What Did You Use Your Multitool For Today?

DaveK · **Reply #1500 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:02:33 AM

That depends on what you mean by bad really!

They're all very well made and would suit someone, but for example I found the Thermite and the Fatboy to be not for me.

AHB · **Reply #1501 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:03:31 AM

Thermite..? I got one of those..

DaveK · **Reply #1502 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:07:43 AM

There's nothing wrong with the Thermite IMO - it just wasn't big enough for my needs. I did carry it for 12 months before I decided that though!

Andreas · **Reply #1503 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:12:55 AM

I really need to get one of those maxpedition thingies everyones on about. never even seen one IRL xD

cerbera147 · **Reply #1504 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:20:31 AM

Quote from: Andreas on August 29, 2010, 12:12:55 AM

I really need to get one of those maxpedition thingies everyones on about. never even seen one IRL xD

If have gear and like to carry gear you need Maxpedition in your life

Damn expensive but they don't call it 'Hard Use Gear' for nothing. They just make great bags

Worth saving up, although can be addictive

I currently own two bags, two waistpacks and an organiser

Dave is the forum's Maxped ~~junkie~~ guru

Take a look
http://www.maxpedition.com/

DaveK · **Reply #1505 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:24:45 AM

I keep promising to do some Maxpedition reviews, but the fact is - nothing I can do is going to rival Ros' reviews - they're the best out there!

http://www.youtube.com/user/RoscoeBa

^^ Everything you ever wanted to know about Maxpedition but were afraid to ask...

Andreas · **Reply #1506 on:** August 29, 2010, 12:29:11 AM

Never really been much a bag guy, I have a laptop bag that works wonderfully to carry my laptop the 100 meters (literally) from home to school. Whnever I'm out I either don't carry a bag, or if I'm geocaching I have everything I need in my camera bag, I like traveling light

sawman · **Reply #1507 on:** August 29, 2010, 05:44:32 AM

I used my Gerber EAB razor knife to open packages. It's often the best tool for the task but sometimes scissors work better

David Bowen · **Reply #1508 on:** August 29, 2010, 02:49:16 PM

Yesterday used my Fuse to assemble a very large charcoal grill for a customer.

Turnstone · **Reply #1509 on:** August 30, 2010, 09:29:24 AM

Yesterday I used my Vic Trekker to make breakfast, it helped to repair the car, helped in the garden (hand in hand with the farmer) and I used it to crack walnuts. After all the work I used the reamer to get the dirt off from behind my fingernails. I LOVE this Vic already, but I guess I need a sheath for it, it is too large for my pocket

Andreas · **Reply #1510 on:** August 31, 2010, 05:48:45 PM

Used my EDC gear (lm squirt P4 and vic swisscard lite) to give my beyerdynamic dt770 headphones a real cleaning. Removed hair from the membrane that caused noises when there was bass present

cliosguy · **Reply #1511 on:** September 01, 2010, 12:39:15 AM

ST300 flat screw driver to open a cash box which key i lost 10/10

edcgear · **Reply #1512 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:09:11 AM

Gerber shard philips end to quickly tight up screws on rear view mirror on fork lifter!

Dunc · **Reply #1513 on:** September 02, 2010, 01:12:27 AM

I havnt had my current car that long , its a Ford 2litre mondeo . The rear window washer didnt work from the start and yesterday the front washers packed up too

This was a job for Super... no hang on not supertool but PST

and bit adapter .

Its was really awkward to reach and the problem wasnt obvious until I'd removed countles screws and removed panels .

Heres the problem , its just the pipe came off , I was worried there was a split in the pipe or worse the tank had split . So a simple job but not easy to access . I had to remove the front offside air intake and put my right hand in through it with the pst pliers to grasp and hold the pipe while my left hand went in under the front wheel to push the fitting into the pipe .....

My little LM Monarch 300 was just the right tool to help me see what was going on . Despite being a very bright sunny afternoon it was really hard to see inside where I was working .

Last pic of the tools I used ....

