I don't have pics, I'll try to get some, but I have an 0302B wave that has the same features as your 20th (plastic inserts, notched locks) hope I could help
Quote from: SAKnight on September 21, 2012, 04:13:40 PMI don't have pics, I'll try to get some, but I have an 0302B wave that has the same features as your 20th (plastic inserts, notched locks) hope I could help Many thanks I wonder what the significance of the A or B is after the date codes at first I thought the A was for Anniversary but some Anniversary ones have B on them . I'm guessing it could be for "A" or "B" production lines
Quote from: Dunc on September 21, 2012, 10:42:34 PMQuote from: SAKnight on September 21, 2012, 04:13:40 PMI don't have pics, I'll try to get some, but I have an 0302B wave that has the same features as your 20th (plastic inserts, notched locks) hope I could help Many thanks I wonder what the significance of the A or B is after the date codes at first I thought the A was for Anniversary but some Anniversary ones have B on them . I'm guessing it could be for "A" or "B" production lines I think the A and B denote which side of the tool or maybe more correctly the tool load in the handle. Dunc, you must have quite the eagle eye. Bruce
I have an old style Wave with 1003A in one handle and 1003B in the other (A being the one with the scissors and B the one with the phillips).My Wave also has the liner locks as seen on the "20th" Wave here, but the file and saw don't stick out as seen on the pics here. And it also has the "protective plastic sleeves" for the blades (never noticed this before ... ).Can't find any good pics from my old Wave, maybe I can take some tomorrow after work.
Hi Duncan! This answer is straight from our engineering dept:"The plastic insert was to help prevent the blade from getting dull when forced into the pocket hard. The material is UHMW…cutting board material.The liner lock was changed as part of a project to increase the handle strength. The difference in “height” of the saw and file is not a direct result of that. It pretty much just demonstrates the variability of the manufacturing process of folding the handles."