Bit the bullet yesterday......

ducttapetech · **on:** October 17, 2013, 06:18:52 PM

And got a Powerlock. So far I am impressed. I might give a review later after I have carried it awhile. I do have to say, it looks good with my Vulcan.

Zed · **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2013, 06:46:57 PM

Very good mt

must be a older version as no gear guard

ducttapetech · **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2013, 06:51:33 PM

I think it is. Also does not have hex head bolts.

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3rdpig · **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2013, 06:53:32 PM

Nice!

I've had a couple of Powerlocks, the older one which I lost was the best, to this day I think someone lifted it off my desk, but that's another story. The newer one, probably 3 years old, I've been less impressed with. The tool covers make the pliers a lot more comfortable to use, but they make deploying the tools slow. And if I try to flip them open quickly, half the time they pop completely off. I missed hitting a client in the face with one by a whisker. And the steel itself seems softer than the older one, I mangled the large flat driver the first time I used it heavily. At least it was easy to replace. Maybe I abused it, but I didn't do anything with it that I don't do with other tools. And the gear covers are especially nice, using the old one extensively got painful pretty quickly. I put the scissors on mine, big mistake, they're horrible. I'm going to put the V cutter back next chance I get.

I'm interested in your impressions after you get a chance to really use yours.

ducttapetech · **Reply #4 on:** October 18, 2013, 01:28:15 PM

Here is another pic.
So far it has been a good tool. The only tool I have found lacking so far is the can opener. It works, but not well. But I think I might have a way to fix it. Ill run this bad boy threw the mill for a few weeks and see how it holds up. I think it will do good.

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