SOG PowerLock Multi-Tool Compound Leverage Crimper
$51.99
$120
57% off
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Condition: New
Model: B61N-CP
Top positive review
1 people found this helpful
Like it better than my Leathemans
By Bobby on Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
I own and have owned (and lost) many multitools, I currently have this one as well as 3 other multitools from a brand everyone knows, and I've also owned 3 other expensive multitools from that brand in the past that I've lost over the years but used lots, two of the ones I have now and one of the ones I lost cost 2x as much as this one or more (one I have now was a lot more than 2x) as well as a couple of cheaper ones that broke years ago. I really love this one from SOG, in fact I was shocked how much I liked it as soon as I opened it. Unlike the other big name expensive multitools I have, this one opens and operates so easily and smoothly, the "compound leverage" as they call it works and makes opening and using this smooth as butter. The needle nose part of the pliers are precise enough to tweeze your eyebrows with - literally, but they're still really heavy duty and strong. The one other multitool I have that is this beefy cost me $160, and the needle nose pliers aren't quite as precise as this SOG's are, it's a lot harder to open and close, and it doesn't have the crimpers this one has, which I like. Two things I would like to see on this that would make this the undisputed best multi tool ever: 1. I would love it if the wire cutter blades on this one could be replaced similar to how they are screwed in on Leathermans and replacement wire cutter blades can be bought and easily replaced, this would make sure this thing will last for many, many years even if you use your wire cutters a lot 2. This is just a personal preference but some Leathermans like the Wave + have the tools accessible while the pliers are closed, they open from the outside of the handle rather than the inside, which is nice when you need your knife or a screwdriver real quick you don't have to open the whole thing up to access it, you can just pull it out and use it. If SOG upgraded this model with those two features, I would absolutely buy another one right away, in fact I honestly like this tool so much I'm going to write to SOG and recommend they implement those two changes into this thing and if they do I'm going to buy one. This thing is already awesome and I use it every single day, I carry it daily and it replaced my more expensive multitools as soon as I got it and saw how much better it was than anything I had previously. In fact when I opened it I was so surprised at how nice it was, but then I realized I've bought a few SOG fixed blade knives, as well as a machete, an E-tool (entrenching tool, if you don't know, look it up) as well as a little folding saw over the years, all of which I used quite a bit while hiking, and I realized everything I've ever bought from SOG was really well made, stood up to lots of use and sometimes abuse, was really well priced, and made in the USA. You can't beat that, and that's why I feel like writing to them about what I think would make this the best multitool on the market, and maybe if other users agree with me they'll either offer those things on this model or put out a new model with those two features, which I would love to have.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
fairly durable, but also fairly fiddly.
By Amazon Customer on Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2020
The pliers on this are top notch, let me just say. but a multitool needs to be more than that. the lock system is a good idea, but as implemented is far too troublesome and fiddly, perhaps because of my large hands, perhaps just because its awkward to press in the levering system they came up with. maybe this will improve as it wears in and there is less spring tension, but having a slightly longer lever to push on or a raised bump to get my thumb on would have been nice. the part that really gets my goat is the 1/4 drive tool. when locked in the 90 degree position, it is completely unusable. the dust cover/ handle guard thingy impinges on it so it cannot be closed for use in this position. you can flip the guard up/open, but then you are going to need a 1/4 extension bar to reach anything in a real world situation, because you have the guard and the pliers sticking out in quite the awkward position.and odds are good if i had a 1/4 extension, i have the rest of my socket set too. with a ratchet. its like noone at SOG actually threw a socket on here and tried it out before settling on this design. but the part that really bums me out more than that is the black coating, it just isn't very durable compared to other ceramic tool coatings i have seen. I mean they even advertise it can be "wiped off clean" like that is supposed to be a selling point, but like... why would i want that? its supposed to be there to protect the steel from rust, i wish it to stay there. it still gets 3 stars, because like i said, its a really good set of pliers. but its a really good set of pliers with half-assed multitool features attached. and i can pay less money if all i wanted was a good set of pliers.
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