I logged in just to leave that same message but you beat me to it. Hopefully he'll read it.

Oh dang! That is a cool trick to know. Definitely helps with ease of closing. Thank you!

Marry it and it won't do that anymore, it'll just burn one instead.

Thanks! So far it has been wonderful! No failures, just a few things I wish were a bit different but I'll make a follow up video on it! Still my edc!

I only bought the blackwash because it was a few bucks cheaper! lol My biggest grip with the power series is the gears are not at all protected and chew up anything it comes into contact with while in the pocket or on the belt. This was the first one I've gotten my hands on that didn't do that. Someone in the comments did share that trick with me for closing the tools! Definitely a game changer. Thank you!! Many people are saying their file was garbage on their PowerPint, did yours have that issue or did you get a lucky one like me that was actually good?

Agreed! The little covers popped off all the time. They weren't even pinned on. I don't think their full sized tools are in the same arena as a Leatherman st300 and the gears on larger sogs are not covered and scratch everything. Big no for me.

I am not sure a saw that small would be all that useful. If I am setting out, knowing I will be processing wood, I'll just take my bahco laplander. This tool is just too small I think to make it useful.

@@Jfree441 Oh no that's true. As a tool to use regularly for processing wood, It would not be ideal but I'd rather carry this than a victorianox while going camping. Like an emergency situation thing. There is someone on KZfaq that has added a saw to his powerpint. I just don't see the serrated blade being that useful. .

If only Leatherman built the Powerpoint…..

Anything to replace the juice series would be great. They are losing a huge following with an EDC pocketable multitool with this capability.

I was surprised actually to see this much negative commentary on the tool. I either got a good one or there is a hate culture for this tool, I am not sure yet. I am definitely under no impression this will replace a Leatherman Surge, no other tool comes close to capability to the Surge or 300. I have multiools all over that are more suited for bigger jobs but if I intend on doing anything hands on, I will bring the proper tools and not rely on this tool alone. This is to get me out of pinches or do small tinkering, but in my opinion, it does it near perfectly. I have yet to find a tool of it's size that does it better, and that includes the old Leatherman Juice, it was a great tool but had some short comings, the biggest one is that it's not even made anymore. I have a ton of MT options and still find myself putting this one in my pocket and until that changes, I'll keep saying good things. Sucks that others got bad ones, or their expectations are just misaligned but in my years of using and carrying MTs, this one is a win for me. Thank you for your comment!!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

I returned mine also the tools on it are subpar and they only thing I liked was the bit driver . Juice xe6 is the way a little heavy but gots all the things .

@@solomonkane408 Yip! It's the Mari Kondo effect. Does it bring you joy? Those tools on the side make me sad. They're not good. So it went back to Whole Foods Amazon returns. :P

I like the Powerpint mainly for the 1/4" bit holder and excellent pliers for the size. It's easy to remove side tools with 2 T8 torx bits. The tricky part is getting it all back together. The tools are separated by thin nylon washers and everything needs to be carefully aligned onto the threaded tube part of the screw before the shorter male screw is refixed. The tightness of the screws will need adjusting to get back to the ease of opening you prefer. The thickness of the tools at the pivot is around 1.4mm, so you need to use 3.5mm id X 7mm od washers to make up the gap. Interested to hear how you get on.

@@steved9060 Oh yeah about a few days after I got it, I figured it out. It was a Bee trying to get it together. The most difficult part is that the locking mechanism the black part easily comes out. So I had to use really tiny hemostatic pliers to put them together. I managed to make it work. Instead of washers (since I didn't think about that), I used zip ties, cut the ends and it worked haha. Essentially I kept all the best tools and removed the crap ones on the sides.

It's holding up to daily use very well. Doesn't feel like a super cheap paint. Not as good as Leatherman black oxide but they are the standard imo.

apparently the aliexpress ones are factory seconds which is why they're cheaper, apparently.. but I would think you could fix them yourself if they were a bit garbage. Not sure how you'd fix wobbly pliers but must be possible, I've read of people getting good ones and others complaining so I guess there's a small gamble. I think I'll order one though as free shipping to Europe

I've had a few items from Ali express and although quality has been an issue, their return policy has been awesome so worst cast if you got a lemon, you can easily return it in my experience.

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Yea that seems to be a pretty big hit or miss tool. The file is the other one. Either you got one that was perfect or basically a popsicle stick.

It's not that it's not taken into account, it's just that multi-tools across the board have inferior steel to pocket knives. Leatherman is really the only one making multiools with superior steels and it's only in the knife blade. The majority of multi-tools have very soft tool steel. This is not meant to take the place of a pocket knife, but it in my use is better than the steel on victorinox and those are to some the king of pocket tools. It's just not worth bringing up until the gap in performance is detectable more regularly.

@@Jfree441 leatherman does not use 3rc and 5cr steel or equivalents for their pliers, but SOG does, also besides the blade the cutters, file and some pressure fit elements on leatherman are made out of much more durable compounds(in general) compared to SOG and other budget options. Which is why they last longer. Hell even screws are higher in quality)) There’s another high-end Italian multi tool brand called Beta you might have heard about it. Similar quality to Leatherman. Anyway my point was: I love powerpint, but I also know that I’ll have to buy it every 4 to 6 months again and again so in longterm it is not that great of a deal.

@@4Sandrix That is a fair assessment. I have used leatherman for many years and have had 2 break on me doing seemingly normal tasks. Leathermen wave pivot screw broke clean off. Leatherman Juice S2 screwdriver twisted like a corkscrew under reasonable tension. SOG has yet to fail me but time will tell. I don't only take into account the brand, and materials when I review. I use the stuff and give real world examples because I love it. Maybe in a year or two, I will share the hatred for this steel but in my use as a tinkerer and relative handy guy, it has not yet failed me like I have seen in leatherman. If I had to choose just one, without a doubt I would choose leatherman, but I do find joy in some of these more obscure tools surprising me in how good they are.

@@Jfree441 Agreed, I like the non-orthodox design mindset behind these non premium brands.

These definitely seem to be a hit or miss. I have heavily used a Leatherman Juice and would still prefer if they were readily available however, I have YET to break the SOG and I bent and broke the Juice. I still think this is the next best thing to the Leatherman Juice after this much use, I am still confident with that. If leatherman could bring out a mini multi-tool on the Free platform, I would be in heaven. Knowing Leatherman Juice is a no go and even second-hand are ridiculously expensive, what would be your goto plier based pocket tool?