I've lost the multi-tool I use at work. It was a Victorianox (I believe). It was absolutely unbelievable and I need a replacement. I used it for 8 years 5 to 7 times per week and multiple times each day. It's primary function was to open electrical cabinets at work with the flathead screwdriver. It was still working perfectly the last day I saw it and the only thing wrong with it was the red printing had almost completely worn off. Here is what the tool must have:
-Full size
-Quality pliers, I like the kind with a bit of a hole near the joint so you can grab small bolt head and turn it. The tool should be sturdy with little flex on the handles when using the pliers.
-Quality holster that can be worn on a standard pants belt. A snap top would be best, but I could live with velcro.
-Flat head screw drivers. 3-4 sizes would be great. From 1/8" (or even a bit smaller) to 3/8" or even a bit larger would be good.
-Phillips screw drivers. 2-3 sizes would be nice.
-Knive.
-A very good build. This will get used daily and pretty hard.
-The tools lock when extended and you need to engage some type of release to return them to the closed position.
Stuff my old one had that would be great but not totally necessary.
-All the tools with the exception of the pliers could be accessed without fully opening the tool.
-A metric ruler on one side and a standard on the other. With the tool fully open it could be arranged to give you a full 8" ruler. The markings for the ruler were stamped into the metal so it could not wear off over time.
-In addition to a standard knive it had a knife with a serrated blade.
-It could be opened fully with the screwdriver bits being offset so that the tool acted like one long screw driver with the head of the open screw driver bit centered on the axis of the opened tool. (The plier tips of course stuck out the side in this position).
-A wire cutter function would be nice but not necessary.
Stuff my old one didn't have but it would be nice:
-Some allen heads (2-3 each of metric and standard)
Of couse it had other stuff but I rarely used the other features.
Any ideas? I glanced at the skeletool but thought I would post here first.
Thanks.
-Full size
-Quality pliers, I like the kind with a bit of a hole near the joint so you can grab small bolt head and turn it. The tool should be sturdy with little flex on the handles when using the pliers.
-Quality holster that can be worn on a standard pants belt. A snap top would be best, but I could live with velcro.
-Flat head screw drivers. 3-4 sizes would be great. From 1/8" (or even a bit smaller) to 3/8" or even a bit larger would be good.
-Phillips screw drivers. 2-3 sizes would be nice.
-Knive.
-A very good build. This will get used daily and pretty hard.
-The tools lock when extended and you need to engage some type of release to return them to the closed position.
Stuff my old one had that would be great but not totally necessary.
-All the tools with the exception of the pliers could be accessed without fully opening the tool.
-A metric ruler on one side and a standard on the other. With the tool fully open it could be arranged to give you a full 8" ruler. The markings for the ruler were stamped into the metal so it could not wear off over time.
-In addition to a standard knive it had a knife with a serrated blade.
-It could be opened fully with the screwdriver bits being offset so that the tool acted like one long screw driver with the head of the open screw driver bit centered on the axis of the opened tool. (The plier tips of course stuck out the side in this position).
-A wire cutter function would be nice but not necessary.
Stuff my old one didn't have but it would be nice:
-Some allen heads (2-3 each of metric and standard)
Of couse it had other stuff but I rarely used the other features.
Any ideas? I glanced at the skeletool but thought I would post here first.
Thanks.