Frag Out! Magazine
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Push harder after you feel some resistance – a hidden eyelet for attaching a leash with a diameter of around 5 mm will slide out at the end of the arm. An interesting fact about the knives: the blade locks itself to pro- tect the user against accidental opening when using the pliers. In old models, it was possible to accidentally open the knife when the pliers were open and, if it was sharpened properly, cut the fingers when the pliers were closed. In the new model, it is impossible to open the blade after the handle has been unfolded – a clever solu- tion has been applied, based on double springs cooperating with the relevant profiles on the lower part of the pliers, to which the hinges of the handle are attached. When the tool is opened, the cam goes between the springs to prevent accidental folding of the pliers, while one of the spring arms swings aside and its projection enters the opening of the "quick" opening of the blade, locking it in a closed position. The spring itself is also a unique element: in addition to locking the blades and working with the jaws of the pliers, it is also a stop for the jaws after they have been folded inside the tool – the bent up end of the pliers' spring provides a stop. Adding to this the fact that the spring of the back lock block is also supported on the same rivet which attaches it to the handle, we get a typical Leatherman "Swiss clock", i.e. a design excellence of sorts. Once the arms have been opened, you have access to other tools Ä a ruler – the edges of both arms are marked with scales in inches (8') and centimeters (19 cm). These are not super-precision mea- suring tools, but are sufficient for immediate, spontaneous appli- cations. Ä a cap and can opener, connected with a wire stripper. A typical Leatherman invention used in the majority of tools of this company. www.fragoutmag.com