Just got new bushings and i felt it was easier to bring the tool with me than my sockets at home. Otherwise I'm not really adjusting my setup on the fly very often once it's good. The skate tool is compact and reliable when you need it but if you prefer to use your tools at home, the T shaped skate tools probably take more effort than a good at home tool set.

Silver skate tool at home, and ace tool in my pocket for portability

They can be useful, but if you have a socket set with the correct sockets: 1/2" for the wheels, and 9/16ths for the kingpin, they work fine. I use my sockets more than my skate tool tbh.

Unless you live in a sane country with sane socket sizes that make sense, in which can, metric sockets done really fit too well, and it's better to have a tool!

I have two of the Amazon ones and have no reason to buy anything else.

Any "T" or Star shaped tool works just fine. You're not gonna want to take your home tool kit out with you everywhere. You are going to make adjustments from time to time. Things get loose. Any decent tool will have three socket ends and a phillips/Allen key. Metal is best, you can also use it to file the edges of your tape before trimming if you are doing the grip yourself.

You don't need to spend more than 10 bucks for a tool that will last forever. I'm still using a 6 dollar CCS tool I got 5 years ago to replace one I lost. And honestly, I use it at home too. It's so much more convenient.

I gotta go with the standard T tool, haven’t needed anything more in my 20 or so years of skating

Silver tool is the best I've used. Has a ratchet for hardware, it's legit

I used to say silver but I think having the rethreader is essential

Prolly your feet

I love my Ace AF1 tool. Has all the skate tool goodies. No o-rings. Just quick connect for the screwdriver adapter. Costs more than other tools but I think I'm gonna have this one forever

I bought a skatetool from amazon, for 10€. Everytime I needed it did the job. So I wouldnt spent a fortune on it!

Honestly, unless you're taking down your board frequently, just get your local shop's tool.

Silver skate tool

A cheap T tool always did the trick for me, the silver tool looks nice but I could never justify the paying 3x as much as a T tool

I feel like they are all so similar and all get the job done, kinda doesnt reaaallly matter which one you get....i mean you can spend a ton of money on one that looks pretty or is made more durable or has stronger metal but it will still do the same job as the cheaper one....some do have a screwdriver attached which may be something to look for...

I have a Y3 tool but my Riedell skates also came with a crab tool which is cheap, small, and in stock a few places! I see it on roller skate nation (called skate wrench on there) and moxi’s site but double the price lol. Five Stride also has “basic skate tool” for $2 which looks similar.

Rollerskatin.ca has Y4 and a VNLA skate tool in stock.

Rumbling Rage has a Y3.

What tool you want depends on what skate you have. Big nut holding on the toe stop? Then you want a Y3. Allen key holding on the toe stop? Then you probably want Y4 for most plates with 5mm Allen key, unless it has in Imperial head like Sure-Grip plates have. And certain plates have an entirely different size for the kingpin that none of the skate tools have.

Where in Canada? Any skateboard shop will sell you one for about $15.

I am currently using this one. It's nothing special but it does everything I need it to.

Another redditor posted that Thuro Skate Shop had the Y3 Powerdyne tool in stock on Saturday and I bought one. They shipped it out like 20 minutes after I paid. Great customer service :)

Wicked X tool. I use even a cheaper one, Riedell skate tool. Kind of a pain to losen the wheel nuts but not that bad for 3 dollars or so.

Independent and ace make good ones. The best is the silver skate tool. Having a slim T down piece is crucial on some trucks.

Ace AF1 is my favorite tool, has both axle and kingpin rethreaders, well built and folds down pretty tiny

The one I have is like the style on the right, and ya, it sucks. The 9/16” won’t grab the trucks nut because the plastic is in the way. The screwdriver/allen key is hot garbage, basically unusable.

I bring a good Phillips head screw driver and a few wrenches with me if I’m skating somewhere other than my street.

Lol I built my skateboard with pliers

Get the spitfire one made of metal. I've had it for 10 years

Looks like it comes with a bolt on stopper and standard 9/16 kingpin nuts. So pretty much any normal skate tool works. You don't need the Y3 because you don't need the big 15/16 open wrench. Y4 works just as well, or pretty much anything from a skateboard shop.

You are probably better off looking for something generic that comes with 1/2", 9/16", and a philips head screwdriver for the toe stop.

A y3 tool is good!

Y3 is most important, followed by a socket wrench to loosen your kingpin nuts. A bearing tool is really handy to get by the first time you want to clean your bearings. And I have a tiny S shaped tool with a philips head on one side and a flathead on the other for miscellaneous issues. And an Allen wrench, although I’m not entirely sure why that one is in there…

I got this skate tool with my Wheel Shields, if anybody remembers those things.

I'm starting to think these tools may have been designed and custom made by Wheel Shields themselves, which is really awesome, but also a real bummer because they only lasted a handful of years.

I also prefer the Y tool, mine has an axle rethreader in the middle which can be clutch.

check out the paris skate tool. it is well loved on here

That tool looks like three deep sockets and some steel rods welded together to form a skate tool. I’m sure you could get a skilled welder to whip you out one or a few of those.

Here's another full-metal Y tool, it's a bit different though--

https://funboxskate.com/product/chrome-skateboard-tool/

May i suggest the Swisstool Spirit X? Not sure what you want to adjust, but the pliers would have better torque than any SAK-pliers...

My guess is that you’d actually need some size of hex sockets. If I remember correctly what hardware there are on skateboards. And as you won’t find it on any standard Victorinox, you could maybe carry a Cybertool and hex bits of the size your hardware uses.

I'm honestly not sure theres a Victorinox for this purpose - I'd guess you'd be happier with a bicycle repair tool.

There’s a discontinued Wenger model called “Swiss Roller” or “Inline Skater” that might be of interest.

Unfortunately my SAK has not been useful for skating except maybe the screw driver but all my bolts are allen/hex now. I’d just get a cheap skate tool. I’ve not checked but you could get something like this off the jungle company. Much quicker than using & ruining your pliers.

https://rollersnakes.co.uk/products/rollersnakes-classic-t-tool-blue

They are admittedly a bit annoying in your pocket. Definitely get a SAK with a bottle opener for a few beers after a session though.

Sorry I can’t advise on a Victorinox model. The nail file can come in handy for shaving grip tape after a knock but I would just use sand paper.

I saw a few of them on eBay last night.

Quaoar Telos

https://quaoar.gg/product/telos