OUR STUFF
Home PageForums
Search
PUBLISHED ITEMS
The LibrarySubmission Guide
GET TO KNOW US
About UsThe Team
Site User Manual
The Lounge
Contact
Site Map
Leatherman Blast Review
Submitted by An Outdoor Idiots Team Member.
The Leatherman Blast: Wire Cutters
The Blast has two types of wire cutter located on the pliers. One is simply called a "wire cutter" and is presumably designed to cut electrical wire with relatively soft cores, e.g. the kind of wire that is used for household appliances, speakers etc. The other is called a "hard-wire cutter" which presumably is designed to facilitate your escape from prison. We will cover then hard-wire cutters on the next page. This page deals with the wire cutters.Here are the wire cutters in action:
They do not have sharp edges: instead they are designed to shear the wire in two. In spite of this, they do cut through "soft" electrical wire very cleanly:
As covered earlier, if used delicately, the wire cutters also perhaps make better wire strippers than the Blast's purpose-made wire stripper tool:
Next, the hard-wire cutters...
Page 13 of 18 Previous Next [Top of Page]
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Overview: Vital Statistics; The Metal; The Plastic; Quality of Construction
Page 3: Overview: Usage
Page 4: Rulers
Page 5: Wood/Metal File
Page 6: Small Bit Driver
Page 7: Screwdrivers
Page 8: Bottle Opener
Page 9: Wire Stripper
Page 10: Can Opener
Page 11: Needlenose Pliers
Page 12: Regular Pliers
Page 13: Wire Cutters
Page 14: Hard-Wire Cutters
Page 15: Saw
Page 16: Scissors
Page 17: Knife
Page 18: Conclusion
Page 2: Overview: Vital Statistics; The Metal; The Plastic; Quality of Construction
Page 3: Overview: Usage
Page 4: Rulers
Page 5: Wood/Metal File
Page 6: Small Bit Driver
Page 7: Screwdrivers
Page 8: Bottle Opener
Page 9: Wire Stripper
Page 10: Can Opener
Page 11: Needlenose Pliers
Page 12: Regular Pliers
Page 13: Wire Cutters
Page 14: Hard-Wire Cutters
Page 15: Saw
Page 16: Scissors
Page 17: Knife
Page 18: Conclusion
© Copyright 2007 Outdoor Idiots.com (Steal our stuff and a puppy gets it!)
This site is best viewed at a resolution of 1024*768, and with your eyes.