Multi tool help

[deye223]

G'day all I just couldn't think of anywhere to put this so move it if it's better elsewhere .
my son's girlfriend wants to buy him another multi-tool over the last 3 years he has broken 4 Leatherman waves obviously they are not strong enough is there anything new or another brand on the market that is very robust he's a tradesman so yeah tools get used and used hard any help would be very much appreciated .

Cheers D

 

[Bigmac]

G'day all I just couldn't think of anywhere to put this so move it if it's better elsewhere .
my son's girlfriend wants to buy him another multi-tool over the last 3 years he has broken 4 Leatherman waves obviously they are not strong enough is there anything new or another brand on the market that is very robust he's a tradesman so yeah tools get used and used hard any help would be very much appreciated .

Cheers D

What parts were breaking? The original leather man was made in Portland Oregon. Not sure if they all are still made there or not, but I think they are, and am pretty sure they have a 25 year warranty. Have you tried to get any of them warrantied? They have been good to me, but is also easy for me to get replacements, I am only 60 miles away! lol have an original and wrench, and had a wave, but unfortunately lost it. I liked my wave, but I also felt I could break it, or any tool if I worked super hard. I wouldn’t use mine as a replacement to regular tools...more of an convenience or emergency use.

 

[Drptrch]

They will rebuild or replace it.


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[deye223]

yes all 4 under warranty he's just sick of taking them back all the time the weak spot is where the handle butts up against the pliers when you open them up as you apply a lot of pressure it just buckles and then the handles completely closed up on one another and they no longer work

 

[S Sidwell]

Sounds like they are not tempered enough.

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[Larry B]

If he is folding the handles using the pliers i don't think you will find a tool that will hold up like a real pair of pliers. All the multi tool i have ever seen have light duty pliers.

 

[Mkinslow]

If he is folding the handles using the pliers i don't think you will find a tool that will hold up like a real pair of pliers. All the multi tool i have ever seen have light duty pliers.

That's what I was gonna say,I've broken a couple pairs,but I realized I was being to hard on them. Chilled out on what I did with them and all is good now.

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[nnero]

I have a SOG multi tool. Pliers are pretty stout and grip tight.

 

[Al Smith]

I suppose you could call the Leatherman as the Swiss army knives of multi tools .They work if that's all you have to use but they were never made to be a substitute for regular tools .Leatherman is not the only one to make them BTW .

 

[msellers]

SOG with their gear handles might be a good move. Go with their EOD tool, I am guessing it mught be made a bit tougher due to the nature of the use.

https://www.bladehq.com/item--SOG-PowerAssist-18-in-1-Multi-Tool--34773

 

[deye223]

SOG with their gear handles might be a good move. Go with their EOD tool, I am guessing it mught be made a bit tougher due to the nature of the use.

https://www.bladehq.com/item--SOG-PowerAssist-18-in-1-Multi-Tool--34773

Thanks for that I will check them out

 

[deye223]

She went with the surge looks like a good idea considering it is larger than the wave we are just hoping it is tougher .

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I’ve actually had good luck with gerber multi pliers, they slide out of handle and seem stronger

 

[USMC615]

Gerber, SOG, Leatherman...all have some good models and not so good models.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

The one pair of gerber multi pliers I had were strong enough to hold up cutting 9 wire for anchoring scaffold picks

 

[deye223]

The one pair of gerber multi pliers I had were strong enough to hold up cutting 9 wire for anchoring scaffold picks

What model was it exactly

 

[deye223]

And how does that compare to hardened number 8 fence wire

 

[lehman live edge slab]

9 wire is a softer 9 gauge wire pretty ductile and takes quite a bit of bending to break it.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I had 2 of these one blunt nose and a needle nose. This one has replaceable cutters mine didn’t