What Did You Use Your Multitool For Today?

cerbera147 · **Reply #630 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:10:10 AM

Quote from: Magnus on January 31, 2010, 10:57:24 AM

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

I have yet to try the skeletool for bottle opening $:-\$ that is today's challenge

Gareth · **Reply #631 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:05:20 PM

Quote from: cerbera147 on January 31, 2010, 11:10:10 AM

Quote from: Magnus on January 31, 2010, 10:57:24 AM
you know, the skeletool has the best damn bottle opener of any multitool IMO.

I have yet to try the skeletool for bottle opening $:-\$ that is today's challenge

Nope, it's the Swiss Champ, it's been scientifically proven.

DaveK · **Reply #632 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:20:56 PM

Amazing what you can do with video trickery. The Skeletool was clearly the best

Myself, in the wee small hours of this morning used the file on my TTi to sort out the cutters on a PST that I was servicing. I'd tried with a Core first, but the file was too big to reach into the little recesses, the TTi worked perfectly.

I actually serviced two PSTs last night in fact, and got great results from both. One is part of a trade I'm working on, the other (with the new reprofiled cutters) is likely to become a user, although I'm running out of places to stash them

PST count as of 31st January 2010: 26 (ish)

AHB · **Reply #633 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:25:01 PM

Quote from: DaveK on January 31, 2010, 01:20:56 PM

although I'm running out of places to stash them

PST count as of 31st January 2010: 26 (ish)

I can always store some of those for you, Dave...

DaveK · **Reply #634 on:** January 31, 2010, 02:03:54 PM

Well in truth a few of them are going out as part of trades tomorrow, but I appreciate you kind offer

AHB · **Reply #635 on:** January 31, 2010, 02:43:52 PM

Quote from: DaveK on January 31, 2010, 02:03:54 PM

Well in truth a few of them are going out as part of trades tomorrow, but I appreciate you kind offer

Just trying to help mate..

hawkchucker · **Reply #636 on:** January 31, 2010, 03:01:41 PM

I prefer this bottle opener.

donvito · **Reply #637 on:** January 31, 2010, 06:27:26 PM

Quote from: Magnus 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.

No need to open the tool to get to it, beer served in under a second

Benner · **Reply #638 on:** January 31, 2010, 06:50:21 PM

Quote from: thebullfrog 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.

Mike · **Reply #639 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:03:24 PM

We have some really large trees on our property, some of which have some really large ivy growing up them. Eventually this will kill the trees. So while I was putzing around I took out my Swisstool and used the saw to cut through the vines. To give you an idea, the one section of ivy I cut was 1 3/4 inches in diameter.

Mike

thebullfrog · **Reply #640 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:22:45 PM

Adjusted the BISS (Base Idle Set Screw) on a friend's Eclipse. Swisstool got it's daily use, and her car no longer tries to die at idle

Styerman · **Reply #641 on:** February 05, 2010, 12:34:18 AM

Both my Vic Pioneer and Spirit got quite a workout today , I was working in a very confined space , couldn't fit by fat body and very many tools . My little Swiss friends saved me several trips down the ladder .

Chris

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #642 on:** February 06, 2010, 02:15:46 PM

Due to this snowstorm. I hearby declare ice scrapers and snow shovels"MULTITOOLS"!!!

Dunc · **Reply #643 on:** February 07, 2010, 12:25:42 AM

Used my std Spirit to unjam a sticking valve in an inflatable boat and then used it again to cut 5 lenghths of rope .

Dunc

andre0407 · **Reply #644 on:** February 08, 2010, 02:58:55 PM

Used the pliers of my Skeletool cx to cut some wires off some components that are salvageable.

Neil · **Reply #645 on:** February 08, 2010, 03:19:10 PM

Used the tip of a 74mm blade to dig the flippin' annoying splinter out of my finger whilst observing the procedure through the magnifier of an old Champion propped up on the edge of the kitchen worktop.

