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What did you use your Leatherman for today?

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us Offline Steelej1976

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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4920 on: October 26, 2023, 01:02:42 AM
Changed tires for my car yesterday. I had a 2 ton jack to lift the car. There is a small knob that you are supposed to twist with the end of the lever arm to descent the car. With the lever arm it's at least challenging to control the descent and I've had previosly one close call with the car dropping too fast. As I remembered the incident I also remembered the pliers on my Curl on my belt and used them instead. I got great and slow control this way and changed the tires safely!

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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4921 on: October 26, 2023, 11:23:51 AM
Quick update on my ARC - I tried it out on a strand of coated chain link fencing wire this morning, as I do with all my new tools.

It cut it easily enough, but didn’t seem to enjoy the experience…

 


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4922 on: November 01, 2023, 11:26:00 PM
Quick update on my ARC - I tried it out on a strand of coated chain link fencing wire this morning, as I do with all my new tools.

It cut it easily enough, but didn’t seem to enjoy the experience…

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Disappointing, at least you can fit some decent cutters to it. A chap on reddit hardness tested these cutters at mid fifties rc iirc. The previous cpm ones were low 60s.


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4923 on: November 01, 2023, 11:37:47 PM
Myself and mini-me undertook a build your own robot toy affair that required judicious use of both a pst and sideclip (which he prefers) . The finished bot looks and walks like the robots from Silent Running if your old enough to remember that flick.


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4924 on: December 10, 2023, 06:39:09 PM
"The Krew" helping me assemble a cabinet.
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4925 on: December 13, 2023, 03:19:41 AM
Used my Juice XE6 saw to cut a stick to hold the sheep feed box lid up.


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4926 on: December 21, 2023, 10:50:42 PM
Window broken by falling branch during yesterday’s wind. Well replace the window once it’s warmer outside. For now it’s board up with some insulation.

Used modded Wave to cut the board and hold nails.

 
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Now for a beer. It’s a great can opener but terrible cap lifter

 
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4927 on: January 19, 2024, 06:53:54 PM
Today i used Rebar for fixing my car (again) noticed also that Wingman flathead can be used on sockets,  offcourse i dont recommend using it for too tight screws.





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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4928 on: January 19, 2024, 09:47:23 PM
Great pics and use, Antti 8) :cheers: :like:


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4929 on: January 25, 2024, 03:03:10 AM
I have been using my Rebar at work constantly lately.  Demoing a construction site I used the Rebar to cut wire, remove wall plates, cut ceiling ties.  I have been really impressed with how tough the Rebar is.   :multi:


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4930 on: January 25, 2024, 01:15:55 PM
January has been all about unpacking and installing shiny new screens, projectors and such. It's not exactly what they pay me for but I don't mind! Skeletool, bitkit and headlamp see a lot of use.
Spydies and Vics and Leathermans, Oh My!


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4931 on: March 19, 2024, 05:55:40 PM
Until there’s a replacement for the Hybrid, the Raptor is my favourite gardening Leatherman.

Hacking at some ivy while the sun was shining today.

 
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4932 on: March 30, 2024, 12:36:42 PM
I don't take many pictures, but I think there isn't a day the LM doesn't see at least a little bit of work.
Yesterday was helping a friend move, he had no tools available, I broke down a table in 10 seconds. When he saw the smallish looking PST he said : "it won't work". Than stood corrected. I might get him one one of these days.




If he recognizes how wrong he was.  :D


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4933 on: April 08, 2024, 07:06:51 PM
   Needed to do some work on my ancient Echo weedwacker.  Pulled a bolt on the bottom gear housing and put in some grease.  Then a cleanup of the air filter and housing.  Leatherman Bolster did the work.  Spark plug is rusty, but it started first pull and ran perfectly.  No reason for a new sparkle.
    The newly hatched out paper wasps all swarmed around and checked out the action.  I don't think they had ever seen a man get grease over so many different things and drop parts in the dirt so many times.  If they laughed it was too high for human ears.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4934 on: April 09, 2024, 11:38:02 PM
  I looked all over the Award Badge area for a weed wacker badge and couldn't find one.  So, I had to make my own.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4935 on: April 15, 2024, 01:59:45 AM
  I looked all over the Award Badge area for a weed wacker badge and couldn't find one.  So, I had to make my own.  Best wishes.  G
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Lawn machine fixer badge would be a great badge.

I’ve fixed several lawn care tools and tractors with my multitools.

 My Wave served that purpose today. Had to grab the chainsaw chain with the pliers as it jammed. Then spent way too long filing out a burr on chain. The Spirit file would’ve made short work of it, but then the Wave file diamond side helped re-edge the jammed tooth just a bit. 

 
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Cut down a number of trees today and process some limbs for fire… but then it rained harder than expected.

