Now that was hilarious. The perfect amount of smart-assed-ness in a short succinct sentence. It's like a mouse trap. If you remove any component it doesn't work. Now I feel sated....KUDOS.
Victorinox did not do that because that is not how you use that part of the tool. That notch is used to hold the wire while the main blade cuts the tubing. It can also be used as a wire bender.
If you put the bottle opener in the half stop position, the tip of the main blade is just long enough to rest on the wire. You just rotate it and the plastic is cut, then the notch is used to strip the wire. But your mod works really well too!
@Sweaty_Grandpa The one with the curved edge is the can opener, but the larger flat one with the wire stripping notch is a bottle opener and flat head screwdriver. 🙂
The wire cutting notch already works perfectly. Set the bottle opener tool to the 90 degree halfstop position. rest the wire on the SAK. Pinch the end of the bottle opener tool with your thumb and index finger to bring the tool down carefully towards the wire. line the wire up so that it’s inside the notch. while still pinching the end of the bottle opener tool, put some very light pressure down so that the notch is pressing into the wire slightly. Sometimes you will feel a subtle “pop” to let you know that you cut through the insulation. Once it feels like you cut the insulation, dont press down any more. Pull the wire out, allowing the notch to “grab” the cut off insulation. The result should be a perfectly stripped wire with no damage to the cooper. Practice this a few times with some old spare wire and you can easily strip wire in just a few seconds.
If you use the knife to trim the insulation, then this is what you use to strip it off the wire. And the hole in the awl is the correct size for putting a loop in it to attach to the the terminal screw.
The notch is intended to strip wire... It's literally on the packaging as "wire stripper"... It's not for bending wire. Did you make that up?? 😂 The guy has no idea how to use the tool properly...
@@DevilsAdvocate-iv4hf No, I learned it from a friend's dad when I was a kid. The kinda dad that would spend all day tinkering (occasionally making crazy gadgets for us kids). Rural Germany. Early 90s. I just still remember him telling me it was used to bend the wire in those chicken fences, or whatever you call them. I'm still not sure exactly how you would use it in that way. But the memory stuck.
Because you can cut the rubber with the main blade with too much careful and only strip the wire with the corret spot without damaging the wires inside....
@@theterribleanimator1793if you know how to do it properly, you can do it with minimal dulling of the blade, that being said, I’ll take a can opener over using my knife any day. Hell, I’d use a hammer and chisel before using my knife!
Correct you can, but nowhere near as fast. I agree that the tool should come with that wire stripping groove SHARPENED to make it easier to strip wires. I could strip 10 to your 2 using a notched stripper vs a knife. Of course, as an electrician I’d use my wire strippers, linesmans, or dykes before I’d do any of this nonsense
Because it's simply impossible to use a Swiss Army Knife outside of camping or survival situation. Some people say they use their penknife for opening boxes or doing a bit of adhoc pruning in their garden, but we know this cannot be true, just as we also know that the wire stripper blade can only be used when rewiring your tent, bivi or tarp shelter.
For anyone saying you don't need a wire stripper in the wild, of course you don't. But some people use Swiss army knives for daily tasks, not for worst case scenarios. There's nothing wrong with altering a tool to better fit your everyday use.
The Swiss Army knife is so versatile…. Not only is it like a Swiss Army knife for everyday tasks, it can also help you with all of those pesky electrical repairs that Mother Nature sticks you with every time you venture into the wild😁
@@dannycassese6592 "Why don't Victorinox do it themselves? SAK" is the title. The "Useful Trick" thing is a link to another short. I think it's normally supposed to be used to show the source, the video that the short originally came from. however, some people just use it to plug their other stuff, like this guy.
It is because you are supposed to use that space to clamp the wire by closing the tool again to keep the wire firm. The close the (I believe the small) blade against the wire and so get this effect. I don't think it's a good way to go about it but that was, iirc, the idea.
think I used it once to do a plug with after slicing the wire with the blade. Think victorinox need to put a bit more effort into their tools now the rest of the world has caught up.
