Multi Tool Mania ( Leatherman MUT, ST 300, Charge TTI , Wave, Skeletool, Wingman, & Kick )

Can’t do that… I’ve been lusting over these things for a year. :slight_smile:

Here’s my collection as of today:
(Finally figuring out the new camera and homemade light box)

My sister makes these great survival kits, and the two odd-balls in the picture were dug out of her kits :slight_smile:

Also don't forget about an excellent Victorinox pocket skinning knife that is used by hunters all around the globe:

It is well worth the money.

But it has almost all necessary tools for regular guy for edc(extra strong saw go through roebuck bone without problems), and wine and beer bottle opener...

I like to Vic’s with extra large and wide blade, slightly wider blade than in the one you posted, luminarium iaculator.

But I do find them a bit pricey :D!

Doing a bit of research… I’m surprised Vic is still using 420 & 440a steel. At those prices you’d think they would have upgraded to S30V steel

I’m surprised to hear that too. My Juice Xe6 has S30V and the steel on the Vics appears to be at least as hard. But I haven’t really put any of my new Vics to a serious test. Whatever it is, it appears hard enough to already be getting some serious use out of my Tinker’s Philips screwdriver. I’ve already used it on screws that would’ve given grief to cheap Chinese screwdrivers made of softer steel.

Is there an easy way to test the steel without risking damage to it?

It’s 420 & 440a

It’s a proprietary steel somewhere between 420 and 440A.

INOX in this table.

+1

Where do you get that info from? I have quite a few Juices and none of them has an S30V blade. Only the Leatherman Charges come with those. You can buy Leatherman S30V blades off of TTC on eBay for Waves/Charges but all the other stock Leathermans come with a 420HC blade as far as I know.

As for Victorinox, they use:

x55CrMo14 for blades
x39Cr13 for parts
x20Cr13 for backsprings

Vic steel is hardened at 1040°C and then quenched at 160°C so the blades get a RC hardness of RC 56. (RC = Rockwell C, unit for hardness)

The saws, scissors and nail files are hardened to RC 53, screwdrivers, can openers and awls to RC 52 and the corkscrews and backsprings to RC 49.

The metal saw is work hardened and hard chromed to achieve a hardness that can cut iron and steel.

I don't know about steel markings but you can skin 3 roebucks without need of sharpening :) It is high quality steel and I don't think 25-30$ is big money for such high quality tool/knife...

But I do think China spoiled all of you guys... You are to budget orientated when it comes to real stuff like this...

Steel on this little guy is 50 times better than on any china made replica knife(I know I have plenty of them also).

Well, that wasn’t at all condescending… :bigsmile:

I wasn’t paralleling it to the bargain stuff from China. I was comparing it to Leatherman. Like my Charge TTI.

Looks like I got the Juice mixed up with the Charge TTi. I could swear the Juice at least had an S30V blade but I’m old and my memory is faulty.

One funny thing though, Knife Center lists pretty much every Leatherman under “Knives with S30V blades”, so my confusion is in good company at least :slight_smile:

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_store.html?ttl=Knives%20With%20S30V%20Steel%20Blades&brand=218&min_price=0&max_price=500&&s=29

That’s a great remark to make on a Budget Light Forum I was going to go on but I thought better of it.

Edit_I do like my Budget Chinese made stuff though.

We are talking about tools and knifes in this topic? Right?

And Victorinox is budget pocket knife that you can get for 25$.

China models... You can like it... I like them(they are nicely made with G10 and micarta handle but with low q steel)...

But they are 100 years away from above mentioned Victorinox(or any other VX model) which is also budget knife/tool if you ask me... 25$(or even less in some countries) for knife that can skin, and saw off bones is really on the budget side of story..., and that why I say that sometimes you don't have to be to budget orientated and get real stuff for $ more. Or simply buy them all like I do...

Try to skin something out with china replicas(lets say beautiful ganzo g704 or navy K602) and then you will see the difference.

I would really like to see China replicas with Victorinox like or Swedish steel. I would pay much more(double) if needed for such quality.

“Budget” is a term I’m not sure I like. Personally, it’s value I look at, and the cost is secondary. It’s not that I want to overspend, it’s just that I am willing to spend whatever necessary to get a good value. I think once you factor in quality of construction and materials, brands like Leatherman and Victorinox are generally a much better value than their Chinese counterparts, at least when it comes to multi-tools.

For EDC I have no problem carrying a Chinese made SRM GB-763 pocket knife. It’s not going to open a box any better than my Golden, Colorado made Spyderco Native. If anything, it’s better for EDC because I would not hesitate to sacrifice it to whatever task it’s being used for. So, for EDC, it’s probably one of the best value items I own, next to the Wingman of course.

Now, if you were to drop me off on a desert island with only one knife, it would probably be a Mora or Becker. The Mora is an exceedingly good value as well. Not the best steel, and it’s not even full tang, but it’s cheap and field proven.

Yes they are really nice pocket knifes(ganzo,sanrenmu,navy,enlans)... Bad steel=low price

Mora has awesome blade - Swedish steel... Better than Victorinox... Field proven as you told... Hunters love Morakniv for big game skinning it is sharp and holds an edge... Even the cheapest one...

I would really like to see China making knifes with high quality steel... I would pay 50$ for my Ganzo G704(fast opening, an excellent locking mechanism, best edc for price) with this Swedish or VX steel...

I’m with you there. It’d be great to see someone like Ganzo or SRM step up. I think I read a statement somewhere from SRM that they could easily use better steel, but they don’t think anyone will pay the money—I sure would.

Can anyone contact this guys and tell them to make knifes from better steel. I mean interest thread or something like that? They are not aware that people would pay for quality blade...