Paul Chen Multitool amzn.to/3VBU3Jx Have a Multitool or EDC Question? Leave a comment and I may make a video on it! Website: maxlvledc.com Amazon Shop: amzn.to/3B5kJvr Instagram: bit.ly/3zndlKR Facebook: bit.ly/3ITwKWD Email: mle.collab@gmail.com (no links plz, wont click them) Maxlvledc is a channel dedicated to exploring the tools we carry every day. I will be discussing bags, flashlights, knives, multitools, pen, wallets, key organizers, pry tools, functional clothing, watches, electronics, and much more. Because I also love to modify these items, there will be videos on tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, scissor, wrenches, and power tools. I try to read every comment so pls feel free to ask any questions below! Thanks for stopping in! _______________________ Disclaimer I will use affiliate links whenever possible. Using these links allows me to continue to make content for this channel. Thanks so much for your help! #everydaycarry #edc #maxlvledc
Every day for the last 47 years I've daily carried a Victorinox Swiss Champ, and it too has a compact set of pliers. On first sight most think they're too small to be practical, however, that's not the case. Of course they're no substitute for one's workshop tools, and forget undoing truck wheel nuts with them! However, for applications they fit, they excel, and are outstanding for repairing jewellery, and in 47 years that's the thing I have done quite a lot of! As with any tool, you are limited by imagination only! So before writing off a tool, actually use it, those pliers will find multiple applications, especially electrical, that they'd be outstanding for. For shears, I carry a Leatherman Micra, and between my Swiss Champ scissors and my Micra shears, I have it covered! Interesting channel, subscribed.
I know it doesn't look particularly beautiful but that's probably the most useful multi tool you'd actually use, and instead of flimsy it looks pretty hefty. Thanks for introducing us to this!
As an electrician that does strictly remodels this is an absolute essential tool. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0vyBwjtx9GGOuiqUVT2sRoYqmDoNT_RI Being able to precision cut any material with a light weight tool is priceless.I upgraded to this Dewalt 20v from a competitor's 12v. The Dewalt 20v is just as light as the competitor's 12v. I am extremely pleased with the overall performance and battery life of this tool. As far as oscillators go, they just aren't very ergonomic tools. The dewalt oscillators have an offset handle that do make them somewhat more ergonomic than the competitors' oscillators.
They aren't really designed for branches, but apparently work surprisingly well. You can make it a lot easier on your hands, wrists and underarms if you put a lil tension on the twig by bending it. Trust me, it took me a tennis elbow to start following that advice and where a twig bit thicker than my thumb would've been the absolute max during that injury, putting a lil bit of a bend would let me do it with literally two fingers.
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z : I had tennis elbow for 8 mon. and with 8 mon. of physio, I was no better. My father in law was a chiro and he asked how my arm was and I told him it was no better. He asked if he could try something. He felt around my wrist and told me some of the bones in my wrist were out of position. He adjusted it twice in 3 min. and I swear, 3 days later, I didn’t even know I had ever had tennis elbow. And that’s no B.S.!
honestly Ive been using a swiss champ daily for i think 13 years now them small pliers are more usefull than anyone gives them credit for probbly used and abused them more than the knife at this point, and more than my large pliers just because I go them them first instead of crossing the garrage, shed, garrage, house to get the larger set ive bent steel with them, pulled nails with them, undone bolts with them, pulled splinters with them, name anything you do with a pair of regular pliers and if it fits in the jaws of the smaller ones they will do it abet with more swearing and a sore hand sometimes
Those fold out pliers look a lot like the fold out pliers on some of the standard Victorinox swiss army knife models. I have a super tinker model that I keep on my nightstand that has fold out pliers that work well enough. The pliers aren't as good as a Leatherman type multi tool pliers but for light use the swiss army pliers work well
the shears make this great for cutting network cable, cable ties and Velcro - all things I come across daily as an installation tech - and the one handed knife is a great addition for opening up all of the boxes that the equipment comes in... think I might have to get me a set
I've had several of these, and their functionality is pretty exceptional. The main scissor blades are devastating tbh. Would be even better if they were serrated slightly
I like those shears, I have a couple of the Roxon models because they have good scissors but this one beats those. The disappointing thing for us Canadians is the price difference, it would be acceptable if they were twice the price of what you pay, but here they cost $40.01 with free shipping for prime members. I enjoy your videos.
