Thanks! Good idea!

Scissors that size are basically made to cut loose thread off clothing.

Also grabbed the Nextool Mini Sailor Scissor… it’s pocket friendly and has one of the best scissors on a Mini Multi-Tool.

@@kgbizy absolutely! And I see everyone getting all excited about the SOG Powerpint and I have one of those and I think it’s kinda junky.

​@@RockyMountainBladesPowerpint scissors are bad. Such massive wasted potential in that tool.

I have one of those and it's my favorite multi-tool

I have the Nextool Flagship Mini which has those scissors and they are fantastic too.

daicamping and bibury are great clones . they use great metal and the bit driver uses hex bits . leatherman is trash tbh . also you can buy a new clone and it is still cheaper than just a replacement part with leatherman

Thank you! Good suggestions!

Leatherman rested on its Laurels and thought it could coast off of legacy. RIP Leatherman.

nahh . its just that "american made" isnt a good thing . over priced for mid quality and alot of corners cut that are advertised as features because of ultra capitalism

@@myname-mz3lothe crazy part is that these tools have 40 year warranties. You don’t need a whole collection but consumerism and social media have driven us to that. You can get a good deal on a used tool and have it be covered for the next 10-40 years, but as long as we are in late stage capitalism this over consumption will continue

im just salty I dont have a mr crunch

​@@airsoftgunjkIs the crunch really good?

Good to hear just got a free one with my surge

Oh they're aware. They just can't do anything about it. Things made in the US will always cost more.

@@Dracomies yep . only americans think that "made in the us" is a good thing . in other countries when we see that we are like "ohh right so it will be overpriced for mid quality"

They also manufacture in Asia.​ @Dracomies

​@myname-mz3lo we understand "made in the USA" doesn't automatically mean better quality. It means we understand the price will be higher because of labor costs. We can then choose if that extra cost is worth it. For multitools it is worth it for me knowing I am supporting American workers. For others it may not be.

@@christopherroth7239 so if your choice of buying a brand is based on ethnicity and not quality the your opinion is useless on a review channel. Reviews are about quality and price.

Could be.

Leatherman became greedy that's the why.

I agree!

According to the Bank of England's own inflation calculator, 25£ in 1997 represent 47.83£ in June of this year. That's 62.54$, or 57,17€.... As far as I know, Micra still retails for very comparable prices, and if you try to search a bit, you can find it for 35-40£. While I agree it sucks massively to live through an inflationary period, it is dishonest to assume Leatherman is abusing pricing. I bought a PST in 1995-96 for 350 French Francs. That was A LOT of money. Counting inflation, it represents nearly 86€ today. A brand new Bond (arguably identical to, yet improved PST) retails for 69€ on the French Leatherman's website... I think people have forgotten how expensive Leatherman were at the time, by only remembering the price tag, but not how much they earned. It's especially unjust when comparing this to near slavery-condition, party-controlled and funded Chinese production. To top it all, Chinese product also benefit from outrageously subsidized shipping (paid by western taxpayers, thanks to the Universal Postal Union), not to mention all the loopholes online vendors manage to go through to avoid VAT payments, which legitimate vendors of western-made quality product do pay. And then... warranty... Try getting it applied to a Aliexpress product... Rant over... sorry.

@@wickius12 LoL!

Great idea!

Is there a specific tool needed for this?

@@strikenrykenIdeally you need a little wrench to unscrew the pivots cleanly, they have that “gear shaped” screw head shape. I was able to undo a micra by just grabbing them with pliers but they may get damaged, the little special wrench should be a more adequate solution.

I think you need to sell this idea to Leatherman itself - they can buy a bunch of Chinese scissors and just asembly them into the Micra, oh, I bet they will increase the price up to $80 after such an upgrade!

@@strikenryken I think the Leatherman wrench sold by multitoolstore.com works on it. I'll check into it.

Who says the leatherman tools are shitty and the knockoffs tools better? Beyond the scissors which aren't as good as they used to be, I'd still have more faith in all the other implements on the leatherman.

I prefer the file style on the knockoff better.

@@williamyoung369 for a nail file I don't really think it matters, but we all have our preferences I suppose.

@TylerSnyder305 considering the tool set, the scissors are the only complicated tool to make, the flat head, the bottle opener, etc. It's pretty hard to get wrong. It is a small tool, so you are not going to be using it for any heavy-duty stuff, so even if the steel is a bit inferior the tools will perform just fine, so yes in this case the budget is the clear pick in my opinion.

It is pretty good!

Sounds good!

I think that has become more normal and may be the reason it struggles cutting paracord.

