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Do not EVER use the hardwire cutters on these unless they're the replaceable models like on the Surge or Wave+. If you clamp down too hard, it'll deform the metal and render the pliers very difficult to operate if not worthless altogether.
This is a great tool, but be realistic and use the "right" tool whenever possible.
I agree, but just as an FYI from someone who has done that a bunch, you can file a warranty claim and send it in for repair (~$10 for your shipping in) or if you would prefer to fix it yourself a quick brush of the cutter section with a Dremel followed by a drop of wd40 should get things back into shape.
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The Wingman and Sidekick regularly went on sale for $25 just before the pandemic.I picked up 4 of them (1 to use, 3 spares), figuring it was safer than one Wave since I didn't need most of the fancy tools.. I still have two of them. (Lost the other two. The weak point turned out to be the clip, which broke on 3 of them. The one tool I noticed fall, I sent in to Leatherman and they replaced the clip. Dunno if they redesigned the clip, but the replacement has held.)All the Leatherman deals since then have sucked. I haven't seen either the Wingman or Sidekick below $50 since then, even though adjusting the $25 for inflation gives $32.
People surrender them at airports all the time when they forget they left them in their backpacks. You can buy a big box of them for a few hundred and sell them on eBay.
That's where I got my Wingman, practically brand new for like $25... then I had to surrender it at the airport when forgot I left it in my backpack.
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This is a great tool, but be realistic and use the "right" tool whenever possible.
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That's where I got my Wingman, practically brand new for like $25... then I had to surrender it at the airport when forgot I left it in my backpack.
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The Leatherman is going to be in your pocket after a rollover. Where is that glass breaker?
A knife?