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Need to understand "Rebar Love"

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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #60 on: July 01, 2018, 05:30:40 PM
Am I going to be the only participant? ??? :-\
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #61 on: July 01, 2018, 05:38:23 PM
Who can compete with the Rebar VX?  :rofl:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #62 on: July 01, 2018, 05:56:02 PM
Am I going to be the only participant? ??? :-\

You could always jump ship to Harley's rotational Challenge  :pok:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #63 on: July 01, 2018, 06:38:27 PM
I understand I'd need a Gerber for that, right? Don't have one...
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #64 on: July 01, 2018, 06:49:51 PM
Do not waiver, D_T, continue to Wavar!  :cheers: :multi:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #65 on: July 01, 2018, 07:12:51 PM
I'll tag along for a while at least, see if any others join in :hug: :D

I have to - I'll be on a road trip through northern Europe with the family for another week and I only brought the SOG PAD and the Rebar VX :D
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #66 on: July 01, 2018, 09:22:58 PM
D_T your official first day post started us off great.  Sorry mine is a little late.  I had to make some repairs to the under plating on our RV and break camp for the return trip home..  Vacation is ending once again.  Any way my stock Rebar was helpful for the repairs.   I've been carrying it all week on vacation, trying to get familiar with it before I put it to use at work.  It has done well so far.  I just have a hard time fumbling for the right tool.  I'm to accustomed to my Swisstools.  Hopefully this will get easier as I use the Rebar more.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #67 on: July 01, 2018, 09:36:34 PM
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Yay! I'm not alone :D

Hope the repairs went well Douglas :tu:, have a safe trip :cheers:
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #68 on: July 01, 2018, 09:38:39 PM
I'll tag along for a while at least, see if any others join in :hug: :D

I have to - I'll be on a road trip through northern Europe with the family for another week and I only brought the SOG PAD and the Rebar VX :D

don't worry, Tim Leatherman did it 40 years ago with just a Boy Scouts Knife  :D
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #69 on: July 02, 2018, 01:04:37 AM
I had a Rebar and wasn't crazy about the locking mechanisms or the tools on the inside aspect. Swapped it out for a Spirit and haven't looked back. The locking system, tools on the outside, butter blade and the fact that nobody bats an eye when I bring it out are all redeeming factors for me concerning the Spirit  :tu:
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #70 on: July 02, 2018, 01:46:45 AM
Great pic and use Doug :tu: I think you and DT will both have a great time with your Rebars :salute: :like:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #71 on: July 02, 2018, 02:19:55 AM
I had a Rebar and wasn't crazy about the locking mechanisms or the tools on the inside aspect. Swapped it out for a Spirit and haven't looked back. The locking system, tools on the outside, butter blade and the fact that nobody bats an eye when I bring it out are all redeeming factors for me concerning the Spirit  :tu:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #72 on: July 02, 2018, 02:48:28 AM
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I had a Spirit and wasn't crazy about the fingernail breaking or the microscopic cutters. Swapped it out for a Rebar and haven't looked back. The locking system, tools on the inside, real cutter section, pointed blade and the fact that nobody gets blinded by the polish when I bring it out are all redeeming factors for me concerning the Rebar :tu:

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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #73 on: July 02, 2018, 03:31:52 AM
Hi DT! Apologies as I just sold my brand new BO Rebar a couple of days ago and am now waiting for my used BO Rebar to arrive in a couple of weeks. I'm currently carrying my Wingman as EDC LM.

I hope it's still okay with you that I join the day my used Rebar arrives


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #74 on: July 02, 2018, 08:15:37 AM
Hi DT! Apologies as I just sold my brand new BO Rebar a couple of days ago and am now waiting for my used BO Rebar to arrive in a couple of weeks. I'm currently carrying my Wingman as EDC LM.

I hope it's still okay with you that I join the day my used Rebar arrives

Those qualify as extenuating circumstances in my book :D - I'm sure Douglas agrees :tu:
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #75 on: July 02, 2018, 10:27:29 AM
Day 2

Speaking about books, I have no doubt the Rebar (be it stock, or VX) would make a good companion in the type of scenery addressed in my vacation literature. See how well the BO handles blend in with the black cover, and the silver pivot heads vaguely reminiscent of rivets...
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #76 on: July 03, 2018, 03:21:35 AM
Rebar got a lot of use today.  From removing phillips panel screws, calibrating thermostats to rewiring a walk-in freezer, now off to truck lighting and tailgate repairs.
Still fumbling with getting tools out but it was a little smoother today.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #77 on: July 03, 2018, 08:55:55 AM
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Nice pic & uses Douglas :tu:

Day 3

I've just been reading up on the knife laws where I am now on vacation, and in view of the fact this is a national capital with lots of museums I have decided to not actually carry the Rebar around today.

