What Did You Use Your Multitool For Today?

Metropolicity · **Reply #3270 on:** December 30, 2012, 01:23:07 AM

FINALLY!! a use for the silly flat drivers on my S2!

I could find my small screw drivers so the flat drivers to take apart and tune my mill and lathe today.

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #3271 on:** December 30, 2012, 01:57:21 AM

Used mylk Farmer to fix the barn doors

jerseydevil · **Reply #3272 on:** January 01, 2013, 04:36:17 PM

Used my Balance to tighten the handle on a frying pan. Very important!

Mercury · **Reply #3273 on:** January 01, 2013, 08:02:45 PM

Used my BO Wave yesterday to assemble a set of wooden tractors for my son that he got for Christmas. The phillips did all the work really, but I did have to turn the bit around to flathead for one screw, one that I had to supply since the kit manufacturers failed to include one that was long enough.

KDX · **Reply #3274 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:17:14 AM

I used my Super Tool 300 and the scissors on my Deluxe Tinker (cutting packaging) putting up some extra shelving in the pantry and closet the last couple of days.

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #3275 on:** January 02, 2013, 12:25:25 AM

Gerber Balance: Tightened up a door handle, opened a couple of beers, and cut the cellophane off a DVD box set I got for Crimbo

Travis Autry · **Reply #3276 on:** January 02, 2013, 04:30:20 AM

I went light today and tried out the Spirit S that arrived yesterday. The awl marked drilling holes for hanging shelf brackets. The small slotted driver was used to apply tension to toggle bolt screws while I tightened them. The blade, which cut marvelously, was used on several boxes.

I think I'm going to like this smaller SwissTool.

Mercury · **Reply #3277 on:** January 02, 2013, 04:52:11 AM

Quote from: Travis Autry on January 02, 2013, 04:30:20 AM

I went light today and tried out the Spirit S that arrived yesterday. The awl marked drilling holes for hanging shelf brackets. The small slotted driver was used to apply tension to toggle bolt screws while I tightened them. The blade, which cut marvelously, was used on several boxes.

I think I'm going to like this smaller SwissTool.

That's really cool Travis, it's great when a tool meets and beats your expectations. I was never so pleased as when I found that I loved my Wave. It was a tool I had hated for a long time and even posted bad things about it, but in the end I really love it and use it more than any other.

Monrogue · **Reply #3278 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:09:00 AM

That's really cool Travis, it's great when a tool meets and beats your expectations. I was never so pleased as when I found that I loved my Wave. It was a tool I had hated for a long time and even posted bad things about it, but in the end I really love it and use it more than any other.
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Yes that is cool. So why did you initially hate the Wave?

Mercury · **Reply #3279 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:17:38 AM

Quote from: Monrogue on January 02, 2013, 06:09:00 AM

Yes that is cool. So why did you initially hate the Wave?

The first one I got had loose blades, so they came open whenever I used the screwdrivers. I never tried again for a long time, but I got a steal on a charge one day and it was a perfect unit. I decided to give the Wave another shot, this time a BO version, and it has been my best friend ever since.

Monrogue · **Reply #3280 on:** January 02, 2013, 06:33:25 AM

Quote from: Mercury on January 02, 2013, 06:17:38 AM

Quote from: Monrogue on January 02, 2013, 06:09:00 AM

Yes that is cool. So why did you initially hate the Wave?

The first one I got had loose blades, so they came open whenever I used the screwdrivers. I never tried again for a long time, but I got a steal on a charge one day and it was a perfect unit. I decided to give the Wave another shot, this time a BO version, and it has been my best friend ever since.

Oh I see. I have had similar issues with a Charge, along with a poor main blade edge grind. I sent it back and got a perfectly fit one in return. Not sure what the deal is with the random QC issues at Leatherman as I've heard other similar stories to ours. The thing is, when you get a good one, it is a great tool that is fun to use. It's just too bad Leatherman can be hit and miss at times.

Mercury · **Reply #3281 on:** January 02, 2013, 08:43:11 AM

Quote from: Monrogue on January 02, 2013, 06:33:25 AM

Quote from: Mercury on January 02, 2013, 06:17:38 AM
Quote from: Monrogue on January 02, 2013, 06:09:00 AM

Yes that is cool. So why did you initially hate the Wave?

The first one I got had loose blades, so they came open whenever I used the screwdrivers. I never tried again for a long time, but I got a steal on a charge one day and it was a perfect unit. I decided to give the Wave another shot, this time a BO version, and it has been my best friend ever since.

