This was really cool! Especially the ozark trail one and the surge one. The multitools from all these companies have so much of unnecessary stuff and so little of the useful stuff. It's so frustrating to choose a multitool as a buyer. Leatherman should really see this and hire you. I myself so many major things that I'd like to change/implement on a multitool.
Thank you for this. I almost bought the Gerber Armbar, but was put off by the reviews. What I really want is a knife blade, a bit driver, and scissors. That Ozark Trail Multiforce mod checks all the boxes, adds a few extra tools, and all the tools lock. I'm just going to have a hard time deciding between the saw and the file...
🇺🇸I’ll be glad when I cannibalize my Surge I can’t savvy how anyone would like it~The file is close to what women dress their nails with and the saw is just as weak~
I like them very much. I would only do it if the pliers break and the tool is bought on ebay and it no longer has a 25-year warranty. You make two tools. Excellent work.
Gracias por tus videos. Me gustó mucho el armbar de la Surge... para mí es el más completo, le dejaste el intercambiador de bits, el punzón, las tijeras y la hoja principal y todas con bloqueo. Ojalá un día Leatherman agregue un punzón a la Wave o que fabrique una versión de laa Surge más pequeña ya que la Surge posee todo el conjunto de herramientas que la mayoría buscamos, pero la Surge es demasiado grande y pesada, una versión con un tamaño más reducido sería genial.... en fin en ésto leatherman tiene la última palabra. De nuevo Gracias por tus videos que estés muy bien
Imma be doing this to one of my tools real quick. Thanks for this, It's cool to see modded tools with a more compact carry, but a more useful feature set
Picked up my multi force about 2 months ago.. it's not 100 percent of what I need, but for 40 bucks I love it. I'm working on customizing it. I want to swap the saw for a t shank adapter, which would give me a metal saw, wood saw, and diamond file to swap out on the fly as needed.. and probably the file for a scalpel blade just for extra fine work. I'm also considering ditching the 1/4" driver for more tools. An Awl, a mag lens, and some others.. then I plan on making an adapter for the flat head to a 1/4". Finally I want to replace the plier heads with actual wave plus plier heads if I can.. but I digress. Maybe one day I will actually spring for a real Wave plus.. but this is a great way to tinker with it. It's not identical.. but close.
So have you just basically pillaged the scales and legs of the original multi tools to custom design your own? Curious what sort of spacers you use to align it all. Thanks and great work.
I'm a little late to the party, but I've just come across your page recently and have been making my way through the videos. Have you tried this concept yet with the Bibury multitool? I bought one after your review on budget tools and am fairly impressed with it as a light/medium duty tool set. I wouldn't mind trying this out with that instead of boogering up any of my Leathermans. It looks very similar to the Ozark Trail, which is why I'm thinking it might work.
New Manufacturer - Max-multitool EDC. I am sure every big company is watrching your vids mate. Lets hope they will do something affordable & accessible to the blue collar public. Cowabunga matey.!
Cool but wow... this is a whole hobby endeavor not a quick hack, you gotta know all the gear to even have a clue. That said, why doesn't Leatherman et al offer this kind of custom assembly/build? I'd love to be able to spec which tools I wanted and have them bolt it together.
They don't because it would ruin their own market. as for tools...I probably should do a video on what is actually needed..you would be surprised to find out that its not that many pieces of gear.
Love the idea of modding multitools, but for me I'd rather keep the plier functionality and just pick the tool set. Great work though. Imagine if leatherman came out with a set of tools and spacers for say the Wave, as its probably they're most popular model and you could custom make your own tool to your own specifications
Hey love the multiforce mod. Considering doing it in the future (maybe after you do that breakdown video). But I was wondering if the T shank holder from the Leatherman Surge can fit in the multiforce mod? Also if I wanted an exacto blade/scalpel or utility knife option in that mod, how would you recommend it be done?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video showing how you assemble and disassemble your mods!! I'm some what new to the multi tool world and my mind is blown right now!!
I just realized that.... I just remembered how to do something that I've never done before!.... this is fucking genius 👏.. I'm absolutely serious man. Great way to showcase your mechanical ingenuity! Congratulations and welcome to the few. I modify and make custom knives myself and all jokes aside i have never thought of doing this before. I guess it's just the sector I'm geared towards. Anyway (Always remember) it'll "never be perfect" because YOU are the only one who can recognize it. Also remember.... DON'T DO IT! (JUST WALK AWAY) AND TAKE A DAMN BREAK BEFORE YOU DO!... anyway have a good one!. `€≡≡≡€{==≡≡≡≡≡≡==> ~~~{stay◇sharp}~~~
I need another video from you on what to do with the other half of my Multiforce. Can it be salvaged or should I put the left over tools into another multitool?
