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Leatherman 830850 Skeletool CX Multitool | 
| Brand: Leatherman Category: Home Improvement
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Rating: 80 reviews Sales Rank: 17
Media: Tools & Hardware Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 5 x 1 x 1
MPN: 49770 Model: 830850 UPC: 037447362286 EAN: 0037447362286 ASIN: B000XU43IC
Release Date: March 15, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| | Stainless Steel Handles with Carbon-fiber Handle Scale and Tungsten DLC Scratch-resistant Coating | | | Outside-accessible blades mean, just like a pocket knife, it can be opened with one hand, quick-style. | | | Bit driver technology makes it possible to customize the tool for any job | | | At a mere five ounces, this is the lightest full-size multi-tool on the market. | | | 25-YEAR WARRANTY Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.proudly stands behind our products. |
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Product Description Skeletool - CX ClamManufacture ID: 830850The sleek Leatherman Skeletool CX Multi-tool has only the most necessary multi-tool features because sometimes that's all you need. The Leatherman Skeletool CX has a 154CM steel blade pliers bit driver pocket clip and carabiner/bottle opener. Skeletool is just what you need and not an ounce more.Features:- Needlenose Pliers - Regular Pliers - Drop Point Knife - Wire Cutters - Hard-wire Cutters - Bit Driver - Carabiner/Bottle Opener - Removable Pocket Clip - Extra Bit/Bit Holder Specifications:- Length: 4 in. / 10 cm closed - Weight: 5 ounces / 142 grams - Materials: 100% stainless steel handles with DLC coating carbon fiber handle scale - Included Bits: Phillips #1 and #2 Screwdriver 3/16" and 1/4
Amazon.com Product Description
 Leatherman packs the full-size Skeletool with the tools you're likely to use most often. | Introducing the Brand New Skeletool CX from Leatherman Get back to basics -- the very cool basics -- with Leatherman's Skeletool CX. Today's outdoor enthusiasts want to keep weight and volume to a minimum without sacrificing quality and true functionality, and that's what the Skeletool is all about. Many multitools have multiple options, but they're often heavier -- and they're loaded with more features than most people actually need on a regular basis. Conversely, pocket knives are light and streamlined, but they render themselves useless when the task calls for a more versatile tool. Enter the new Skeletool platform, offering minimal weight, compact size and endless capabilities. Key User Features The Skeletool CX has a large knife blade that can be accessed while the tool is closed; to open it, just place your thumb in the thumbhole at the base of the blade and rotate it out until it's fully extended -- which will engage the safety lock. This locking mechanism is noted with a padlock symbol on the tool. To unlock the blade, press the locking mechanism towards the handle until the blade slides past the lock. Equipped with a universal bit driver, the Skeletool offers real utility options like no other multitool. To change the tool bits, simply unfold the tool and remove the bit from the bit driver -- and pop it out. And replacing bits is just as easy. Just press a new one into position and you're good to go. There's even a spare bit located in the handle side opposite the knife blade. This tool includes the following bits: Phillips #1 and #2, screwdriver 3/16-inch and 1/4-inch. In the plier jaws you'll find a hard-wire cutter and a regular wire cutter. The regular wire cutter is great for softer grades of wire, but the hard-wire cutter is excellent for heavier jobs -- like cutting and bending fishhooks. Multitool Capabilities: The Skeletool keeps it simple -- and light, and compact, and easy to transport. Why waste time with pointless, heavy add-ons when all the basics are right at your fingertips? With its open hardware, skeletal design and hardy appearance, the Skeletool boasts a premium stainless steel blade, pliers, a universal bit driver, and a carabiner/bottle opener ... and that's it. Key Tech Specs: - Length: 4 inches/10 cm closed