Oh I see. I have had similar issues with a Charge, along with a poor main blade edge grind. I sent it back and got a perfectly fit one in return. Not sure what the deal is with the random QC issues at Leatherman as I've heard other similar stories to ours. The thing is, when you get a good one, it is a great tool that is fun to use. It's just too bad Leatherman can be hit and miss at times.

Yea, they can be. But when you get a good new one, they are realllllly hard to beat.

I certainly prefer the older tools but I'm not so sure I like them for EDC or if I like the idea of them. They are beautiful.

Heirphoto · **Reply #3282 on:** January 02, 2013, 10:10:32 PM

used my Leatherman Sideclip Phillips driver to install a screw in the wall to hold a 2013 calander at work.

Tony

stealth007s · **Reply #3283 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:04:10 AM

Nothing special for me today just playing with my S2 atm

Might use it to hang a new canvas of a Nub cigar I got y'day from the cigar shop

Metropolicity · **Reply #3284 on:** January 03, 2013, 12:45:45 AM

Used my s2 flat but to change out a needle on Betty. Then used the scissors to clip some threads followed by a thread guide adjustment with the plier head.

derekmac · **Reply #3285 on:** January 03, 2013, 03:04:12 AM

Today I used the awl on my CS4 on my scratch bingo ticket, and I won!

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Monrogue · **Reply #3286 on:** January 03, 2013, 03:56:40 PM

Used the large flathead on the Rebar to tighten the handle on a frying pan. Used the can/bottle opener to pop the top off a Sam Adams Winter Lager

Landrew · **Reply #3287 on:** January 03, 2013, 05:31:36 PM

I suppose there could be a thread for Stupid Human Multitool Tricks but I'll share my story here nonetheless. I was manager at a small plant where production had shut down due to a blown fuse. Thinking myself qualified to fix such things due to my farm background, I opened the electrical panel with my Leatherman flat screwdriver and proceeded to pry out the fuse with the same tool. There ensued a brilliant flash and a shower of burning metal, followed by the realization that I had managed to contact two high-tension leads, and melted a good portion of my tool. It wasn't long after this that I realized how lucky I was not to have been the main conductor of the massive current, as had been my trusty Leatherman tool. I managed to clean it up a bit, but carried it for years after as a constant reminder of my moment of incredible stupidity.

Monrogue · **Reply #3288 on:** January 03, 2013, 06:08:56 PM

Quote from: Landrew on January 03, 2013, 05:31:36 PM

I suppose there could be a thread for Stupid Human Multitool Tricks but I'll share my story here nonetheless. I was manager at a small plant where production had shut down due to a blown fuse. Thinking myself qualified to fix such things due to my farm background, I opened the electrical panel with my Leatherman flat screwdriver and proceeded to pry out the fuse with the same tool. There ensued a brilliant flash and a shower of burning metal, followed by the realization that I had managed to contact two high-tension leads, and melted a good portion of my tool. It wasn't long after this that I realized how lucky I was not to have been the main conductor of the massive current, as had been my trusty Leatherman tool. I managed to clean it up a bit, but carried it for years after as a constant reminder of my moment of incredible stupidity.

Wow man, cool story. Sounds like you were very lucky

enki_ck · **Reply #3289 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:09:24 PM

Now you know why multitools aren't the preferred choice of electricians.

Always use insulated tools when working with electricity.

Do you have a pic of that tool?

Landrew · **Reply #3290 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:21:16 PM

Quote from: enki_ck on January 03, 2013, 07:09:24 PM

Now you know why multitools aren't the preferred choice of electricians. Always use insulated tools when working with electricity. Do you have a pic of that tool?

I don't have it anymore, but try to imagine what it would look like if you used it as a welding rod.

nuphoria · **Reply #3291 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:23:33 PM

Juice blade to open the mail... pretty quiet round here!

sir_mike · **Reply #3292 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:27:32 PM

Used my Pioneer to open two packages that contained the 125th anniversary climbers! Impulse buy cause I never had one!

More stuff on the way.

stealth007s · **Reply #3293 on:** January 03, 2013, 07:35:01 PM

Here's a couple of pics of the pictures I hung last night. The third is the Nub cigar canvas and the fourth is a painting my youngest daughter did for me this past Christmas. I used the smallest screwdriver to

holes in the wall to start for anchors and the phillips screwdriver to put the screws in

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