I found your channel when deciding on the correct multi tool for father, and am so glad to be subscribed. Your passion makes these videos so interesting
I own those, extremely capable, but ALL side/inner uses are beyond crap. I removed the small pliers and the inner uses just to end up with a single blade knife. Not a true multitool but very good compact shears. Btw I know a guy who installed those shears into a Gerber MP300's body I believe or some Gerber MPs, can't remember exactly but the end result was perfect.
Great shears on this tool! The will cut through lots of hard materials. The knife blade in not bad either. I take the Professional on hikes with dog to get rid of random thorn branches. Also useful just to prune things around the lawn and garden. Totally agree that the pliers are useless and that they detract from the toolset and actually carrying the tool. Complete waste and I need to remove them. Thanks for all the excellent videos on your channel. Appreciate your effort.
Two words: RangerGrip 71. This set of shears, knife, and saw by Victorinox is top notch, though many times the price. They're around $82, but I got some for mid-40's 2 years ago, and they're listed at that but out of stock somewhere now. YMMV.
Wow. Once again you've showed me something unbelievably awesome for the price. N it's always on Amazon. Wich I serf thru alllll the time, n never find what you show me, till you show me 🤯
I honestly can't believe that none of the big boys have gone for the "pick your base, pick your tools, we ship it to you" tool. A fully modular, or at least interchangeable, toolset would fit the huge demand from people (like me) who like/want about half of the toolset on the off the shelf units. And I am certainly NOT gonna pay full price for that, so it's cheap secondhand fare for me. And for the people who are allready into the "yeah kinda good enough" stuff (which is a bafflingly huge crowd as each leatherman marketing stunt proves), they would probably buy out the entire tool- and base sets.
Yeah it wouldnt be much to build a base like this one has and the main tool turns out to be a double sided ratched drive, one side 1/4 the other 3/8 with a set of sockets in a second belt pouch. A locking adjustable wrench head makes a lot of sense too. Or just a detented stub that allows different tools to be put on. Turn a small multitool into something thats a real too. Imagin that you have a multitool and it has the regular blad and saw and file and drivers and openers on it. But the main tool slides out and it could be a full size saw, a small light duty hammer (how many times to you use a multitool hamfistedly like a hammer? You could put anything from a 1/4 to 1/2 drive ratchet on it. Pruning lopers could go on there, the main body of the tool could be locked closed, then the main body acts as one handle of the tool, and the moving handle is part of the attachment. You coild put a snap ring plier on it. A real set of locking pliers. A large serious blade.
G'day mate.! It will be a great & educational vid if you do take the multitool apart & mod it, making it more functional & probably worth more in value & usages. We actually mod something similar for our uncle who is into Bonsai. We took some old leftovers from other generic multitool & turn it into a Bonsai multitool, with a combo shears, almost all of the tool is detachable including the pliers where we took from a SAK. There's no bottle or can opener, it's replace with chisel grind pry, mainly for cutting & scraping of tiny branches. Made some adjustment to the pocket clip so it can hold firmly an adaptor/extension that will hold extra bits ( all either cutting or scrapping where a longer reach is required. These are all great ideas we got from watching your show. Have a great & safe New Year mate. Warm greetings from Australia.
Also for fishing and small electronics, they look like victorinox SAK pliers which are extremely useful when you get the hang of it, they get used more than regular pliers for me, because they are super thin, precise
I’ve had one of these for years. Everything works loose and the plastic around the depression buttons to open the shears snapped within a week okay for the price.
