B/O Powerlock versus Stainless Steel...

[Daedalus]

Hi everyone

I recently bought two powerlocks, a black oxide one and a regular stainless steel one (I knew life would get expensive when I discovered multitools).

They're both the model with exposed gears and v-cutters.

The thing is they "feel" completely different.  Not the finish.  The feel.

The black one feels lighter and dare I say it... ... cheaper(?)  (I will weigh them and post the results).

The stainless steel one feels awesome - like an expensive thing.  But the black one (which funnily enough was expensive) feels like a cheap thing.  The stainless one has got "sog sog sog" on the pliers and the b/o has just got "sog" and the pliers seem more "pointy"...

Has anyone else known this or any info on it?

Cheers

[Witmen]

I have noticed the same exact thing. But I have an S60 and a B60,  the S just feels more finished. Not a clue why though.

[J-sews]

Maybe it has to do with the high polish SOG does on the shiny finish models, versus the "matte" bead blast finish they do on the black oxide ones?

[Freudian Frog]

Obviously what you speak of is the SOG quality SOG to SOG SOG SOG ratio.

The BO Powerlock suffers from 1/3rd the quality and is marked thus...

[Daedalus]

Obviously what you speak of is the SOG quality SOG to SOG SOG SOG ratio.

The BO Powerlock suffers from 1/3rd the quality and is marked thus...

You may laugh but I think you're probably right!

The strange thing is that the stainless one is definately heavier (despite same model/tools) but as mentioned I've not weighed them (yet).

Don't get me wrong I still like the b/o one it isn't crap but there's definately a difference.

 

[Witmen]

Maybe the stainless ones just have a stockpile of hidden rust we can't see.  lol Either way my EDC will always be a BO.  The one tool in my B60 that isn't BO is my straight edge knife blade  and every time I use it I notice the thing has a couple of new specks of rust on it.

My line of work BO is a must.