Quote from: 50ft-trad on September 11, 2017, 09:56:50 PMQuote from: Kevin Davey on September 11, 2017, 03:52:55 PMI've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.The pry tool can actually do proper pry tool work? Now there's a surprise Kev. I saw your thread on wanting a Gerber Phillips, and the first thing I thought was "he's killed his pry tool"Good to know I was unlucky and its not a problem with all pry tools.
Quote from: Kevin Davey on September 11, 2017, 03:52:55 PMI've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.The pry tool can actually do proper pry tool work? Now there's a surprise Kev. I saw your thread on wanting a Gerber Phillips, and the first thing I thought was "he's killed his pry tool"
I've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.
Quote from: Etherealicer on September 11, 2017, 10:06:44 PMQuote from: 50ft-trad on September 11, 2017, 09:56:50 PMQuote from: Kevin Davey on September 11, 2017, 03:52:55 PMI've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.The pry tool can actually do proper pry tool work? Now there's a surprise Kev. I saw your thread on wanting a Gerber Phillips, and the first thing I thought was "he's killed his pry tool"Good to know I was unlucky and its not a problem with all pry tools.Have you broken yours?
Quote from: Kevin Davey on September 12, 2017, 10:18:38 AMQuote from: Etherealicer on September 11, 2017, 10:06:44 PMQuote from: 50ft-trad on September 11, 2017, 09:56:50 PMQuote from: Kevin Davey on September 11, 2017, 03:52:55 PMI've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.The pry tool can actually do proper pry tool work? Now there's a surprise Kev. I saw your thread on wanting a Gerber Phillips, and the first thing I thought was "he's killed his pry tool"Good to know I was unlucky and its not a problem with all pry tools.Have you broken yours?He chipped it trying to pry a brass upholstery nail (or something like that)
Quote from: 50ft-trad on September 12, 2017, 11:24:42 AMQuote from: Kevin Davey on September 12, 2017, 10:18:38 AMQuote from: Etherealicer on September 11, 2017, 10:06:44 PMQuote from: 50ft-trad on September 11, 2017, 09:56:50 PMQuote from: Kevin Davey on September 11, 2017, 03:52:55 PMI've used my CD a lot lately to give it a really good working over to see how it handles it. After a shaky start with QC issues on the pliers, I am very happy with how robust it is.I use the pry bar/nail puller for the first time on Saturday and really made it work hard. So hard that I braced myself for it to break but it didn't. Now I know it can take that sort of use, I can use it with confidence. Gerber carbide cutters still suck though, they chip way to easily.The pry tool can actually do proper pry tool work? Now there's a surprise Kev. I saw your thread on wanting a Gerber Phillips, and the first thing I thought was "he's killed his pry tool"Good to know I was unlucky and its not a problem with all pry tools.Have you broken yours?He chipped it trying to pry a brass upholstery nail (or something like that)Yup. A brass nail.
I had a lot more meat of mine under what I prying. I'll test to see if the end of mine is that brittle
This thread does not inspire confidence in the product.
Another.
I'm happy to report that my second CD is pretty much perfect! Perfectly aligned pliers, no cracks in the bit holder, the knife is better finished and so on. Yay! Pictures will be posted later today after work.
Glad it's not just me