Taking to acount that is a shears based multitool it's great on the main tool... The others are ok at best... An interesting thing is the file wich can be pulled out to resharpen the Shears or the knife part... The side pliers are kinda "Meh" more like the ones appearing on the 91mm victorinox SAKs
OLD Leather Smith here , very nice, great 4 the beginners, when I make earings 4 a client I ask how large they want them, when I am making them I always make 3 sizes and show them 2 the client on pickup most times they will pick up 2 sizes the last I Dave 4 a sample of my work. Again Great job. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃
I’ve been carrying Leatherman since they hit the market, WAVE since that came out. Not going to replace my WAVE, but for the price this is definitely worth checking out. Should be a good young person gift or backup tool for door pocket or glove compartment in the car.👍
i wouldnt think these shears right for gardening but i can imagine a spesific job it might be good for eg cutting really stiff packing straps, some of them are hard plastic or even thin metal,. In my experience tools this cheap just break though
so this looks like am interesting tool, and seems to me to be slightly weighted more towards fishing. Primary tool being the shears, with a low profile set of pliers being better suited to hook removal, and a sharpening groove for your hook in the file. I am highly interesting in seeing this shear applied to a gerber centerdrive frame, just to be able to supply more options for a gerber
Like Karen Stein stated below, if you're intent is gardening, separate and more capable tools would be better. A pair of Kynups will only cost you $13 and cut up to an inch in diameter with little effort. Put a Corona Razor 10" in your back pocket and you're ready for anything larger. The nicest item on this kit is the file that's made for fishing, which makes me believe that's the target use more than gardening.
One of these in a Gerber 600/800 frame would probably make a damn good backup rescue sheers. Smaller form factor than the Leatherman Gator sheers. Makes for a nice tool in a medium trauma kit for the car or anywhere else...👍🏻
I’ll have to try these out! Was in the market for portable shears, a multitool makes it better, bonus since its based on the mulitiplier! Thanks for the recommendation keep them coming, cheers ✂️ 😂
Aww, i've had one of these for years! The pliers on the side are very poor, but the shears are really good, they become a bit loose after a while but still work great. Can't wait to see what other people think. Haha, never thought I'd see this getting review.
Can you try cutting copper with it? Basically all electricians multitools fall short, but for my line for work with low voltage cable, this looks perfect.
Definitely interested, but can't see myself picking up a low quality tool that won't last. Hoping Leatherman or Gerber would make something like this Until then, hoping that the Baliscissors get some traction and are able to be released at a reasonable price
Having used the best multitools and multi-knives, I have a contrary opinion: You might as well, and are better off, carry the actual separate tools . Why? The tools are more capable, work better, and might even weigh less. Multitools are heavy. So, what’s in my kit? My knife is a folding Stirling box cutter, using common replacement blades. Saw? A drywall saw, screwdriver-like handle, 6” blade with sheath. Can opener? A larger Australian P-38. File? A butterfly style DMT two sided diamond “stone.” Pliers are 5” Channellocks. Heavier alternative: 5” Vise-Grips. A pair of real bypass pruners. Mine are Corona. Scissors are a 7” pair of hair cutters. Screwdriver? Can’t beat the Klein 10-in-1.
I agree with your opinion over-all. Multitools are useful for light duty "emergencies" and fishing companions. I used an old Cobalt drywall saw as a limb saw years ago. They work great. Didn't have have a sheath so I made one from a bicycle tire. After that became dull I bought a Corona Razor 10" folding. Amazing, light weight tool at a great price. The newest version hides all the teeth when folded. My pruners are Kynups. They won out over Corona because of the cheap lock on the Corona. They fit very snug in the Corona leather scabbard. I had an ancient pair with the same locking mech. They were frustrating when locking by accident.
This is now out of stock, unfortunately; I would have bought one instantly for my wife's gardening kit. As you say, it is a great tool for that role. Hopefully it comes back in stock.
As scissorholic it looks AMAZING but in my opinion it would be nice swapped scissors and plier and be minimal. Looks great though.. as you mentioned the plier is seems thick enough and the shear looks very handy but for normal EDC, it just look too big for me. but man 13$? it is miracale..
I just was on Amazon and saw the dpnao multitool wrench 7 in 1! I wonder how that one will hold up? If you could do a review on that one, that would be something to see! This CAS Hanwei multitool looks promising!
