Broke my Leatherman today.
I won a raffle in 2008 I think.
The first prize was a gift card which I used to buy the most expensive leatherman that was available in the store at the time.
I have used it so much and still somehow taken way too good care of it. Never abused the blades. I bet the tool I have used the most have been the pliers and the screwdriver.
The leather holster that I used occasionally looks still almost like new.
Cutting hot dog buns for kids when out and about, fixing my bike…
F for respect 🫡
Leatherman has a lifetime warranty and I’m pretty sure they’ll replace those plier jaws for you.
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I still have my budget Leatherman from way back in like 2012. Abused the heck out of it and it’s still going strong. Needs some oil for the opening mechanisms and a good blade sharpening for the knife and scissors but otherwise still a flawless piece of kit.
Yeah, those jaws are a weak point on Leatherman multi-tools and all multi-tools in general. The jaws are made by MIM, Metal Injection Molding.
Lots of common parts are MIM all around you and they last nearly forever. But they can never be as tough as a forged part. Just cheaper.
Either repair this one or buy a new one. Personally, I’d buy a new smaller tool like the Skeletool and fix the old one too.
I have a skeletool and I love that damn thing
Good point about the moulding!
My loss isn’t even comparable to yours, but I can only feel sympathy. For the past 4+ years I’ve only had two mugs. I had the mug, which I got from my brother and his GF, and a plain black gag gift mug that’s been sitting in my cupboard until yesterday.
Around the same time you posted, this happened:
Shocking that it was the pliers. Time to get this one repaired and buy a new one because they are great and having two means you can plier twice as fast.
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Leatherman warranty You can send it to leatherman and they will fix it.
I found my leatherman in a field, so no proof of purchase or owt.
Snapped the blade, sent it in and they just sent back a brand new one.
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Snapped intentionally? Found one in a field, still works to this day
I think I’m on my fourth by now
I have a 2001 Leatherman Wave. Used the pliers on something that it wouldn’t cut well and now there’s a distinct wobble & play in them. Rest of tools are okay and I still use it but I wouldn’t touch the brand with a barge pole these days. They’re WAY too expensive and their idea of innovation is to remove accessories and sell them separately for more $$$.
I have a Gerber that i’ve used for 15 years now - still in perfect condition
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Send it to them, they’ll probably replace it.
Lifetime warranty no? Get it fixed
This is the correct answer, Leatherman’s have lifetime warranty.
File a claim OP
25 year, but it’s still within the period.
My experience with them was very good. They had my broken Skeletool back in just a few weeks.
Same!
*Lifetime of the tool. Also, OP has to prove he’s not dead.
OP only means he/she is the Original Posessor, so the lifetime of the tool should exceed the life of OP.
Otherwise, if the tool expires before the owner expires, I’d think the warranty should still apply.
Edit: Yeah I confused myself too LMFAO!
It says all you can eat.
And that’s all you CAN eat!
I swear I can eat this table
Watch your mouth
Yeah but, as weird as it is to think, I bet steel was better in even 2008. I know that older hand tools used stronger steel, and iirc, it was project farm(i think?) that did a comparison of steel used even through the 1990s and into the 00s and found modern steel to be much softer.
They have a pretty solid warranty policy as far as I know. Maybe worth checking it out:
I have a Leatherman that is grandfathered with a lifetime warranty. They’ve honored it several times.
I went back to mark the 25 years because I got confused by the 40 year warranty banner if you were a part of some group. You beat me to the punch lol
