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.
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.
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.
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 😂
The spring on my Squirt broke but even before that the scissors were pretty much useless as they had that poor peening causing a lot of blade play, meaning they were no good for thin stuff like thread or thin plastic sheeting,which would just wedge between the blades, or thicker stuff like paracord. The spring on my Classic broke after a lot of use, I just ordered a new one for £2 and replaced it easily.
Yeah, you can get a pack of either 5 or 6 replacement springs from Vic for pocket change. Every day use for 5 years in my DeLuxe Super Tinker before the spring broke.
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.
@@zripster Regular cutting of 550 cord by small scissors is guaranteed to eventually result in pivot slop. If you want to do this, understand that the performance of such scissors will necessarily degrade as a result. If you want scissors to last, use them for tasks below their rated strength: THAT'S the first secret to scissor longevity. Of course there is always simply cutting the desired length of paracord with a knife, which is the regular way of doing it. Knowing when to use a scissor, and when to use another type of cutting tool, is the 2nd secret of scissor longevity.
@sda4jesus1 if victorinox can make scissors that easily cut paracord so can other brands. It's a matter of the quality of the product. Im not gonna lower my expectations just because most manufacturers don't meet them, neither should you. Instead, we should both be advocating for better scissors and condemning bad scissors
@@zripster Have to agree with you on all the points you raised. I stand with you steadfastly on the side of improved quality as opposed to shoddy construction. I acknowledge that the Victorinox scissors cut better than Leatherman. Hopefully Leatherman raises its game, they sure charge enough. I have a Victorinox Signature, should I start running that in place of my Micra, or get a Rambler or Manager instead?
@sda4jesus1 manager gives you the most tool options, but you could also go a little bigger and get something like the climber. Personally, I carry a nail clipper 580, and although the scissors can't cut paracord, i never use them. I carry it for the file, nail clippers, and tweezers. If you find the Micra fits your needs well though, then stick with it. No point in changing if you already bought them, but if you ever need a second one maybe try a victorinox climber or something instead, especially since it's nearly half the price
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.
@@cybercanal5319 the tweezers are Canku brand, I got them on amazon. They came as a set of two, a large and a small. I use the small ones. The pen and driver are my own designs. I machined them from brass and aluminum.
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..
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.
I own 2 pair of Micra's because I like their scissors so much. I find it to be the most useful, small multi-tool of all. The feature I'm personally surprised doesn't receive scrutiny is their included tweezers. I don't find them to be as effective as they should be.
I bought the Micra due to the scissors, and I got very disappointed when I got it. They came with a lot of play in the bolt, so they where almost unusable. I pushed a little with a nail and now they are just fine. With time I realized that the small flat screwdriver is a great tool to carry in the keychain. So now, I carry my Micra daily in the keychain, and use it very often, even more than some Vics as they are next to my hand almost anytime, and they are more "polite" to open and use in public. If I need to cut something hard like plastic, I choose the Leatherman due its size and robustness. For anything else, Vctorniox scissors are unbeatable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 👍🏿😁👍🏿
Maxlvledc, wouldn't a true one tool option require a company to custom-build each multitool to the unique specifications and tool set of each customer? Wouldn't the costs of doing this would be too prohibitive to support the venture? Everyone's grail set up and series of specifications are too unique. This is seen in the most heard critique of Victorinox: "If they only had this tool instead of that one on the (name your model)."
Maxlvledc, I do think you were on to something with a video (I can't find it now) a while back in which you explain why Victorinox will never offer their Compact with a Philips. Your point was that if they offer us tool sets we like, the popularity of their other offerings will suffer as a result. RE the Compact--To me the perfect Compact would swap the corkscrew with a Philips; shorten in length to that of the small Tinker (yes, compacting the Compact, for an even more friendly EDC); and above all else, allow the main blade to lock. Of course that's a perfect description of a Wenger/Victorinox collaboration, the Evolution line, which--sadly--was discontinued a while back.