Paul Chen has several companies in Taiwan and I assume China, they are the OEM for lots of big name brands. I believe the RAT knives and Esse folders are made by a Paul Chen company.
Are you kidding me? This thing is dope af. I agree the pliers are cheesy but they're kinda a "must have" so I get why they went thru the trouble. I will be getting one or two even tho gift season is over!
That grove in a file is great for touching up hooks. The shears look like they would cut braid too. Wonder how it would hold up in s saltwater environment.
Someone being able to warp the action with their bare hands like that doesn't bode well for the build quality haha, but it's certainly a nice cutter design. Have you found any flush cutter multi tools?
I have a question that does not pertain to this video, but from one of your prior videos. I just got a svord peasants knife mini. How do you carry it? I got a cheap sheath, but i wish I had something better and maybe horizontal.
@Maxlvledc is there a way to post a picture? I think i need to see it. You were right it's very fidgety, and i love how you open it. Had to watch your old video again, lol. I just had fun taking it apart so i could put some locktite in it. I play with it too much, lol!
If I still rode ambulances I'd get this. They seem to have just the tools for that job. I'd at least like to see how they fair against trauma scissors. As for the plyers, I'd like to know how well it would do with an O2 tank.
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When i was a kid i had a multitool called excalibur that is identical to this tool. Its a pretty unknown tool.
Every day for the last 47 years I've daily carried a Victorinox Swiss Champ, and it too has a compact set of pliers.
On first sight most think they're too small to be practical, however, that's not the case.
Of course they're no substitute for one's workshop tools, and forget undoing truck wheel nuts with them!
However, for applications they fit, they excel, and are outstanding for repairing jewellery, and in 47 years that's the thing I have done quite a lot of!
As with any tool, you are limited by imagination only!
So before writing off a tool, actually use it, those pliers will find multiple applications, especially electrical, that they'd be outstanding for.
For shears, I carry a Leatherman Micra, and between my Swiss Champ scissors and my Micra shears, I have it covered!
Interesting channel, subscribed.
I’ve spent more on a crappy lunch. It’s definitely interesting for the price. Might have to pick one up.
I spent $20 at lunch yesterday. Next time I go there I'll show this video to the cashier and demand a discount.
The shears are nutz
@@maxlvledc are they capable of cutting fencing wire?
@2aDave definitely not, not those kind of cutters...they would roll the edges
I know it doesn't look particularly beautiful but that's probably the most useful multi tool you'd actually use, and instead of flimsy it looks pretty hefty. Thanks for introducing us to this!
As an electrician that does strictly remodels this is an absolute essential tool. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0vyBwjtx9GGOuiqUVT2sRoYqmDoNT_RI Being able to precision cut any material with a light weight tool is priceless.I upgraded to this Dewalt 20v from a competitor's 12v. The Dewalt 20v is just as light as the competitor's 12v. I am extremely pleased with the overall performance and battery life of this tool. As far as oscillators go, they just aren't very ergonomic tools. The dewalt oscillators have an offset handle that do make them somewhat more ergonomic than the competitors' oscillators.
im seeing you everywhere
I have these sheers in my MP600. They are great, I take them foraging and mushrooming.
as a mod, or do they make them like that now?
@@RonSpilker as a mod. I had an older pair with broken wire cutters that I swapped for the shears.
Yes!! Looking forward to the MP600 mod!
Woww, super interesting! I wish you a fantastic start into the new year!
You too Felix!!!
They aren't really designed for branches, but apparently work surprisingly well.
You can make it a lot easier on your hands, wrists and underarms if you put a lil tension on the twig by bending it.
Trust me, it took me a tennis elbow to start following that advice and where a twig bit thicker than my thumb would've been the absolute max during that injury, putting a lil bit of a bend would let me do it with literally two fingers.
Great tip!
Is a classic bit adapter fits to the philips screwdriver?
Get a chiropractor to manipulate your wrist. Your tennis elbow will be gone.