I bought the multiforce with the intent on making the tool you showed. I am wondering if I could use a leatherman wave blade in that setup. Is it compatible? I want an upgraded steel, like 154CM. I can get a replacement blade in this steel for the wave, but if it isn't compatible, I will not bother with that particular modification. I ask you because I know you have access to lots of leatherman parts, or you may know the answer already. For me to find out, I would need to spend the $ on the blade before I knew if it fits... Thanks in advance!
People who are obsessed with multi tools often have strange tool priorities, which is probably because they’re not doing a whole lot of *using* the tools. Your woodworking multi tool just isn’t… at all
I'm really interested in the Ozark Trail Multiforce. But a quick look online shows 2 types. An 18 in 1, and 12 in 1. Which one did you use to make this. I think if this was paired with a knipix xs cobra this would be a killer carry. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@@maxlvledc 🇺🇸Thanksgivings for the reply Dominic but I don’t wanna surrender the existing knife blades of Wave~I’d be glad to exchange the tiny scissors for a larger pair and the tiny screwdriver for long shank Phillips~I guess all the trial and error is challenging and fun~I need bolts/pins/screws and washers/bearings~When I begin this sport~Hope my new home will have room for a shop~Sometimes it sux to move~I’ll make a solid bench to mount vice and get an anvil~Hello Harbor Frieght~
@@maxlvledc Thanks Dominic for the valuable info you saved me $300 I bet and a lot of time. Plus you sold a Ken Onion sharpener/ grinder~I saw your RUclips video regarding which scissor fits best with a Wave~Thanks again
Great video. I'm trying to replicate your multiforce mod. You mentioned needing a T17 Torx bit to take apart the multiforce. I can confirm my T15 is too small and my T20 is too big. I can't find a T17 in any set online. Please can you confirm that is the size that fits and recommend a way to get one?
@@maxlvledc Thanks. In the end I got it done with two mini vise grips instead of a driver bit. Also replaced the saw with the diamond file. On yours, do you have to open the driver in order to get the scissors in and out?
I know I'm late to this but you do great work, do you know if I can put scissors from the wave or multi force on the rebar in place of the lanyard hole on the rebar ?
@@MarkRuslinzski if I remember correctly there is almost no space..if you can place a thin washer in without it being too tight go for it. But I'm fairly sure you can't fit it in.
This was really cool! Especially the ozark trail one and the surge one. The multitools from all these companies have so much of unnecessary stuff and so little of the useful stuff. It's so frustrating to choose a multitool as a buyer.
Leatherman should really see this and hire you. I myself so many major things that I'd like to change/implement on a multitool.
If you need help reach out on IG, I can help walk you through the mods
Thank you for this. I almost bought the Gerber Armbar, but was put off by the reviews.
What I really want is a knife blade, a bit driver, and scissors. That Ozark Trail Multiforce mod checks all the boxes, adds a few extra tools, and all the tools lock. I'm just going to have a hard time deciding between the saw and the file...
That ozark trail is amazing!
...it is really a Leatherman killer...!!
This can be bought new. A Leatherman killer , no. A starter budget/ backup yes.
🇺🇸I’ll be glad when I cannibalize my Surge I can’t savvy how anyone would like it~The file is close to what women dress their nails with and the saw is just as weak~
I would not call this mod a leatherman killer. But it is definitely a Gerber Armbar killer.
I love the idea of a modified multitool. Great job
👍
I really wish I found this channel before I bought all these budget multi tools so I customize my own, it would have saved me a lot of money.😂
I like them very much. I would only do it if the pliers break and the tool is bought on ebay and it no longer has a 25-year warranty. You make two tools. Excellent work.
Thanks, not my idea, but I want people to know this is a possibilitiy.
Gracias por tus videos.
Me gustó mucho el armbar de la Surge... para mí es el más completo, le dejaste el intercambiador de bits, el punzón, las tijeras y la hoja principal y todas con bloqueo.
Ojalá un día Leatherman agregue un punzón a la Wave o que fabrique una versión de laa Surge más pequeña ya que la Surge posee todo el conjunto de herramientas que la mayoría buscamos, pero la Surge es demasiado grande y pesada, una versión con un tamaño más reducido sería genial.... en fin en ésto leatherman tiene la última palabra.
De nuevo Gracias por tus videos
que estés muy bien
Imma be doing this to one of my tools real quick. Thanks for this, It's cool to see modded tools with a more compact carry, but a more useful feature set
Leatherman themselves: OMG this is Frankenstein surgery lab!!!
Everyone including me: NICE!
Very cool mods.