It's made for snapping hard wire, such as electric fence fire, barbed wire, bailing wire, and for snapping the band on top of a food can so it can be peeled off instead of opening the can the traditional ways. Try it out sometime. Put the notch on top of the ridge on the top of the can, give it a quick twist to snap it, use the flathead part on end of same tool to pry the the ends apart, then close the tool, capturing the loose end with notch part. Then pull off the steel band holding the lid on the can. Viola! Open can!
Muy ingenioso amigo, es buena idea, pero en mi caso no lo modificaría. Usaria la cuchilla pequeña como guillotina para cortar el cable mientras lo voy girando y luego sí, uso el pelacables para sacar el recubrimiento que llevan. Buen video, saludos
So that's the Fieldmaster right? But here is my question: that notch is currently labelled as the wire stripper, but on yours, both faces are originally the same width of metal, so why doesn't it come already sharpened? It sounds like they rebranded that notch as a wire stripper after the original intended use failed to catch on? Does that make sense? Why doesn't it come pre-sharpened, and what do you suspect was the original intended use of that notch if not wire stripper
Basic mod you do to any mere wire "bender" on any Swiss Army Knife. Invest in some good metal files, cuz SAK's aren't the only things that will need them🤗
Lol it’s so weird that we live in a country/world where I’m watching this video on a computer in my pocket, filmed by a guy in the basement is his modern house with proper insulation and HVAC… and he’s showing “us” how to “survive in the wild”. Lol it’s much more amusing/applicable when you say stuff like “here’s a cool trick you can do with this old timey knife/tool…” 😂 just a thought. Happy new year!
I've learned from it, by filing the other side you maintain a tight fit to the casing and have a better chance at cutting a wire with more ease. I.E. turn the knife over to create a cutting edge from the other side. That's though. Interesting adaptation.
It's a wire bender, but if you snap the blade on the wire when the bottle opener is holding the wire and twist the wire then it will strip once you pull the wire
I have both a Victorinox Champion and a couple of other Leatherman tools and I’ll admit not once have I ever used them for their intended purpose. 😂 The only one I’ve ever used for its intended purpose so my Style PS that is basically for nail care. 🤣
Cool idea 💡 never mind the know it all comments on how your "meant" to use the feature in the "wild" , first thing I do with any sak I have is buff off the lanyard as it kills your palm when screwdriving , modify it to your liking it's your tool for your use👍
When you do attach a tank, try not to use a ruSSian one. They tend to go BOOM! unpredictably. You could use your wire-stripper tool to wire the tank up yourself, so YOU decide when it goes BOOM!
because it’s an extra detail - when manufacturing you want to simplify and reduce processes with as few moving parts across all lines/levels of production as is possible -that is extra time, extra money, extra waste.
@@porcodue6858 The Crunch has visegrip style locking pliers and still folds up, which I haven't seen in any other multitools before. The design has it so the flat parts are outside when you're using the pliers too. It also has a lock for the knife/file/screwdrivers.
Probably because they know i have other purpose built tools for everything their knives can do in a pinch? Honestly havent touched my swiss army knife in over a decade, probably still in my pack somewhere. It was cool and nifty as a kid, but now i just open the tool box. Guess its good to see some people still use em.
It could be useful if your bottle opener doesn't come with a knife I guess. I thought these always came with a knife? Maybe when you're not allowed a knife anymore or something?
If you look at wire strippers they have a bunch of grooves for the different gauges and I can imagine someone would feel really hard done by if their wire stripper didn't strip their wire in a survival situation
Yes, because whenever I am in the wild my survival always depends on stripping wires, my teeth have worn down to the pulp chamber! Now I can spare what little enamel I have left. Thanks.
Gee, I can strip ends to join to other wire or connection and I can shave wire with the main blade. Cutting wire is no problem. I do it with a simple Buck knife plus I can open the Buck knife with on hand.
Now I can rewire my Coleman Survival TV.
Now that was hilarious.
The perfect amount of smart-assed-ness
in a short succinct sentence.
It's like a mouse trap. If you remove any component it doesn't work.
Now I feel sated....KUDOS.
Is your TV white gas or propane?
