Excited to see the comparison! The Micra has been my pocket tool of choice, but I noticed the newer ones scissors to be lack luster compared to my older version as well.

micra gets the most use from me out of all my leathermans and pocket knives. its the perfect keychain tool imo

Open the Victorinox scissors wide open. There is a lot of play. When you close it slowly to about 60 degree suddenly the play is gone. This is because the inside surface near the pivot is not flat. The thickness close to the pivot is thinner. That's why from the beginning of the cut the blades ale forced together and additionally the curvature of the blades help to do so to the very tip. And the blade edge is perfect sharp. Scissors are not easy to manufacture. You must have extensive experience in design a good pair of scissors. That's why Victorinox are so good.

The Victorinox scissors just have the best of everything, period. I dont know why people shun them because of the spring they use. Sure, it can break, but it is replaceable. Can you do that with your Squirt, which are notorious for breaking springs? I have never been interested in getting a Micra after checking one out in a store and being utterly unimpressed with how it felt. It's $80 in Australia now 😂

Great video interesting to see the difference between the new product and the older version. I am impressed with your 1996 micra. I have one from 05/1998. Received it as a gift. Your micra from 96 is impressive..

My philosophy for scissor longevity, is to use scissors for sized-(way)down tasks. Small scissors are to be babied (hygiene tasks and the like); I would no sooner use Micra scissors to cut 550 paracord than I would use the blade of a Victorinox Classic to cut carpet. The lightest scissors I'd consider pressing into an emergency role of cutting paracord would be Klein electrician scissors. For clamshell packaging, I'd go with aviation tin snips. Using scissors considered overkill will ensure they'll actually last in the long run.

The Gerber splice is said to have a decent pair of scissors as well. Should probably throw that in to the testing pool at some point.

Klein G102S scissors in a leather pocket sheath, along with a little 1/4" bit driver, knipex mini cobras, a tiny pen, and titanium tweezers. Beats every multitool out there.

Before paying $50, check the knife display at your local Ace hardware. They'll probably have a Micra or two in there that have been there awhile and should be much less than $50 even for the high Ace hardware prices.

Really great comparison. You always test these things so well. Micra did ok but Victorinox is so hard to beat

I've had mine since '99. I forgot why I got it, I think it was a church camping trip or something, I was only 8-ish. But it has been my most well used tool. I always come back to it.

Way more watchable at 1.75 speed.

I don't have an explanation for differences in quality, but I do have an issue with tests like these because I don't know what the expectation is for scissors in this size. What were they designed to cut. If one was lost in a jungle with a lot of paracord and a Micra, one would be ill advised to use the scissors, when the same tool has a knife. The perfect range of activity for these blunt tipped scissor would be trimming the end of a packet of blow. I like them, and consider them useful, but I don't really know what Leatherman thought they were good for, or how they can be fully sharpened. I used to buy tailor scissors off Ebay. New ones cost about 400 dollars, but one can pick up massive, incredibly well made antique tools for 20 bucks. They then need some work. The pair I keep around the house are 12 inches long, and weigh one pound. The steel quality is incredible, and they are fully restorable. These scissors would be capable of cutting fabric about the weight of jeans fabric, for ever. However, there are much larger scissors that will cut carpeting say. Carpeting would be in the range of what paracord is. They might be twice the weight. In comparison, a pair of the popular Fiscar type stamped scissors, that still give good service, are about 10 inches and 4 ounces. The Micra is about 2 ounces. If one wants a really small, stout scissor/shears, the Wiss Snips are a good bet as they do not have a pivot, are very stiff, and the finger ensure they do not come appart. They are also fully sharpenable past the crotch overlap.

Average person: it cuts meeh Dominic: yeah but how you define M.E.H. ???

I have a Micra I got brand new for Christmas about 15 years ago. They sucked out of the box, they fold a lot of things in between the blades instead of cutting. I have lots of Leathermans and it's my least favorite even though I want to love it so much. They are basically useless IMHO glad you brought this up. I would really like to send them in and have Leatherman replace of fix them.

I’ve got a micra from 2013 and always thought the scissors were great. Just checked and they don’t have the play like the micra in your video. Also cut paracord like a champ. Maybe the QC is a crap shoot.

You should test Nextool Sailor mini scissors multi-tool and Huohou mini scissors multi-tool for better comparison..

I've had mine since the early 2K's, used them so much they almost won't stay folded anymore. Come to think of it I've had the Micra for 23 years now.😮

Great vid! Maybe buy new Micra from 2 different sources... Interesting on how some cut through tougher material...and struggled on easier stuff.....I guess sharpness more important for smaller diameter...and geometry/peening for thicker materials....I hope you pick up a Leatherman Pulse. All locking tools.....Similar in size/weight to Original PST. Been my EDC for a few years now over heavier Wave.

I ordered a brand new Leatherman Micra on Amazon and had to return when scissors wouldn’t properly cut (the tip didn’t cut at all) and they would stay shut after pressing and not sprung back. I exchanged it for another identical item which came with the defective scissors once again. I really wanted to like this, I still do, but I can’t keep an item that doesn’t work. Who else has a similar issue?

My Micra is serviceable for daily tasks like thread, cloth. I sometimes push and open Plastic clamshells and small wires. Just can't justify pliers that don't work well and I got them before the price jump.

While it shouldn't be necessary, I've "fixed" subpar multitool scissors by peening the pivot to remove play and bending the blades inward for better contact.