Picked up my multi force about 2 months ago.. it's not 100 percent of what I need, but for 40 bucks I love it. I'm working on customizing it. I want to swap the saw for a t shank adapter, which would give me a metal saw, wood saw, and diamond file to swap out on the fly as needed.. and probably the file for a scalpel blade just for extra fine work. I'm also considering ditching the 1/4" driver for more tools. An Awl, a mag lens, and some others.. then I plan on making an adapter for the flat head to a 1/4". Finally I want to replace the plier heads with actual wave plus plier heads if I can.. but I digress. Maybe one day I will actually spring for a real Wave plus.. but this is a great way to tinker with it. It's not identical.. but close.
A one handed blade has never been a big problem to me. I love your Ozark worth every penny
Yea. It's a good Value
So have you just basically pillaged the scales and legs of the original multi tools to custom design your own? Curious what sort of spacers you use to align it all. Thanks and great work.
Most of the spacers I use are found in the tools I am salvaging from. You shouldn't need any outside items.
I feel like you just described the wingman.
Great work and great idea. Save me from buying a K4.
I'm a little late to the party, but I've just come across your page recently and have been making my way through the videos. Have you tried this concept yet with the Bibury multitool? I bought one after your review on budget tools and am fairly impressed with it as a light/medium duty tool set. I wouldn't mind trying this out with that instead of boogering up any of my Leathermans. It looks very similar to the Ozark Trail, which is why I'm thinking it might work.
I haven't, but can't see why it wouldn't work.
I really wish I had the parts to tinker with! 😁
I just finished modding the ozark trail and it came out great
New Manufacturer - Max-multitool EDC. I am sure every big company is watrching your vids mate. Lets hope they will do something affordable & accessible to the blue collar public. Cowabunga matey.!
On the multiforce, are you able to just drill a hole in the other side of the handle..to be able to switch the pocket clip around?
Yep, just one small hole actually. So no big deal
I have an issue. I’m hooked on Leatherman tools. Despite what the Crunch is missing, I still carry it with my Free T4.
The crunch is easily one of the best tools out there...no question
Cool but wow... this is a whole hobby endeavor not a quick hack, you gotta know all the gear to even have a clue. That said, why doesn't Leatherman et al offer this kind of custom assembly/build? I'd love to be able to spec which tools I wanted and have them bolt it together.
They don't because it would ruin their own market. as for tools...I probably should do a video on what is actually needed..you would be surprised to find out that its not that many pieces of gear.
Thanks for the awesome idea
Love the idea of modding multitools, but for me I'd rather keep the plier functionality and just pick the tool set.
Great work though.
Imagine if leatherman came out with a set of tools and spacers for say the Wave, as its probably they're most popular model and you could custom make your own tool to your own specifications
That would make having the warranty be too difficult
@@maxlvledc yeah probably, unless they had something like Benchmade does with its custom shop. You configured the tool and they assembled it 🤔
Hey love the multiforce mod. Considering doing it in the future (maybe after you do that breakdown video). But I was wondering if the T shank holder from the Leatherman Surge can fit in the multiforce mod? Also if I wanted an exacto blade/scalpel or utility knife option in that mod, how would you recommend it be done?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video showing how you assemble and disassemble your mods!! I'm some what new to the multi tool world and my mind is blown right now!!
Actually I plan on doing a full walkthrough of the multiforce mod now that I have two of the new Mossy oak variantions.
You need to teach workshops, sir.
I may do some of that this year. Some basic guides starting with what tools to have.
What are these Walmart coupons you speak of? I tryed the usual "coupon" sites but nothing came up viable...
I personally havnt used one...but I know sales do exist
My multiforce is too heavy for edc
I’ve considered this mod for awhile
I will now do it
The Multiforce weight compares to the ST300, not pocket clip friendly.
Thanks for sharing
I just realized that.... I just remembered how to do something that I've never done before!.... this is fucking genius 👏.. I'm absolutely serious man. Great way to showcase your mechanical ingenuity! Congratulations and welcome to the few. I modify and make custom knives myself and all jokes aside i have never thought of doing this before. I guess it's just the sector I'm geared towards. Anyway (Always remember) it'll "never be perfect" because YOU are the only one who can recognize it. Also remember.... DON'T DO IT! (JUST WALK AWAY) AND TAKE A DAMN BREAK BEFORE YOU DO!... anyway have a good one!.
`€≡≡≡€{==≡≡≡≡≡≡==> ~~~{stay◇sharp}~~~
Mindblown...definitely doing this! Sub'd!
This Is gold
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Don't forget life warranties in leatherman multitools in USA and few other countries against other countries most of them in development way.
25 years, but basically yes
This mod is genius! There is nothing that compares to the high functionality of this ozark mod. How much does it weigh?
