kc2ixe: I do work with very small wire, and now that I think about it I have ran into a situation or two where I couldn't grip it well with a LM. Looking at the way my TTi works, though, they close completely at the tip, so I imagine I could get the job done by relying on the tip to grip. Isn't that enough?

Usually when I'm working with stuff that small I have dedicated tools available and use a smaller tool. I recently found some some small needlenose pliers that have smooth faces (no serrations) and I prefer to use them when soldering. I'm always afraid of damaging the wire with the serrations.

I don't expect my multi-tools to be able to do everything... I would say that 75% is pretty good, and with my Charge TTi I feel that it's at about 90% and I think that's exceptional.