I can think of more fun things to be doing with both.

DaveK · **Reply #646 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:11:08 AM

Today, I used a Vic Spirit awl to make a hole in plasterboard, then hammer in a raw plug

and insert a screw,

On that screw, I hung my 20th Anniversary Leatherman Wave in it's lovely display case.

Then, I held the Spirit up to the case so it could see the way the Leatherman gets the nice foam bed, while it was covered in plaster dust and had a headache, before tossing it back in the drawer.

It sucks to be a Vic in this house I tell ya

Swiss Man · **Reply #647 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:40:13 AM

Today I got the "honor" of driving the plow truck (salting highway). They are loud, bumpy and handle like a box of rocks.

So today I had crud all over my windows, reaching down for the window washer knob I noticed that it was MISSING

So while driving down the road in a snow I had to get my ST300 out and turn the stubby little post sticking out of the dash.

Gareth · **Reply #648 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:52:20 AM

Quote from: DaveK on February 11, 2010, 01:11:08 AM

Today, I used a Vic Spirit awl to make a hole in plasterboard, then hammer in a raw plug and insert a screw,

On that screw, I hung my 20th Anniversary Leatherman Wave in it's lovely display case.

Then, I held the Spirit up to the case so it could see the way the Leatherman gets the nice foam bed, while it was covered in plaster dust and had a headache, before tossing it back in the drawer.

It sucks to be a Vic in this house I tell ya

Or is it just that you didn't trust any LM's to do the job properly?

DaveK · **Reply #649 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:55:24 AM

Hehe. In truth - I was going to use a PST but the Spirit was closer and didn't involve stretching!

Gareth · **Reply #650 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:59:37 AM

Quote from: DaveK on February 11, 2010, 01:55:24 AM

Hehe. In truth - I was going to use a PST but the Spirit was closer and didn't involve stretching!

best tool is the one to hand as they say.

DaveK · **Reply #651 on:** February 11, 2010, 02:00:11 AM

And it performed admirably!

cerbera147 · **Reply #652 on:** February 11, 2010, 08:21:39 AM

Quote from: DaveK on February 11, 2010, 01:11:08 AM

Today, I used a Vic Spirit awl to make a hole in plasterboard, then hammer in a raw plug and insert a screw,

On that screw, I hung my 20th Anniversary Leatherman Wave in it's lovely display case.

Then, I held the Spirit up to the case so it could see the way the Leatherman gets the nice foam bed, while it was covered in plaster dust and had a headache, before tossing it back in the drawer.

It sucks to be a Vic in this house I tell ya

Dunc · **Reply #653 on:** February 11, 2010, 10:25:23 AM

Quote from: DaveK on February 11, 2010, 01:11:08 AM

Today, I used a Vic Spirit awl to make a hole in plasterboard, then hammer in a raw plug and insert a screw,

On that screw, I hung my 20th Anniversary Leatherman Wave in it's lovely display case.

Then, I held the Spirit up to the case so it could see the way the Leatherman gets the nice foam bed, while it was covered in plaster dust and had a headache, before tossing it back in the drawer.

It sucks to be a Vic in this house I tell ya

"This Leatherman was brought to you today with the help of Victorinox "

I reckon that Spirit is the real workhorse in your house Dave

unsung hero

Dunc

andrea.from.roma · **Reply #654 on:** February 11, 2010, 08:06:47 PM

I've used my Spirit to fight evil and fix my marriage.

A.

PS Ok, I've just used it to open a bottle of wine. Cheers MTO!

turbov21 · **Reply #655 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:22:30 PM

I used my SwissMemory's blade to open a DVD.

Chako · **Reply #656 on:** February 12, 2010, 12:42:31 AM

Used my Leatherman to remove an access panel on a network printer to fiddle with the network card found therein. The Phillips on the knifeless Fuse works like a charm on several sizes. It was a pleasure to use the tool for one of the reasons why I carry it around.