Ahhhh...who am I kidding! How in the world will there be "limits" if we do not go beyond them?!?!? I've acid dunked-stone washed it and modified it for THAT same reason! And I won't care if it breaks or gets lost (or given away as a "gateway gift" to an unsuspecting "mt newbie") because of it. May the mayhem begin
I bought one when they first came out, paired it up with a micra. Just dont like the handle splay when using the pliers, quite wide and a bit clumsy. Same for side kick and wingman. Still good tools and quite handy for little edc tasks.Saw the rising prioces too for side kick and wing man and holy crap 140 for a P-4!! so its still a good alternative starting point.
I like your style I'm the kind of person who wants the new P2, just so I can take it apart and make it better. I think I void the warranty on every tool I own..you know...Warranty Voider should be a badge lol.
To my best understanding, it is a tool geared towards light-duty, like for switch plates, handcrafts, hobbies; has lots of handle splay from the factory (which hinders use of small-handed people, like me), and has no locking mechanism for the tools. Although there are tools like the PST/PST II, sidekick, and Wingman which do not have it, they have a solid spine that traverse the tool's back and gives more tension to hold the tool in place. The Rev has a split spine which I think does not provide a good amount of tension when, for example, torquing down a screw or bolt.Having said that, I really like that the pliers are not sprung, its lightness, the factory pocket clip, simplicity, and quality. I made some "improvements" on both of mine making them more to my liking (read enjoyimg the heck out pf them!) such as reducing the handle splay, polishing the pliers, reprofiled the flat drivers, and on one of them reprofiled the phillips' driver to accept a removable bit driver (it fits diagonally). To me, it is a great light duty/ minimalistic tool that works very well to its intended uses (and then some; as I've been hard on the pliers and they've been on par to my PST II's) and for light/complementary EDC.Hope it helps a bit, and that you enjoy yours!
To my best understanding, it is a tool geared towards light-duty, like for switch plates, handcrafts, hobbies; has lots of handle splay from the factory (which hinders use of small-handed people, like me), and has no locking mechanism for the tools. Although there are tools like the PST/PST II, sidekick, and Wingman which do not have it, they have a solid spine that traverse the tool's back and gives more tension to hold the tool in place. The Rev has a split spine which I think does not provide a good amount of tension when, for example, torquing down a screw or bolt.Having said that, I really like that the pliers are not sprung, its lightness, the factory pocket clip, simplicity, and quality. I made some "improvements" on both of mine making them more to my liking (read enjoyimg the heck out pf them!) such as reducing the handle splay, polishing the pliers, reprofiled the flat drivers, and Edit: Just checked at the Leatherman's web site, and it appears as a current model; also on Amazon, and I've seen it at the big-orange-diy-home-renovation-store!
My bad;sorry! It HAS been discontinued; it still appears in the canadian web page though. ( And no, I'm not canadian, it was because it was the first link I opened!)