Have you been using the stranded wire cutter on the Surge, or just the main jaws?
Did you also test the stripped bike brake cable with the Surge and the Blacktip?I had problems with the Surge (but not with the Rebar head in a Charge) and for me, the Spirit cut the brake cable very well (Quick Test: MTs vs. Bike Break Cable).
Quote from: Etherealicer on December 23, 2015, 10:34:18 AM Did you also test the stripped bike brake cable with the Surge and the Blacktip?I had problems with the Surge (but not with the Rebar head in a Charge) and for me, the Spirit cut the brake cable very well (Quick Test: MTs vs. Bike Break Cable).Yes. No problems with either tool. Just didn't bother taking pics of everything.
Quote from: zoidberg on December 23, 2015, 10:36:09 AMQuote from: Etherealicer on December 23, 2015, 10:34:18 AM Did you also test the stripped bike brake cable with the Surge and the Blacktip?I had problems with the Surge (but not with the Rebar head in a Charge) and for me, the Spirit cut the brake cable very well (Quick Test: MTs vs. Bike Break Cable).Yes. No problems with either tool. Just didn't bother taking pics of everything.Am I correct assuming you used the wire-cutters on the Surge?
Good info there Z, thanks!
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This thread illustrates why a SAK plus a dedicated pair of inexpensive pocket pliers is the way to go.
Great test !
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Quote from: gregozedobe on December 20, 2015, 01:34:22 AMQuote from: zoidberg on December 19, 2015, 02:31:29 AMI recently sold my backup Gerber so I wasn't brave enough to try these. Yet. I might feel up to it later.Be prepared that you may need to replace the replaceable Gerber cutters. IIRC they are very hard and very brittle, so they do well on cutting large quantities of softer wire (which is what they were designed for), but tend to break on hard wire.If I had to use an MT to cut large(ish) diameter hard wire I'd consider filing a notch first to reduce the chance of smurfing up the cutters. Or even just file a couple of notches and then bend the wire back and forth until it breaks at the weak point you have created. There is often "more than one way to skin a cat" if you use your imagination and think laterally.That is why I didn't want to try them.However IMO they aren't any good at cutting soft wire either.So I might as well kill them.My original idea was to test multiple cutters going from easy to hard stuff and noting the outcome.Once I sold the backup I thought I would flag the test.Now it is just a time thing, if I can find some I'll probably do it.I wonder how hard it is to file HT fencing wire?
Quote from: zoidberg on December 19, 2015, 02:31:29 AMI recently sold my backup Gerber so I wasn't brave enough to try these. Yet. I might feel up to it later.Be prepared that you may need to replace the replaceable Gerber cutters. IIRC they are very hard and very brittle, so they do well on cutting large quantities of softer wire (which is what they were designed for), but tend to break on hard wire.If I had to use an MT to cut large(ish) diameter hard wire I'd consider filing a notch first to reduce the chance of smurfing up the cutters. Or even just file a couple of notches and then bend the wire back and forth until it breaks at the weak point you have created. There is often "more than one way to skin a cat" if you use your imagination and think laterally.
I recently sold my backup Gerber so I wasn't brave enough to try these. Yet. I might feel up to it later.
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