Spirit X Swiss Tool with Leather Pouch, Silver

I bought my first one about 10 years ago to step away from my Leatherman Wave. I've used it daily for at least 80% of that time, even if just once to adjust a screw or pop open a beer. I finally snapped the thin flathead bit off while I was working on my car and I ordered a replacement the same evening. It is that good. Multitool choice is very personal, and this one serves my needs in spades. It's a toolbox on my hip. The build quality is just as good as the one it replaced. My original has had a hard life, and I tried my best to respect that it is a multitool and not abuse it, and as a result it lasted me a decade. I will include some milage differance pictures. Rest assured, the old one got plenty of use. The pliers are the star, next to the philips head driver, and wide flathead/prybar. The shape of the grip when it is open makes using the pliers a treat. My old Leatherman Wave would pinch if the jaws slipped and I was tired of the blood blisters and punishment of using them which is how I discovered this tool in the first place. Back in circa 2015 I paid $100 for my Swiss tool Spirit, and $115 doesn't seem bad at all. For a decade of dependable near daily use is a phenomenal value. The tool lockup is perfect and comparing my old one with the new one is shocking. The old one opens to pliers better but everything else is near identical. It will hold up if you treat it right. The cons are the knife and pouch... The knife being stainless is easy to dull depending on what you're cutting. My Victorinox chef knife is phenomenal, however I found keeping this sharp as I like was difficult. Easy to sharpen however. I carry a dedicated knife for my cutting tasks and use this one for more unsavory tasks as a result. The pouch is closed via hook and loop which I have always worn out within a year. I would LOVE for Victorinox to simply adapt a brass snap. I actually carried my Swiss tool in my old Leatherman pouch for this exact reason. I have not ever had it fall out, fortunately, but I like positive retention. If you can get your hands on it I know it before you buy you will very likely get one for yourself. If it is your first multitool you will be spoiled. The build quality is outstanding and outclasses other multitools in spades. It is so good I bought it again twice. (I am sending the broken one to Victorinox for warranty)

Ho una Leatherman Wave da circa 5 anni, che porto sempre con me ma uso saltuariamente, diciamo un paio di volte alla settimana. Niente da dire come funzioni, ottimo prodotto, ma poco a poco sta facendo la ruggine, si sta ossidando (macchie scure quasi scavate) e alcuni inserti faticano ad uscire. Inoltre il filo della lama è rovinato (micro rotture, mai usato per tagliare cose dure, naturalmente). Ho un'altra Leatherman, non ricordo il modello, in macchina, e la uso un paio di volte all'anno: stessa cosa, sta arrugginendo e diventando dura. Un mio amico ha questa Victorinox, fa l'elettricista e la usa tutti i giorni più volte al giorno, da anni. La pinza non ha un graffio o un filo di ruggine, sembra ancora nuova!!! Dopo averla presa anch'io l'ho confrontata con la Wave, e devo dire che siamo li, una vince da una parte una dall'altra, però come funzionalità si equivalgono. Ma i materiali della Victorinox sono un altro mondo, l'acciaio è totalmente superiore. Unico neo la finitura a specchio, è scivolosa. Io avrei fatto il manico con micro zigrinatura, come tutti gli strumenti di lavoro professionali in acciaio. Vi consiglio, se la usate per lavoro, di prendere anche il set di bits con l'adattatore, avrete una piccola officina in tasca. La pinza ha la punta arrotondata e assottigliata, e quindi è comodissima anche per lavori su parti piccole. Utilissimo il fatto che tutti gli utensili contenuti siano saldamente bloccati, e si chiudano solo azionando l'apposito fermo di sicurezza. In questo modo è impossibile farsi male. E si può usare anche con uno dei due manici aperto, in modo da avere una sorta di prolunga che permette di raggiungere punti difficili. Aggiornamento del 8 gennaio 2014. Durante le vacanze di Natale ho avuto modo di stressarla al massimo. Ho tagliato grossi fili di ferro (quelli che tengono i pali di cemento dei filari di vigne, spessi a occhio 3 mm), smontare mezzo scooter di mia figlia, smontare e rimontare una pompa ad immersione industriale. La pinza ha fatto ottimamente il suo lavoro, senza riportare un graffio o un cedimento. Unica "mancanza" un cacciavite Phillips più grande sarebbe stato utilissimo. Ho risolto usando un bit USAG comprato per l'occasione, che si adatta perfettamente al porta bit opzionale Victorinox. Ad oggi, luglio 2019, dopo 6 anni di utilizzo quasi quotidiano, anche per lavori pesanti come smontare parti della moto, è perfetta. Quando è sporca la lavo con acqua calda e sapone, l'asciugo col compressore, una goccia d'olio nei punti di snodo e torna come nuova. La ricomprerei? Si, cento volte. Non è una spesa, è un investimento. Prima di aprire la cassetta degli attrezzi tiro fuori lei, e il più delle volte mi basta!!!

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This is an Extremely well built multi tool. I have two other Victorinox SAK's that I have carried and used for decades: the first is an Alox Electrician that I bought back in the late 70's and the other is the Alox Farmer that replaced the Electrician as my EDC, about ten years ago, because of the saw feature that it offered. Both of my SAK's still function as well as the first day that I bought them and I continue to own and use them to this day. My impressions of the Swiss Tool Spirit X from the last three days is that it is of the same pedigree as my SAK's, if not better. ( EDIT: Sept 24/25. What I claimed to be a SAK Electrician is actually a SAK Pioneer - the "Progenitor" of numerous other SAK's, most notably the SAK Soldier and others such as the Electrician and the Farmer etc... etc. Bottom line is: a damned good knife is still a damned good knife regardless of how it's labelled. As you can tell from the photograph, I have dragged this particular SAK all over God's creation for decades and guess what? It's still a damned good knife. ) The Swiss Tool Spirit X is very well thought out, very well designed and extremely well built Multi-tool and I am so very happy that I changed my choice to the Spirit X. Originally, I was set upon acquiring a Leatherman Wave + as I currently have the Leatherman Surge and all of its accessories that I have can be migrated over to the Wave +. However, my recent experiences with Leatherman Customer Services had led me to re-access my choices. I could not bring myself to buy another Leatherman product and continue to support a company that clearly does not want my support. But, in all fairness, I must really thank Leatherman Customer Services for inspiring me to research the alternatives, which led me to my purchase of the Victorinox Swiss Tool Spirit X - a much more refined and much better designed product that comes with a lifetime guarantee. I've been using Victorinox products for 45 plus years now and I've never had a problem with any of them - I cannot say the same for my Leatherman products.

Pewnie wiele osób zastanawia się co wybrać Swisstool czy Spirit X. Swistool bardziej pancerny za to Spirit można normalnie nosić w kieszeni jak EDC