The Ultimate Leatherman?

numbski asks: "I have long been a fan of the Leatherman tool and its act-a-likes. I have never bought one, however. I keep looking for just the right one with the tools that I would actually use on a daily basis. Sure, the pliers, knives, phillips and standard screwdrivers are nice, but there's always been a few things lacking. A t-10 and t-15 torx (security torx preferred) for the Compaq systems that torment me, or how about a USB2 Flash Drive? Hex wrenches, or a socket tool that fits machine screws (in case the phillips has been stripped out)? What would you put on a Leatherman? Even better, seen anything that matches what I'm looking for?"

Comments

Thinkgeek to the rescue.

[ComputerSlicer23]

Here is a leatherman adaptor kit with most of what you want.

Think Geek's Tool page has most of the things you want on a swiss army knife, or a leatherman tool. You just have to go look for it.

Kirby

The ultimate Leatherman has been discontinued

[Spock the Baptist]

The Mini-Tool is the ultimate Leatherman:

http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/retired-t ools/mini-tool/default.asp

Very compact when completely closed, yet you get a full sized pair of needlenose pliers when open. The size of the needlenose is perfect for most electronic applications.

I've been raiding various local independent tackle stores, bait houses, and gun shops and buying all that the have in stock.

So far I've got a dozen pair of Mini-Tools.

Now when you combine the Mini-Tool with a VICTORINOX WorkChamp you've got a lot of 'firepower' in just a couple of tools. I don't leave home without them.

Re:Get a Micra

[PurpleFloyd]

Not too hard - they're on sale almost anywhere if you know where to look: inside a 9 volt battery. Most name-brand alkaline 9V batteries consist of 6 AAAA cells in series; there are a few off-brands which aren't in that configuration, but IIRC Energizer and Duracell both use the 6xAAAA configuration. It's a fairly simple matter of levering the outer case of a 9 volt battery open and simply popping the AAAAs out.

One caveat: they can be a bit shorter than "true" AAAA cells. This site details the trials and tribulations of finding a decent set of AAAAs in a review of a penlight using the same; it contains some nice pictures of opening a 9 volt battery case, too.