Need to understand "Rebar Love"

Captain Hook · **Reply #121 on:** July 08, 2018, 05:09:48 PM

Update: Have been faithfully carrying the Rebar everyday. Here's a pic of me using it to attach a new bicycle seat.

Singh · **Reply #122 on:** July 08, 2018, 05:58:54 PM

Why do people love the Rebar? Maybe some people love rusty tools?

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #123 on:** July 08, 2018, 06:43:24 PM

Rusty? What rust? Mine don't (yet)...

gerleatherberman · **Reply #124 on:** July 08, 2018, 06:49:21 PM

I've seen little surface spots on some of the tools with the Rebar, but that has never caused any problems with usage. A little cleaning and oiling every now and then is a good thing. Even Swisstools become useless without cleaning (the tolerances are so tight that dust, lint, and dirt cause the tools to be difficult of almost impossible to open).
Maybe Singh doesn't keep his Rebar clean?

Douglas · **Reply #125 on:** July 08, 2018, 09:08:24 PM

Quote from: Poncho65 on July 08, 2018, 03:45:33 PM

Some very great uses DT

I really do hate losing anything I have misplaced a flashlight recently and it is bugging me to death it has to be in the house but where I have no idea This is been a great read so far though

Only one word to change here Ponco. For me it's not flashlight It's REBAR!!!!!

I hate not being able to properly participate in my own challenge.

D_T and everyone else I can't say thanks enough for keeping it going.

SteveC · **Reply #126 on:** July 08, 2018, 09:13:29 PM

Quote from: Singh on July 08, 2018, 05:58:54 PM

Why do people love the Rebar? Maybe some people love rusty tools?

What's with the drive by cheap shot

LoopCutter · **Reply #127 on:** July 08, 2018, 10:21:48 PM

Quote from: Singh on July 08, 2018, 05:58:54 PM

Why do people love the Rebar? Maybe some people love rusty tools?

If stainless rusts, the owner is not taking care of the tools.

My rebar, ST3, Wave and Surge have all been used in the rain and just wiped down later that day and light oi applied, not any rust ever. So very confused by comment unless using in and near salt water. That stuff is cruel.

Captain Hook · **Reply #128 on:** July 09, 2018, 01:47:24 AM

If my Rebar gets rusty I just soak it in WD-40 and clean with a brass bristle brush.

I think people love it because it runs cheaper than most MTs (50-60 usd) without cutting corners on QC, plus it has that classic look like the PST. Just think of it as a PST3. Plus Replaceable Cutters (which btw work better than a lot of regular wire cutters)

Douglas · **Reply #129 on:** July 09, 2018, 02:17:12 AM

In the short time I had mine I have to admit to being impressed by how wide the pliars opened up. The only MT I have that opens wider is my Surge. The cutters didn't do well on small copper stranded wire but when it counted they did do a good job on cutting the fish hook from my finger although they suffered some damage in the process. I was able to file it down so the pliars opened smootly again. Of corse I would have replaced them in time and that is a nice option.
Never saw any sign of rust.

Captain Hook · **Reply #130 on:** July 09, 2018, 02:40:29 AM

Quote from: Douglas on July 09, 2018, 02:17:12 AM

..The cutters didn't do well on small copper stranded wire but when it counted they did do a good job on cutting the fish hook from my finger although they suffered some damage in the process. I was able to file it down so the pliars opened smootly again. Of corse I would have replaced them in time and that is a nice option...

I think the Rebar's cutters are better for bigger stronger things you need to cut. Zip ties, hard wire, I cut some small fishing hooks up with it. The replaceable cutters on the Rebar are the only ones I've seen eat through a seal on a semi trailer in one bite. It's almost like having a full on pair sidecuts!

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #131 on:** July 09, 2018, 01:09:52 PM

Day 9

Near the end of the first third of this - a little bit challenged - challenge, I present a shot of two Rebars for the price of one.

ThePeacent · **Reply #132 on:** July 09, 2018, 02:00:11 PM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on July 09, 2018, 01:09:52 PM

Day 9

Near the end of the first third of this - a little bit challenged - challenge, I present a shot of two Rebars for the price of one.

the Chess Rebar team

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #133 on:** July 10, 2018, 08:57:57 AM

Rebar Chess

you'd need 32 LMs - Micras as pawns etc.

Day 10

After a recent, not too emboldening experience with the sheath that comes with the SOG Power Access Deluxe, it is now time to extol the largely unsung virtues of the sheath that came with the (BO part of the) Rebar VX, although I bought this one used, so no idea if it is stock.

The LM sheath features a velcro fastener worthy of the name, Molle attachment and an internal separate nylon pocket into which one can wriggle an entire bit set (nice for the bit driver I incorporated in the Rebar VX), while still leaving enough space for the Rebar. I still need to experiment with storing a bit driver extender though.

Less bulk could be achieved by storing the bit set in a separate pouch, of course, at the cost of space as measured along the belt

Poncho65 · **Reply #134 on:** July 10, 2018, 11:35:35 AM

Nice ones DT

I have the molle sheath with the bigger grommet and I have been using it for close to a year now and except for adding a snap it is holding up very well

Douglas · **Reply #135 on:** July 10, 2018, 05:52:55 PM

Nice set up there D_T. I really like your VX mods, they seem to step up the Rebar to a new level.