Dunc

Turnstone · **Reply #1514 on:** September 02, 2010, 09:21:47 AM

Used the phillips on my Trailmaster to open a geocache. A friend solved the puzzle at home and the outdoor part of this cache fit on our tour, so we did it. I didn't know that any tools were required, and my friend missed that part in the description and was unprepared, too. No problem with the Trailmaster

Dunc, thanks for the pictures! I just got the bit adapter for my PST II from my father. He lost his PST

but not the bit adapter, now I can have it

. I couldn't figure out how to put it on the PST II (but haven't tried hard yet, and didn't any research

) I think with your pictures I can figure out how it works

Andreas · **Reply #1515 on:** September 02, 2010, 03:06:22 PM

Got a Signature Lite from Neil yesterday which saw some use today

thebullfrog · **Reply #1516 on:** September 02, 2010, 04:04:24 PM

Used my Swisschamp (with illumination help from my L0D) to fix a friend's closet door. The bottle opener did some prying, pliers and wire cutter both saw some action, and the Phillips tried it's best to do it's thing. The driver kept collapsing whenever I used enough force to actually turn the screw without slipping (in it's defense, said screw was REALLY tight) so wound up having to use a dedicated driver

Pacu · **Reply #1517 on:** September 02, 2010, 04:20:52 PM

I used my wave to stab into my leg last night. Yep use the wrong tool for the job and the wave gets mad and bites.

My toolbag was too far away at 8 feet for me to walk allllll the way over for my screwdriver.

AHB · **Reply #1518 on:** September 02, 2010, 05:42:40 PM

Quote from: Pacu on September 02, 2010, 04:20:52 PM

I used my wave to stab into my leg last night. Yep use the wrong tool for the job and the wave gets mad and bites.
My toolbag was too far away at 8 feet for me to walk allllll the way over for my screwdriver.

Good work buddy..

Sazabi · **Reply #1519 on:** September 02, 2010, 05:46:30 PM

Quote from: AHB on September 02, 2010, 05:42:40 PM

Quote from: Pacu on September 02, 2010, 04:20:52 PM
I used my wave to stab into my leg last night. Yep use the wrong tool for the job and the wave gets mad and bites.
My toolbag was too far away at 8 feet for me to walk allllll the way over for my screwdriver.
Good work buddy..

So it's no longer "Now you're ready," nor "Now you're rusty," but "Now you're bloody?"

DaveK · **Reply #1520 on:** September 03, 2010, 12:53:01 AM

I used my Charge TTi to swap a cracked 13 amp plug for a new one on a lamp for SWMBO.

I did NOT stab myself in the leg.

Pacu · **Reply #1521 on:** September 03, 2010, 01:44:55 AM

Quote from: DaveK on September 03, 2010, 12:53:01 AM

I used my Charge TTi to swap a cracked 13 amp plug for a new one on a lamp for SWMBO.

I did NOT stab myself in the leg.

give it some time...it'll turn bad one day and nip ya

DaveK · **Reply #1522 on:** September 03, 2010, 09:52:24 AM

Paul · **Reply #1523 on:** September 03, 2010, 11:40:32 AM

Just used the tiny screwdriver on my Leatherman Charge to take off the battery cover on a free Nesquix stirer upperer thingy for the kids, but when I put the batteries in the thing - didn't work.

thebullfrog · **Reply #1524 on:** September 03, 2010, 01:58:41 PM

Didn't use it for anything yet, I just woke up GEEZ! Give me a while before you go asking me these questions. I do however plan on stopping by my Mom's place later today so there's a good chance it'll get used. She always finds me excuses to "play with my toys" as she puts it.

Andreas · **Reply #1525 on:** September 04, 2010, 08:50:24 AM

Got my PS4 yesterday and it has already had stuff to do:
Tighten my moms eyeglasses when I was home for a 3 hour visit (actually that was the P4, but the screwdriver used is now on the PS4...)
Used the pliers to help get a bunch of Dremel accessories out from the box they come in - the kind of box with plastic clamps to hold them in place that might be a bit stiff.
Pliers again, tighten Dremel chuck
Used the blade to remove the Lite scales off my Signature Lite (reason will be apparent soon)