What Did You Use Your Multitool For Today?

Styerman · **Reply #600 on:** January 18, 2010, 09:40:10 PM

Fixed an itermitent stove element ( used Spirit file to remove crud , bent spring retention clips back into shape ). It also assisted me in a minor repair to a clothes drier . My Alox Soldier opened several tins of cat food .

Chris

turbov21 · **Reply #601 on:** January 19, 2010, 01:40:02 AM

Punched a hole in my Capri Sun juice pouch and cut a flap off a Pepsi box. Neither very big, but DAAAANG life is much simpler when you have a blade on you.

Sean · **Reply #602 on:** January 19, 2010, 03:07:25 AM

Gerber 600 was the choice today for ease of plier head extraction. Amateur Radio activities saw
wires fed into a tuner and the file was used to grind down a contact on a Morse Code key. Worked
well.

Styerman · **Reply #603 on:** January 19, 2010, 05:37:01 PM

Mine opened cat food cans , and sawed a stick to fix a fridge shelf .

Chris

Dunc · **Reply #604 on:** January 19, 2010, 05:44:29 PM

Just used my Skeketool to tighten up my Daughters pair of compass's so she could do her maths homework .
And the knife blade to sharpen her pencil .

Dunc

seagullplayer · **Reply #605 on:** January 19, 2010, 06:34:55 PM

Used my Stanley 12 in 1 to repair a bag sealer.

thebullfrog · **Reply #606 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:20:02 AM

Actually a list of things I did over the last couple days since I haven't been able to get on here:

Tore apart and fixed a computer for a friend's Mom.

Stripped down my Girlfriend's old computer and swapped some of the parts into the new one I built her.

Took care of a couple loose cabinets in the kitchen that have been driving me nuts.

Tore down and re-assembled the vacuum cleaner.

Tightened an annoying loose shifter on a friend's car (it was bugging the crap outta me from the passenger seat so I fixed it when they were pumping gas lol)

Took apart a friend's old bed frame.

Cut open and broke down some boxes from IKEA.

Built a new bed frame that was in those boxes.

Cut my fingernails.

Everything was done with my Swisstool X. Performed every job perfectly. On the bed frame projects I kinda found myself wishing I had the plus kit though. May have to hit up Tim for one of those one of these days. Also, while building the new frame, we had to torque the screwdriver really damn hard seeing as the holes were all drilled a bit too small. Even turning the thing so hard it hurt, the driver never really slipped, even when she was using it and she has slightly arthritic hands. On one of the computer projects I had to use the pliers for some small work, and surprisingly the stubby plier head worked a lot better than I would have expected for the task. I'd say the Swisstool has proven itself pretty well the last couple days

Dunc · **Reply #607 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:36:27 AM

Good post you have been busy

Yeh you can always depend on a Swisstool

dunc

thebullfrog · **Reply #608 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:42:32 AM

Yep. And I've gotten a few positive comments about it too. A lot more than I've ever gotten about any of my Leathermans

What can I say, sheeple love the Swiss

thebullfrog · **Reply #609 on:** January 23, 2010, 03:11:06 PM

Re-affixed my front license plate that was falling off. One of the screws had decided it was time to head off on it's own apparently. Not a big task, but hey, Swisstool to the rescue once again.

DaveK · **Reply #610 on:** January 24, 2010, 04:43:39 AM

Not actually today, but last Wednesday used a PST to swap some fuses about in the car, as the heating / AC blowers had stopped working on the way to a foorball match and we couldn't see where we were going. I did try with the Swisstool that lives under the dash, right by the fusebox, but the pliers were too fat to get in between the rows of fuses!

It was dark and wet and cold, so I was grateful for the PST in my laptop bag as I'd left it in there having rushed from work, otherwise we may still be on that car park now!

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #611 on:** January 24, 2010, 09:50:47 AM

Used the blade on one of my Wenger Rangers to cut some plastic to cover my passenger side front window of my care that was broken into!

