Multi-tool

Bought a brand new goat multi tool which was defective out of the box won't lock the tools on one side and the black oxide finish as they call it is just falling off the tool like its spray paint. I sent a message which took about a week in a half for someone to get back to me. After talking back and forth I was told I have to pay for shipping to either send this brand new tool in for them to repair or I have to pay for shipping to receive a new part. Thats crazy it was a defective tool out the box. I ended up giving them another chance which was a mistake and paid for shipping for me to receive what should have been working out of the box. Honestly i would have been OK but the replacement part looks like it was thrown down a flight of steps about 50 times, then packaged up and shipped to me. Oh BTW it took about two in a half weeks for me to finally receive the replacement part, plus the week in a half for someone to get back to me, now we are a month of waiting of which im in a worse situation now with the replacement part and out more money from these scam artists. Needless to say the replacement part is actually worse than the original one that was installed on the multitool out the box. What a waste of my time and money I will never ever recommend goat tools to anyone I know ever. This was a horrible experience feel like I'm just out a couple hundred bucks now with nothing to show for except a broken tool i cant even use. Im just going back to LEATHERMAN should have never left atleast there multitools work and if there is an issue they'll just swap the multitool out with another one or give you your money back which won't cost you a dime at all unlike goat tools what a bunch of scam artists that dont care about Quality control at all or your feelings spending your hard earned money. Hopefully someone will buy this broken on eBay cause I can't stand looking at the box anymore. Thanks for nothing GOAT.

This could be the best multitool, but the locking system is not easy, they need to upgrade it for easy and one hand opening, than this will be really great, it took 1 month to arrive to Turkey

So lets start this review with the fact that i accidentally ordered two goat tools. The owner was very quick in their responses to me about how i could send the second tool back and that I'd get a refund. Once i had gotten both of the packages delivered, i opened the first and found that the tool and sheath were missing and all the accessories were all over the packaging. So i quickly opened the second one, everything was there and tidy within the box. I'm still waiting to hear about what is going to happen about the missing tools.

My actual experience with the tool has been mixed. I bought the brass scales to put them on as soon as i got the tool but i found it incredibly difficult to loosen the screws to install the scales. It ended up being a two man job plus a blow torch to loosen the locktite in order to remove the screws and install the new scales. Clumping of the tools wasn't great but i have taken individual tools out and polished them and has eased the opening process quite a bit. I have also completely disassembled the tool multiple times when having to remove the screws for the brass scales and changing to different screws. I have gotten the disassembly down to a one person job.

I have found the knives(S35VN, Hobby Blade, Serrated) all to be very sharp and have cut myself with all of them at this point. The scissors have been wonderful too and have had no issues with the spring unlike many others. I am very pleased that the bit driver works very well with the leatherman bits because i always carried the extended bit carrier with my leatherman wave. Having the magnetic on the side does cause an issue with clumping with the long tool but I've just situated my least used long tool next to it. The smaller tools have been fine so far, the 2mm hex has seen the most use and i have the bottle/can opener which i primarily have used to clean my nails but the scraper and 10mm have gone unused so i wont comment on them.

I know there are many known issues with the wire cutters on the pliers and i have had my own issues cutting with it. I work in the IT field so i'm not cutting wires too often and i know many people recommend just using a dremel to open up a bit of space at the bottom of the cutters which apparently fixes the issue. I will most likely do that but also disassembling the tool isn't too difficult once you get the hang of it so the manufacturer could probably just sell a revised pliers head and sell it as a swap in replacement.

I use my leatherman wave with a 3rd party sheath that has a space for the bit sheath which is very convenient. The sheath that comes with the Goat Tool is reasonably good, it has the pouch for the bit sheath and even a pen and light. I store my pen easily and the same for my flashlight. If another sheath comes along without a velcro cover and just a spring tensioner that ill probably go to that but the sheath overall does a good job.

My main issues came from the need to fully disassemble the tool and bake off all the locktite in order to do general maintenance. I'm a left handed user so have a tool that i can swap tools around is fantastic and i'm super optimistic about the future of this company and the multi-tool. I'd rate this tool a 70/100 if possible. I think this is a very noble first attempt at a multi-tool and that if the company continues to support it, it'll only go up from here.

It is found not easy to lock or unlock the tool, for example the pair of scissors are not easy to use (no spring function) if it is not locked properly, some of the tools are not easy to open e.g. the bits holder.To close the tools mostly by opening the hot swap lever.
There is not brass washer that can help to smooth the open and close motion of each tools (if there is a small brass washer that can reduce the friction between two steel tools).
Spring plier is nice, size and material are good!

The standardisation of the the thickness of various attachments are inconsistent, sometimes over-packed, sometimes too loose depending on the choices.
The can opener is overly tight around the axle cylinder so it moves with the unlocking mechanism every time.
The spring mechanism on the scissors puts too much strain on the hook at the base which snapped 2 days after receiving the tool, this is very unexpected. Replacement is free by the postage is still unreasonable for overseas customers (£9).
Overall great concept but requires much refinement before this can be considered a decent product.