Paratool

[prime77]

I got a Paratool the other day. It's an interesting tool.  Anybody ever carry one as a everyday tool? Also have has anyone used the Plier heads at the different angles to get out of any situations?

[Grant Lamontagne]

I have one and I carried it a few times but I just don't care for it overall.  Another great design idea, but I just can't get used to it.

It is a handy little tool though.  In that size range I am finding that I prefer the Pocket Power Plier though since it's more of a standard design and incorporates the compound leverage gears.

The ParaTool I got was second hand and that might account for this problem, but the plier head never seemed to "hold" in any position (except folded or fully extended) leaving me to wonder how effective it would be to actually use them "sideways."

Different idea, and comfortable in the hand- no collector should be without one.

Def

[David Bowen]

Since his paratool is second hand....wonder where he got that from? The Paratool is pretty cool, I prefer the older style can opener that it incorperates. The Pivoting head is strange and I have only once or twice used it to get at something that was at an angle, I used it mainly like a regular tool, The opening and closing of the tool seemed a little funny but I loved the flat profile of the handles and it was so thin I kept it in the sheath in my back pocket and never felt it there till I needed it. The pliers Head is adjustable via the hex nuts but I could never get the friction consistant. Ever get tired Def let me know lol Someone on another forum was asking about thin tools for back pocket carry and they said sideclip, well I recommend the paratool for the same reason. after all it means "to prepare"

David

[J-sews]

Does anybody have a ParaTool with a shiny polished finish? Mine has a matte bead-blast finish, but I think I remember that SOG switched to a polish for better corrosion resistance?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Mine is polished.

Def

[prime77]

Mine is polished.

Def

Mine too

[J-sews]

I bought my ParaTool when they first came out. (At least ten years ago, but I can't remember exactly when?) The finish on the knife blades is polished, but the plier head and handles are matte.

Not a bead blast though. The finish reminds me of some parts we make at work. I think it has been tumbled, in a vibratory tumbler.

[665ae]

...in a vibratory tumbler.

Do you have to be 18 and a consenting adult to own one of those??? 

[J-sews]

Do you have to be 18 and a consenting adult to own one of those??? 

Not if you use it in the privacy of your own home! 

[colubrid]

Just wanted to check this to make sure...

 The paratool parts will fit in a Powertool, right?

[Grant Lamontagne]

yuppers.

Def

[Gryffin]

I got a Paratool the other day. It's an interesting tool.  Anybody ever carry one as a everyday tool? Also have has anyone used the Plier heads at the different angles to get out of any situations?

Gotta admit, it's my least favorite SOG tool. (I even prefer the SwitchPlier. Honest!) Mine's very stiff, which sure doesn't help my like it, but the worst part is, it's a bear to close properly. I tend to use any multitool with one hand, and I find it extremely difficult to fold both handles away from the plier jaws so that they mesh just right on closing. It's just too fiddly for me.

[dcohalla@sbcgobal.net]

Gotta admit, it's my least favorite SOG tool. (I even prefer the SwitchPlier. Honest!) Mine's very stiff, which sure doesn't help my like it, but the worst part is, it's a bear to close properly. I tend to use any multitool with one hand, and I find it extremely difficult to fold both handles away from the plier jaws so that they mesh just right on closing. It's just too fiddly for me.

I'm curious about the SwitchPlier.  I have been attracted to the "coolness" of it, but is it strong enough to do the basic tasks or is it a more "lightweight" plier??

[J-sews]

I'd say it's more of a "gee-whiz" kind of a tool. As a matter of fact, it is probably the ultimate gee-whiz tool. Hold it in your hand and push the little button; the pliers flick out like magic. A real attention getter.

But unfortunately the pivot mechanism is pretty weak. It would be limited to light duty only.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I have to agree with Bob on this one.  For a couple of days after I got mine I couldn't put the darn thing down!

Def

[dcohalla@sbcgobal.net]

So, is it along the same lines a the Gerber Recoil then??

[J-sews]

EXACTLY!!