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#288730 - 04/18/18 12:16 AM Swiss Tech
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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Registered: 11/13/06
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Loc: Nacogdoches, Texas
I did not know this until they arrived in the mail. Mom got each of us one of these:

http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?pid=5

I put one on my keychain; I wonder, is this thing any good? Tell me what you think.

Jeanette Isabelle
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#288732 - 04/18/18 12:27 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
hikermor Offline
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Registered: 08/26/06
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Loc: southern Cal
If it works for you and your mom, it's fine. I suspect the small phillips screwdriver might be good for eyeglass screws; that alone makes it worthwhile.

I have one kicking around somewhere; I was not impressed with the knife on my unit,, but I never really tried to put an edge on it. If you should skin and butcher a deer, you might want something a little bigger....
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#288733 - 04/18/18 01:08 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: hikermor]
Jeanette_Isabelle Offline
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Registered: 11/13/06
Posts: 2946
Loc: Nacogdoches, Texas
I have not used this yet. My tool of choice has always been a pair of EMT shears. Sometimes I need something to open a cardboard box (I've always had something for that at the locations I needed to open one) and sometimes I need a screwdriver. With one exception out of a period of eleven years, my EMT shears were able to improvise as a screwdriver.

I was from Dallas. There was never any deer for me to skin or butcher.

Jeanette Isabelle
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#288734 - 04/18/18 01:22 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
Famdoc Offline
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Registered: 04/29/09
Posts: 155
Loc: PA
If you try to fly commercially with one of those on a keyring, TSA may or may not keep it. Reports vary. Not a big loss if confiscated.

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#288735 - 04/18/18 01:37 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
gonewiththewind Offline
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Registered: 10/14/08
Posts: 1517
They can be difficult to open, hold it carefully. It is a decent blade for small jobs, just not much to hold on to.

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#288742 - 04/18/18 01:17 PM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
roberttheiii Offline
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Registered: 02/13/09
Posts: 393
Loc: Connecticut, USA
I have carried one of these on my keys for years. It does not replace a better tool, but it can get a surprising number of things done when it is the only tool you happen to have.

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#288743 - 04/18/18 01:51 PM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
M_a_x Offline
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Registered: 08/16/02
Posts: 1203
Loc: Germany
I had one. After about two years the loop that holds the unit on the keyring broke.
Mine came with a decent edge. When using the bottle opener or the phillips screwdriver the serrated part of the blade requires a bit of attention. From other posts you made I know that you also have a decent FAK. That might come in handy wink.
I would not buy one again.
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#288744 - 04/18/18 09:10 PM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
clearwater Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1177
Loc: Channeled Scablands
I have one in my nightstand for eyeglass repair. The first one broke on the key ring, they sent me a new one.

I rubbed it back an forth on a stone and got the edge of the knife sharper. It will open the tape on boxes etc.

Like a broken drill bit (it still makes a hole, just more work) it will do in a pinch for small chores. Might be good when there is never a reason to carry a knife.


Edited by clearwater (04/18/18 09:11 PM)

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#288746 - 04/19/18 01:15 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3819
Loc: USA
I have one and I like it. Lightweight, inexpensive and way better than nothing.

The TSA will positively take it away from you...if they notice it. My experience has been that they don’t notice much.

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#288765 - 04/20/18 06:16 AM Re: Swiss Tech [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
quick_joey_small Offline
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Registered: 01/13/09
Posts: 571
Loc: UK
Regards eye glasses screws. If you ask when you get glasses they'll glue the ones on the glasses in for you and give you some spares.

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