- Weight: 5 ounces/142 grams
- Materials: Stainless steel, Tungsten DLC coating, 154CM, carbon fiber (handle scale)
- Included Bits: Phillips #1 and #2, Screwdriver 3/16-inch and 1/4-inch
 Leatherman makes a full range of complementary accessories and add-ons for this and other Leatherman products. | Optional Accessories (not included) Spice up your Skeletool with genuine Leatherman accessories. Options include a bit kit that offers 21 double-ended bits for real versatility. From new belt sheaths to t-shirts and caps, genuine Leatherman accessories are durable, fun and show that you're a part of Leatherman World. With such a wide variety available, it's easy to find just the add-on that's right for you. Warranty All Leatherman products are covered by a 25-year limited warranty. If within 25 years from the purchase date of your genuine Leatherman tool you find any defect in material or workmanship, you can count on the manufacturer to make it right with fast warranty service. To obtain warranty service, return your tool to Leatherman Tool Group. Depending on the tool defect, they will decide whether to repair your tool or replace it with a product of equal or greater value. No variations, upgrades or refunds are offered. The Leatherman Tool Group and its History of Quality In 1975, Leatherman Tool Group founder Tim Leatherman was inspired by leaky pipes and a cranky car on a budget trip to Europe -- and thus the idea for his first pocket survival tool was conceived. Since then, Leatherman has become an internationally recognized company with hundreds of employees and a wide variety of durable, versatile, stylish products. Created with bold designs and truly rugged construction, Leatherman products are a perfect addition for tool kits, emergency sets, and glove compartments everywhere.
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It's what Batman would carry June 26, 2008 Lincoln J. Mennuti (New York, NY United States) 35 out of 43 found this review helpful
A previous reviewer mentioned there being no real difference between the Stainless Steel Skeletool and the CX...Except for the little Carbon-Fiber strip...That is NOT correct! - The Stainless Steel model has a "Plain Edge" 420HC Steel Blade. - The CX model has a "Combination Edge" (partly plain, partly serrated) 154CM Steel Blade. If you search the net, you'll see that between the 2 types; 420HC is noted as not being good for holding its' edge, while the 154CM will hold its' edge very well (but is hard to sharpen). I already have a multi-tool (Swiss Army Champion Plus), it's a great tool to be sure, but for me out of the 30 tools in it I only ever use the small blade and once in a blue moon the scissors. It's a "little of everything" tool but not particularly strong in any one of the particular tools. The allure of the Skeletool for me was:The simplicity, but being strong in what it gives you: 1. On the CX model, the 154CM combo plain/serrated blade is beefy enough to do a job I'd be afraid of snapping the blade on the Swiss Army on, Batman could certainly cut through some tricky situations with this. 2. Solid pliers. Strong enough to extract Joker's teeth, yet nimble enough to pull out his finger/toe nails. 3. Easy to carry because of the Carabiner. The teeny little keyring on the Swiss Army is a joke and it's too bulky to put on a keychain (and if you did it would be a pain to put-on/take-off) or it's clunkin up one of your pockets. Who's got time to be fumbling around skin-tight rubber leotards for tools while doing an interrogation? Not The Bat! The Carabiner makes it nice and easy to just snap the tool to a Batbelt and be ever ready. 4. 2 Phillips, 2 Flathead Screwdrivers. It's a multi-tool within a multi-tool. Sometimes even Alfred needs a hand with stuff around the house. 5. Last, but certainly NOT least...It's SEXY! Pictures don't do this tool justice, you have to see it in person to really appreciate the "oooo ahhhh" factor. Certainly worthy of being in the Batbelt. Bottom line; It's a well built, solid, versatile tool that keeps it simple.
