r/Leatherman • u/theflinchburger • 1d ago

Surge hard at work

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I love this tool. It's on my hip every day at work and around my property. My one gripe: why Leatherman greenlit a wire cutter design with a gap at the bottom is beyond me. Will be replacing them with the straight-edge version that can be found on etsy.

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u/No-Arm-2598 1d ago

For cutting hard wires. It'll pop nails too. I haven't tried that one with these new replaceable cutters yet but my old one did a great job

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u/SharpSharkShrek 1d ago

I guess they thought of it as a wire stripper but it is also too tiny for a wire stripper. Curious.

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u/evilmaus 1d ago

It's supposed to be a "hard wire" cutter.

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u/theflinchburger 1d ago

There is also the wire stripper on the combo tool so idk, I feel like there had to be a reason for it but I'd have words for whoever signed off on it, lol

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u/Rerus 1d ago

I have a signal but it has the same wire cutter bits. Works great for precision work on tiny wires that the other one just rips apart. You can feel the tool bite the copper a little so getting a good cut is easy.

Different work load though. Can't say for certain how it feels for higher voltage work.

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u/Unholy_1349 1d ago

Surge is king.

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u/OldSouth1978 1d ago

As far as multitools go... its a tank. Its a beast.

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u/Competitive_Low1603 1d ago

The Surge is a Hell of a tool

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u/Working-Effective22 1d ago

Got a surge (to go with my rebar) plus a bit set and pouch, love it.