# New Leatherman Micra Question **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312 "2015-03-18T17:43:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312/1 "2015-03-18T17:43:43Z")
Any Micra owners out there? I recently lost mine to the TSA. Went out today to buy a new Micra and the scissors seem to wiggle more than I remember. That is, with the scissors open, and holding one “leg” of the scissors, I can move the other leg about half an inch before it engages with anything. I thought my other Micra was pretty tight. Do you have one? Does yours work the same way? Need answer sort-of fast. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312/2 "2015-03-18T17:56:08Z")
I guess mine’s loose. From the widest-open I can get the scissors, there’s a small gap - maybe a quarter inch (on the blade end. on the handle end it may be a half inch) - before there’s any pushback from the thingy that pushes back. Still better than Swiss Army knife scissors by a long shot. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312/3 "2015-03-18T17:59:36Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I guess mine’s loose. From the widest-open I can get the scissors, there’s a small gap - maybe a quarter inch (on the blade end. on the handle end it may be a half inch) - before there’s any pushback from the thingy that pushes back. > > Still better than Swiss Army knife scissors by a long shot. I have some Swiss Army knife scissors that use bendy metal instead of a spring and they have worked great for thirty years or so. It’s on one of those pretty wide knives with a magnifying glass and everything. I agree that the spring ones are terrible. Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully, a few more will agree and I won’t bother trudging back to the hardware store to replace them. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312/4 "2015-03-20T14:49:19Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Any Micra owners out there? I recently lost mine to the TSA. Went out today to buy a new Micra and the scissors seem to wiggle more than I remember. That is, with the scissors open, and holding one “leg” of the scissors, I can move the other leg about half an inch before it engages with anything. > > I thought my other Micra was pretty tight. > > Do you have one? Does yours work the same way? Need answer sort-of fast. My Micra, which I have had since 2001, has about 1/2 inch of play in the scissors just as you describe. I keep it on my key chain, and use it daily (but don’t abuse it). ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-leatherman-micra-question/715312/5 "2015-03-20T16:48:04Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > My Micra, which I have had since 2001, has about 1/2 inch of play in the scissors just as you describe. I keep it on my key chain, and use it daily (but don’t abuse it). I guess mine was all gunked up from staying in my pocket or something. Anyway, I kept the one I posted about. Thanks for the feedback!