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Tip: simple cover for the exposed gears on older SOG PowerLocks
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Tip: simple cover for the exposed gears on older SOG PowerLocks
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July 02, 2012, 02:15:11 AM
Older SOG PowerLocks and other SOG tools have exposed gear teeth which can make using the multitool painful when applying downward force.
A flexible plastic pipe end cap can be placed temporarily over the end of the multitool to shield your palm from the sharp gear teeth. A 1 inch (inner diameter) cap fits well over the end of the PowerLock. A smaller diameter cap can be used to cover the teeth on other SOG multitools.
The pipe cap I used is very flexible and feels similar to the synthetic rubber material named
Plasti Dip
. Sorry, I don't know of a supplier for these caps. I found this one in a parking lot behind a home center store.
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Re: Tip: simple cover for the exposed gears on older SOG PowerLocks
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July 02, 2012, 03:04:18 AM
Cool- I never thought of that!
Thanks for the tip!
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Re: Tip: simple cover for the exposed gears on older SOG PowerLocks
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October 16, 2014, 09:12:41 PM
Necro-thread-resuccitation:
I use essentially the same idea, but I shrunk a length of shrink tubing over the gears. This has a few advantages, apart from the obvious protection. Depending on how tight you shrink it, it'll pop off and on easily, and it's quite a bit thinner than the end cap so will live on the end of the SOG when it's in a sheath, so it's harder to lose too.
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Re: Tip: simple cover for the exposed gears on older SOG PowerLocks
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November 24, 2014, 12:11:37 PM
I commend you on the subject just to let others know.
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