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Originally Posted by Worth1
Toss the so called Leatherman tool.
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Do you mean "Leatherman" as 'multi-tool,' or are you talking specifically about the brand name Leatherman? I have had a lot of super-cheap and crappy multi tools. I do have one now that I like a lot. Schrade is the brand. My dad was a maintenance man for the University of Florida twenty years ago. They gave them out as Christmas gifts, and he gave me his.
Needle-nose pliers are a "you get what you pay for" type of item. The cheap ones will bend in an afternoon. The best I've ever had have been Craftsman, but as we talked about on another thread, that brand has now been sold to Stanley.
Channel-locks are more of a plumbing tool, but I agree they are absolutely required in any tool box. I use mine a lot. I wish someone had taught me as a kid how to use them to hook up a washing machine. The hoses always leak unless they get tightened with channel locks.