@@sandymilne224 as will any function
@@user-zh4vo1kw1z : I had tennis elbow for 8 mon. and with 8 mon. of physio, I was no better. My father in law was a chiro and he asked how my arm was and I told him it was no better. He asked if he could try something. He felt around my wrist and told me some of the bones in my wrist were out of position. He adjusted it twice in 3 min. and I swear, 3 days later, I didn’t even know I had ever had tennis elbow. And that’s no B.S.!
Very interesting. looks like it would very useful outdoors. Small pliers would actually be very useful for splinters and removing/making fish hooks.
honestly Ive been using a swiss champ daily for i think 13 years now
them small pliers are more usefull than anyone gives them credit for
probbly used and abused them more than the knife at this point, and more than my large pliers just because I go them them first instead of crossing the garrage, shed, garrage, house to get the larger set
ive bent steel with them, pulled nails with them, undone bolts with them, pulled splinters with them, name anything you do with a pair of regular pliers and if it fits in the jaws of the smaller ones they will do it abet with more swearing and a sore hand sometimes
Those fold out pliers look a lot like the fold out pliers on some of the standard Victorinox swiss army knife models. I have a super tinker model that I keep on my nightstand that has fold out pliers that work well enough. The pliers aren't as good as a Leatherman type multi tool pliers but for light use the swiss army pliers work well
the shears make this great for cutting network cable, cable ties and Velcro - all things I come across daily as an installation tech - and the one handed knife is a great addition for opening up all of the boxes that the equipment comes in... think I might have to get me a set
I've had several of these, and their functionality is pretty exceptional. The main scissor blades are devastating tbh. Would be even better if they were serrated slightly
Glad the Paul Chen multitool is still available. I got one many years ago. They also make great Carbon steel swords of all types.
I like those shears, I have a couple of the Roxon models because they have good scissors but this one beats those. The disappointing thing for us Canadians is the price difference, it would be acceptable if they were twice the price of what you pay, but here they cost $40.01 with free shipping for prime members.
I enjoy your videos.
I found your channel when deciding on the correct multi tool for father, and am so glad to be subscribed. Your passion makes these videos so interesting
I like me some cool tools
@@maxlvledc and now so do I!
Perfect for gardening and pruning. The pliers looks like the run away from a Victorinox Swisschamp. Yes i like this gardening multitool.
I own those, extremely capable, but ALL side/inner uses are beyond crap.
I removed the small pliers and the inner uses just to end up with a single blade knife.
Not a true multitool but very good compact shears.
Btw I know a guy who installed those shears into a Gerber MP300's body I believe or some Gerber MPs, can't remember exactly but the end result was perfect.
Great shears on this tool! The will cut through lots of hard materials. The knife blade in not bad either. I take the Professional on hikes with dog to get rid of random thorn branches. Also useful just to prune things around the lawn and garden. Totally agree that the pliers are useless and that they detract from the toolset and actually carrying the tool. Complete waste and I need to remove them. Thanks for all the excellent videos on your channel. Appreciate your effort.
Two words: RangerGrip 71. This set of shears, knife, and saw by Victorinox is top notch, though many times the price. They're around $82, but I got some for mid-40's 2 years ago, and they're listed at that but out of stock somewhere now. YMMV.
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@@maxlvledc But still available for those interested.
Those shears look useful, thanks for sharing this!
I love the looks of those pliers. Soft or not, i'd put those on my keychain
the shears from this can be fitted on a gerber mp600
Wow. Once again you've showed me something unbelievably awesome for the price. N it's always on Amazon. Wich I serf thru alllll the time, n never find what you show me, till you show me 🤯
I spend HOURS looking for them lols
I'd just ordered one on Amazon the other day for $13! Still there! Get it while it's low price!😉
I discovered some time ago. Totally agree. The pliers. Are crap, but the snips is great. Excellent for modifying.
Got one ages ago. The pliers broke off, they weren't missed. Handiest shears I've had though, amazing value.
Would love to see a video on that modification. Very cool tool.
