Found this tool. What's it called? Who makes it?

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Leatherman Micra - makes a handy key fob. Used it many times to save my bacon out in the field.

Think it was something like $5 on sale. Bought a few and spread them around. Found my first Leatherman in 1993. I bought one for everyone on my staff.

The micra can help you pick a padlock using any aluminum soda can. YouTube “pick a padlock” and you will see how easy it is to do to any key or combo lock.
 
I was in the pick n pull a couple years ago and some VERY unscrupulous types were sleazing around in the yard. As I'm watching, a cop walks into the yard, hunts them down and arrests them!
He took them out and they were complaining, what about my tools! ?! He just said, leave em, And he drug those two guys out literally by the scruff of their necks.

I took a peak a peek in their box (which was in a wheel barrow) on my way out; that box was full of snap on and blue point tools. OBVIOUSLY not rightfully owned by those two.

I stopped by the cop on the way to the parking lot, they had stolen a truck and the real owner had spotted it in the parking lot, and informed him about the tools so he sent someone in to get them as stolen property.

So the OP isn't as bad as THOSE guys......

But I figure that's probably where all my half inch ratchets are: forgotten in the salvage yard. Can't find a one now. Used to have four.
 
famous bob said:
Where have u been? Those are old news, hords of them around for many, many yrs., I`ve got 2 or 3 and never use them. If I were going hunting ,camping I`d take one tho !
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Living under the GEICO rock, i guess.
Like i stated, i never heard of one before.
And as another made comment, i always had another proper tool, to correctly get the job done.
When i saw it, i was calling it a Swiss army knife, vice grip plyer, not knowing it's proper name. :D

And i can bet you a dollar to a rolling doughnut, that i have drawer fulls of specialty tools that you have never seen, or heard of, out there in the mechanical repair world.

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I think the correct name is multi tool but everyone I know calls them leatherman plyers
 
I've had my Gerber for over 20 years, as stated It has saved me many times both at work & leisure.
 
hemi71x said:
Living under the GEICO rock, i guess.
Like i stated, i never heard of one before.
And as another made comment, i always had another proper tool, to correctly get the job done.
When i saw it, i was calling it a Swiss army knife, vice grip plyer, not knowing it's proper name. :D

And i can bet you a dollar to a rolling doughnut, that i have drawer fulls of specialty tools that you have never seen, or heard of, out there in the mechanical repair world.
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Probably do !
Just can`t imagine a person not ever seeing one of the multi tools (or whatever ). They have been around and touted as greatest thing since sliced bread for ever.
Never rolled a donut !!----LOL
I could probably come up w/ a few plumbing tools you`ve never seen , or used too !
 
Never had any reason to pay any kind of attention for something like that.
Never seen any for sale, living here in Bedrock.
Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, are my neighbors living in the cave. :D

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I'll find a use for it sooner or later at the wrecking yards, but not so sure at the summer house. :rolleyes:

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In the service, and never heard of a Leatherman ?
Wheres the head scratch emoji ?
 
Johnny Dart said:
In the service, and never heard of a Leatherman ?
Wheres the head scratch emoji ?
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Don't think those tools were invented yet during the 1970's when i was in the AF.
And working around jet aircraft you had a certain amount of tools in your CTK, (consolidated tool kit) that were authorized to be in there, and nothing else.
A highly inventoried tool system, if something got lost out of the "kit" you were in big trouble until it was found, or they would ground your aircraft, or the ones on that side of the flight line, until it was found.
 
hemi71x said:
Don't think those tools were invented yet during the 1970's when i was in the AF.
And working around jet aircraft you had a certain amount of tools in your CTK, (consolidated tool kit) that were authorized to be in there, and nothing else.
A highly inventoried tool system, if something got lost out of the "kit" you were in big trouble until it was found, or they would ground your aircraft, or the ones on that side of the flight line, until it was found.
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I guess we should cut you a little slack. The first leatherman came out in 1983. :)
 
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