g'day from me...a bit of a lurker round here. this site is great stuff.after reading some great reviews and finding a good price, i just picked up a new victorinox spirit. i have to agree with others who have described its general build quality as eerie and otherworldly, except for the plier pivot which has a small bit of play in it. just as an example of the freeplay - my old leatherman supertool (easy life) will still cut through paper or even sticky tape cleanly with its wire cutters, where the new spirit will struggle, and won't cut sticky tape because of the play involved. they also struggle a bit with very fine wire - similar to freezer bag ties. have others found this with their spirits? perhaps i'm nitpicking. regardless, its an absloute keeper.i would also like to find a proper compatible leather sheath for the spirit. old pst case?the old leatherman is the other end of the spectrum ergonomically. i have nearly lost fingers and limbs manipulating those tools, but its a classic and also a keeper! one day i got so mad at its stiff movement i was going to bin it, but i got a pine stud and beat its pivots senseless, and its been sweet ever since take it easy
are all their other tools this well made (barring the one off plier issue)?i feel a mild case of sak fever coming on...what other tool would compliment the spirit?cheers to all.
I thought you were getting an Eloxy? Def
Not just the damned Yankees. Us damned Canucks also call them that! Def