I like the EDC exercise, but most of the tool selections are ridiculously limited. I am going to thrive, because I have a set of 1/4" inch screwdrivers in an altoids box when my F-150 craps out? I have 3 bags of tools in the back, and even then I can only fix a few obvious things. The best example I have experienced of it all coming together is for bike touring. People will ask about what cyclist multi tool they should get. Most of the stuff on those is irrelevant. The key is to build out the bike so that everything adjusts easily with allen wrenches. This, at least a while back, was actually quite expensive. But if one did it, it was feasible to fix everything with a handful of tools, and tire tools. It was less about general purpose stuff, than assuring everything was designed to a standard. Sorta like converting one's plumbing to PEX..
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 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.
@@maxlvledc I'm always wondering if watching the video at a higher speed has any influence on the watch time statistic and thus on the performance concerning the youtube algorithm. I usually watch videos at 2.5 or 3x speed. Although you need to install a plugin to do so. When the watch time takes into consideration how much percentage of a video I've watched, it shouldn't be a problem. If it doesn't and me watching a video at 3x speed is tracked as only watching a third of the video, that would be pretty bad. I'd like to test that somehow, but I have no idea how to do so.
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’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!😂
Do people consider temperature when using something such as a kitchen scissors? I’ve never heard of this but you may be on to something, possibly a factor in extreme cold or hot.
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
Out of the Micra's class in terms of size and weight: Apples to oranges. Can someone explain to me the Power Pint's wacky clip, which meets the pocket at an ANGLE, and therefore 1) won't seat flush, and 2) will greatly increase wear where the angle rides the pocket?
Victorinox aren't scissor based. You can replace the spring yourself and it is cheap. I broke the spring on my Huntsman by fidgeting with it and letting them fly open. Only one I've ever had break. How do you replace a broken spring on a Leatherman? You have to send it to them. Send in a Squirt now, you don't get a squirt back, you get a Micra
@@maxlvledc I don't mean the serrated Wenger scissors. I mean the ones on a few models like the Money Clip. Looks like they have a slightly larger spring than the Classic SD.
That doesn't sharpen them. It is more akin to using a steel on a kitchen knife. As in the kitchen situation, if there is no rollover to be straightened on the edge, there be no improvement since in both cases no actual sharpening is occurring.
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.
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
I only carry mine as I love the form factor and the knife is safer to use than an SD-7. I think I'm going to try to repeen it or find some small nuts and bolts.
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
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
Except for when the springs fail
@@Andyscollection69 did you try cleaning pivots and oiling the springs? mine is a 1998 model and i havent had that issue
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.
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.
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 😂
The spring on my Squirt broke but even before that the scissors were pretty much useless as they had that poor peening causing a lot of blade play, meaning they were no good for thin stuff like thread or thin plastic sheeting,which would just wedge between the blades, or thicker stuff like paracord.
The spring on my Classic broke after a lot of use, I just ordered a new one for £2 and replaced it easily.
All but Spirit
@@mike_qbik yeah, they're an outlier, but still not as bad a most of the others
Yeah, you can get a pack of either 5 or 6 replacement springs from Vic for pocket change. Every day use for 5 years in my DeLuxe Super Tinker before the spring broke.
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.
Paracord is not an overly ambitious thing to cut. Klein scissors are for cutting wire/metal. Any pair of scissors should be able to cut paracord
@@zripster Regular cutting of 550 cord by small scissors is guaranteed to eventually result in pivot slop. If you want to do this, understand that the performance of such scissors will necessarily degrade as a result.
If you want scissors to last, use them for tasks below their rated strength: THAT'S the first secret to scissor longevity.
Of course there is always simply cutting the desired length of paracord with a knife, which is the regular way of doing it. Knowing when to use a scissor, and when to use another type of cutting tool, is the 2nd secret of scissor longevity.
@sda4jesus1 if victorinox can make scissors that easily cut paracord so can other brands. It's a matter of the quality of the product. Im not gonna lower my expectations just because most manufacturers don't meet them, neither should you. Instead, we should both be advocating for better scissors and condemning bad scissors
@@zripster Have to agree with you on all the points you raised. I stand with you steadfastly on the side of improved quality as opposed to shoddy construction. I acknowledge that the Victorinox scissors cut better than Leatherman. Hopefully Leatherman raises its game, they sure charge enough.
I have a Victorinox Signature, should I start running that in place of my Micra, or get a Rambler or Manager instead?
