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Compound Leverage at its Finest

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Compound Leverage at its Finest
on: August 21, 2010, 07:59:07 PM
I was trying to align a bent door hinge when SNAP went one of the jaws of my powerlock across the room.  I didn't think I was putting too much pressure on it at the time, but the die-cast metal says otherwise.  The good news is I have a replacement plier to swap it out with which should take me under 2 minutes to install and loctite  :P
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 08:29:12 PM
When I read that I just had to check if loctite was in the dictionary as a verb... unfortunately not. We should apply to add it, loctite rocks


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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 09:29:34 PM
Quote from: sawman on August 21, 2010, 07:59:07 PM
I was trying to align a bent door hinge when SNAP went one of the jaws of my powerlock across the room.  I didn't think I was putting too much pressure on it at the time, but the die-cast metal says otherwise.  The good news is I have a replacement plier to swap it out with which should take me under 2 minutes to install and loctite  :P
Bummer..  :-\

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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 12:02:43 PM
Where do you guys get the replacement heads at?  I can't find them on sog's website.

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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #4 on: September 02, 2010, 05:44:59 AM
I'd like to see a pic of the broken one please. :-\
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #5 on: September 02, 2010, 06:20:20 PM
Sorry for the wait, here it is:
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #6 on: September 02, 2010, 08:01:55 PM
Quote from: sawman on September 02, 2010, 06:20:20 PM
Sorry for the wait, here it is:


Holy crap you sheared a jaw clean off...

Talk to SOG, they should be willing to replace it for you under warranty.

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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 05:35:08 AM
Ouch! :o

And that is the "stronger" 2.0 version plier head too. :(
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #8 on: September 09, 2010, 04:32:15 AM
OH SNAP!

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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #9 on: October 03, 2010, 05:33:27 AM
I have an old powerlock that was purchased around 10 years ago and it is a tough tool. I doubt the new pliers are stronger but I may be wrong.

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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #10 on: November 11, 2010, 01:15:25 AM
Ouch.  I have always been afraid of doing that to a multi.
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #11 on: November 12, 2010, 05:55:32 AM
Quote from: Mercury on November 11, 2010, 01:15:25 AM
Ouch.  I have always been afraid of doing that to a multi.


I'm not worried about doing it to a multi at work, Im more worried about the implications of a flying Peice of metal might have
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Re: Compound Leverage at its Finest
Reply #12 on: November 12, 2010, 02:41:44 PM
It scared the crap out of me when mine broke, as at took a second to register what had happened and that everyone was alright.   :dwts:
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