@@mikeking7470parafin
@@mikeking7470mine's solar. Hampster as a backup.
you got what I was thinking, but you worded it so much better than I could. Hilarious!
Victorinox did not do that because that is not how you use that part of the tool. That notch is used to hold the wire while the main blade cuts the tubing. It can also be used as a wire bender.
Exactly this
Yes i Know but i think is easier this way. Dont you?
I sold them. It's listed as a WIRE STRIPPER.
@@Pablete54Not really, you lose a function while having to put much more force to strip wire. The blade's spring should do the work for you
Ruined the original tool by making it do what it already does. Life hack?
If you follow those copper wires they will eventually lead you to a house with food and water.
One of the few comments I’ve seen on the app that have made me actually laugh pretty hard thanks
If you put the bottle opener in the half stop position, the tip of the main blade is just long enough to rest on the wire. You just rotate it and the plastic is cut, then the notch is used to strip the wire. But your mod works really well too!
Just the tip
*cries in swisschamp*
@@FoodOnCrackI agree, I thought the above description was how it was meant to be used until I got a Swiss champ
that's a can opener not a bottle opener. or i guess it can be both. w/e.
@Sweaty_Grandpa The one with the curved edge is the can opener, but the larger flat one with the wire stripping notch is a bottle opener and flat head screwdriver. 🙂
The wire cutting notch already works perfectly. Set the bottle opener tool to the 90 degree halfstop position. rest the wire on the SAK. Pinch the end of the bottle opener tool with your thumb and index finger to bring the tool down carefully towards the wire. line the wire up so that it’s inside the notch. while still pinching the end of the bottle opener tool, put some very light pressure down so that the notch is pressing into the wire slightly. Sometimes you will feel a subtle “pop” to let you know that you cut through the insulation. Once it feels like you cut the insulation, dont press down any more. Pull the wire out, allowing the notch to “grab” the cut off insulation. The result should be a perfectly stripped wire with no damage to the cooper. Practice this a few times with some old spare wire and you can easily strip wire in just a few seconds.
*cries in Swisschamp
That notch is intended for bending steel cable - like a fence.
This is probably the only less obvious feature I happen to know about.
If you use the knife to trim the insulation, then this is what you use to strip it off the wire. And the hole in the awl is the correct size for putting a loop in it to attach to the the terminal screw.
The notch is intended to strip wire... It's literally on the packaging as "wire stripper"... It's not for bending wire. Did you make that up?? 😂
The guy has no idea how to use the tool properly...
@@DevilsAdvocate-iv4hf No, I learned it from a friend's dad when I was a kid. The kinda dad that would spend all day tinkering (occasionally making crazy gadgets for us kids). Rural Germany. Early 90s.
I just still remember him telling me it was used to bend the wire in those chicken fences, or whatever you call them. I'm still not sure exactly how you would use it in that way. But the memory stuck.
@@mariobudal8850the Swiss Army knife tool names are suggestions. It does what you make it do.
Thank you for not calling it a hack
Because you can cut the rubber with the main blade with too much careful and only strip the wire with the corret spot without damaging the wires inside....
have you ever tried using it like intended? no need to cut with a blade, it just works the way it is.
by that logic, why does the swiss army knife have most of its features? why do you need a can opener when you can use the knife?
@@xyz1795 Because it would blunt on the first can and be useless as a knife thereafter?
@@theterribleanimator1793if you know how to do it properly, you can do it with minimal dulling of the blade, that being said, I’ll take a can opener over using my knife any day. Hell, I’d use a hammer and chisel before using my knife!
Correct you can, but nowhere near as fast. I agree that the tool should come with that wire stripping groove SHARPENED to make it easier to strip wires. I could strip 10 to your 2 using a notched stripper vs a knife. Of course, as an electrician I’d use my wire strippers, linesmans, or dykes before I’d do any of this nonsense
Now i only need to find wild copper wires in the Wild
There out there, but they are very good at hiding.
Ask the Jackalope....he'll tell you where to look.
Tell him Bob sent you.
You don't have a copper ore refinement and smelting facility at your camp? What an amateur!