@sda4jesus1 manager gives you the most tool options, but you could also go a little bigger and get something like the climber. Personally, I carry a nail clipper 580, and although the scissors can't cut paracord, i never use them. I carry it for the file, nail clippers, and tweezers. If you find the Micra fits your needs well though, then stick with it. No point in changing if you already bought them, but if you ever need a second one maybe try a victorinox climber or something instead, especially since it's nearly half the price
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.
tell us what driver, pen, and tweezers
@@cybercanal5319 the tweezers are Canku brand, I got them on amazon. They came as a set of two, a large and a small. I use the small ones. The pen and driver are my own designs. I machined them from brass and aluminum.
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.
At some point Fiskars was making the Gerber scissors, don't know if they still are tho.
Really great comparison. You always test these things so well. Micra did ok but Victorinox is so hard to beat
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..
These types of videos are why I loyally follow your channel!
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.
Yep, mine is from 99 as well and have been on my keychain since. The scissors are still to this day the best multi tool scissors I have ever owned.
Average person: it cuts meeh
Dominic: yeah but how you define M.E.H. ???
Yep!😊
I own 2 pair of Micra's because I like their scissors so much. I find it to be the most useful, small multi-tool of all. The feature I'm personally surprised doesn't receive scrutiny is their included tweezers. I don't find them to be as effective as they should be.
I bought the Micra due to the scissors, and I got very disappointed when I got it. They came with a lot of play in the bolt, so they where almost unusable. I pushed a little with a nail and now they are just fine.
With time I realized that the small flat screwdriver is a great tool to carry in the keychain. So now, I carry my Micra daily in the keychain, and use it very often, even more than some Vics as they are next to my hand almost anytime, and they are more "polite" to open and use in public.
If I need to cut something hard like plastic, I choose the Leatherman due its size and robustness.
For anything else, Vctorniox scissors are unbeatable.
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.
I have from 04 and it's great as well. I think they just went wrong in the newest versions.
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.
You HAVE to help us out here, and share the SKU for the Wiss you mentioned. Sounds compelling.
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.
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.😮
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.
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 need one eventually
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.
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.
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.
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
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 👍🏿😁👍🏿
I dissagree..but it requires companies to admit they are wrong...which is impossible
@maxlvledc what is a really good bladeless multitool?
Maxlvledc, wouldn't a true one tool option require a company to custom-build each multitool to the unique specifications and tool set of each customer? Wouldn't the costs of doing this would be too prohibitive to support the venture?
Everyone's grail set up and series of specifications are too unique. This is seen in the most heard critique of Victorinox: "If they only had this tool instead of that one on the (name your model)."
Maxlvledc, I do think you were on to something with a video (I can't find it now) a while back in which you explain why Victorinox will never offer their Compact with a Philips. Your point was that if they offer us tool sets we like, the popularity of their other offerings will suffer as a result.
RE the Compact--To me the perfect Compact would swap the corkscrew with a Philips; shorten in length to that of the small Tinker (yes, compacting the Compact, for an even more friendly EDC); and above all else, allow the main blade to lock. Of course that's a perfect description of a Wenger/Victorinox collaboration, the Evolution line, which--sadly--was discontinued a while back.
I like the EDC exercise, but most of the tool selections are ridiculously limited. I am going to thrive, because I have a set of 1/4" inch screwdrivers in an altoids box when my F-150 craps out? I have 3 bags of tools in the back, and even then I can only fix a few obvious things. The best example I have experienced of it all coming together is for bike touring. People will ask about what cyclist multi tool they should get. Most of the stuff on those is irrelevant. The key is to build out the bike so that everything adjusts easily with allen wrenches. This, at least a while back, was actually quite expensive. But if one did it, it was feasible to fix everything with a handful of tools, and tire tools. It was less about general purpose stuff, than assuring everything was designed to a standard. Sorta like converting one's plumbing to PEX..
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.
Just sharpen them. It will fix your problem.
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.
You should test Nextool Sailor mini scissors multi-tool and Huohou mini scissors multi-tool for better comparison..
Way more watchable at 1.75 speed.
Holy crap! I can still understand myself 🤣. Definitely do this! 👌
@@maxlvledc LOL just messin with you dude.