Pretty cool. Really hoping the big players start innovating with different tool combinations or something like goat where you can design your own.
Goat is going to have both diagonal cutters and shears!
@@maxlvledc oh wow...Can't wait for them to start shipping
I honestly can't believe that none of the big boys have gone for the "pick your base, pick your tools, we ship it to you" tool.
A fully modular, or at least interchangeable, toolset would fit the huge demand from people (like me) who like/want about half of the toolset on the off the shelf units. And I am certainly NOT gonna pay full price for that, so it's cheap secondhand fare for me.
And for the people who are allready into the "yeah kinda good enough" stuff (which is a bafflingly huge crowd as each leatherman marketing stunt proves), they would probably buy out the entire tool- and base sets.
Yeah it wouldnt be much to build a base like this one has and the main tool turns out to be a double sided ratched drive, one side 1/4 the other 3/8 with a set of sockets in a second belt pouch. A locking adjustable wrench head makes a lot of sense too. Or just a detented stub that allows different tools to be put on. Turn a small multitool into something thats a real too.
Imagin that you have a multitool and it has the regular blad and saw and file and drivers and openers on it. But the main tool slides out and it could be a full size saw, a small light duty hammer (how many times to you use a multitool hamfistedly like a hammer?
You could put anything from a 1/4 to 1/2 drive ratchet on it. Pruning lopers could go on there, the main body of the tool could be locked closed, then the main body acts as one handle of the tool, and the moving handle is part of the attachment. You coild put a snap ring plier on it.
A real set of locking pliers.
A large serious blade.
G'day mate.! It will be a great & educational vid if you do take the multitool apart & mod it, making it more functional & probably worth more in value & usages. We actually mod something similar for our uncle who is into Bonsai. We took some old leftovers from other generic multitool & turn it into a Bonsai multitool, with a combo shears, almost all of the tool is detachable including the pliers where we took from a SAK. There's no bottle or can opener, it's replace with chisel grind pry, mainly for cutting & scraping of tiny branches. Made some adjustment to the pocket clip so it can hold firmly an adaptor/extension that will hold extra bits ( all either cutting or scrapping where a longer reach is required. These are all great ideas we got from watching your show. Have a great & safe New Year mate. Warm greetings from Australia.
Awesome comment as always! Have a great new years!
Il love your "answers from down under." It gives me a perspective outside my own. Also practical use feedback. Keep it up!
Good you mentioned the mp600… that was the first thing I thought of.
honestly i think those pliers might be pretty useful in certain cases, like when holding something hot/heating something on the end of it
Also for fishing and small electronics, they look like victorinox SAK pliers which are extremely useful when you get the hang of it, they get used more than regular pliers for me, because they are super thin, precise
Too soft..don't work right sadly
The other frame it might fit is the leatherman OHT
One of the best cheap tools I use but you almost never see is the Stanley demolition wrench
I’ve had one of these for years. Everything works loose and the plastic around the depression buttons to open the shears snapped within a week okay for the price.
Very nice! For the price…. What the heck? I’m going to purchase one and modify it! Thank you for sharing! Have a Happy New Year!
Taking to acount that is a shears based multitool it's great on the main tool... The others are ok at best... An interesting thing is the file wich can be pulled out to resharpen the Shears or the knife part... The side pliers are kinda "Meh" more like the ones appearing on the 91mm victorinox SAKs
Cool 😎 yes in the garden box 🥰
OLD Leather Smith here , very nice, great 4 the beginners, when I make earings 4 a client I ask how large they want them, when I am making them I always make 3 sizes and show them 2 the client on pickup most times they will pick up 2 sizes the last I Dave 4 a sample of my work. Again Great job. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃
I like a picture I saw of a multi-tool with interchangeable jaws..
pliers... shears.. wire stripper crimper .. etc
Opens like my Gerber. I'm very fond of the flick of a wrist.
