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Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?

ca Offline Grant Lamontagne

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Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
on: January 19, 2012, 07:44:07 AM
While at Gerber today we managed to see the new Gerber Dime- perhaps the only tool we saw today that Bob and I agree on!  While some of you had commented on it in the Recon Thread I figured you'd all like to take a closer, more detailed look.



First off it comes in red and black, green and black, and black and black!



As you can see, the bottle opener is permanently sticking out, which is nice for a few reasons- one the implements on these small tools can sometimes be difficult to get at (very short lengths mean not much leverage to pull the tool out) and many of them really don't work all that well once they are out.  The Dime solves that, and while it may look kind of awkward in pictures, it really doesn't seem like it gets in the way during key-carry.



In addition to the usual array of tools found on small tools like this, the Dime also has a clam pack opener.  Now I doubted the need for clam pack openers for a while, but I do enjoy the one on my Octane, and this is pretty well the exact same tool.  It also makes more sense to me on a small keychain tool than on a full sized tool like the Octane, so this was another point in it's favor as far as I was concerned.



The blade is pretty stout and is similar in shape to the Crucial, which makes sense as this tool's original name was the Mini Crucial (or something similar- I honestly can't remember).  It does feel a lot more solid than it's former namesake, so don't worry about that!



There's also a tiny file/eyeglass screwdriver and a substantial little flat head- standard, but nice to have.



The scissors also seem like fairly standard fare, but they aren't- on top of using the backspring (which is good) there's also a small pin on the flip side that acts as a stop and keeps the blade from extending too far out.





The Dime also features a neat spring system to keep the tiny pliers open.  I'm more accepting of the sprung pliers on tiny keychain tools than I am in full size ones, and this is actually pretty cool.





All in all I'm looking forward to the Dime more than I have for just about any keychain sized tool that I can remember, except perhaps the Shard and/or Artifact.



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« Last Edit: January 22, 2012, 03:09:54 AM by J-sews »
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 01:01:58 PM
I was just thinking today that noting from this year has really gotten my attention (well we knew about the Rebar for a long time) an then this pops up. :tu: I really like it. Looks like an improved version of the PS4 with a better bottle opener and scissors. I'm glad they didn't turn that bottle opener into a carabiner clip like on the Curve. Any idea on the MSRP? And will we be ordering some BO models for the MTO.multitools section? :D

EDIT: I found it for pre-order on KnifeCenter for $16.95. Looks like a very decent price. :tu:

http://www.knifecenter.com/item/GB30000468/gerber-dime-micro-multi-tool-green

http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/GB30000469/gerber-dime-micro-multi-tool-black
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 01:27:44 PM
Wow!  That's goes on the wishlist. :drool:


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
I like the look of that a lot  :tu:
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 01:56:21 PM
Yep, I'm in!!


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #5 on: January 19, 2012, 02:37:03 PM
Looks like I might buy my first Gerber. 
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 02:51:08 PM
+1

I like the look of that green one.
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #7 on: January 19, 2012, 02:55:53 PM
I'm definitely in.  :gimme:
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #8 on: January 19, 2012, 04:38:52 PM
It is indeed pretty sweet, and it, along with the CRKT Tool are pretty well my top attention getters from this years show.  I'd lump the Balance in there too, but I still think of that as being from last year even though it wasn't released.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #9 on: January 19, 2012, 05:00:29 PM
Does anyone else think that the little stainless tab at the end of the coloured scale just above the bottle opener in the first 3 photos looks like the pull tab for a pair of tweezers?
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #10 on: January 19, 2012, 05:04:27 PM
Does anyone else think that the little stainless tab at the end of the coloured scale just above the bottle opener in the first 3 photos looks like the pull tab for a pair of tweezers?

In fact it is- we get in such a hurry sometimes, running from one meeting to the next that sometimes we forget some details.  For example, I had initially forgotten to take photos of the plier head before moving on to the Crucial and I had to go back and take some detail shots of the pliers! 