Personally, I want to use that same blade for when I find that thief! So I can strangle him with his own intestines!!!!!

donvito · **Reply #612 on:** January 25, 2010, 08:31:20 AM

Used my skele and vic spirit with the ratchet and 2 # 10 torx bits to take apart two used Bear MTs for spare parts, going to build myself a new one

Right now the parts are soaking in WD-40.

Magnus · **Reply #613 on:** January 25, 2010, 12:32:19 PM

used my PT-540 to weave part of my chainmaille shirt

John · **Reply #614 on:** January 25, 2010, 01:21:14 PM

Quote from: Magnus on January 25, 2010, 12:32:19 PM

used my PT-540 to weave part of my chainmaille shirt

Pics of the shirt

thebullfrog · **Reply #615 on:** January 26, 2010, 04:47:03 PM

Tightened up some loose screws on the kitchen table. As usual, ST-X. Man I love this thing. Even if it is quickly developing an alarming amount of pliers play...

Mr. Whippy · **Reply #616 on:** January 26, 2010, 05:19:52 PM

Alox Rambler to remove an old hard drive and replace it with a new hard drive (Laptop). Magnetic tip is a thing of beauty (But be careful in a computer with it!)

Dunc · **Reply #617 on:** January 28, 2010, 01:51:57 PM

I just put up a coat rack with my Spirit .

Dunc

Magnus · **Reply #618 on:** January 28, 2010, 03:56:56 PM

Quote from: John on January 25, 2010, 01:21:14 PM

Quote from: Magnus on January 25, 2010, 12:32:19 PM
used my PT-540 to weave part of my chainmaille shirt

Pics of the shirt

Ok, when it is finished, right now it just looks like a generic sheet of stainless steel maille

Gareth · **Reply #619 on:** January 28, 2010, 05:47:07 PM

Quote from: Magnus on January 28, 2010, 03:56:56 PM

Quote from: John on January 25, 2010, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: Magnus on January 25, 2010, 12:32:19 PM
used my PT-540 to weave part of my chainmaille shirt

Pics of the shirt

Ok, when it is finished, right now it just looks like a generic sheet of stainless steel maille

Are you a reenactor Magnus?

vivamanoy · **Reply #620 on:** January 29, 2010, 02:04:38 AM

I tightened a brake lever of a bicycle with a ct 29

eCustomKnife · **Reply #621 on:** January 29, 2010, 06:39:10 PM

Well,

I managed to replace the power supply in my main computer w/ a Leatherman Squirt!
Took about an hour....w/ "real tools" it probably would have taken a little less!
fmg

thebullfrog · **Reply #622 on:** January 29, 2010, 10:01:57 PM

Wrong topic new guy

Benner · **Reply #623 on:** January 29, 2010, 10:19:09 PM

Quote from: thebullfrog on January 29, 2010, 10:01:57 PM

Wrong topic new guy

No it's not

thebullfrog · **Reply #624 on:** January 31, 2010, 05:01:51 AM

I'm pretty sure you cheated Benner. Or I'm going out of my damn mind. Which wouldn't surprise me in the least at this point.

nuphoria · **Reply #625 on:** January 31, 2010, 05:36:00 AM

I used my Ti to do lots of piddling about getting a loft bed built today.

Job done

donvito · **Reply #626 on:** January 31, 2010, 07:26:56 AM

Does opening a bottle of beer for a friend with my Skeletool count?

Dunc · **Reply #627 on:** January 31, 2010, 08:43:42 AM

Used the wire cutters on my Spirit to cut a clothing tag and the scissors to cut a first aid bandage down to size for my Daughts finger which she hurt while skating .

Dunc

thebullfrog · **Reply #628 on:** January 31, 2010, 08:52:39 AM

My now ubiquitous Swisstool X repaired a ceiling fan, opened a bag of bird seed, and sliced me some cheese.

Magnus · **Reply #629 on:** January 31, 2010, 10:57:24 AM

Quote from: donvito on January 31, 2010, 07:26:56 AM

Does opening a bottle of beer for a friend with my Skeletool count?

you know, the skeletool has the best damn bottle opener of any multitool IMO.

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