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Tool Talk => Cheap and Cheerful (or otherwise!) => Topic started by: Yadda on August 14, 2013, 06:42:45 AM

Title: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 14, 2013, 06:42:45 AM: I picked this up from National Tool and Supply earlier this year. The usual standard $17.99 tool was on sale for $9.99 which fits my budget much better. This is an almost identical twin to the electrician's multitools Chako gave away during the 7th anniversary. I haven't had time or opportunity to try any of the functions, but I thought I would share a photo. Unfortunately all of my photo files are tool large. Maybe tomorrow when I have time to save them to a smaller file size.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on August 14, 2013, 12:42:32 PM: It's always fun to try these tools that you find on sale. Ten bucks is (almost) always a good deal on a tool!

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Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 19, 2013, 06:09:34 AM: Finally some photos.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: detron on August 19, 2013, 06:54:14 AM: Looks exactly like my "Commercial Electric"

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Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 19, 2013, 07:52:25 PM: Same tool different colors on the handle..... Another collector's conundrum.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: detron on August 19, 2013, 08:01:58 PM: grabbed mine off of fleabay for $6 I have a Leatherman Squirt ES4, but I wanted a bigger one. the sad part is this only adds one more gauge to the stripper
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 19, 2013, 09:18:31 PM: Evidently the manufacturing company sells them with the custom wording around the plier pivot. Yours is branded and mine is a safety notice.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: detron on August 19, 2013, 09:20:06 PM: mine, just like yours says "cut copper only" on one side. the other picture you put up was too blurry for me to check out the writing on that side
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: gregozedobe on August 20, 2013, 04:34:42 AM: Quote from: detron on August 19, 2013, 08:01:58 PM
grabbed mine off of fleabay for $6 I have a Leatherman Squirt ES4, but I wanted a bigger one. the sad part is this only adds one more gauge to the stripper

If you want bigger you need to get yourself a Paladin PT-540 - ("if much is good, more is better !") :rofl:

And if that isn't large enough, try a West Marine (SOG) BlackTip fisherman's tool !!!!
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: detron on August 20, 2013, 04:39:17 AM: I had a PT-540, loved the punch downs, but the sheath smelled like fish, and the lever to engage the wire strippers kept getting in the way when you do not want it to.

over all it was a good tool, but very expensive .

thanks for letting me know, had I never had that tool I would have been very excited to research another tool.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 20, 2013, 07:52:56 PM: Quote from: detron on August 19, 2013, 09:20:06 PM
mine, just like yours says "cut copper only" on one side. the other picture you put up was too blurry for me to check out the writing on that side

The other side has "Klutch" written on top and "Commercial" written on the bottom. Part of the branding the manufacturer uses to rope companies into selling their tool.

No doubt, I have really poor photography skills.
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: detron on August 20, 2013, 08:01:18 PM: ahh, was not an issue until I tried to read some writing. anyway, the only thing I hate is how it feels like it is going to slide out of your hand as you try to squeeze it. does your do that too?
Title: Re: Klutch Electrican's Mutltool
Post by: Yadda on August 21, 2013, 07:30:13 PM: I don't really have any issues with it sliding or slipping, IMHO, the hand grips are not the most ergonomic, but they are usable.