With sheltering in place until further notice there's time to do these mods.
Yep
looks like Gerber armbar is doing it for you now.
why cant you jus flip the pocket clip to the other side it uses the same screw right?
Doesn't work like that.
great
I need another video from you on what to do with the other half of my Multiforce.
Can it be salvaged or should I put the left over tools into another multitool?
Good question, I have like 5 of them in pieces myself...
is it possible to take the pins out of the Leatherman Juice, and add hex bolts, in order to customize the scales? your help with this would be great!
I've seen it done by SAM LIM but I would not recommend it unless you have access to a shop with a drill press.
I bought the multiforce with the intent on making the tool you showed. I am wondering if I could use a leatherman wave blade in that setup. Is it compatible?
I want an upgraded steel, like 154CM. I can get a replacement blade in this steel for the wave, but if it isn't compatible, I will not bother with that particular modification.
I ask you because I know you have access to lots of leatherman parts, or you may know the answer already.
For me to find out, I would need to spend the $ on the blade before I knew if it fits...
Thanks in advance!
No you can't, different pivot sizes and different locking distances
@@maxlvledc Haha, I figured. It would've been so sweet! Still going to make the mod you made. Thanks for all of your content.
People who are obsessed with multi tools often have strange tool priorities, which is probably because they’re not doing a whole lot of *using* the tools. Your woodworking multi tool just isn’t… at all
I wish had posted a mod tutorial for the ozark
I did, but I think I need to do another one.
I'm really interested in the Ozark Trail Multiforce. But a quick look online shows 2 types. An 18 in 1, and 12 in 1. Which one did you use to make this. I think if this was paired with a knipix xs cobra this would be a killer carry. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The 18 in 1 is correct
@@maxlvledc Thank you so much.
Hi there and thank you for the Video.
What is that cool pocket clip you have on your VicInox tool and where could I find one?
Its nite ize clip
Do you think that it would be easy to do this with the bibury 19-1, that is very similar to the Ozark trail?
Hmm, not sure...I don't think it would work quite as well
@@maxlvledc darn. Thanks.
I’d like to find a smooth Sheepfpot bade 2.25 or 2.50 inch to add to a Wave maybe Rebar. Any ideas? Love my Wave~
I would simply modify the blades already in them, you could use a Ken onion Blade grinder to do the mods if you wanted.
@@maxlvledc 🇺🇸Thanksgivings for the reply Dominic but I don’t wanna surrender the existing knife blades of Wave~I’d be glad to exchange the tiny scissors for a larger pair and the tiny screwdriver for long shank Phillips~I guess all the trial and error is challenging and fun~I need bolts/pins/screws and washers/bearings~When I begin this sport~Hope my new home will have room for a shop~Sometimes it sux to move~I’ll make a solid bench to mount vice and get an anvil~Hello Harbor Frieght~
@@maxlvledc Thanks Dominic for the valuable info you saved me $300 I bet and a lot of time. Plus you sold a Ken Onion sharpener/ grinder~I saw your RUclips video regarding which scissor fits best with a Wave~Thanks again
Try comming out of the 'branded market' and design and create your own, innovative and unique, multitool...!
Trying..it's hard because what I design something incredibly constrained..
Great video. I'm trying to replicate your multiforce mod. You mentioned needing a T17 Torx bit to take apart the multiforce. I can confirm my T15 is too small and my T20 is too big. I can't find a T17 in any set online. Please can you confirm that is the size that fits and recommend a way to get one?
I had a T17 as part of a small 4mm micro bit set. You could probably get 2 kits for under $20 but I've also been able to do it carefully with a T15.
@@maxlvledc Thanks. In the end I got it done with two mini vise grips instead of a driver bit. Also replaced the saw with the diamond file. On yours, do you have to open the driver in order to get the scissors in and out?
You need a pocket clip, rip gerber multi mini
I know I'm late to this but you do great work, do you know if I can put scissors from the wave or multi force on the rebar in place of the lanyard hole on the rebar ?
Yep! Need to remove both the spacer and lanyard but yes. Take your time not to strip the screws
@@maxlvledc Thank you Max for letting me know
@@maxlvledc do i leave washers out after I'm done or should I set them in back in ?
@@MarkRuslinzski if I remember correctly there is almost no space..if you can place a thin washer in without it being too tight go for it. But I'm fairly sure you can't fit it in.
@@maxlvledc Thank you Max, i appreciate it, I'm not going to even attempt it then cause I'm not really that good at this
Modified good tool for bad pocket knife
Any one got a name on the walmart Ozark trail knife and driver?
Multiforce?
So this is a video of you talking about modifying your multi tools and not how to actually modify a multi tool?
That's why I'm making the current series of videos showing step by step process