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #136 on:** July 11, 2018, 08:31:36 AM

Thanks gentlemen

Yup, I'm pretty happy with how the VX has turned out. I might need to trim down the thickness of one tool in one handle a little - the hold of the pivot in its holes in that handle is a little bit marginal, although in practice this doesn't show yet. Otherwise, it packs a lot of punch for its size.

Day 11
None of the above would have been possible without a good basis in the original Rebar. Arguably this is the current LM offering that comes closest to the original PST, in construction, size and intent. I invite all to take a look below, where I show off the VX's counterpart in colour, that has the original tool loadout (albeit in BO here). LM even managed to recreate the feel of the PST's original sheath, although they did change the material from real leather to synthetic (pity, that). The sheath looks and feels solid enough, but the tool rattles slightly, and of course the sheath's form factor and choice of material makes it bulkier than strictly necessary for the Rebar.

Poncho65 · **Reply #137 on:** July 11, 2018, 11:40:57 AM

Yes I do prefer the old school leather sheaths

Excellent pics today of the SS on BO

Poncho65 · **Reply #138 on:** July 11, 2018, 11:41:22 AM

Or is this BO on SS

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #139 on:** July 11, 2018, 11:56:54 AM

Dunno, I get confused myself at times

but thanks

Douglas · **Reply #140 on:** July 12, 2018, 01:29:24 AM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on July 11, 2018, 08:31:36 AM

Yup, I'm pretty happy with how the VX has turned out. I might need to trim down the thickness of one tool in one handle a little - the hold of the pivot in its holes in that handle is a little bit marginal, although in practice this doesn't show yet. Otherwise, it packs a lot of punch for its size.

Is it the handle with the bit holder, and if so what have you thought about trimming down. How about some close ups of the issue while you're at it.

Quote from: Poncho65 on July 11, 2018, 11:41:22 AM

Or is this BO on SS

I don't know either but I

it.

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #141 on:** July 12, 2018, 08:49:24 AM

Thanks! Well, it's not actually an issue in practice. Also, I can't show you without taking the thing apart, if even then (the pivot is just a little bit too short to accommodate all the tools and still fully extend into the holes in the handle in locking engagement with the latter - the engagement is only partial). It's in the handle opposite the large bit holder - see pic. I have thought of thinning the awl and/or the large screwdriver. Probably only the awl, by a tenth mm or so - that shouldn't impair its function.

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #142 on:** July 12, 2018, 08:52:55 AM

Day 12

Comparing sizes today. Size does matter, after all, if not always in the way you think when reading this first line

Pitting the Rebar against the ST300 is somewhat akin to comparing a mouse and an elephant. However, for all its relatively diminutive size, the Rebar already in its original version comprises all essential tools in a relatively compact, pocketable package. (I have been known to pocket a Rebar. This is not possible with an ST300, unless you wear cargo pants/shorts or dungarees, which I avoid at the office).

Quote from: Poncho65 on July 10, 2018, 11:35:35 AM

Nice ones DT I have the molle sheath with the bigger grommet and I have been using it for close to a year now and except for adding a snap it is holding up very well

Thanks Ponch -I take it you mean the 2nd sheath in the pic?

The last pic shows how the sheathed ST300 is comparable in bulk to the sheathed Rebar WITH bit set. Goes to show how compact a Rebar is.

george1 · **Reply #143 on:** July 12, 2018, 02:56:15 PM

Quote from: Dutch_Tooler on July 12, 2018, 08:49:24 AM

Thanks! Well, it's not actually an issue in practice. Also, I can't show you without taking the thing apart, if even then (the pivot is just a little bit too short to accommodate all the tools and still fully extend into the holes in the handle in locking engagement with the latter - the engagement is only partial). It's in the handle opposite the large bit holder - see pic. I have thought of thinning the awl and/or the large screwdriver. Probably only the awl, by a tenth mm or so - that shouldn't impair its function.

l had this issue as well and it was bugging me. l solved it by replacing the pivot with a longer one from a Fuse - it's about 1 mm longer and allowed me to use the anti clump washers between all the tools.

Dutch_Tooler · **Reply #144 on:** July 12, 2018, 04:44:01 PM

Thanks george1, that is a tip I might be following up

Douglas · **Reply #145 on:** July 13, 2018, 03:24:20 AM

Thanks for the photos D_T it helps to see how the mod works and a great size comparison. george1 sounds like the perfect solution to D_T's issue.

Poncho65 · **Reply #146 on:** July 13, 2018, 03:36:55 AM

Great pics DT the close ups are great

and yes like the 2nd sheath in the pic

I have been known to pocket a Supertool

Douglas · **Reply #147 on:** July 13, 2018, 03:50:36 AM

D_T you're going to have company again thanks to Gerleatherberman.

Another package arrived at my place today,

unfortunately delivered by the Postman not Chuck Norris (what a great guy).

I managed to snag my Mora back from Danni

and opened it up only to find a heavy bundle of ...

After getting through all that I found myself face to face with a Rebar

and G-man's sense of humor.

and best of all

.

Showed all this to Danni and she responed with now you'll have to get a chain for the chain.

Now that's a real

Douglas · **Reply #148 on:** July 13, 2018, 03:51:51 AM

THANKS
GERLEATHERBERMAN

Poncho65 · **Reply #149 on:** July 13, 2018, 03:59:11 AM

Wow very cool Doug

Very nice of GLBM as well and a

to him

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