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Leatherman Super Tool 300 - Ideal For DIY, Hunting, Military, Off Road & Trades
The cutting edge Leatherman Super Tool 300 has more than a decade of compiled buyer feedback and engineering experience in each feature. Each one is engineered to address the user who requires strength, instant access to tools, and comfort for challenging jobs.
Possibly the most essential function of the ST300; the pliers have been optimized for toughness. In order to maintain the balance of materials when making room for the innovative removable wire cutters, extra steel was added to key areas, making them by far the strongest pliers Leatherman has produced. Furthermore the neck of the pliers is sloped for easy operation within tight spaces.
Cutting wire-regular, stranded, or hard-is a normal application on the job. When constant, heavy pressure is used, cutters occasionally end up being dented and dull, which means the pliers will stick and jam up. By making the regular/hard-wire cutters removable they can be sharpened or replaced with ease (replacement cutters sold separately). Further to this, by optimizing the heat treatment procedure and replacing the regular stainless steel with premium 154CM the wire cutters will retain an edge as much as three times as long for superior durability.
The thought of "clumping" was first launched with the first Super Tool. By pulling on only one tool, you would get them all from the handle at once, including the knives. To enhance safety, the new ST300 has just that, "Edge-safety Clumping". If you pull on one of the two knifes they are the only blades that will come out. Conversely if you pull on any of the other features the sharp-edged ones stay where they were.
The ST300 straight blade is hollow ground for manageable sharpening. Screwdrivers are in the sizes tradesman use most and are also hollow ground for a better fit. The handles are rounded for comfort and have cut outs on the side to easily open blades when wearing bulky work gloves. The locks on the ST300 have been strengthened to provide full engagement when the features are under heavy use.
ST300 is for sale immediately and supplied with Leatherman's industry leading, 25 year warranty. Leatherman Store is listing the retail price as £91.95 for the stainless steel model and £105.95 for the black oxide version with a cap crimper.
History of the Super Tool:
The original Leatherman Super Tool was launched 16 years ago. The first multi tool of its size and strength, it was an immediate triumph selling in excess of one million units in the first two years alone. In 2001 design changes were made and the Super Tool 200 was released. The new ST200 featured moon shaped locks on the handle sides, rather than the original all-in-one locking system. Customers still raved about the tool's strength and many applications, but the locks and "clumping" were not as user-friendly as they would have liked. Enter the Core.
In 2005 Leatherman changed the ST200 adding new locks on the back sides of the handles and removing with "clumping". The jaws were also re-created for strength and the revised tool was named the Core. Without realising the popularity of this new tool and how quickly it would be adopted for every day use on job sites globally, the lock design and tool accessibility was not what it could be. Go forward to 2009 and the Super Tool 300. This new design, created for heavy-duty, on-the-job use is certain to find its place in tool belts, gear boxes, saddle bags, MOLLE vests, and center consuls everywhere.
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