Don't tell Bob- he beats me for messing up his show time!

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #11 on: January 19, 2012, 06:46:24 PM
At that price point I don't think I can say no. :tu:
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #12 on: January 19, 2012, 09:46:00 PM
Yeh,I'll have one of those! :gimme:
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #13 on: January 19, 2012, 09:47:37 PM
Yeh,I'll have one of those! :gimme:
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #14 on: January 19, 2012, 09:50:25 PM
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #16 on: January 20, 2012, 02:10:58 AM
We will certainly do what we can to see if that is possible.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #17 on: January 20, 2012, 04:57:26 AM
Gerber has great timing on the release of their new tools.  I think this give them a little edge because all of us tool guys are chomping at the bit to get the new tools and they bring them out quickly. 


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #18 on: January 20, 2012, 04:46:04 PM
Any comparison to the clutch in quality?  The clutch was one of my first mini MT buys and I felt the quality was so poor I just gave it away.  If this is better than the clutch Id be interested.
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #19 on: January 20, 2012, 09:53:38 PM
Any comparison to the clutch in quality?  The clutch was one of my first mini MT buys and I felt the quality was so poor I just gave it away.  If this is better than the clutch Id be interested.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #20 on: January 21, 2012, 10:08:04 AM
Very interesting, looks like I can't say no for under 20 clams, and the quality appears to be awesome.  I'll have to check one out.


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Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #21 on: January 21, 2012, 10:23:08 AM
The bottle opener looks a lot like the one on the Curve, which worked pretty well for the couple weeks I carried it.


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #22 on: January 21, 2012, 11:03:08 AM
OOoooo I like that.

Quick question - Is the knife blade locking or non locking (slipjoint)?


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #23 on: January 21, 2012, 06:12:07 PM
Very interesting, looks like I can't say no for under 20 clams, and the quality appears to be awesome.  I'll have to check one out.

The quality on the samples we looked at appeared to be on the same level as the Squirts and Style series from Leatherman.  That having been said, these are pre-production models, although they are very advanced and I think this is exactly what we will see in production.  The quality on these is very good.

The bottle opener looks a lot like the one on the Curve, which worked pretty well for the couple weeks I carried it.

It is essentially the same bottle opener, only without the gate to make it a carabiner.  The designer we spoke to wanted something substantial as a lot of keychain tools have really crappy bottle openers.  We agreed.  He said he'd been carrying this one around for a while for testing purposes and the bottle opener works very well.  And, I've known this guy for a few years now, and he's the kind that would tell us if he felt something was kind of useless, so I tend to believe him.

OOoooo I like that.

Quick question - Is the knife blade locking or non locking (slipjoint)?

Pretty certain it is a slip joint.  Most keychain tools are as there's not a lot of space to put in a lock mechanism, and it dramatically increases the price.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #24 on: January 21, 2012, 07:00:08 PM
the bottle opener can't be any worse than the one on the Squirt. :D
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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #25 on: January 21, 2012, 07:06:45 PM
the bottle opener can't be any worse than the one on the Squirt. :D

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #26 on: January 21, 2012, 08:11:37 PM
This actually doesn't look that bad! I hope the production quality is better than the 2 mini-Suspension tools I have.... they're so bad that if I lost them I'd actually rejoice! OK the pliers and scissors are actually decent for a keychain tool, but the rest of the implements leave something to be desired.

Any exploded views for this tool to see the who loadout?


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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #27 on: January 21, 2012, 08:31:50 PM
Nope- what you see is all the photos we have.  I'll check the Media Kit I have and see if I can find some official photos though- I'm in line at the airport so it might be a bit.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #28 on: January 21, 2012, 09:25:39 PM
this seems to be the standard pic that Gerber have put out.

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Re: Hey bruddah, can yuh spare a Dime?
Reply #29 on: January 21, 2012, 09:31:55 PM
I like the looks of that! I might just have to get one of these.


 

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