@@maxlvledc I'm always wondering if watching the video at a higher speed has any influence on the watch time statistic and thus on the performance concerning the youtube algorithm.
I usually watch videos at 2.5 or 3x speed. Although you need to install a plugin to do so. When the watch time takes into consideration how much percentage of a video I've watched, it shouldn't be a problem. If it doesn't and me watching a video at 3x speed is tracked as only watching a third of the video, that would be pretty bad.
I'd like to test that somehow, but I have no idea how to do so.
I was already watching at 1.5x when I saw this comment.
1.75x is certainly still doable.
Honestly it became way better for me, every reviewer on TH-cam takes too long but like I don’t want less info either.
Hi, please check 58mm Victorinox, its small scissors sometimes work better than 91mm for small scale tasks.
Agreed
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.
is the nextool flagship mini loose? because it used to score 17 on the gauntlet
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
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.
Have you tried the scissors on the new Fox Vulpis?
What?? Link?
Did the follow-up video where he checks out new Micras ever get posted?
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!😂
Do people consider temperature when using something such as a kitchen scissors? I’ve never heard of this but you may be on to something, possibly a factor in extreme cold or hot.
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 personal choice is the SOG Power Pint
Out of the Micra's class in terms of size and weight: Apples to oranges.
Can someone explain to me the Power Pint's wacky clip, which meets the pocket at an ANGLE, and therefore 1) won't seat flush, and 2) will greatly increase wear where the angle rides the pocket?
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.
What size? Manager for 58mm, or standard mini-champ. Or alox classic for super compact.
@@maxlvledc Probably the medium range so the Mini Champ would be good?
Victorinox aren't scissor based. You can replace the spring yourself and it is cheap. I broke the spring on my Huntsman by fidgeting with it and letting them fly open. Only one I've ever had break. How do you replace a broken spring on a Leatherman? You have to send it to them. Send in a Squirt now, you don't get a squirt back, you get a Micra
They are the best Leatherman scissors .
great review. convinced me not to waste money on an overpriced leatherman micra
Got a Squirt S4 to test? I think the S4 scissors are a better design
Is there a significant difference in the performance of the Victorinox Classic SD scissors and the Victorinox Ambassador scissors?
The ambassador scissors uses the serrated scissors from Wenger...not as good imo
@@maxlvledcNo 74mm Ambadador and Executive has classic scissor, check Google!
@@maxlvledc I don't mean the serrated Wenger scissors. I mean the ones on a few models like the Money Clip. Looks like they have a slightly larger spring than the Classic SD.
Where did you find that micra?
Ebay
You think they’d be able to fix this
Did I miss a final points comparison?
Didn't do a true point comparison
..couldn't find all 10 materials from scissor video
0:35 "there will be no cuts in this video"
So we can already conclude that the scissors suck? 😅😂
Hahahaha
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
That doesn't sharpen them. It is more akin to using a steel on a kitchen knife. As in the kitchen situation, if there is no rollover to be straightened on the edge, there be no improvement since in both cases no actual sharpening is occurring.
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?
Nah, this is normal.
I have one micra leatherman one of this part was broken.
i have a brand new one never used if you would like to use it for the experiment just let me know
what age?
It appears the scissors are not scissors but dyneema cutters.
So can you do an experiment? Try peening the hinge on one of your sucky micras on camera and show us if it helps.
Brass punch and a tap, probably do the trick
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.
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
sog snippet one love
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.
Can the scissors not be re-peened with an anvil and a punch? Is that risky?
Gerber Dime scissor is trash. I only wish I had bought Victorinox from the beginning. Now, I have a Huntsman.
Damn high as hell and watching this at 1.75x speed 😂😂😂
roxon m3 not bad
Mine suck unfortunately….
I can't believe how utterly useless are Micra's scissors. They are a scam, not a tool.
I only carry mine as I love the form factor and the knife is safer to use than an SD-7. I think I'm going to try to repeen it or find some small nuts and bolts.
If you want stronger scissors, add a Klein to your loadout. You won't be disappointed.
Yes, bad...except those made in the early '90's....
Heh “there will be no cuts”
All the cuts!
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
Oh right! Forgot about that.