Another person pushing Victorinox rubbish. Don't waste your money. Victorinox has what amounts to a tailgate warranty on sub-par tools of mediochre quality, made from inferior metal. SAKs fall apart and break. They may cut paracord, small threads, and not much else. But, the pivots break, the scales break or fall off, and the implements are sized for nothing that you encounter daily. SAKs are shiny goo-gaa toys. For those of us who use our tools, SAKs are useless junk. People keep giving them to me. I have tubs full of them. Mostly, they break, any time I try to use them. ZERO THOUGHT has been put into the design. EVERY IMPLEMENT is seriously flawed.

@@googleuser6635 What a load of tosh. On the one hand we have millions of sales and decades of happy customers, and on the other hand we have some guy claiming they fall apart. Moron.

Sort of. I did a follow up video on best scissor multi tools where I showed the mod but it's not perfect.

True!

Good to know!

me too 😊

I'll try to get you another link tonight.

Yes you can but the handle opening is now wider. I'll do a video on it..

@@hvacbudget8600 thank you.

Great idea! Or buy two and maybe swap out the knife for an extra file?

@@hvacbudget8600 is it able to be taken apart and reassembled easily?

You're welcome!

Interesting!

I once found that the rulers of a cheap multi tool did not match too well with a ruler, I wonder if this one does.

@@hvacbudget8600 if they do I think $8 for upgrading the micra scissors is definitely worth it.

Double the price to $16 and improve the opening and closing.

Yes, the Micra scissors are sub-par, but easily fixable...not that I should have to fix anything on the Mucra, for that price. I checked, and it is not made of silver, gold, or platinum. As for the SAK, there is just no use case. EVERY IMPLEMENT on a SAK is THE WRONG SIZE!!! The entire SAK is frsgile, shiney, rusts easily, and is made from soft, inferior tool steel. The quality really just isn't there. The warranty is laughable, as well. Why do you push your false narrative? SAKs may work for collectors, but for those of us who use our tools, SAKs are a total failure. They have absolutely NO redeeming values.

@googleuser6635 I have used a SAK Climber for 30 + years. I was given a MICRA and it was put in a drawer shortly after. I own a SURGE, Wave+, juice xe6 and a Squirt ES4. I use them all. But the MICRA just stays in the drawer.

@@GriffMJ I have all of those as well, and perhaps 150 or so others, as well. I don't know exactly how many, nor do I want to know. Today, I had some tasks come up. We'll stick with this evening's tasks, since I again gave a try to the latest SAK (Stupis-A** Knife). Prying off a fuse box cover: broke the SAK pivot and implement, without releasing the cover. Remove a wiper blade: could not do it. Cut a zip tie: broke the scissors at the pivot. That last was a first. I was able to accomplish all 3 with a chinese POS multitool. Since I still have some unbroken SAKs that were given to me, I'll try them on some remaining tasks. Care to wager on the result? Due to their fragile design, SAKs are actually very hazardous to use. When a SAK inevitably breaks or slips, the user can be injured by the SAK.

@@googleuser6635 ...I have had the same SAK Climber for 30+ Years. Nothing has broken on it. The only thing I have done to it is put G10 +scales on it. Its a light task knife... not heavy duty.... so that's how I use it. Never let me down.

