Victorinox SAK mod talk: Best tool? The Can Opener!

Aside from the knife, and scissors.....but you get the point

[pmantos]

Thank Yes the can opener is great!!!!
I used to only want to carry the models with the Phillips head but recently I've discovered a few things,
1.) how useful the Corkscrew is, it can do quite a bit more than just open wine.
2.) Most of the time I run into a situation where I need to deal with a Phillips head I've gone right to the can opener one, the most I might use the back tool one, (when I'm carrying that type of model) is to either crack the screw loose then take it out with the can opener's Phillips or tighten the screw down after turning it in with the can opener Phillips.
3.) When I watch a lot of these Victorinox videos, (and I watch a lot) I hear people saying how all the cans are pull tops now, I don't know where this magical pull top can world is but that has not been my experience, so yeah I actually use the can opener as a, (believe it or not) can opener!
I work in IT and recently I had to replace a power supply in a HP desktop, (yes people still use desktops) I had the old one out and the new one back in under two minutes and I did it with a Victorinox Spartan, ( two D Phillips on the can opener) and it's up and running like a champ.
I'm with you mate, I love it, people need to quit dissing this tool, it's as Tony the Tiger would say,
Love your videos keep it up!

[TheRooster]

The canopener is probably the most used tool on my knife (Climber). I use it as a screwdriver, prybar, scraper, scoring tool, a stout cutting blade to save the edges on my other blades, and also as a hook to extend my reach by a couple of inches. You’d be surprised how often having it as a grabber hook comes in handy at work. I’ve also used it as a hook to lift objects that are too hot to handle. Oh, almost forgot, it makes a good back scratcher too!

[thisguy]

Felix Immler had a mad we’re he an oval edge on the flat portion turning it into a nicer cutter. Makes it even better

[hitchpost]

The best tool is ether the blade or the scissors, but the can opener is very useful for unintented purposes
like peeling oranges, carving wood & opening boxes.

[edwardfletcher]

It's 7 tools for me:
1. Flat driver
2. 2D Philips
3. Can opener
4. Scraper
5. Box tape opener
6. Electronics plastic case clip popper
7. Fingernail cleaner

[Littrell]

It also works for #20 torx bits as well. Light duty of course! I did auto glass for 35 years and my Cadet was my most important tool I carried.

[miklospinter]

I managed to bend/twist the screw driver tip of my Farmer's can opener with a tight screw...
But in its defense: I had to try my Farmer because that screw actually broke a proper screw driver before :D
But the Farmer did the job and saved the day, just took some damage.

[cheeng]

I too have used the can opener quite alot, exactly as you described. Good to see I'm not the only one. I've gone back to carrying my Spartan with a swiss card scissors in my wallet.

[WWHun]

The can opener on the 91mm Tinker I had in my pocket saved the day on Thanksgiving when the kitchen can opener broke at the hinge and we still had to open the cranberry sauce, pumpkin for the pie, and many other things that didn’t have pull tabs. Might have been a total disaster without my SAK 😂

[HootOwl]

I found I can score the peel of an Orange with the sharp end of the Victorinox Can Opener, turning the Orange as I go, keeping about 3/4'' parallel to the last cut, until I get to the bottom. On a Champion or Swiss Champ, the blade and the knife end are at a good 45* to the orange surface. Then the peel comes off in one continuous coil. The blunt screwdriver part does not cut into the orange flesh, but stays in the white pith. I Don't have any knives with the Combo blade.
As a Can Opener, I find its better to cut forward, pushing the blade in a clockwise direction, but taking care to stop before the squared screwdriver tip hits the steel lid. Just start a fresh short stroke. This is counter-intuitive to those of us who grew up with the Camillus Boy Scout Knife, or the military P-38 [USMC =John Wayne] where the blade cuts a longer stroke and the can rotates counterclockwise. But once you get the hang of it, it runs smooth.

[sergemaster]

Bravo! Is that the tinker? I thought that model came with scissors? Also, when it comes to models with the "devils tool" on the backside, the Craftsman, albeit discontinued, was the best 91mm for edc.

[eileensalimbene]

You may be able to strike a fero rod with sharpness of the can opener/driver...

[strongandco]

The combo tool is a turd of a tool but the can opener does make a surprisingly good emergency Philips and general poker and scraper.