[quote postid="4243545" user="mvsopen"]This is a good and useful tool, 1/2 the price of a Leatherman.

Have the nice people at SOC obtained a license from Tim Leatherman, or otherwise honored his patents?

The man worked for years perfecting his tool, only to be hammered by cheap knock-offs.

Just remember, don't try to take one of these onto a plane, otherwise you'll need a corkscrew attachment to get the TSA's fist out of your... affairs.

Oh, yeah, one other thing. I've got a SOG multitool (different model). Well-made, though you do have to clean the thing out from time to time... dust-bunnies and schmütz accumulate in the handles around the tool-blades, especially if you keep it in a pocket.

c00rdb wrote:Is this suitable to keep on a key chain? Where do you guys usually keep something like this?

@c00rdb ,this will definitly be too big for your key chain. It go on you belt with the included leather pouch. I usually keep this in my glove compartment or backpack when go hiking. Never know when I need to chop down the wood and built shelter for the night.

what? no c4 punch? some EOD tool.

OldSurfGuy wrote:I keep one in a tackle container, & I use it when I'm fishing. It is not made of stainless steel. After 1 year of use, the tools inside the handle are completely rusted. No, I have not dropped it in the water! FWIW, the pliers themselves are still OK.

I would call SOG about that if it's been used normally. Mine hasn't rusted a bit, and it has gotten wet. I always made sure to wipe it and the tools down (as much as I could) when I was finished with it though.

mcookson wrote:Um, $40 really? Aren't these things like $10 at Wal-mart, home depot or pretty much anywhere?

Close to $100, actually.

Ok, so I totally didn't read through the product description before I bought it so I was completely shocked by the new cases, they are larger, thicker leather (slightly), a small section of basketweave print, and have a pocket on the bottom for a 1/4 socket head. This is the perfect addition to the package as otherwise, I've had to carry a small array of socket heads/bits in another bag to use with the 1/4" drive adapter.

Only complaint is that the head seems to be easily removed from the left side of the case only, but needs to be pushed out from either the right side or inside, limiting its accessibility and slowing you down. Still excellent and the belt loop is still generously sized for all types of belts

I ordered two SOGs, one for my son and one for my nephew. The box came in today and now I have SOG envy. I should have ordered one for myself as well.

This site really stinks....... great prices but sloooooooow. Customer servide? Duhhh what's that???!!?? I ordered something on Monday 11/29 and by late Friday 12/3 they haven't even acknowledged it. Went to my account and shows something I ordered 3 months ago........

Is anyone else haven't gotten their order yet? I've ordered 2, and status havent changed yet

Well here it is 7 days (5 business days) and no tracking info, taking 5 days to ship an order is horrible for an online retailer. A joke actually.

Any more word on why orders have not shipped?

dmanlathrop2 wrote:Any more word on why orders have not shipped?

They said it should ship on the 6th or the 7th of December.

Awesome, thank you.

Got my SOG on Saturday! Although I never got an e-mail notification of it being shipped, and my account still hasn't been updated to show that it has, it showed up at my door over the weekend!

patrick2143 wrote:Got my SOG on Saturday! Although I never got an e-mail notification of it being shipped, and my account still hasn't been updated to show that it has, it showed up at my door over the weekend!

Yeah, that's what worries me. I also have not yet gotten any shipping confirmation. (And my order status hasn't changed.) I often never get package notices (I think they blow off the outside door), so if I don't know it's coming, I might not get it at all.

sarahat wrote:Yeah, that's what worries me. I also have not yet gotten any shipping confirmation. (And my order status hasn't changed.) I often never get package notices (I think they blow off the outside door), so if I don't know it's coming, I might not get it at all.

There seems to have been some sort of problem with shipping noticifcations across the past woot-off, I emailed an got a tracking number a few days ago, and now mine is with the local post office. With standard shipping it should be here tomorrow or fates willing today.

It seems to me that almost every single woot I am a part of - it has shipping issues.

Now I'm all for a curse just following me around, but I really doubt that. Is this really that common place with our woot products?

I have ordered many things off of shirt.woot without any of these issues!!!

rhenrichon wrote:It seems to me that almost every single woot I am a part of - it has shipping issues.

Now I'm all for a curse just following me around, but I really doubt that. Is this really that common place with our woot products?

I have ordered many things off of shirt.woot without any of these issues!!!

I'm in the same boat as you. Last 3 things I bought (including this) have been delayed. I didn't get my buckyballs for over a month.

Ordered 2 of these as Christmas gifts so I'm hoping they come in sometime soon.

hmmm id comment on the slow shipping and not getting it.. but i guess im not alone

I just received the shipping notification email now. It looks like it will be here tomorrow. I never received shipping notification on the item I ordered before this one.

Just got a shipping confirmation, it should be here today, my woot profile hasn't updated yet though.