 
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4936 on: April 15, 2024, 04:07:27 AM
   Nothing but rain and strong wind here lately.  I will have to put the battery back in my Cub tomorrow and see if it will crank.  Hopefully I won't have to use a chainsaw this week.  Great photos, Banana.  Maybe we do need a Lawn Tool Repair badge?  Best wishes.  G
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4937 on: April 16, 2024, 12:18:19 AM
  Wingman went along instead of a pair of pliers on the Cub maintenance.  Battery was charged up and bolted back in place.  The wire retaining clip was difficult.  Had to go get a big screwdriver to pry it back on.  Not enough leverage on the LM for this. 
   Good news is the Cub cranked right up and I mowed the highest parts of the lawn.  Spring.
Best wishes.  G
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4938 on: April 16, 2024, 03:53:24 AM
Thanks and great use, Gary  :like:  I think a lawn tool repair badge would be fun. Maybe also a dedicated thread if folks are doing consistent repairs.  I have a battery Ryobi pusher mower and where whacked I primarily use, but I do have to break out the John Deere ride on for the back lot. It’s a pain to maintain but I’m not buying a new one while it’s still working. We had a John Deere push I eventually gave up on for the time being. Issues outweighed the cost of replacing.


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4939 on: May 01, 2024, 03:24:15 AM
Today was one of those Wave does it all days. And one of those days where I just started cracking away without thinking about any action shots.

Spent a good deal of time today hunting more wasps. We’re finding all the holes around the stormers.  So I used the Wave Phillips and pliers (for stripped screws) to pull off the frame and sprayed those suckers.  Some of the seals needed some coaxing so used the pry bar to pop those off. 

Then I found behind one of the more deteriorated siding strips the wonderful surprise of an old birds nest and an old massive wasp nest.  Thank God there were no wasps. So after I ripped that out I cut with the saw a temporary cover out of plywood. Marked the length with the awl and nailed it in place.  The windows and siding are all being redone this summer so it’s just being made livable until we move next month (it’s a family members home we’re staying in).

Next, I positioned ant baits along the outside of the house and snipped the openings with the wire cutters. 

The kids and I also made a plastic bottle bird feeder using the awl to poke holes and saw to trim a dowel to length. 

 
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4940 on: May 06, 2024, 04:17:32 PM
Double-dipping with this picture but you gotta love MINI's!!! Good thing the screws on this plug were combo phillips/straight.

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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4941 on: May 10, 2024, 09:14:38 PM
Used my wave to build a bbq for my neice.

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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4942 on: May 11, 2024, 02:34:31 AM
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4943 on: May 31, 2024, 07:26:27 PM
   This is my first time to use the Wingman package opener.  Works fine.  It wouldn't take much effort to open your thumb with this thing.  It is really quite sharp.  Best wishes. G
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4944 on: May 31, 2024, 08:11:41 PM
I wonder how many currently produced items run on C cells. :think: Glad to see that you're getting some good use out of the Wingman! :cheers:
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4945 on: July 13, 2024, 04:24:42 AM
Fired up the old John Deere  mower that almost caught fire a few weeks ago.  Got about 10 feet before the mower blades stopped and found one of the wires to the belt rotor was broken in two. It had clearly already broke and was repaired with electrical tape.  Why not do the same again?  My modded Wave has been sitting near the door so I grab it when I go outside and used it to cut and strip the wire and reconnect. The kiddo helped so it was good fun.

 


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4946 on: July 13, 2024, 05:05:59 AM
I carry my black Wave Plus at work everyday.



Today the uses included :

1. Pulling fuses in a rail truck trying to find where we went wrong in wiring the hi-rail gear - Pliers
2. Opening some ice cold Pineapple Jarritos soda as it's delicious and it was 100 degrees - bottle opener
3. Using the small ass Phillips screwdriver to open a book-light for out sales lady . She spent 20 bucks on a 3 dollar wish book-light on batteries.  ::) ::)
4. Using the Phillips bit to fix a trailer plug wiring .
5. Used the pliers to pull the molding from a Dodge 5500 to get to the GPS tracking unit
6. Used pliers to cut wire and put a butt splice on the end of it.

Think that's it for today.
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4947 on: July 13, 2024, 05:06:41 PM
Found one of the wires to the belt rotor was broken in two. It had clearly already broke and was repaired with electrical tape.  Why not do the same again?
If that's what you need to finish a mowing job, I agree. Though a new wire should be installed eventually.

Opening some ice cold Pineapple Jarritos soda as it's delicious and it was 100 degrees...
I could do without that kind of heat, but I do like Jarritos! Tamarind is a real favorite of mine. I should actively look for some.
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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4948 on: July 13, 2024, 08:32:04 PM
If that's what you need to finish a mowing job, I agree. Though a new wire should be installed eventually.


This thing needs a lot replaced thats held in together with electrical tape and prayers :rofl:


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Re: What did you use your Leatherman for today?
Reply #4949 on: July 14, 2024, 05:48:35 PM
Maybe a new mower is a more cost-effective option? :think:
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