Actually, you can find wire all over the place in the wild
What are you on a crackhead fetch quest or something? YOU MUST COLLECT COPPER.
Because it's simply impossible to use a Swiss Army Knife outside of camping or survival situation. Some people say they use their penknife for opening boxes or doing a bit of adhoc pruning in their garden, but we know this cannot be true, just as we also know that the wire stripper blade can only be used when rewiring your tent, bivi or tarp shelter.
For anyone saying you don't need a wire stripper in the wild, of course you don't. But some people use Swiss army knives for daily tasks, not for worst case scenarios. There's nothing wrong with altering a tool to better fit your everyday use.
Yeah, BUT the title of the short is Survival in the WILD!
Yeah well except for that he literally suggests it’s useful for surviving in the wild.
The Swiss Army knife is so versatile…. Not only is it like a Swiss Army knife for everyday tasks, it can also help you with all of those pesky electrical repairs that Mother Nature sticks you with every time you venture into the wild😁
@@dannycassese6592 "Why don't Victorinox do it themselves? SAK" is the title. The "Useful Trick" thing is a link to another short. I think it's normally supposed to be used to show the source, the video that the short originally came from. however, some people just use it to plug their other stuff, like this guy.
More people edc Swiss Army knives than use them for survival or even camping
Honestly, despite the negative comments, it's a very usefull feature to have
Best joke ever
Sick burn
Look in the user manuel of the knife and you’ll find the answer. You use it in combination with the long blade to make a perfect cut.
There is a manual ?
@@davidhamm5626 Yep, with Instructions how to use the tools and combinations of the tools
@@JuanPablo-ex1cd I will look for one,thanks.
@@JuanPablo-ex1cdnot in any of the Victorinox SAKs I’ve purchased.
WHAT?! 😱
Read the manual!?
Are you CRAZY?! SMH
Because you don’t really need to do that to strip wires
Even if you do, this hack looks so easy to do
@@austin_bennetttry stripping stranded wire with this mod, and get back to us.
@Curry952 all I said was it looks easy to do if you really wanted to do it. I never endorsed the hack
Very handy when I need to rewire my tent. WTF.
@@fifty-plusSome people carry these for more than just camping.
It is because you are supposed to use that space to clamp the wire by closing the tool again to keep the wire firm. The close the (I believe the small) blade against the wire and so get this effect. I don't think it's a good way to go about it but that was, iirc, the idea.
The one guy on the planet who actually uses the little cutout, lol.
I used it the other day, had to rewire a plug and done own wire strippers, used a different technique though
think I used it once to do a plug with after slicing the wire with the blade. Think victorinox need to put a bit more effort into their tools now the rest of the world has caught up.
It's actually meant to bend steel cables. Like those steel fences.
@@mariobudal8850 That makes more sense...
@@mariobudal8850it says it’s a wire stripper on the packaging.
Mainblade and same notch is the wire stripper. Don't need any modification.
In 40 years of SAK ownership, I've never used that notch!
It's like it takes something good and
MAKES IT GOODER 😮
Lol the moment you started filing it at that angle I was like "Ahh wire stripper! Noice!"
Я так понимаю, на металлический брусок нож был положен специально чтобы поцарапать целлидоровые накладки?
It's made for snapping hard wire, such as electric fence fire, barbed wire, bailing wire, and for snapping the band on top of a food can so it can be peeled off instead of opening the can the traditional ways. Try it out sometime. Put the notch on top of the ridge on the top of the can, give it a quick twist to snap it, use the flathead part on end of same tool to pry the the ends apart, then close the tool, capturing the loose end with notch part. Then pull off the steel band holding the lid on the can. Viola! Open can!
Yup. That first part is what I heard about too. But damn, that can trick sounds brilliant! I'd love to see that!
I can not for the life of me find a video of anyone opening a can that way I’d love to see it
why all of it if SAK comes with the can opener?
@@Stolas1777
learning by doing!!!
I don't think I'll ever get over the fact of how fast you can file.. that's incredible..the hell???