JWNeeley wrote:I'm in the same boat as you. Last 3 things I bought (including this) have been delayed. I didn't get my buckyballs for over a month.

Ordered 2 of these as Christmas gifts so I'm hoping they come in sometime soon.

About 20 minutes after I posted that I got the tracking e-mail and one of mine was already delivered and another one is sitting in Houston. Both apparently shipped some time last week.


BTW, this thing is BADASS. The blade is one of sharpest I've seen fresh out of the box. My arm has a bald patch to prove it.

I received my shipping notification about an hour ago, but that was about 7 hours after I received one of the "We didn't bother knocking on your door and just crammed a notice in your mailbox because we're lazy" slip from the USPS man.

I'll have to pick mine up later this week.

Got mine! Really nice. It was sent out on December 2nd.

Turns out mine shipped on the 1st and Woot just updated their site to reflect that. Should be here in two days.

Just received mine this afternoon in NJ. The opening action is VERY smooth. Buttery, even. Very happy.

Mine arrived today. Not bad except the generic pouch.

This thing is bone dry. Must have been ultrasonically cleaned or something. Usually they have a little dab of white lithium grease on the gears/pivot points. Oh well, time to oil them a little.

not bad? Got mine today too and i was surprised at how huge this thing is. The sheath is gigantic. Also the thing feels like cheap sheet metal bent into shape, and the blades are loose (wiggle while in the locked position). Anybody else have the same impression? Maybe i just got a defect? Interested in hearing other feedback. I guess i'm comparing it to my leatherman wave that i lost and thought this would be a comparable replacement...

Davidlg wrote:not bad? Got mine today too and i was surprised at how huge this thing is. The sheath is gigantic. Also the thing feels like cheap sheet metal bent into shape, and the blades are loose (wiggle while in the locked position). Anybody else have the same impression? Maybe i just got a defect? Interested in hearing other feedback. I guess i'm comparing it to my leatherman wave that i lost and thought this would be a comparable replacement...

Mine will wiggle just a bit, in and out of lock. No movement side to side. I do not see any marking of where it was made. I saw on a website it was assembled in the U.S. but nothing on the box or tool that I saw. The thing is a lot heavier than I thought it would be.

So I received my order for this the other day. One question I have is about the 1/4 (quarter)inch driver, or rather the socket that comes with this. The driver fits in the square opening, but the business end of the socket was machined in an oblong hexagon sort of shape--hardly the right shape for 1/4 inch nuts or bolts, yet it seems to do the trick. What was the rationale behind this???

I've checked this out on the SOG site and the little owner's manual, but can't find an explanation.

deseretfire wrote:I've checked this out on the SOG site and the little owner's manual, but can't find an explanation.

You got an instruction manual? Not that it really needs one.

oseto317 wrote:You got an instruction manual? Not that it really needs one.

(Sigh) No, I didn't. It's on the SOG site, and I only looked through it hoping to find a nugget of wisdom regarding this socket thing. I have a firm understanding of multi-tool rudimentaries. No manual necessary, but I like to be aware of innovations and their purpose.

Got mine yesterday. Very nice! I should have bought a couple as gifts.

I don't think SOGs usually come with a socket. I think that's just because of the aftermarket sheath. It appears it belongs to a Powerplay Paladin multitool. Interestingly enough, it looks like they use SOG's compound leverage system.

I think I'm going to order some SOG pouches. I'm almost embarrassed by this leather one. Wouldn't make a good gift.

If your tools are loose, try tightening the hex bolt. SOG is smart enough to make it so you can replace your tools. So yours just might be loose.

NightGhost wrote:Yes, there's a manual.

Thank you so much for this link!

deseretfire wrote:So I received my order for this the other day. One question I have is about the 1/4 (quarter)inch driver, or rather the socket that comes with this. The driver fits in the square opening, but the business end of the socket was machined in an oblong hexagon sort of shape--hardly the right shape for 1/4 inch nuts or bolts, yet it seems to do the trick. What was the rationale behind this???

I've checked this out on the SOG site and the little owner's manual, but can't find an explanation.

It looks like they made the hex end proprietary so you have to buy their bits...socks!

pbertoli wrote:It looks like they made the hex end proprietary so you have to buy their bits...socks!

Actually, it is a standard 1/4" bit. It's just not machined on center but slightly to one side, probably to offset the torque of an offset handle. I've used the bit with mine to remove quite a number of 1/4" machine screws already and it's fit every time, no problem.

Also, any 1/4" square drive socket will fit, just push it on from corner to corner instead of flat to flat. The springs built into the socket holder will tighten and hold the socket or bit securely. Works like a freakin' champ! Beats every Leatherman I've ever owned, which has been quite a number. This is one outstanding tool once you learn the mechanics of how it works and what it can do.