Anyone have one of these?

Posted by: lazermonkey

Anyone have one of these? - 11/17/05 09:43 AM

Mini leatherman http://www.osograndeknives.com/Multi-Purpose%20Tools/Leatherman/Leatherman%20mini_tool.htm
Posted by: NeighborBill

Re: Anyone have one of these? - 11/17/05 12:11 PM

I had one 'til I "lent" it to someone...very handy, quite small. Took me a year to figure out how the handles opened ALL the way out <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Good EDC in an urban environment, but I replaced it with an XE6, which is about twice the size and three times the weight.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Anyone have one of these? - 11/17/05 12:43 PM

Yes I've got one, but I dont use it much.

Things I like
-small size
-can fold out handles to get extra leverage or use unfolded for confined areas
-small blade for small jobs
-to fold up blade, extend handle fully and close with blade in safe position (took a while to work that out)
-unusually large plier jaws for a small size

Things I dont like
-no phillips screwdriver
-blade is hard to use sometimes because its small and it folds out with the other handle between the sharp edge and the item to be cut. (Not like the wave which has cutting edge closest to the outside edge of the handle) Dont know how to explain that better but it would sometimes be better with a bigger blade
-not comfortable in the hand to use as pliers for any length of time
-bottle opener is in wierd position to use
-limited by not many tools included

I like it, but I bought without handling it first. If I was in a shop with it in my hand I probably wouldnt have bought it.
Overall its not bad. Its a typical Leatherman, not the best quality, but by no means the worst quality.
It there for when I want to carry something small, but half the time I forget to use it.
Try it before you buy it. You may not like this one and there are better tools around, but they are bigger.
Posted by: ironraven

Re: Anyone have one of these? - 11/17/05 07:58 PM

Had one, wish they still made it. Mine is off doing something interesting in a very sandy place with a former classmate.

I like the Supertool a lot better, but that is becuase it fits my hand better. But if you need the smallest possible pair of real pliers I've ever seen, I recommend it.
Posted by: widget

Re: Anyone have one of these? - 11/18/05 03:23 AM

Yep, have one in a drawer. I used to carry it in my military survival kit (self generated). After my other Leatherman tools all failed after little use, I decided to scrap the mini tool too. Doesn't matter to me what the guarantee is if it may fail me in an emergency, I may never get to order a replacement! No Leatherman items in anything I carry, anytime, any place.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Anyone have one of these? - 11/21/05 01:53 AM

Yup! Got one of them. Used to carry it at work, I had my toolbox nearby so if I ran into something theMini Tool wouldn't handle I had backup. Sure was nice having the Mini Tool there when I needed it as opposed to running back to my toolbox all the time.
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