Leatherman 65070303H Tool Adapter for The Wave

List Price: $28.00

Features:

• Slides over the jaws of the Wave to provide a standard 1/4-inch hex drive
• Accepts any bit that fits 1/4-inch hex drive
• Locks in straight, 45-, and 90-degree positions for versatile handle configurations
• Comes in compact, clip-on carrying case
• 25 year warranty

Customer Reviews:

Useful on occasion, but don't carry it around [Posted on 2001-09-20]
I've had both this and the tool adapter for the Supertool.

This tool is useful, but not something I carry around every day. When I plan on going somewhere which might require odd screwdrivers but they might not be available, I put it on my belt. It came in handy when helping friends move, for instance, because all their Ikea furniture required allen wrenches they'd packed. I'd tossed a couple hex bits in my adapter case and happened to have the right ones. It's also handy when you can't fit the cordless drill in the right place to disassemble something.

Unlike the Supertool adapter, this doesn't have a flange to help keep the adapter on... while it's unlikely that it would slip off the end while using, it doesn't feel quite as secure. Update: I just got a new Wave (thought the old one was lost), and they've made some minor improvements. They added springs to help the handles click into place in either a closed or open position, which end up gripping the tool adapter very tightly.

Adds the last 1% [Posted on 2001-09-24]
Small, compliments the Wave well. Not useful if serious torque is required...however...do you REALLY to carry a full compliment of SAE wrenches??

Great stuff [Posted on 2002-05-27]
Of course you need Leatherman Wave or smth. complaiant, but still great. I even used it as it is - like single tool :))

Nice Accessory, On or Off of the Wave [Posted on 2003-03-03]
This Tool Adapter for the Leatherman Wave comes with 6 hex tips and a black plastic case, 2 5/8x2 1/4x3/4 inches in size with a belt clip on the back, in which the adapter and tips fit snugly. The case is no bigger -and may indeed be smaller- than a screwdriver-type handle or ratchet wrench and tips. So if you already carry a Wave, the adapter might be the practical way to go if you use hex tips. It will accomodate all standard 1/4 inch hex tips.

The tool adapter fits onto the top of the Wave when it is closed. The tip has 3 positions to choose from: straight, a 45 degree angle to the Wave, and a 90 degree angle (perpendicular) to the Wave. The adapter works fine for light work. I would hesitate to use it for a job that requires a lot of torque because the adapter is not super-secure in attaching to the Wave. On these occasions, I would use the adapter without attaching it to the Wave. In fact, the adapter can easily be used on its own, and that is actually preferable in many instances. If you need to get into a small space or have trouble reaching, attach it to the Wave.

Rebuttal to reviewers comments about www.yourbestdeals.net [Posted on 2004-01-14]
This reviewer Evan Jansen from Bend, OR USA said

I hope I'm not breaking any rules here but I just think everyone should know you can get this same tool much cheaper at www.YourBestDeals.net

This guy is dead wrong, its much much higher for wave tool that doesn't even come with a leather pouch and couple bucks higher for the tool adapter.

Personally, I wouldn't go the route of this tool as the wave does everything I need it to do in data networks and minor repair uses. My boss and I use our wave pretty much daily and I recommend it to all my cisco classmates.

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