Leatherman Arc has a 'secret' function?

[foosmonkey]

I think most people would use that for stripping wire because that’s what the notch on every other pair of wire cutters is for.

[Durwood]

ARC buyers desperately trying to convince themselves they weren't ripped off.

[richardsullivan]

I like my Leatherman Arc. The magnacut blade makes it very expensive. A dedicated magnacut knife is very expensive alone. I rather have the capabilities of a multitool than just a dedicated knife.

[fbswampfox]

I called their customer service. They confirmed it was a bad batch of wire cutters. The wire stripper doesn’t need to slice around the sheath of a wire. You dig it in and just pull. They confirmed that as well. For larger wires cut the sheath first with a knife then use the stripper to tug the sheath away.

[mikehunt]

The 1 sided wire stripping notch is useless, i just use the cutters and adjust the depth of cut with 1 finger inbetween the handles... much more accurate ..

[doog]

I noticed that the prybar/bottle opener is magnetized on mine which is nice so bottlecaps don't go flying.

[freddykruger]

ive always used it as a wirestripper on most tools i ever owned.

[randomescu]

The Arcgate draw my attention on my new Surge. And yes, its also flawed!
I always wanted EoD Mut cutters, those with no notch at all. I ordered 2 sets from amazon and i equipped on both my Surges. Best cuttera for zipties! For really hard wires, Surge has another cutter behind the pliers head, anyway.
It toke me 30-40 minutes to adapt the MUT cutters to Surges.

[nsp]

People don’t realize the same notch is on the leatherman surge

[thienphongphamhuu]

This design allows you to cut wires that are harder than the conventional design, and it also increases durability.

[titotips]

It is designated as wire cutter but as people with engineering experience they would consider putting a wire stripper below the cutter to have faster work flow. Remember that not all wires have same copper content so the other wire stripper is for wires that you dont intend to cut. If you work as an electrician you know what I mean.

[GoodbyeMexicans]

Signal is the best leatherman ever, whistle, fire starter… n that HAMMER omg!!! 😅 if only it had them cute scissors like my old wave n others

[carsonpedroli]

My cutters are great for stripping multiple gauges of wire

[mattyvlietstra]

I still think they're intended to be that way for wire stripping. In use it's much easier to use the notch in the pliers than using the one on the other implement. Reason being you can cut the insulation then pull the insulation off with one motion

[cleanthegreen]

Lots of “complainers” out there saying this and that about these awesome tools at our disposal. I grew up in a 3rd world country and my handyman dad taught me alot about things and we had to make do with what we had with our wits and hand dexterity.

[byronmitchell]

My wave has the same notch in it. I did send it in a while ago and they replaced the whole plier head so I probably got one of the bad ones also. They did put that new head design on it with the replaceable cutters.

[jarvisskooge]

Secret function... it makes $250 disappear 😂

[TheSXEsammich]

I use it to cut 3/32 tig wire all day. It's great

[mrhairypalm]

What about the part where there shattering

[The_RC_Guru]

It works better than the designated one. I agree.