Good to know Sam. How did you figure that out?
Some photos as promised. Apologies for crappy quality and my thumb in half of them. First, some minor differences between Truss and NXT that I noticed. (Only for those with OCD.)Different grinds on can opener:Hard to see in photos, but the Truss awl is longer. Why bother Gerber?Truss has the whole blade profile bead-blasted except for the edge, while NXT has grind lines. Personally, I like the look of the ground blade.Now for some real comparisons...Blades... Blades are good, I like the shape and thickness, but wish the partially serrated blade on Truss was sheepsfoot and fully serrated. Oh well.Saws... Truss is huge improvement on OG Suspension, but still a little thick and stubby. Victorinox remains king. The NXT/Truss phillips is actually amazing!Weird combo flat-head / ruler / file tool on Sidekick and NXT. I like the screwdriver. Rulers on both are useless (not pictured). File on Gerber looks like crap. More aggressive than SOG, but unlike the SOG I doubt it is actually hardened. The Sidekick file is small but actually very well cut.I really like the thickness of the chassis sheet metal and the tools on the NXT. It adds to weight but the tool feels incredibly sturdy. I don't worry about breaking the drivers like I do on the SOG Power Access, which is another mid-sized all outside opening multitool. (Look how thin the tools are on Power Access, NXT on left!)Annoyed that spring loaded plier head isn't bigger. It doesn't open very wide (give the large size of these tools). The Sidekick, for comparison, which has an excellent head.Now some splay comparisons (with me awkwardly holding the plier heads shut!):Lastly, the knife blade in NXT rubbing against chassis AND the plier head really irritates me. Cost of compactness with these thick tools.Overall, NXT is growing on me, ordered a second one to keep pristine in collection (Found it for $25 shipped which is amazing given that a Wingman now retails for $50!!). Truss, still meh.
Show contentSome photos as promised. Apologies for crappy quality and my thumb in half of them. First, some minor differences between Truss and NXT that I noticed. (Only for those with OCD.)Different grinds on can opener:Hard to see in photos, but the Truss awl is longer. Why bother Gerber?Truss has the whole blade profile bead-blasted except for the edge, while NXT has grind lines. Personally, I like the look of the ground blade.Now for some real comparisons...Blades... Blades are good, I like the shape and thickness, but wish the partially serrated blade on Truss was sheepsfoot and fully serrated. Oh well.Saws... Truss is huge improvement on OG Suspension, but still a little thick and stubby. Victorinox remains king. The NXT/Truss phillips is actually amazing!Weird combo flat-head / ruler / file tool on Sidekick and NXT. I like the screwdriver. Rulers on both are useless (not pictured). File on Gerber looks like crap. More aggressive than SOG, but unlike the SOG I doubt it is actually hardened. The Sidekick file is small but actually very well cut.I really like the thickness of the chassis sheet metal and the tools on the NXT. It adds to weight but the tool feels incredibly sturdy. I don't worry about breaking the drivers like I do on the SOG Power Access, which is another mid-sized all outside opening multitool. (Look how thin the tools are on Power Access, NXT on left!)Annoyed that spring loaded plier head isn't bigger. It doesn't open very wide (give the large size of these tools). The Sidekick, for comparison, which has an excellent head.Now some splay comparisons (with me awkwardly holding the plier heads shut!):Lastly, the knife blade in NXT rubbing against chassis AND the plier head really irritates me. Cost of compactness with these thick tools.Overall, NXT is growing on me, ordered a second one to keep pristine in collection (Found it for $25 shipped which is amazing given that a Wingman now retails for $50!!). Truss, still meh. The tools in the handle are slowly loosening up which is nice. I really loved how easy it was to fold/unfold tools in old suspension once it loosened up.
Quote from: ReamerPunch on July 16, 2018, 06:31:16 AMBummer. I was hoping they'd be good to go. I will not bother with these. Unless they somehow fix the issues. Thanks Sam. I am usually quite harsh on my MT requirements.. That why i usually alter them to what I need. Like this recently change, I threw out the original awl and replaced with this. The original awl tip was gone even with light reaming on plywood.Well, someone that have the Truss may have a different though.
Bummer. I was hoping they'd be good to go. I will not bother with these. Unless they somehow fix the issues. Thanks Sam.
Quote from: Sam Lim on July 18, 2018, 06:45:40 AMQuote from: ReamerPunch on July 16, 2018, 06:31:16 AMBummer. I was hoping they'd be good to go. I will not bother with these. Unless they somehow fix the issues. Thanks Sam. I am usually quite harsh on my MT requirements.. That why i usually alter them to what I need. Like this recently change, I threw out the original awl and replaced with this. The original awl tip was gone even with light reaming on plywood.Well, someone that have the Truss may have a different though.Hi Sam, was this is a straight swap for that awl or did you have to modify the lock notch?
Not quite a drop in. Pivot hole on original awl was 4mm. Have to enlarge to 4.5mm. The locking part have to modify also.. A little bit of work, but we'll worth the time.
That tool has an easter egg in its name, it's the Tool to Replace Upgrade and Substitute the Suspension and I Trust that it has the potential to do that.
Quote from: ThePeacent on October 16, 2018, 02:38:11 PMThat tool has an easter egg in its name, it's the Tool to Replace Upgrade and Substitute the Suspension and I Trust that it has the potential to do that. I think this is the moment that your family should alert the local psychological sanitarium about a potential mental break-down.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on October 16, 2018, 04:28:10 PMQuote from: ThePeacent on October 16, 2018, 02:38:11 PMThat tool has an easter egg in its name, it's the Tool to Replace Upgrade and Substitute the Suspension and I Trust that it has the potential to do that. I think this is the moment that your family should alert the local psychological sanitarium about a potential mental break-down. well if that happened I would definitely Trusst my family to decide what to do NXT with me
Quote from: ThePeacent on October 16, 2018, 04:32:16 PMQuote from: gerleatherberman on October 16, 2018, 04:28:10 PMQuote from: ThePeacent on October 16, 2018, 02:38:11 PMThat tool has an easter egg in its name, it's the Tool to Replace Upgrade and Substitute the Suspension and I Trust that it has the potential to do that. I think this is the moment that your family should alert the local psychological sanitarium about a potential mental break-down. well if that happened I would definitely Trusst my family to decide what to do NXT with me Just don't get yourself Suspended from work or MT.o. [/quoteTheir truss of you may be in suspension
Just don't get yourself Suspended from work or MT.o.
*jaw drops*I am not a Grappler who can compete with your Freehand play on words. Though, you could Flik a Dime to decide on having Bear Grylls teach you Ultimate Survival and how to Splice the Clutch cable in the Vise, using a CableDawg .Measure the Raduis of the Center-Drive to avoid Recoil to the Stratasphere. And you'll need some more Deisel to go on a BullRush .Edit: Sorry if I used model names you've already used, TP! And there are several more models we haven't covered. Hahah