which issue of auto express was it?
as ive looked through a fewand they wouldn't take the Gerber out of its blister pack at the local b&q
Leatherman or Gerber?
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which issue of auto express was it?
as ive looked through a fewand they wouldn't take the Gerber out of its blister pack at the local b&q
I've had a leatherman supertool on my belt every day for past 15 years or so. I work in maintenance and it gets used every day, sometimes as a hammer!!. I recently bought the Surge, only because I thought that I had lost the supertool.
I always try and buy the best tools that I can afford and reckon that the supertool has outlived alot of the quality specialist tools that I have bought over the years. So over its lifetime it was not that expensive. Probably no more than the price of a pint every year.
I always try and buy the best tools that I can afford and reckon that the supertool has outlived alot of the quality specialist tools that I have bought over the years. So over its lifetime it was not that expensive. Probably no more than the price of a pint every year.
I am a big fan of Leatherman I have got three.
Juice Xe6 is my EDC (just a shame about the colour)
an 7 year old Wave with bit driver
and a Charge with an additional 2 card bit pouch which is my EDC went I can carry a locking knife.
My Charge was a Costco special. Charge + a LM lock knife of £70! The 2 card bit pouch was a separate buy.
The gadget show did a group test with a Charge AL, Gerber Legend 800 and a Swiss Army Champ.
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsma...eid=474&pageid=966&show=s7e3§ion=Features
The Charge won and the Gerber came last, failing the test.
Juice Xe6 is my EDC (just a shame about the colour
)an 7 year old Wave with bit driver
and a Charge with an additional 2 card bit pouch which is my EDC went I can carry a locking knife.
My Charge was a Costco special. Charge + a LM lock knife of £70! The 2 card bit pouch was a separate buy.
The gadget show did a group test with a Charge AL, Gerber Legend 800 and a Swiss Army Champ.
http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsma...eid=474&pageid=966&show=s7e3§ion=Features
The Charge won and the Gerber came last, failing the test.
which issue of auto express was it?
and they wouldn't take the Gerber out of its blister pack at the local b&q
Hi HiHo,
Here you go:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/210961/multitool_test.html
ATB, Jon.
just thought you had the article,,, i have it somewhere but i can't find it. i also thought that it may be different... thanks jdo330
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I've had both. I broke my Leatherman Supertool cutting through a fence (it was a lot of years old). My friend then broke his Gerber Suspension on the same fence. In the end I managed to cut through it was my Leatherman Juice. I'll always be a LM fan...
From memory, doesnt the Gerber 800 have interchangeable saw blades? A pretty nifty feature I think (if you use a saw a lot of course).
From memory it was that interchangeable saw that had the Gerber failing the gadget shop test! I cannot remember if it broke, or dropped out. I will do some digging.
The leatherman Surge has an interchangeable blade feature. It came with a wood cutting blade and double sided file. One side of the file is diamond coated, handy for sharpening knives etc.
I have added a metal cutting blade to mine aswell. I just used a blade that is designed to fit in my jig saw and it fits well enough to be functional. This makes it a very versatile saw.
I have added a metal cutting blade to mine aswell. I just used a blade that is designed to fit in my jig saw and it fits well enough to be functional. This makes it a very versatile saw.
I have a big pile of different leathermans and they are all good tools but the only multitool I have carried since 2005 is the SAK Spirit.
