Modability?
Quote from: Syncop8r on August 09, 2017, 04:32:01 AMModability? If you have the skills and time, then yes. All screw construction.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on August 09, 2017, 04:36:19 AMQuote from: Syncop8r on August 09, 2017, 04:32:01 AMModability? If you have the skills and time, then yes. All screw construction. I wonder if the pivots and notches are close to LM's or any other manufacturers...
13.8 ounces That's twice the weight of my Crunch Now I want one just to see what a 13.8 ounce multitool feels like in hand.
How do the plier ergonomics compare to the Surge?
Quote from: theonew on August 09, 2017, 08:33:46 PM13.8 ounces That's twice the weight of my Crunch Now I want one just to see what a 13.8 ounce multitool feels like in hand.It is a beast for sure!
OK, so it's wider. I thought the slightly bent shape might make them easier to grasp though.Thanks for taking the time.
Quote from: Syncop8r on August 11, 2017, 01:38:02 PMOK, so it's wider. I thought the slightly bent shape might make them easier to grasp though.Thanks for taking the time.You're most welcomed. They do have a slight curve, but I can't say it would help. They're very smooth handles, even smoother than the surge's. So, a little hand sweat would make them harder to use on anything bigger than a 3/8" bolt head. In fact, I still find many many MTs suffer from hand slippage on 3/8" plus bolts and nuts. The SwissTool has such a small large plier section, it causes the polished handles to act as train tracks with a one way ticket to plier head city.One of these days we'll find an MT without this problem that isn't an LM Crunch or Schrade USA tough tool that has the slip joint pliers (rare and expensive when you can find one).Theonew has one of the tools that does not suffer this problem. It's all part of the MT compromise though I think. A lot of partly functional tools in a small package vs. a lot of fully functional tools in a big tool bag or toolbox.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on August 11, 2017, 02:25:59 PMQuote from: Syncop8r on August 11, 2017, 01:38:02 PMOK, so it's wider. I thought the slightly bent shape might make them easier to grasp though.Thanks for taking the time.You're most welcomed. They do have a slight curve, but I can't say it would help. They're very smooth handles, even smoother than the surge's. So, a little hand sweat would make them harder to use on anything bigger than a 3/8" bolt head. In fact, I still find many many MTs suffer from hand slippage on 3/8" plus bolts and nuts. The SwissTool has such a small large plier section, it causes the polished handles to act as train tracks with a one way ticket to plier head city.One of these days we'll find an MT without this problem that isn't an LM Crunch or Schrade USA tough tool that has the slip joint pliers (rare and expensive when you can find one).Theonew has one of the tools that does not suffer this problem. It's all part of the MT compromise though I think. A lot of partly functional tools in a small package vs. a lot of fully functional tools in a big tool bag or toolbox. I don't know, maybe the slippiness have be used to your advantage, to prevent breaking the tool on a too large nut/bolt, or stripping said nut/bolt? 1cm(3/8) seems pretty large to me already.