![]() Although it has more weight to it, we never found it unwieldy or awkward to carry.Ĭlosed dimensions: 4 by 1½ by ⅝ inches Weight: 7½ ounces Blade length: 2⅝ inches Tools included: needle-nose pliers, wire cutter, electrical crimper, wire stripper, knife, scissors, package opener, awl, can opener, bottle opener, wood/metal file, Phillips screwdriver, medium flat screwdriver, small flat screwdriver, extra-small flat screwdriver, pry tool, ruler The Free P2 is over 2½ ounces heavier than the Skeletool CX, but it has a slender, streamlined design and comes with a pocket clip. After we tested the Free P2 for several weeks, other full-size multi-tools, such as the classic Leatherman Wave+, started to feel clunky and laborious to open. You can even deploy the pliers one-handed, with just a flip of the wrist. With its handles closed, you can access and open all of the tools with a single hand, a unique feature in the world of multi-tools. The Free P2, released in 2019, is an entirely new design for Leatherman. If you are seeking a larger multi-tool, yet one that is extremely easy to use, we recommend the Leatherman Free P2. But this model is so sturdily built, we’d be surprised if you needed to use the warranty other Leathermans we’ve owned and used for over a decade have held up perfectly.Ĭlosed dimensions: 4⅛ by 1¼ by ½ inches Weight: 5.2 ounces Blade length: 2⅝ inches Tools included: needle-nose pliers, wire cutter, bottle opener, Phillips screwdriver (2), flat screwdriver (2), carabiner clip And the Skeletool is backed by a 25-year warranty. This multi-tool’s two Phillips and two flathead screwdrivers capably handle the most common screws. The CX’s pliers unfold easily, have the precision to pull a small splinter, and are comfortable to hold, thanks to the asymmetric handle. It can also clip onto a belt or backpack with either a pocket clip or a carabiner (which can double as an easy-access bottle opener). Other multi-tools are so bulky that they need to be carried in a belt sheath, but the lighter 1, slimmer Skeletool fits comfortably in a pocket. And its high-quality, 154CM blade steel holds an edge longer than most multi-tool blades. Its knife deploys and locks smoothly with one hand-without your having to first open up the pliers. Also, if you ever have to make a cut back towards you, you can bend a blade around and get it in there and go to town with these! Only precision tool to safely cut things backwards known to man! Sometimes just an essential tool to have.Of all the multi-tools we tried, the Skeletool CX is the one we kept reaching for long after testing concluded, and it’s the one we still carry daily, three years later. You can remake your own teeth on them easy and keep going with a blade till there isn't much blade left. Only the very end has short little teeth on it. Rigid is step up from there and Rigid or Ryobi for cordless.Īlso you can re-set your cutting blades once they get dull. ![]() The only one I wouldn't get anymore is the cheapo HF single speed, but the variable speed HF is just fine or Performax. So I would go fairly cheap and get a bunch of blades instead with your money, unless you are a pro. The cutting blades are more important than the tool vibrating the cutting blade is. But these things just vibrate their way to success and they all do that. ![]() Sure Fein is great, Bosch is good, Dremel low vibes (civilized OMT), Rockwell tough as nails, etc. I gave away my original HF fixed speed to my sister, who loves it ! If you have Ryobi 18v tools, it is a must buy to get the Ryobi OMT and then the Ridgid corded too and get all the heads you can use for both. The extra Jobmax heads are just a great idea, though I don't really think they are as good as separate tools because the vibration method to drive them isn't as good as normal tools, but close maybe 80% as good. When I can plug in, the Ridgid or the Performax are my go to ones. It's about the same as the Ridgid functionally. The Ryobi cordless for me is my go to most of the time as I'm not always next to an outlet, so where I need the OMT functions of cutting, sanding, etc but away from an outlet, that is king. Ridgid corded JobMax Variable speed and Ryobi 18v Cordless Jobmax compatible: Ridgid corded is functionally similar to the Performax variable speed but has more power so can cut things faster. For these tools, sometimes precision and gradual cuts are more important than brute speed. Preferred as the variable speed is very useful many times. A much nicer unit with much less vibration and lower noise levels. Menards Performax Variable Speed: Same as HF Variable Speed. Original Harbor Freight single speed: Cuts great, very noisy, high vibration levels, had it about 6 years and it keeps going and going and going.
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