I am not above recycling footage to save some damn time.
You watched my tire changing video right?
Youre like I aint seen bleep.
Cool.
The Leatherman PST is my longest serving tool- which I bought for film school in 2001 for
about $30?
So Ive finally realized my dreams of working in unrelated field and making medicore Youtube
videos on the side.
So lets look at some basic dimensions while we all ponder our career trajectories.
The dimensions closed and the weight.
Length weight thickness.
The length fully opened with them pliers out.
Looking good.
How about the length open with the knife.
Then the blade size and cutting edge.
The PST or Pssst or PIST stands for pocket survival tool Its constructed entirely out
of stainless steel, and comes with a belt sheath, that looks like garbage but has basically
held up functionally for the last 15 years.
I initially bought the PST because I needed something with pliers, screw drivers, and
a knife.
Plus as always Leatherman has an unconditional 25 year warranty.
Just fill out a form, send it in and they fix or replace it.
Cool dude and suscbriber Leftyhook didnt know this, and he had a beat up Leatherman if you
didnt know it, well now you know, subscriber.
I sent mine in to get the tools tightened.
So I've since upgraded to a Leatherman Wave... and that was because none of the tools on
the PST are locking Leatherman calls their Out of Production multitools "retired."
The PST was produced from 1983-2004, with several revisions throughout the years.
Mine was a 2001 model.That said lets go over the features starting with the blade.
At a little over 2.5 inches the blade is sort of small.But it works well for food prep.
The handle is reasonably comfortable- nothing sharp to hurt you hand while cutting- and
it's best to use the blade when the tool is closed, because the body of the tool sort
of acts as a safety stop if the blade folds downward.
Multitool Wiki states the blade is made from 420HC stainless steel, which I keep sharp
on my sharpmaker.
The main draw for me was the pliers though... they are not spring assisted, and are sort
of a needle nose style.
They have held up well over the years, although occasionally I have seen a PST with a broken
plier tip.
The pliers also have a wire cutter feature so that's cool.
The pliers I have used from anything to pulling out knots in shoelaces and rope, to pulling
up tent stakes.
Pulling out nails from wood... you're like please again tell me what pliers are used
for advanced tool bro.
Or you can take a hot pot off your Coleman camp stove.
Or pulling nose hairs is a good one too.
Ok let's look at the other tools.
Laying it out you have starting on the blade side, next to the blade the awl- I've never
used it.
Well I can't remember what I used it for if I did.
The medium flat head screw driver, the large flat head screwdriver...
Then on the other side the two sided file, which I have used many times... one side is
for wood and the other for metal... or one side is coarse and the other side finer, also
one of the edges is coarse too- you could use it as a hacksaw potentially but I never
have.
I have generally used it for my fingernails and removing metal burrs off axes in a pinch.
Then there's the tiny tweaker flathead tool- which I used to use for changing channels
and groups on older wireless mics- it's perfect for that or cleaning under grimy fingernails
because it tapers to a fairly thin head.
Then there's the Philips head part and the bottle opener can opener combo- I rarely have
ever used the can opener section, but it comes handy when drinking beer.
Also on my revision made around 2001 there's a small metric and Merica ruler on the outside
for measuring things up to 8 inches or 19 centimeters, so it's just enough.
Ok so overall this tool has served me well without fail for the past 15 years.
I carry it semi regularly when the Wave is too heavy, and I need something a bit more
compact for the belt.
I have dropped it on concrete floors from 30 feet in the air, and have used it as a
hammering tool in a pinch on fast fold screen legs.
A few negatives are the non lock tools, which seem to be mostly an issue when using the
Philips head screw driver, as it tends to fold on hard to open bolts.
I purchased this many years ago over a Swiss army knife because of it's more robust tools,
and heavy-duty pliers.
I know the Swiss army knife mechanic had pliers, but I needed a full size grip.
The belt holster is pretty durable.. and It's survived many years of getting thrown around
and wet- the snap still works fine.
My tool has about 9 or so years left on the warranty... but I try to be careful with it,
just in case Leatherman no longer has the parts.
They would replace it... but it does have sentimental value.
Let's do a few comparisons before wrapping it up... here it is open next to the Leatherman
Wave, and the Super Tool, Both have locking tools and are larger and heavier than the
PST.
I use the Supertool as a spare car kit box, but it doesn't do much that I can't use my
PST for.
My Wave is my main work tool carry, and has swappable bits for the small crew driver and
large one.
This has come in handy quite often.
The scissors are much better for trimming nose hairs and cutting fingernails- so for
the ability to do gross body related stuff the Wave wins out- Even the diamond file is
great for fingernails... you're like please stop.
And let's look at my Super Tinker... it much more compact and light, and if you need a
multitool without the belt carry and pliers, it works great- especially with the tweezers
and toothpicks.
If you want to buy the PST you need to buy them from eBay- and they'll run you about
$30 ish bucks.
Also you can identify exactly when yours was made by looking at the datecodes... mine was
made in 10 of 2001.
I think.
Ok so if you like this review stay tuned for more multitool reviews, like some old Gerbers,
Swiss Army Knives, and a few more from my Leatherman collection... also I review knives
and flashlights.
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