The way someone handles scissors is quite important on the cutting result. If you push slightly the two blades against eachother, cutting ability improves, if you push them apart, scissors can become useless. Also the point at which you hold the rope or thread, etc. I can see some merit in these tests, but not very "scientific". But obviously there is very valid point in the video, if the pivot pin becomes loose with time and useage, scissors are... bad.

if you pull the bottle opener and the flat head on the one side of the micra and you pull out the finger nail cleaner and 2d phillips on the other side it gives you a much better purchase on the micra and its puts the correct pressure against the blades and it makes the micra cut way way better

My micra scissors couldn't even cut thread. My nextool mini sailor scissors cut svery well, so it's a worthy replacement. My Micra is now a single sided tool which I enjoy so I'm not too disappointed.

I feel like we want badly to have 1 tool to rule them all while it’s not feasible. There will always be limitations. But I like those kind of videos because it’s allows me to see what are the tools I might favored. Since I travel with EDC tools and can’t always have big multi tools, I feels like having a small multi tool combo of either Knipex and Victorinox, or even Nextool Victoniox and maybe Knipex of larger diameter items might be good, but each what they want to bring carry. Thanks and have a nice day 👍🏿😁👍🏿

Hi, please check 58mm Victorinox, its small scissors sometimes work better than 91mm for small scale tasks.

I don’t know if you remember me about sharpening my micra, (unable to cut a padded envelope) I ordered one off eBay and that one seems to be the holy Grail. It’s incredibly sharp. However, the peening is loose on it but that doesn’t seem to impact its cutting ability.

Seldom use the scissors as scissors. I've found the best use is to squeeze the scissors and use the protruding end of the scissors as a box cutter. Actually more of tape cutter.

I got some Fisker folding scissors for EDC when I can't carry a knife (e.g., flying) and they seem to work very well, and only about $10 I think

great review. convinced me not to waste money on an overpriced leatherman micra

is the nextool flagship mini loose? because it used to score 17 on the gauntlet

Dyneema wasn't designed to be cut resistant. It was designed to hold when stretched. It does that very, very well. County comm...great site.

My personal choice is the SOG Power Pint

I was just having this conversation the other day with my brother after coming across two Micras that I de-commisioned. His first comment was "the scissors suck". Then I remembered why I quit carrying them, the scissors DO suck. Every SAK I have, on the other hand, 58mm or 91mm, have far superior scissors. Even my 50 year old Champ's scissors work great. As an aside, Leathermans rust. Yep, they will. SAKs do not rust, period.

Have you tried the scissors on the new Fox Vulpis?

You think they’d be able to fix this

I’m wondering if depending on the temperature inside your house or wherever you are with the expansion and contraction factor, maybe in colder weather, the scissors would work better? I know they should work well in all conditions, but that may be a factor if it happens to be pretty warm in there. The expansion is probably going to make the space between the blades a little bit bigger.how’s this for a data point? Go up to Canada in January and try the scissors up there!😂

YES FINALLY IVE WANTED SOMEONE TO BRING UP HOW BAD THEY ARE I HAVE 4 OF THEM AND ONE WAS TAKEN APART BECAUSE AFTER 2 MONTHS OF USE THE "SPRINGS" DIDNT WANT TO PUSH THE SCISSORS BACK ANYMORE AND WOULD STOP CUTTING PAPER AND ONLY SEEMED TO FOLD IT I WAS VERY UPSET AND HAVENT REALLY CARRIED THE MICRA SINCE ITS GREAT IF THE SCISSORS WHERE FROM THE SQUIRT S2 THOSE WHERE STRONGER AND THICKER

my OLD totally USA made was & is really good date code, huh... & two codes... mine are both 0397, you got me beat the newer ones date code are probably laser etched instead of stamped MADE IN THE USA today means assembled in the US by FOREIGNERS (spanish speaking) from FOREIGN stuff

and if you wanna sharpen your old micra's you just take tin foil fold it over 4 times and cut it with your micra and it will sharpen your blades

Got a Squirt S4 to test? I think the S4 scissors are a better design

What is a good or best Victorinox scissor based tool? I have had the spring break on them before but your results don't lie.

I have one micra leatherman one of this part was broken.

Mine's dated 10-00 and the other side is 07-01

Is there a significant difference in the performance of the Victorinox Classic SD scissors and the Victorinox Ambassador scissors?

Did I miss a final points comparison?

Where did you find that micra?

sog snippet one love

So.. does it only have 2 yrs left on the guaranty or 25yrs from today? Perhaps send it in with that video for obviously broken main tool right out of the package and see what they say about it?

Great little tool but overpriced at £54.95 in the UK, i had one and remember the scissors were not that great, many other brands are cheaper and have better scissors in my view.

i have a brand new one never used if you would like to use it for the experiment just let me know

Damn high as hell and watching this at 1.75x speed 😂😂😂

I can't believe how utterly useless are Micra's scissors. They are a scam, not a tool.

Gerber Dime scissor is trash. I only wish I had bought Victorinox from the beginning. Now, I have a Huntsman.

roxon m3 not bad

Mine suck unfortunately….

0:35 "there will be no cuts in this video" So we can already conclude that the scissors suck? 😅😂

So can you do an experiment? Try peening the hinge on one of your sucky micras on camera and show us if it helps.

The play is on the handles, not on the pivot point. Micra scissors are just fine, I don't understand what is the point of this video.

Heh “there will be no cuts”

Can the scissors not be re-peened with an anvil and a punch? Is that risky?

Cowabunga.!

Mec, c'est un porte clef, personne ne coupe une ceinture avec un porte clef, sauf lui

2:48 micra disappears off screen, defeating the whole purpose of not editing the video.

leatherman is hands down the worst most over priced company there is they completely against what there customers want and they just discontinue things with no for warning of any kind they are a total joke never give them any money

Leatherman is a joke anymore. Useless tool and overpriced

we need the "total fail" button. just for old time sake