I’ve been carrying Leatherman since they hit the market, WAVE since that came out. Not going to replace my WAVE, but for the price this is definitely worth checking out. Should be a good young person gift or backup tool for door pocket or glove compartment in the car.👍
i've got a gardening multitool with secateurs and a small rake! 😀
Wild, I remember my uncles has had this same exact thing for like 20 years now 😂 I thought the mini pliers were cool
i wouldnt think these shears right for gardening but i can imagine a spesific job it might be good for eg cutting really stiff packing straps, some of them are hard plastic or even thin metal,.
In my experience tools this cheap just break though
so this looks like am interesting tool, and seems to me to be slightly weighted more towards fishing. Primary tool being the shears, with a low profile set of pliers being better suited to hook removal, and a sharpening groove for your hook in the file. I am highly interesting in seeing this shear applied to a gerber centerdrive frame, just to be able to supply more options for a gerber
How is the blade quality? Does it hold an edge?
Very much made for a fisherman, i feel. Pliers for hooks. File with hook groove. Shears for removing spikes and fins. The drivers are just a plus.
I've had one made by Husky with pruning shears. Got it a couple years ago
Like Karen Stein stated below, if you're intent is gardening, separate and more capable tools would be better. A pair of Kynups will only cost you $13 and cut up to an inch in diameter with little effort. Put a Corona Razor 10" in your back pocket and you're ready for anything larger. The nicest item on this kit is the file that's made for fishing, which makes me believe that's the target use more than gardening.
those shears work pretty well on metal aswell, wire mostly and thin sheet
Paul Chen?! I own so many of his swords and they are amazing.
Looks like it might belong in a tackle box to me but a garden pail would fit, too.
Ive owned this same unit since 2005
I’ve had one of these about 4years now paid something like £6 for it and it’s taken a beating the pliers are a bit bent now mind
One of these in a Gerber 600/800 frame would probably make a damn good backup rescue sheers. Smaller form factor than the Leatherman Gator sheers. Makes for a nice tool in a medium trauma kit for the car or anywhere else...👍🏻
What are the metals used? Is it stainless or will it rust? Is it some soft steel that won’t hold an edge? Etc.
Doesn't specify..so expect it to be soft.
Picked these up a few weeks ago after seeing them on HAVC Budgets channel
I’ll have to try these out! Was in the market for portable shears, a multitool makes it better, bonus since its based on the mulitiplier! Thanks for the recommendation keep them coming, cheers ✂️ 😂
Aww, i've had one of these for years! The pliers on the side are very poor, but the shears are really good, they become a bit loose after a while but still work great. Can't wait to see what other people think. Haha, never thought I'd see this getting review.
It's cool! I can't help it, this stuff is fun
@@maxlvledc I'd love to know if the upgrade, with a Gerber MP600 worked out.
That things great for the cost, the can opener/flat head is a copy of the victorinox one
That's pretty fricken clever, it's surprising that none of the big multi tool companies, or someone like fiskars has not done this.
Looks like it's ready for me to use a couple times and go back toy Leatherman
To stop the slipping, you can try adding your own serrations to it
Can you try cutting copper with it? Basically all electricians multitools fall short, but for my line for work with low voltage cable, this looks perfect.
Hmm, I can try!
What bit do you need to disassemble it?
Would the shears cut thin steel or aluminum?
Definitely interested, but can't see myself picking up a low quality tool that won't last. Hoping Leatherman or Gerber would make something like this
Until then, hoping that the Baliscissors get some traction and are able to be released at a reasonable price
Having used the best multitools and multi-knives, I have a contrary opinion: You might as well, and are better off, carry the actual separate tools .
Why? The tools are more capable, work better, and might even weigh less. Multitools are heavy.
So, what’s in my kit?
My knife is a folding Stirling box cutter, using common replacement blades.
Saw? A drywall saw, screwdriver-like handle, 6” blade with sheath.
Can opener? A larger Australian P-38.
File? A butterfly style DMT two sided diamond “stone.”
Pliers are 5” Channellocks. Heavier alternative: 5” Vise-Grips.
A pair of real bypass pruners. Mine are Corona.
Scissors are a 7” pair of hair cutters.
Screwdriver? Can’t beat the Klein 10-in-1.
