Broke my Leatherman today.

I won a raffle in 2008 I think.

The first prize was a gift card which I used to buy the most expensive leatherman that was available in the store at the time.

I have used it so much and still somehow taken way too good care of it. Never abused the blades. I bet the tool I have used the most have been the pliers and the screwdriver.

The leather holster that I used occasionally looks still almost like new.

Cutting hot dog buns for kids when out and about, fixing my bike…

F for respect 🫡

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[–] 2 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

They can do that!? I've put a lot of force on my Wave, and it's always survived. So far...

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  • [–] 4 points 23 hours ago

    It's the twisting motion ... most pliers are very strong when biting down on things or cutting into soft metal wires or wire material ... but as soon as you get into a situation where the jaws are moving sideways instead of towards each other, the jaws will move out laterally and are more likely to break because they have no strength in that direction.

    So be careful when trying to cut heavy gauge wire, screws, bolts, nails ... or when using the pliers and twisting them so the jaws don't line up.

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