This does not prevent in-house use, however :D. We're in a part of the hotel that hasn't yet undergone some planned renovations, and it shows. The knob on the cabinet needed tightening...

Note the tool shown is not Rebar standard. However, I'm sure the stock Phillips driver would have coped equally well.
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« Last Edit: July 03, 2018, 08:57:47 AM by Dutch_Tooler »
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #78 on: July 03, 2018, 10:51:15 AM
Hah - found another loose knob. This room is falling apart  >:D :multi:
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #79 on: July 03, 2018, 11:42:52 AM
Great pics and uses again guys :like: :like:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #80 on: July 03, 2018, 11:43:24 AM
Hah - found another loose knob. This room is falling apart  >:D :multi:

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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #81 on: July 03, 2018, 01:50:45 PM
"Note the tool shown is not Rebar standard. However, I'm sure the stock Phillips driver would have coped equally well."

Yes it would.  I like the stock Phillips for the added length and the narrow straight was just right for block connectors I used in previous job.

Douglas my tools loosened up with time through use during  challenge for me.

Keep up the great reports.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #82 on: July 03, 2018, 03:35:58 PM
Not entirely convinced by the durability of the furniture, I proceeded to check the tightness of the nuts and bolts holding the ceiling beams together. The impending renovation is unlikely to see these replaced, so I wanted to make doubly sure for the sake of any future guests. I needn't have bothered - these are as tight as they have been since the hotel was constructed with a slightly different purpose in mind, over 200 years ago: as a warehouse for goods to be shipped overseas. Note the size of the ceiling beams, designed to support floors capable of bearing all kinds of heavy goods (bulk and piece-wise). The bolts correspond to what is currently M16 in cross-section.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #83 on: July 03, 2018, 08:05:47 PM
Sorry I'm late to the party. Although I have been rocking the Rebar for the past few days. Here is pic of it next to it's companion the Climber! One of the greatest sak/mt combos imo
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #84 on: July 03, 2018, 08:14:42 PM
Great contributions and uses so far.

Today the BO REBAR was paired up with a tanto blade CQC-7k
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #85 on: July 03, 2018, 11:35:22 PM
Carrying my Rebar II today !



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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #86 on: July 03, 2018, 11:41:50 PM
Nice job so far, guys. Stay with it!  :tu:

Douglas, I think your experience open specific tools will improve with time and practice. Might be a good idea to put a drop of oil on the pivots and work them in. I think that helped me with mine.   :tu:


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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #87 on: July 04, 2018, 04:54:42 AM
Well Guys I have to hang my head with shame.

Some where between taking the REBAR TAILGATE photo in my driveway

and getting dressed this morning
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I LOST my Rebar!!
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Seriously I did loose it as described above and due to the Fish Hook fiasco and associated ER bill I must drop out of the challenge I started.
I promise to continue to follow and post.  I also will provide a better review of my time with and thoughts on the Rebar.  It's been a long day and I'm just not up to it now.  Great posts guys and PLEASE keep the challenge going despite my short term loss.  I will get another Rebar, I just can't do it now.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #88 on: July 04, 2018, 08:39:43 AM
:o :o :o :o :o

Sorry to hear that Douglas ... here's hoping you'll be able to find it soon *crosses fingers*

I think I'll try to complete the challenge. To make postings less monotonous, once I'm back home I might throw in some pics of my other Rebar. This is stock as far as the tool complement goes, although the tools are BO and sit in SS handles.
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Re: Need to understand "Rebar Love"
Reply #89 on: July 04, 2018, 08:54:38 AM
Day 4

The loose cabinet knob detected yesterday was fixed today, along with another one while I was at it - in deference to my recognition of the likelihood that this might cause a slight attack of boredom, I'll spare you lot a second, perfectly mirror-symmetric picture ;)
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