1) type of leatherman tool you owned (and whether it was black oxide coated or not)2) whether it rusted or not3) if it did, how long since you bought it it took to rust4) what kind of conditions you exposed it to (whether it rusted or not)5) how the rusting affected the tool
because I am at heart an evil man
I am the original owner of a PST, SuperTool, and an early Micra. I also have a 1999-vintage Crunch. I lubricate them periodically and none of them have rusted. My few month old Fuse has not rusted, but it has been used only indoors.However, I bought a batch of used, plastic covered Micras which were newer vintage than my Micra and about a third of them arrived with rust inside. I knew they were more recent vintage because they said "Tool" on the scissors instead of "USA."
As I understand it the most effective way to stop a metal rusting is to add chrome (reduces edge keeping and makes the steel weaker) to its make up. The better steels have more carbon (makes the steel harder and hold an edge better but is more prone to rust) added.
If you do no maintenance you get what you deserve, it is up to the owner.
IMO shiny polished tools can be dangerously slippy in the work environment were hands can get oil, grease or even water on them so I am not too fond of those either. Especially when people round me are using them.
...Therefore, in this thread, if you own a leatherman of any kind, or did in ther past, could you reply with a concise post where you include the following information (and anything else pertinent I might have forgotten to mention):1) type of leatherman tool you owned (and whether it was black oxide coated or not)2) whether it rusted or not3) if it did, how long since you bought it it took to rust4) what kind of conditions you exposed it to (whether it rusted or not)5) how the rusting affected the tool
Quote from: Raukodur on April 14, 2007, 08:05:13 PM...Therefore, in this thread, if you own a leatherman of any kind, or did in ther past, could you reply with a concise post where you include the following information (and anything else pertinent I might have forgotten to mention):1) type of leatherman tool you owned (and whether it was black oxide coated or not)2) whether it rusted or not3) if it did, how long since you bought it it took to rust4) what kind of conditions you exposed it to (whether it rusted or not)5) how the rusting affected the toolSo micky d, going back to the very first post in this thread, what can you tell us about your Leatherman?