I agree with your opinion over-all. Multitools are useful for light duty "emergencies" and fishing companions. I used an old Cobalt drywall saw as a limb saw years ago. They work great. Didn't have have a sheath so I made one from a bicycle tire. After that became dull I bought a Corona Razor 10" folding. Amazing, light weight tool at a great price. The newest version hides all the teeth when folded. My pruners are Kynups. They won out over Corona because of the cheap lock on the Corona. They fit very snug in the Corona leather scabbard. I had an ancient pair with the same locking mech. They were frustrating when locking by accident.
Great content as usual.
I still have one of those in my collection
I have 4 of them that didn't come with the file 😕
This is now out of stock, unfortunately; I would have bought one instantly for my wife's gardening kit. As you say, it is a great tool for that role. Hopefully it comes back in stock.
Usually does.
How do the shears perform on webbing, leather, paper, etc?
Perfect for fishing
As scissorholic it looks AMAZING but in my opinion it would be nice swapped scissors and plier and be minimal. Looks great though.. as you mentioned the plier is seems thick enough and the shear looks very handy but for normal EDC, it just look too big for me. but man 13$? it is miracale..
I just was on Amazon and saw the dpnao multitool wrench 7 in 1! I wonder how that one will hold up? If you could do a review on that one, that would be something to see! This CAS Hanwei multitool looks promising!
Do the handles hurt when grabbed?
If those shear blades came in a serrated version, it would work better on small branches
Out of stock but I put it on my list to keep checking
Paul Chen has several companies in Taiwan and I assume China, they are the OEM for lots of big name brands. I believe the RAT knives and Esse folders are made by a Paul Chen company.
Are you kidding me? This thing is dope af. I agree the pliers are cheesy but they're kinda a "must have" so I get why they went thru the trouble. I will be getting one or two even tho gift season is over!
They sold out super fast 😅
Could you fit this in a center drive?
Found it in a dumpster in Germany 3 years ago not a bad one
Once I removed the pliers, these shears became one of the most useful multi tools I have ever owned.
Check out the gerber center drive this is what this design is based off
I wonder if the shears would fit inside a Leatherman OHT?
That grove in a file is great for touching up hooks. The shears look like they would cut braid too. Wonder how it would hold up in s saltwater environment.
Someone being able to warp the action with their bare hands like that doesn't bode well for the build quality haha, but it's certainly a nice cutter design. Have you found any flush cutter multi tools?
Gerber used to offer a set with like 5 different heads
it came from parallel universe where pliers and scissors got swapped
Small serrations on shears would make all the difference and they would not slide out
I've had one of these for a while. Now I remember what that white box is in my multi-tool case...
I have a question that does not pertain to this video, but from one of your prior videos. I just got a svord peasants knife mini. How do you carry it? I got a cheap sheath, but i wish I had something better and maybe horizontal.
I use a small lanyard with knot..the knot hangs out of the pocket and that makes it stay standing
@Maxlvledc is there a way to post a picture? I think i need to see it. You were right it's very fidgety, and i love how you open it. Had to watch your old video again, lol. I just had fun taking it apart so i could put some locktite in it. I play with it too much, lol!
Generally, strength is more critical in pliers than shears, as I use them. Cool, though. Awesome price! Odd that it doesn’t fully close.
It got broken because someone tried to force it open lol
Those shears are probably decent wire cutters for copper wire
The scissors on a Leatherman Micra can cut a copper penny in half relatively easily.
I call bs...I can barely cut most fabrics cleanly only 1 of 6 I had proper cutting geometry. I had one snap on a zip tie and that's way easier.
The last several of your videos I've watched have been sold out same day you post
Leatherman made some pruning tools way back when.
I think the problem with these would be warranty repair on those scissors
I like it, thanks 👍
If I still rode ambulances I'd get this. They seem to have just the tools for that job. I'd at least like to see how they fair against trauma scissors. As for the plyers, I'd like to know how well it would do with an O2 tank.
Where does the file attach? I see where it's stored but where do you attach to use it?
I think it's just to sharpen the shears