I've got 3 of them, all different, but all nice! It's one of the sturdiest and more robust tools out there that I've tried, when you squeeze them real hard they feel as they'd take more punishment than most LM, SOG and Gerber that I've had
ONE LAST THING. I may be overlooking something, but it does not appear to be an introduction date for the powerplier on the MT wiki or anywhere else I could find. I would love to know the year that SOG released these for my big 1990s MT comparison I have been and will be working on. Is this a 1990s tool?
First off, congratulations on your new tool, those old SOG's are real tanks, and are quite unique. Quote from: gerleatherberman on October 22, 2017, 05:58:12 AMONE LAST THING. I may be overlooking something, but it does not appear to be an introduction date for the powerplier on the MT wiki or anywhere else I could find. I would love to know the year that SOG released these for my big 1990s MT comparison I have been and will be working on. Is this a 1990s tool?The PowerPliers introduction date is not listed because nobody is quite sure when it was introduced. We know it was before 1998, because that's when it's replacement, the PowerLock was introduced. We also know that the SOG ToolClip was their first multitool, introduced in 1991. If we assume that the Paratool (1992) also predates the PowerPlier (which I believe is does, as the design evolution of ToolClip>ParaTool>PowerPlier seems to make the a lot of sense), Then we can narrow down the PowerPlier's introduction somewhere from 1993 to 1997 (likely 1993 IMO). Finding the actual year of introduction would probably require hunting down physical copies of SOG's mid 90's catalogs, which predate widespread use of the internet, and are therefore not easily found.
the thread made me feel nostalgic of my PP, so today it's in my belt sheath (Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: sLaughterMed on October 24, 2017, 03:14:02 PMFirst off, congratulations on your new tool, those old SOG's are real tanks, and are quite unique. Quote from: gerleatherberman on October 22, 2017, 05:58:12 AMONE LAST THING. I may be overlooking something, but it does not appear to be an introduction date for the powerplier on the MT wiki or anywhere else I could find. I would love to know the year that SOG released these for my big 1990s MT comparison I have been and will be working on. Is this a 1990s tool?The PowerPliers introduction date is not listed because nobody is quite sure when it was introduced. We know it was before 1998, because that's when it's replacement, the PowerLock was introduced. We also know that the SOG ToolClip was their first multitool, introduced in 1991. If we assume that the Paratool (1992) also predates the PowerPlier (which I believe is does, as the design evolution of ToolClip>ParaTool>PowerPlier seems to make the a lot of sense), Then we can narrow down the PowerPlier's introduction somewhere from 1993 to 1997 (likely 1993 IMO). Finding the actual year of introduction would probably require hunting down physical copies of SOG's mid 90's catalogs, which predate widespread use of the internet, and are therefore not easily found.THANK YOU SO MUCH for this! I had figured it was the 90s, but didn't realize it may be that early. Very cool! It is a very robust feeling tool for sure. Taking that into account, SOG was an industry leader in MTs back then.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on October 25, 2017, 02:49:56 AMQuote from: sLaughterMed on October 24, 2017, 03:14:02 PMFirst off, congratulations on your new tool, those old SOG's are real tanks, and are quite unique. Quote from: gerleatherberman on October 22, 2017, 05:58:12 AMONE LAST THING. I may be overlooking something, but it does not appear to be an introduction date for the powerplier on the MT wiki or anywhere else I could find. I would love to know the year that SOG released these for my big 1990s MT comparison I have been and will be working on. Is this a 1990s tool?The PowerPliers introduction date is not listed because nobody is quite sure when it was introduced. We know it was before 1998, because that's when it's replacement, the PowerLock was introduced. We also know that the SOG ToolClip was their first multitool, introduced in 1991. If we assume that the Paratool (1992) also predates the PowerPlier (which I believe is does, as the design evolution of ToolClip>ParaTool>PowerPlier seems to make the a lot of sense), Then we can narrow down the PowerPlier's introduction somewhere from 1993 to 1997 (likely 1993 IMO). Finding the actual year of introduction would probably require hunting down physical copies of SOG's mid 90's catalogs, which predate widespread use of the internet, and are therefore not easily found.THANK YOU SO MUCH for this! I had figured it was the 90s, but didn't realize it may be that early. Very cool! It is a very robust feeling tool for sure. Taking that into account, SOG was an industry leader in MTs back then. Sure thing! Leatherman really jump started the industry with the PST in 1983, but things didn't really start happening until SOG introduced the ToolClip, and Gerber the Multi-Plier in 1991. Once that happened, lots of companies really started innovating. SOG's & Gerbers biggest problem was that Leatherman already had a huge market share and a good reputation by the mid 90's. Gerber got around this by aggressively pursuing US military contracts,even winning a bid for a contract that described the Leatherman PST in all but name with their MPT. SOG had no such luck, and has become something of a black sheep of the three.
TBH it feels both sturdier and more comfortable in the hand than the Surge (blasphemy, blasphemy! )(Image removed from quote.)