That's a great tip man !! Awesome video 🤙
You can file the main blade into a zig zag if you have the time
Great tip, just done it. I had to use my Dremell to remove the bulk of the steel and then made it a bit neater with a needle file. Cheers 👍
Muy ingenioso amigo, es buena idea, pero en mi caso no lo modificaría. Usaria la cuchilla pequeña como guillotina para cortar el cable mientras lo voy girando y luego sí, uso el pelacables para sacar el recubrimiento que llevan. Buen video, saludos
Il più bel coltello che ho posseduto:gli svizzeri sono "quasi" perfetti
If you cut a wire in the wild, angry electricians will appear after a while.
Because if you read the instructions, you'd know how to use it correctly.
My Swiss Army knife didn't come with instructions in the box for some reason. I bought mine in a gift box in Macy's with a really nice pen.
@@dawngallagher9662"for some reason" i.e. it's like every other one ever sold. Who has ever gotten instructions with a knife??
Adding a notch that fit one gauge of wire is pointless when you can use the blade on all giages
You don't even need the blade for some wires ruclips.net/video/cggE_bF3JyA/видео.htmlsi=rCsndMeq16WLbZkj
You convinced me - doing this when I get home!
So that's the Fieldmaster right? But here is my question: that notch is currently labelled as the wire stripper, but on yours, both faces are originally the same width of metal, so why doesn't it come already sharpened? It sounds like they rebranded that notch as a wire stripper after the original intended use failed to catch on? Does that make sense? Why doesn't it come pre-sharpened, and what do you suspect was the original intended use of that notch if not wire stripper
Thanks for the tip!
This is just ingenious!!!
Basic mod you do to any mere wire "bender" on any Swiss Army Knife.
Invest in some good metal files, cuz SAK's aren't the only things that will need them🤗
*Good for fishing line too!*
_Especially if your scissors break!!_
😆👍🏻🖤👏🏻🤙🏻
Thanks 4 the tip!❤
omg ure a genius! thanks!
Pretty neat, and getting us to comment by calling it a survival tip then using it for wire stripping is pretty smart too XD
Man went from showcasing survival skills to showcasing crackhead skills
Lol it’s so weird that we live in a country/world where I’m watching this video on a computer in my pocket, filmed by a guy in the basement is his modern house with proper insulation and HVAC… and he’s showing “us” how to “survive in the wild”. Lol it’s much more amusing/applicable when you say stuff like “here’s a cool trick you can do with this old timey knife/tool…” 😂 just a thought. Happy new year!
I've learned from it, by filing the other side you maintain a tight fit to the casing and have a better chance at cutting a wire with more ease. I.E. turn the knife over to create a cutting edge from the other side. That's though. Interesting adaptation.
So I have to modify my Swiss Army knife that already has 241 opinions on it. Inconceivable
It's a wire bender, but if you snap the blade on the wire when the bottle opener is holding the wire and twist the wire then it will strip once you pull the wire
BRILLIANT!!
That's awesome! I'm going to do that to mine now.
I have both a Victorinox Champion and a couple of other Leatherman tools and I’ll admit not once have I ever used them for their intended purpose. 😂 The only one I’ve ever used for its intended purpose so my Style PS that is basically for nail care. 🤣
Cool idea 💡 never mind the know it all comments on how your "meant" to use the feature in the "wild" , first thing I do with any sak I have is buff off the lanyard as it kills your palm when screwdriving , modify it to your liking it's your tool for your use👍
Dang nabbit! Ive had mine since i got it in Switzerland back in 1987...i know now. Better late than never.
Everybody wants to strip wires in a survival situation
You might be able to open plastic clamshells with it too. What is that feature originally for? Is that usage diminished by the sharpening?
I like your metal block i have a 6al4v titanium one similar to that and i use it for many different types of things
La navaja multiuso de Victorinox ya tiene una herramienta para pelar cables.
Why ? Because they were expecting you for that 😂😂😂
That makes a lot more sense than the intended way to use the wire cutters on a SAK.
I attached a tank to my Swiss army knife. So helpful in survival situations. Why don't they do that?!
Not applicable
@@MakingASign well, you have to buy the little wrench tool thingy to attach it of course.
Yeah... The wrenches come with tweezers and a toothpick.
