SOG PowerAssist Owners Club

[Goatlord666]

I tried looking for a thread but couldn't find one so i thought it's about time that we pay homage to the almighty (in my world at least) SOG Powerassist!

[MultiMat]

I am in too  .

Compound leverage + AO what is not too like 

[Goatlord666]

  I agree... it does have it's shortcoming but for me it's like your own child - you'll still love the kid despite of it's faults. but sure is one helluva tough kid

[Mike 208]

The Power Assist was my first large SOG multi tool I purchased (Also the easiest to flip open.  For some reason, I cannot get my 2 Power Locks to flip open as smoothly as the Power Assist).

[mulou]

its really easy to untighten or tighten the powerlock/assist to get any desired smoothness

[Max Stone]

Hey SOGgers, where are all the Powerassists?

This thread is 5 years old! 

But here’s mine...picked up today. NOS marked down. Not even the right box as not an EOD.

What’s your opinion of this tool? Kinda large?

[Max Stone]

SOG Poweassist is big, compares to SwissTool and Supertool 300:

PowerAssist 9.48oz
SwissTool 9.89oz
SuperTool 300 10.12oz

I noticed the plier tips are magnetized! Is this normal; anyone else notice this? 

[ThePeacent]

that's a beefy one,  a model I never had
My SOG tips are also magnetised but that's after years of carrying, I never tested them out of the box 

[Max Stone]

Thanks TP, I’m enjoying the PowerAssist, but it’s a brute and quite quirky, fastest deploying blades but slowest deploying tools 

I’ve done a short video showing it’s features here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ReVIygRs3a8

I normally rotate through Leatherman EDC but this SOG may just sneak in when I need some exercise. 

[Max Stone]

So I was not happy with the V-cutter catching the tin opener, so I swapped it around with the file. It now does not pull anything out with it. Not sure why SOG does not use this tool order from the factory. 

[gerleatherberman]

Son of a smurf, you guys are right. The newer SOG pliers are like weak ferro magnets.


A magnetic tape eraser works well for demagnetizing Stainless. A little technique for rotating the tool in the electromagnetic field and it is fixed.




There are some more home-brew ways to remove the magnetism, but the tape eraser has a ridiculously strong electromagnetic field and does the job in seconds.

Edit: If anyone gets one of the erasers, please keep it in a bathroom or somewhere away from electronics or metal particles.

[Max Stone]

Good tip GLBM. I may struggle to find one of those vintage erasers my neck of the woods. May have a go at making my own electromagnet as a project. 

[gerleatherberman]

That sounds like a fun project. Should make a fantastic mod thread as well.

Working at an antiques/flea market store has me spoiled with finding odds and ends like a tape eraser. Even in the US, I rarely see them, because they were mainly for video-tape stores.