@@GriffMJ G10 scales... that pretty much says it all. G10 scales look nice, but only if never used. They are flimsy, and collect oil, grease, dirt, etc. They stain, fade, and otherwise look terrible in any actual use scenario. They are slightly tougher then the factory red plastic whatever cellidor scales. I thought the tasks I mentioned were light duty. I really don't have anything lighter duty than that. Why would anyone carry a SAK--or any "tool"--that is incapable of performing basic daily tool needs? In general, multi-tools are light duty. This includes the Surge, the Super Tool, and every Victorinox--including the Swisstool and Spirit. To earn a place, a tool must be able to be used as a tool. It has size and weight. If it cannot justify my carrying that size and weight, it is junk. By that standard, Victorinix is junk. It cannot survive any use case. I live in the real world, and have a real need to carry real tools that really perform real tasks reliably. I have seen the Felix Immler videos. In real life, I have never seen a package tied up with string, and most of the other things he shows don't happen for me. Even if they did, a Victorinox would seem to be the worst option, to the point that I would have been better off without the Victorinox. In your 30 years, what have you actually DONE with your Victorinox, that couldn't and wouldn't have been better done with something else? Having a Victorinox in a drawer or your pocket means nothing, if it has never been actually used. I do carry custom multi-tools, which I do use, almost daily. Over the years, I have changed the implements, as my needs changed, or as new ideas came to me. Yes, new metals became available, as did new methods, and I incorporated those. I also used implements from various manufactured multi-tools in my custom multi-tools. Mostly, though, I took all the tools I used, and condensed them into my own multi-tools. I, too, have carried a multi-tool, since 1981. That original was made in 2 different shops, over several months' time, with help from my dad (who custom-made many tools) and 2 machinists. Although the machines did a lot of the work, I had to spend hours grinding, sanding, and polishing. Many ideas came to nothing. Mistakes were made, and I sometimes had to start over. I made 1 tool, but there were many "prototype" versions. The prototypes were then tested by different people, to work out the bugs. Likely, the prototypes no longer really exist, because they were usually canabilized to create the next version. I did not know about frames, scales, and such, and did not call it a multi-tool. It was simply a tool. Many people I knew had custom "tools". By today's standards, it was very primitive. It did not have scissors (it had a V-cutter), wire cutters, a can opener, or a bottle opener. The V-cutter had a slight pinching motion, which was used to cut baling wire, twine, and such things. I have no idea if it would have cut paracord or paper. It did cut tin, but only about .5" from the edge. It had a pry tool, implements for trimming and cleaning hooves, a hook, a blade, a multi-purpose saw, an impact surface, a flathead driver, some various wrenches, and slots for nails. It had hardened hickory scales, with oak ends, brass caps, and some special pins. By today's standards, it was large (about 7" in length). It was used to shoe horses, trim trees, pull or drive nails, open bales, fix various equipment, fix the water pump, and work on vehicles. It was lost, some decades ago, but I would no longer carry it, because my needs have changed. I haven't shoed a horse since 1987. I called this "tool" a "third hand". When multi-tools came out, I did not care for needle-nose pliers. I rarely find a use for them. Many of the blades are the wrong profile, and certainly the wrong steel. Years ago, we made our own skinning, carving, and flaying knives. Come butcher season, everyone used our knives. Cows, chickens, rabbits, and such were no problem, but we could usually only get 3 pigs with a given knife, before the blade required sharpening. Most knives at the time would require multiple sharpenings, per pig. There are better metals, now, but the designs are poor. It has been decades since I've done any butchering, so I no longer carry those blades, but some of those knives still exist. We also made some custom paddles. I stupidly lost mine. But the paddles were works of art. It took me 3 months to make mine. So, we knew how to work with wood, as well. By today's standards, my "third hand" was a bit crude, but very useful. It was abused daily, for years, but held up far better than commercial multi-tools. With the tools on my person, I can and have replaced sway bars and end links, shocks and struts. I have assembled server racks. I have removed bumper covers, replaced fog light assemblies, replaced idler and pitman arms. I've done small wiring jobs, replaced doors, replaced entire sink plumbing, and installed windows. My multi-tools have replaced power window motors and starter motors. They have felled trees (up to 30" in diameter). They have trimmed rough metal edges and corrected the fit of chinese junk. My multi-tools have been used to install blinds, assemble electric guitars, and fix gutters. They replaced the entire front suspension on a heavy-duty mobility scooter. They have replaced the rollers on a conveyor. They secured the fittings for a gas stove. If I tear down a car engine, pull break calipers, frame a house, or some such large task, then sure, I get tools from the toolbox, but I expect my multi-tools to handle all the small stuff. As you can see, I have some familiarity with using tools, as well as with their design and construction. As I typed this, I found myself wishing that my life had gone in a different direction, and that I had more time to build and to work with my hands, but the reality is that I don't get much time to work with my hands, and have only rarely been in a machine shop in the last decade--and then only to machine heads for a racing engine. If you figure that 2/3 of people (probably more than that) use their hands and multi-tools more than I do, I do not see how any of them can use a Victorinox. I will also note that, although Victorinox had a 100-year head start, Leatherman has the best-selling multi-tool of all time. All the clones are of Leatherman. I am not a Wave fan, and do not carry it, but the fact remains that Victorinix just does not cut it. Victorinox used to claim quantity, but even there they were blown away--and Leatherman does not really market globally. I only state these facts to demonstrate that Victorinox' inferiority is a global opinion--not just mine.

It seems to have disappeared on Aliexpress. I'll try to update everyone if I see it in stock again.

@@hvacbudget8600 thank you 👍🏻🙏🏻

I wish that were true, but Victorinox is useless. Victorinox SAKs are the wring sizes, and have no use case. The Victorinox "warranty" is useless, their quality is always an issue, their tool steel is too soft and too skiney, the implements require a tool yo extract, the implements break, and the tools constantly ooze oil. If you live in a humid area, the tools rust. Offhand, I cannot think of any redeeming values of Victorinix. Please don't push your false narrative.

Maybe. I think I'll try modding mine.

I think I'll try that.

Good to know!

They have a serious " ignore what the customers want' problem. BUT, the Wave, Surge & Arc are fantastic, well designed tools. Just overpriced.

​@@edwardfletcher7790No, they aren't. Each of those has 1 good idea, but the implementation is poor, and the rest of the tool is usually sub-par.

Thanks!!

8 bucks is what something like this should cost genius ... you just love being scammed and using marketing to justify it

Good idea!