When you do attach a tank, try not to use a ruSSian one. They tend to go BOOM! unpredictably. You could use your wire-stripper tool to wire the tank up yourself, so YOU decide when it goes BOOM!
@@pashakdescilly7517 see, never thought of that.
😂😂😂
The Swiss army knife really does do everything.
thanks for the tip it helps, a lot
A Victorinox não o terá feito,nesse modelo,porque provavelmente estava à espera da sua ajuda.
because it’s an extra detail - when manufacturing you want to simplify and reduce processes with as few moving parts across all lines/levels of production as is possible -that is extra time, extra money, extra waste.
Or mod it on a saw blade, wenger have a saw and first notch on a saw can be use as well.
I actually think this would work better as a multiuse sharpened notch that the way victorinox has it
Theres a straight blade that does that beautifully. I can a Swiss army everyday and have stripped so much wire with the knife.
As a Tennessee native, I approve your choice of libation. 😀
because they are outdoor knives not tool knives ... do you put a compas on yoursoldering iron ??
only works with certain gauges and may not work well with stranded. Just use the knife or a pair of strippers
I think that's a great idea. I'm going to mod mine like that.
Wish I had this when I was lost in the woods + trying to set up surround sound.
Good add. At least the metal is soft enough to allow for some modding.
You genius. Doing it right now!
Was there a manual that showed how the tools are to be used??
Never came across one in 60 years 😱
comes with every knife.
What was the point of the steel block and why did you have to showcase it?
Stripping wires with a non insulated tool! Brilliant haha
Leatherman does with their wire stripper on the Wave for instance.
Leatherman has too very bad products with a bad steel... so no thank you, bro.
Peace
@@porcodue6858 LOL every knife from befor 1980 had bad steel and people still got by
@@porcodue6858 There ain't nothing like the Leatherman Crunch.
@@MechTechMax no? ... for the example the 'simple' Victorinox Spirit!?
😉
@@porcodue6858 The Crunch has visegrip style locking pliers and still folds up, which I haven't seen in any other multitools before. The design has it so the flat parts are outside when you're using the pliers too. It also has a lock for the knife/file/screwdrivers.
Brilliant !
Probably because they know i have other purpose built tools for everything their knives can do in a pinch?
Honestly havent touched my swiss army knife in over a decade, probably still in my pack somewhere. It was cool and nifty as a kid, but now i just open the tool box. Guess its good to see some people still use em.
Brilliant fucking idea dude bravo & kudos.
You must use the "main" knife to cut the insolation. its a 2-tools technique
Amazing!
It could be useful if your bottle opener doesn't come with a knife I guess. I thought these always came with a knife?
Maybe when you're not allowed a knife anymore or something?
That deleted a function to add a new one.
That's a great idea...I'll have to modify mine that way...
Cheers work for micro light .. waitor saw…! Tin opener corkscrew.. pen ..tweasers 😂
Answer: to allow user's choice between right or left hand.
If you look at wire strippers they have a bunch of grooves for the different gauges and I can imagine someone would feel really hard done by if their wire stripper didn't strip their wire in a survival situation
It locks open at halfway so you can use it in conjunction with the blade you already have.
Yes, because whenever I am in the wild my survival always depends on stripping wires, my teeth have worn down to the pulp chamber! Now I can spare what little enamel I have left. Thanks.
Excellent!
That is much better 😮
What is the metal block for, apart from scratching the scales ?
Because they made a contract with a file factory. :P
Gee, I can strip ends to join to other wire or connection and I can shave wire with the main blade. Cutting wire is no problem. I do it with a simple Buck knife plus I can open the Buck knife with on hand.
because you have a perfectly good set of teeth. personally the gaps in mine go from 22 to 10 AWG
Terrific!
I just did it! Thanks!
But literally all of that can be done with the knife before you're halfway done filing that notch lol
Mind blown!
thanks, i can finally rewire my backup tree...
Because it isn't necessary? I never had issues stripping wire with that intact. Besides you lose strands as modified.
NUMBNUTS! It's, "Why DOSEN'T Victorinox do this?"