Tales of the tool

[ducktapehero]

I thought I'd start this thread as kind of a daily(or weekly, monthly) journal of how we all actually use our multi-tools. That way we can keep track of what we have done with ours and also see how other people us theirs. We might get some ideas as to how how much(or little) punishment they'll take.

Also I think it will be fun to look back after a while and actually see how much you have used your tool. It may remind us of how practical these things are. Of course feel free to include past adventures too. And pics. Pics are always good too.

As of 11:25AM today I've used my Swisstool to cut of the safety foil on a couple of bottles of medicine, cut down a couple of boxes and tighten a screw on my son's bed. Oh, and I used the chisel to scrape off some dried food on a plate I was washing.

[Tom Munch]

As of now today I haven't used my multitool yet.

[Sea Monster]

I use mine to open paint tin lids four or five times a day.


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[prime77]

Working out in the yard I used the wire cutters on my Charge Ti to cut some prickers that I got tangled up in. I used the knife blade to cut a stand of rug that came loose on the front door welcome mat. Exciting stuff right?

[hawkchucker]

Cut some 1 inch hose with the Surge, and split it to covwer hydrolic lines, and keep them from wearing.

[Leatherman123]

Today I used my SURGE a few times... I used the small eyeglass driver to fix my fiances expensive glasses she had to have! Then I used the awl to pierce a wall for a picture, and lastly I used the scissors to cut off the price tag from the new NorthFace sweatshirt I purchased...

[Spoonrobot]

I haven't done much today but I did use the small bit driver on my 2004 Wave to unlock a stuck zipper on a dashing sweater I wore around town.

[NeitherExtreme]

Yesterday I used that same tiny screwdriver on my Charge to fully dissasemble my cell phone. It went throught the washer (it wasn't me!) and I heard it smashing around in the dryer. Used a blow dryer to dry the parts and then put it all back together. It acutally worked! (thought the screen's not quite right...)

Just an hour or so ago I tried to use my S2 to unscrew some "triangle" screws. It didn't work...

[ducktapehero]

After supper I used the awl of my Spirit to get a piece of chicken out of my teeth.

[prime77]

After supper I used the awl of my Spirit to get a piece of chicken out of my teeth.

That's a real man, You don't need  no little toothpick

[I'm Still Bison]

After supper I used the awl of my Spirit to get a piece of chicken out of my teeth.

That's a real man, You don't need  no little toothpick

            Or one very,very tough and stubborn piece of chicken

[ducktapehero]

I was simply too lazy to get up.

[J-sews]

I didn't do any legitimate multitooling all day today 

[edap617]

Today i use the saw of my Wave the cut a piece of hamburger into bite size pieces.

[Benner]

After supper I used the awl of my Spirit to get a piece of chicken out of my teeth.

   That's what I mainly use the awl on my SI for.  Probably ruins your teeth though 

[ducktapehero]

I spilled milk on my keyboard last night and since then I've been using my tool to pop the buttons up when they get stuck down. 

[Roadie]

Used my kick today to take apart and put back together my new tripod, and to open my housemates cheese while out and about and peckish.

[hawkchucker]

Used the Core today to replace a door knob and lock on a work door. (hey I forgit the key)

[ducktapehero]

I used my Swisstool to unscrew the cover for the light in the hallway and also to open a bag of cat food.

[I'm Still Bison]

Used my Spirit's Phillips to tighten some retaining screws on my front door....btw,no slipping.

[Biru]

I didn't do this today, but here's a weird use to which I put a Swisstool chisel. I was on a ride along for a vending machine maintenance position. Part of the maintenance required cleaning the unit which draws in paper currency. There are two nylon rollers which roll the currency in, and these rollers get a build-up of black, hard dirt from the money which eventually prevents intake. The Swisstool chisel PERFECTLY scrapes the build-up from the rollers.

[ducktapehero]

Used my Spirit's Phillips to tighten some retaining screws on my front door....btw,no slipping.

I think the whole "slipping" issue of SAK's and Vic multi-tools is a bit overblown. I've been carrying Victorinox products for decades and have never had problems. I guess it must be what you're used to.

[I'm Still Bison]

Used my Spirit's Phillips to tighten some retaining screws on my front door....btw,no slipping.

I think the whole "slipping" issue of SAK's and Vic multi-tools is a bit overblown. I've been carrying Victorinox products for decades and have never had problems. I guess it must be what you're used to.

         I've got to agree,I've experienced just as much slippage with dedicated Phillips,as anything else..to me the slip problem lies in the screw material,and not the driver.

[Benner]

Used my Spirit's Phillips to tighten some retaining screws on my front door....btw,no slipping.

I think the whole "slipping" issue of SAK's and Vic multi-tools is a bit overblown. I've been carrying Victorinox products for decades and have never had problems. I guess it must be what you're used to.

         I've got to agree,I've experienced just as much slippage with dedicated Phillips,as anything else..to me the slip problem lies in the screw material,and not the driver.

IMO the screw type and material does make a huge difference.  But I would say that the phillips do slip more on the SAK's than say on a leatherman.  This is mainly due to the fact that when you are using a MT you are often using a screwdriver that is not exactly the right size and is a compromise.  The SAK's phillips is great, but compared to that of some other tools I would say less versatile, hence the slipping. I am a big phillips user and have been for a few years now and I have found this many times.

[J-sews]

Today I used my previous new multitool to open the packaging on my newest new multitool. Ahhh, life is good.

[Spoonrobot]

I've recently fallen back in love with my Vic Rescue as a compliment to my plier-based multi. It made quick work of a Wal-Mart lawn bag and some twine to wrap a gift for my friend. The awl is really useful as a defacto marlin spike for those pesky knots.

[Roadie]

Used my MP600 (along with a few other standard tools) to shorten the cables on the extension cables under my desk so i don't have yards of cable that are just getting in the way, looks nice and tidy under there now!

Roadie

[ducktapehero]

I was bored last night and played with my Spirit and Vic Executive to keep me entertained.

[Anthony]

Today the "hot knife" we use to cut styrofoam at work just...stopped working.  It looks a lot like this:


Anyways, I started at the plug and thankfully that's where the problem was!  So what does this have to do with multitools you ask?  Originally I was just going to use my Swisstool to cut, strip, and rebend the braided wire that connects to the plug blades inside the housing...but the dedicated Phillips I grabbed off the wall was too thick to get into the recessed hole of the plug.  I ended up using my Swisstools' Phillips to remove the three screws and get the thing apart.  Once I opened it up I saw the problem: the wire had gotten disconnected

What I didn't like about the Swisstool was the odd wire cutters; there's no flat area to cut the rubber housing of the wire...instead there's two hard wire areas

The impliment on the Swisstool used for stripping wire might have worked great if I didn't mess up the rubber in the wire cutter area, I'll try that tool first next time.

[Leatherman123]

Yeah, thats one think I am not fond of on the Swisstool. There should be one hard W.C and a soft on the top- similar to LM's.