver), big flathead for light prying, pliers to remove 10 year old dirt, hair tennis ball residue and anything else I didn't wanna touch, philips for reaching and scooping out corner build-up, file for its length to help me jam a rag through a tube.  All this cleaning was accomplished with just one MT and a rag. 

mission accomplished

And THAT'S what they are made for! 

[AHB]

Used my Kick in the garden today, while making a sandbox for my youngest.. 
Used the Sharpmaker afterwards, so now I can shave with it again.. 

[Charger]

squished woodticks, ALX

[Screwtape]

Today I used my Powerlock to replace the wooden slates on my garden bench,  it held the rusy old bolt while I cut them away with my Jr Hacksaw quite nicely.  Yay for compund leverage 

Here's a picture of the finished seat, new slats made from some oak skirting boards cut down and shaped to size


The more I use my Sog the more I'm warming to it,

[Sparky415]

Looks like a good job, nice looking bench there Mate!   

[Kmarr]

Today I used my Powerlock to replace the wooden slates on my garden bench,  it held the rusy old bolt while I cut them away with my Jr Hacksaw quite nicely.  Yay for compund leverage 

Here's a picture of the finished seat, new slats made from some oak skirting boards cut down and shaped to size


The more I use my Sog the more I'm warming to it,

Small world, I have that exact bench! Neighbors gave it to us after it rotted out so we made new wood pieces for it.  Nice lawn decoration

[andre0407]

Used my skele cx to open some shrink wrapping on new textbooks.

[Neil]

Nice job on the bench   Good choice of wood as well, anything that saves repainting/staining every other year I'm all for

[cerbera147]

Used my Skeletool CX's pliers and Swisstool RS's philips head to fix a reflector on my daughter's bike

Worked perfectly 

[AHB]

Used my Skeletool CX's pliers and Swisstool RS's philips head to fix a reflector on my daughter's bike

Worked perfectly 

I just love Heavy Duty repair jobs.. 

[DaveK]

Had a bit of a tidy up to day and spent about a hour cutting up boxes with the Charge's serrated blade.

With hindsight, I probably should have used something bigger, but I was having too much fun to stop

Surprisingly, it still seems quite sharp - I expected it to be pretty dull after all that.

EDIT - Oh and I had to use the pliers on the Charge a few times to unblock the paper shredder due to the rather large quantity of junk mail I had to get rid of!

EDIT #2 - Oh, and I used the Phillips bit to open a plug to test the fuse when the shredder stopped working. The Fuse was fine 

[ryan1835]

i havent hard chance to use one today as im at college poor multi s 

i might have to make a use for my sideclip though 

[cerbera147]

Used my Skeletool CX's pliers and Swisstool RS's philips head to fix a reflector on my daughter's bike

Worked perfectly 

I just love Heavy Duty repair jobs.. 

My tools ain't no queens 

[AHB]

Used my Skeletool CX's pliers and Swisstool RS's philips head to fix a reflector on my daughter's bike

Worked perfectly 

I just love Heavy Duty repair jobs.. 

My tools ain't no queens 

 

[Styerman]

Did a bit of minor trim work with my Spirit X , used both the saw and the blade . Earlier in the day it opened the Cat's breakfast ( no mean feat , I have 5 of the little buggers ) .

Chris