Silverline LM Crunch clone

[xt60043f]

The picture of the leatherman is from both sides.

[bmot]

My LM Crunch has exactly the same notches, really

[xt60043f]

I just looked at some images on the net, it would seem the picture I linked to is unique in that it does not have the bump between the pivot and the stamped leatherman logo.  So the image is perhaps of an early model or a prototype?

None the less, I tried to remove the bump with a hammer and a punch.  Unfortunately I do not have a 'round the corner' punch so I could not get a decent hit on it.  I then drilled it out with a 3mm drill.  The SLFC now closes in a similar fashion to the real one.  i.e. the plier jaw sticks out one side and the 'clip in' pivot bump sticks out the other.  I can now flip it open like the videos as well! whereas before, it was just too stiff to get the head out with one hand.

[xt60043f]

Well it seems Silverline no longer list this item on their web site 

Discontinued!

[Taxi Dad]

Well it seems Silverline no longer list this item on their web site 

Discontinued!

you smurf ! you've dragged me down off the fence
I've just ordered from Amazon , even though I'm pretty sure I don't need it 

[xt60043f]

Well it seems Silverline no longer list this item on their web site 

Discontinued!

you smurf ! you've dragged me down off the fence
I've just ordered from Amazon , even though I'm pretty sure I don't need it 

Nonsense, everyone needs more tools!

[hennypenny]

Well it seems Silverline no longer list this item on their web site 

Discontinued!

you smurf ! you've dragged me down off the fence
I've just ordered from Amazon , even though I'm pretty sure I don't need it 

It's gone up to over £10. If it is discontinued by Silverline for whatever reason, it will in itself become a collectors piece! It's a no brainer. Why pay over £100 for a similar tool, which is essentially only a very flimsy vise grip!

[Grant Lamontagne]

I think this discussion has doubled the value of the Silverline Crunch!  We should be entitled to some sort of commission for that! 

Def

[Cupboard]

hennypenny: £9.95 on Amazon UK atm

[hennypenny]

hennypenny: £9.95 on Amazon UK atm

I would always buy direct from Amazon, it's only 18 pence more at £10.13

[hennypenny]

Just received my Silverline Crunch - such amazingly quick service from Amazon UK. Looks fantastic and similar to the Leartherman Crunch except for the little notch mentioned above. The only issue I have is the tool does not close completely flush (2nd picture), and there is slight up/down play on the locked blade.
Very pleased for £9.10

Can anyone suggest how I can make the tool close completely flush? If you study the picture closely, you'll see the two halves do not come together completely. It closes on the left of the pic, but there is a slight gap on the right .

[Grant Lamontagne]

First, get the biggest hammer you own....

Def

Sent from a digital multitool

[hennypenny]

I have the exact same one. I got it as I wanted to play with the idea of a Crunch, and wasn't prepared to splash out for the genuine item only to not like it (as I have done so many times before). It's a very well made tool for a tenner, and anyone wanting a cheapo Crunch substitute would be well served by this. I found it wasn't something that appealed to me personally, and it was worth a tenner to stop me buying the genuine article 

I had my various Crunches apart last weekend and managed to cobble a pocket clip from a Kick by trimming and using the pivot from the Kick.

I'll post some pics when I get it done.

I too have one of these and as a sacrificial tool, it's awesome!! I also have the Silverline Faux Flair and it's not bad, but it dosn't have any of the inside tools. Just a 1/4" driver socket and various random tools.

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Eric,
I can see your Silverline Crunch also has the same problem as mine, which is the two halves do not close completely flush. As a modder, can you see how this problem can be fixed? Please don't say "a big hammer!". I'm sure you'll have a more ingenious solution than that.

[xt60043f]

I think you have to accept the limitations of the tool.  It is cheaply made and thusly does not fit together so nicely.  On saying that, if you use a rifler file, you can clear up some of the casting marks on the mechanism where is mates together at the large plier pin.  In addition to that, if you file a little off the dent next to the large pin (as mentioned above) it can close in the same way as the real crunch.  By close in the same way I mean the plier head will extend out of the side and the pin clip will extend out less.

[Taxi Dad]

mine still isn't here 

[xt60043f]

I told you.  Literally a week.

On saying that, I ordered from OGB tool store.  They were dispatched the same day,arrived the day after next.  I honestly think amazon are being slow on purpose to encourage us to buy amazon prime.

I do not mind paying shipping, I do mind waiting 72hours before they even dispatch my stuff!

[Taxi Dad]

popped out for half an hour and when i got back the postman has left a 'card' to say he couldn't deliver a "small parcel" !!! can't go to the postoffice to collect it till the morning , i don't even know if it is IT 

[xt60043f]

Royal fail FFS. 

[Cupboard]

I didn't buy mine from Amazon, ordered Saturday arrived Monday

It closes properly and seems generally decent. It did have some random green/blue fibrous stuff stuck round the pivot which I had to remove?! Is the lock bar incredibly stiff for other people? Some of the "tools" are nigh on impossible to get out. Good things I've got a proper MT for them!

Now I think I've got to sign up for Silverline's warranty.

[xt60043f]

The tool seems to loosen up over a couple of days, a little oil might help.

I replaced the pivot bolt with an M3.5 SS countersunk screw, that provided a tiny amount of extra clearance that allows it to open/close nicely.

I just received my Silverline Faux Flair today.  It is the worst piece of crap I have ever bought.  I cannot believe I paid actual money for it.  It literally fell apart as I opened it for the first time, the handles did not line up and the spring in the plier head pinged out to never be seen again.

[Taxi Dad]

retrieved 'my' parcel from the Post Office..... and it's a prom dress ! FFS ! (not ordered by me honest ! it's my youngest daughters  )

still waiting patiently then 

[xt60043f]

That is nothing.  My Amazon 'prime' SOG powerlock is now 2 days late. 

[Taxi Dad]

FYI. the dress actually came from China, and was only ordered 13 days ago ! not bad, i wonder if the 'crunch clone' gets here from England any quicker ?

[xt60043f]

Wait, I thought you are in England?

[Taxi Dad]

I am ! but that means nothing to the mail service 

[gregozedobe]

That is nothing.  My Amazon 'prime' SOG powerlock is now 2 days late. 

2 days late is nothing to fret over.  I ordered a book from the US back in February.  Waited, waited and waited some more. I finally contacted the seller and they gave me a refund, then after 70 days the book finally turned up    And I've read of much longer delivery delays for MTs on this site.

[xt60043f]

Yeah but they 'GUARANTEED' it would arrive next day, then PROMISED it would be sent on a 9AM service yesterday.

You know what it is like when you are jonesing for a new MT!

[Taxi Dad]

IF it's any consolation xt60043f (sorry don't know your 'proper' name ?) the Powerlock is well worth the wait  , although i don't supose that does help much 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I get packages from China faster than anywhere else except within Canada.  In fact, I get things from the opposite side of the country (about 5,000 miles) within a couple of days, but things from New York (less than a thousand miles away) take a couple of weeks and things from China take 3-4 days, five at the most.  The UK takes about a week usually.

And they wonder why people aren't buying local and prefer to deal in Asia!

Def

[Taxi Dad]

"it's here....!"
"it's here ... !"
 

well it might be going back  while it looks a great bit of kit for the money. actually quite well made from what i can see. the blade/drivers/file etc. don't seem to 'lock' into the closed position 
they lock lovely in the 'out' (deployed ?) I'll try and get a clear pic on here, after a bit more of a fiddle, see if it can be put right 
but I'll have to eat my words  'Royal Mail' & Amazon dispatch fairies