Best Leatherman Ever! May 21, 2008 Pruitt Hall (Greensboro, NC USA) 11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've owned practically every Leatherman and SOG multi-tool produced over the past 15 years; a few Gerbers and Swiss Army brands thrown in there as well. And I've got to just jump in and say, this is arguably the best Leatherman ever. Just a perfect combination of quality tools, lightweight and, as practically every reviewer comments, it's just gorgeous! Multi-tools have been a real growth area in the knife industry over the past few years and most have followed a 'how-much-more-stuff-can-we throw-in here' model...to a point where the bigger Leathermans and SOGS weigh as much as the toolbox they replace. Not a gripe, I'm sure many use them effectively; I know I do my bigger ones as well. It's just gotten to where the 'convenience' factor seems to have been lost. Witness the amazing array of smaller keychain tools and you can easily see that Leatherman wisely went for the middle ground in this design: just enough tools to get you by and light enough to make certain it's not a burden in your pocket. It's really a home run on being the perfect size. Out of the deal you get a great set of pliers, interchangeable screw-driver bits (philips and flat-head included) a knife and a bottle opener that doubles as a carbiner. The bits are interchangeable with other Leatherman tools using the same bits, though Leatherman amped up this design to include a 'locking' feature on the bits; a much needed touch with bits this small. Since I already own a Leatherman Charge Ti, I have a bunch of bits at hand and you can buy bit kits from Leatherman. The bottle opener is just flat-out perfect and in the best place possible; no unfolding the tool and then another unfold to open a bottle opener; just hanging out at the rear where it should be. The knife blade is perhaps the best shaped knife Leatherman has produced; partially serrated and made of 154CM which is an uncharacteristically great steel for a multi-tool blade. And finally, the pliers...this is one area that Leatherman stands completely alone in quality in (sorry SOG and Gerber)...close the pliers and look at them from the end; the jaws mate perfectly. They mate so fine you can use them as tweezers; try it sometime, I have and they work! Other manufacturers pliers work fine as pliers, but none have the alignment that Leathermans do. The carbon fiber insert is trick for sure but you don't gain anything other than the 'wow' factor. So, all in all almost perfect; it IS perfect for me, though your mileage may vary. If I had any 'one' thing I'd like to see included it would be scissors but that's just wishful thinking on my part...I honestly don't know how they could pack it in to such a minimalist tool. One last note: If you pocket carry, as I do, you will need to be aware that the pocket clip is small (it has to be)...and it's also very, very tight. Meaning, you WILL wear an area out on your pockets; just no way around it on this model. Some I've seen have put heat-shrink tubing on their clips to help alleviate this, but I haven't tried it yet. Great tool, does its intended function. Superb quality. Wow factor off the charts.
Amazing combination of size and weight! March 17, 2008 Izibo 13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I first saw articles about the new Skeletool CX well before Christmas. It looked to be exactly what I needed. A good knife, a convenient screwdriver, a pair of pliers, and most importantly, a tungsten coated bottle opener. Now that I finally received it some four months later, I can say that it is truly amazing. It is not too small nor too large, and the weight is pretty amazing considering how much some of the other multitools weigh. I hardly notice it in my pocket. Best of all, the bottle opener works to perfection (I live in Wisconsin, this is critical for me).
Great tool in a small package March 24, 2008 Sean Dustman (hanging out in San Diego) 11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Just received my Skeletool CX and my first impression was wow. I had pre-ordered it months ago and it arriving was a surprise, it's great when you get a present for yourself. Its light with minimalist lines, yet when you open it, it feels comfortable in your hand. The knife blade is large compared to the entire package but it's smaller then I expected. It's not a replacement for the full sized Leatherman but something that can do almost everything the full sized one can with a fraction of the space. No problem with the bit driver like the 2 star reviewer. I'm a Leatherman/Gerber nut and so far, I like this one a lot. It's a great tool to have when pocket space is at a premium.
Outstanding BEST IN CLASS June 13, 2008 Munker (Florida) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well as far as materials, this should end any comparison between Gerber or SOG and the Leatherman. This tool is so far superior to anything non swiss it is amazing. QUALITY IS TOP NOTCH. VERY LIGHTWEIGHT!!!! Interesting that this is made in USA, versus China or Taiwan or wherever Gerber is made :) Very easy to use, screwdriver especially. Everything else is in the drawer. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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