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Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!

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ca Offline Chako

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Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
on: June 21, 2010, 11:53:47 PM
It took me some time to find this knock off tool on eBay, but I finally managed to do it. It arrived today no less.

I must say this knock off Crunch gets most of it right. Thankfully, they neglected to give the handles the Leatherman touch. However, as you can see, they got it darn close in almost all aspects.


(The fit and finish isn’t near Leatherman’s. However, I must add, it isn’t all that bad either.)



(A good indicator that it isn’t a crunch, take a gander at those metal rivets. They aren’t as pretty as those found on the real thing.)



(The light never lies. The sheet metal on the knock off isn’t as good as that found on the real thing either. Note the rounded lighting effect on the one on the right.)



(The copy cat engineers must have been complaining about how complex it was to copy, that when it came time to copy the ruler, they said colourful enunciation it!)



(They even went so far as to copy the hex wrench once the bolt was removed.)



(The adjustment bolt on the copy rattles if I didn’t tighten it fully in storage.)



(Talk about a tight copy.)



(Some small variations in the tools…not anywhere as good as the Leatherman.)



(Wire stripper….check. They even copied the marking down to a T.)



(Some very minor differences in the pliers.)



(It is amazing at how close they copied the Leatherman Crunch. Thankfully, they didn’t bother to call it a Leatherman, adding even more dishonesty onto an already dishonest tool.)


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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #1 on: June 21, 2010, 11:58:22 PM
Wow, that really is close  :o
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #2 on: June 22, 2010, 12:06:01 AM
closer then dave's wavelike
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 12:20:31 AM
How much did that impostor set you back?
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #4 on: June 22, 2010, 12:28:52 AM
Wow, that really is close  :o

Chako, that is really really close! Knockoffs are getting better by the day!


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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #5 on: June 22, 2010, 12:36:03 AM
Around 23 US.
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #6 on: June 22, 2010, 03:56:47 AM
That's the best knock off I have ever seen.  With the expense of copying so well, is it even worth it to make?


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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #7 on: June 22, 2010, 04:12:26 AM
Great comparison,the Crunch and the Pulse are the only two I'm still looking for.
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #8 on: June 22, 2010, 01:14:55 PM
I wonder if it is made by the same crowd that made DaveK's Crunch copy  :think: :think:.

That is a lot closer copy than Sheffield's Kershaw A100 knock off  :o :o :o :o :o 

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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #9 on: June 22, 2010, 07:15:37 PM
I wonder if it is made by the same crowd that made DaveK's Crunch copy  :think: :think:.


I was thinking the same thing  :think:  http://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,13593.0.html

It is such a complex tool I am surprised they bothered. I imagine they could churn out and sell thousands of fake SAK's but the Crunch is a little more 'speSmurfpillst'.

I am guessing as with all such fakes, they look the part but in no way perform or outlast their genuine counterparts  :-\

I wonder how many years warranty you get  :think:
             


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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #10 on: June 22, 2010, 08:25:23 PM
It's kinda scary that the Crunch of all contraptions has been copied. I had considered it somewhat copy-proof but that goes to show you they'll dupe anything ...
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #11 on: June 22, 2010, 09:58:16 PM
Dave, I think I see a lanyard ring on your copy. There is none on mine. Is it possible that several outfits are copying the Crunch? I do know that I have been looking for a copy ever since I saw your thread a while back. They aren't as common as I thought they might be on eBay.
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Re: Am I a Crunch? No! I am the Crunch!
Reply #12 on: June 23, 2010, 12:17:29 AM
yikes! that is pretty dang close! I saw one of these on ebay a while back.
If I were out to rip off a leatherman, I would not go that complex!  Rip off the PST or something. :ahhh


 

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