Leatherman 81080003K Squirt S4 Storm Gray Multitool with Small Scissors
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Leatherman 81080003K Squirt S4 Storm Gray Multitool with Small Scissors
Customer Review: Great Present
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this as a present for my friend. She loves it and it is a nice tool to have on your keychain.Customer Review: really nice pocket companion
Summary: 4 Stars
All the tools on the Squirt S4 (scissor version) and Squirt P4 (plier version) are the same except the S4 has a nice twizzer and an awful fingernail file (with ruler) whereas the P4 has a really really nice and useful 2-sided file and a very small awl. I wish Leatherman would replace the finfernail file on the S4 with the P4's 2-sided file. I also don't see much need for the tiny awl on the P4. Maybe the S4's twizzer would be better. Rather than buy the Squirt P4, buy Leatherman's Juice CS4 or similar. That should take care of most of your pocket tool needs.
The new Squirt S4 is a nicer design (of tool locations) but the Micra supposedly has a superior scissors and I tend to agree with that. The Micra is a little longer than the Squirt and the twizzer on it is a much worse design. The knife blades are the same. The finger nail file is the same on both except the Squirt has a ruler (on the opposite side of the file). The phillips screwdriver is the same on both and I do not like the design. Instead of the crossed points it has a flat tip phillips. The bottle opener on the Micra also has a small flat-tip screwdriver. I don't like this design either. I prefer the Squirt's design of bottle opener and medium flat-tip screwdriver. On the Micra the medium flat-tip screwdriver is a stand-alone tool and on the Squirt S4 the small screwdriver is stand-alone (which I prefer). The stainless-steel body of the Micra is far more appealing and durable than the aluminum handles of the Squirt S4 which are easily dinged. In the end, I prefer the look of the stainless steel Micra but the overall design and tool components of the Squirt S4.
Customer Review: great scissors
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this tool a lot. It's scissors are so much better than the ones on my previous Swiss army knife. I think the tweezers are much better as well. It is nice to use all of the tools except scissors while the tool is closed. The gray is a good looking color and has not chipped yet. My biggest complaint is it's weight. It's almost too heavy for MY key chain. I'd estimate it's about twice as heavy as the small Swiss army knife I have.Customer Review: Nice build quality, but not without its flaws
Summary: 3 Stars
At first sight it seemed like a very good pocket tool. Very small and handy and can fit in virtually any size pocket. The blade knife that it comes with is very VERY sharp and i can cut thru almost anything. The scissors are also good as i can cut fishing line and even braided lines with ease as compared to other pocket tools with scissors as a sub tool.
There are however, flaws that i've noticed that makes me regret my purchase. First thing i notice after a couple of usages is that the scissors tend to "stick". The scissors are spring-loaded and therefore retract to original position after u clamp it down. Mine however, tends to stick together in which that i have to unstick them before i can continue cutting. Its a big nuisance because i've tried WD-40 in all the moving parts but it did not seem to help it at all. This is a major downfall to a tool which scissors are its primary function. I cant recommend this tool because this is my second S4 which also sticks just like the first 1 i had received.
Another thing that is a deal breaker is that the bottle opener is junk. I bought this tool mainly for the scissors, but the blade and bottle opener were also taken into consideration as those were the other tools that i was gonna use frequently. The only thing the bottle opener tends to do is shred the bottle cap in half but not actually opening the bottle in the first place. You can actually get cut if u were not paying attention. The bottle cap will split in half,the part u are trying to open, creating a sharp edge which the bottle opener tool will slip off and u can cut ur fingers. I got a lil scratch not too deep but the bottle did not open. Out of the 4 bottles i tried to open, only the 1st one was the easiet, took two tries in two different areas to get it to open. I got a cheapo 5 dollar china made pocket knife with bottle opener that can bust open the caps in 1 try.
The only thing that i find that works and that works well is the blade, however, im not gonna be dropping 23 bucks on just a tiny 1.5 inch blade so im afraid this has to go back. Great idea but poorly executed, but maybe thats the reason why the S4 was discontinued.