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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #30 on: March 06, 2026, 06:25:31 PM
The pocket clip could be done better.  :facepalm:


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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #31 on: March 06, 2026, 08:06:15 PM
No question about that.   :salute:
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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #32 on: March 15, 2026, 04:49:05 PM
The wiggly pocket clip is the trade off for having it removable/swappable in seconds.  I would prefer that it didn't wiggle too, but it does not negatively affect functionality.  I'm guilty of complaining about the wiggle a couple times, but it's a silly nitpick that only multitool nerds like us care about.
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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #33 on: March 18, 2026, 02:34:08 AM
Quote from: Rich_SD on March 15, 2026, 04:49:05 PM
The wiggly pocket clip is the trade off for having it removable/swappable in seconds.  I would prefer that it didn't wiggle too, but it does not negatively affect functionality.  I'm guilty of complaining about the wiggle a couple times, but it's a silly nitpick that only multitool nerds like us care about.

I got a couple of aftermarket Surge clips off of Amazon that fit perfectly and look great. I have no clue as to why LM can’t fix the issue.

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #34 on: March 18, 2026, 10:21:25 AM
I think it cause that pocket clip is universal to fit Charge/Wave/Surge and now Alpha. I have no play with pocket clip on my TTi+ while on my Wave its minimal and on Surge its quite significant but still it does it Job
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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #35 on: March 18, 2026, 02:55:08 PM
I think custom scales with screws to mount a different pocket clip would be popular.

The arc clip has a lot less wiggle and in general it feels very premium

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #36 on: March 18, 2026, 07:09:53 PM
Quote from: Richard Zheng on March 18, 2026, 02:55:08 PM
I think custom scales with screws to mount a different pocket clip would be popular.

The arc clip has a lot less wiggle and in general it feels very premium

The ARC clip doesn't have any wiggle at all, they are two completely different types of mounts: the ARC with two screws and the Alpha with a slide and click mount.

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #37 on: March 20, 2026, 11:11:29 PM
Quote from: Vadim on March 18, 2026, 07:09:53 PM
The ARC clip doesn't have any wiggle at all, they are two completely different types of mounts: the ARC with two screws and the Alpha with a slide and click mount.

You could very easily incorporate screw mounts on custom scales to allow for the arc clip to be mounted onto them

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #38 on: March 21, 2026, 07:40:44 PM
Wonder why Leatherman uses a stainless steel saw instead of a black one on the Alpha?
A black version with orange scales will be the perfect Alpha for me!
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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #39 on: March 22, 2026, 05:16:51 AM
Quote from: tango44 on March 21, 2026, 07:40:44 PM
Wonder why Leatherman uses a stainless steel saw instead of a black one on the Alpha?
A black version with orange scales will be the perfect Alpha for me!
Makes no sense to me since the wave+ gets a black saw instead of stainless steel

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #40 on: March 22, 2026, 09:25:57 PM
Quote from: Richard Zheng on March 20, 2026, 11:11:29 PM
You could very easily incorporate screw mounts on custom scales to allow for the arc clip to be mounted onto them

Who in the world would buy an Alpha (which itself has a high price tag) and then buy custom scales to install ARC pocket clip?

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #41 on: March 22, 2026, 09:37:07 PM
Quote from: Vadim on March 22, 2026, 09:25:57 PM
Who in the world would buy an Alpha (which itself has a high price tag) and then buy custom scales to install ARC pocket clip?
I actually know a friend that asked me for help making a 3D model with screw holes for an ARC clip became the normal clip wiggled too much. I had him try out a third party clip off amazon and that was tighter so I didnt get a chance to finish the modded scales, but it definitely would be psossible

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #42 on: March 23, 2026, 05:45:11 AM
Quote from: Richard Zheng on March 22, 2026, 09:37:07 PM
I actually know a friend that asked me for help making a 3D model with screw holes for an ARC clip became the normal clip wiggled too much.

Perhaps that's why Leatherman sells a pocket clip for the Alpha separately, to give users the option to buy a pocket clip for the ARC and order some custom scales (quality and price unknown) and install them on the Alpha.  :facepalm:

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #43 on: April 02, 2026, 10:11:53 PM
Can someone answer my question, please: those gold/brass accents just painted hardware?

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #44 on: April 03, 2026, 01:52:05 PM
Looks like the orange ones are some kind of coating

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Brass looking ones    :dunno:

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #45 on: April 03, 2026, 05:57:58 PM
Thanks, Steve!  :hatsoff:

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #46 on: April 04, 2026, 05:54:29 PM
Leatherman failed again with scissors?


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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #47 on: April 04, 2026, 06:15:56 PM
Do the scissors fail?  He said in the video that  " . . . these scissors cut most of what I threw at it . . .  ."  That's a pretty good testimony.

Same with mine.  They are pretty darn good.  I prefer Victorinox scissors for fine, detailed work like skin boo boos, but the Alpha scissors are really big and do a fine job on most things.  I have been carrying one of my Alphas recently, and use the scissors daily.

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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #48 on: April 04, 2026, 06:17:12 PM
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Re: Leatherman Wave Alpha Owners Club
Reply #49 on: April 04, 2026, 06:46:14 PM
Quote from: powernoodle on April 04, 2026, 06:15:56 PM
He said in the video that  " . . . these scissors cut most of what I threw at it . . .  ."  That's a pretty good testimony.

Yes, but he also said: "it had a really hard time cutting the fabric."  :think:


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