Gerber Balance

Tsquare · **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2011, 05:46:51 PM

if gerber brings these tools out as fast as they did the octane they will really get the jump on the rest of the bunch. I bought my octane about a week after the SHOT show ended last year.

J-sews · **Reply #31 on:** January 29, 2011, 04:36:49 AM

Quote from: Tsquare on January 28, 2011, 05:46:51 PM

if gerber brings these tools out as fast as they did the octane they will really get the jump on the rest of the bunch. I bought my octane about a week after the SHOT show ended last year.

I do like how Gerber usually beats everyone else out of the gate with their new products each year

markn951 · **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2011, 09:03:12 PM

Nail nick too close to pivot :\

Tsquare · **Reply #33 on:** February 05, 2011, 06:27:27 AM

This tool is already on pre-order but the crucial FAST is already in stock.

ministerofpain · **Reply #34 on:** March 25, 2011, 07:22:52 PM

Has anyone heard of a release date for the Balance?

scrappy · **Reply #35 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:24:33 AM

I don't think we have hear anything yet.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #36 on:** March 30, 2011, 12:28:14 AM

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Hi Grant,

The Fit and Balance are both currently available.

Straight from Gerber. I think Travis may be looking onto sourcing them, so if you have any questions, send him a message.

Def

Gareth · **Reply #37 on:** June 26, 2011, 07:45:13 PM

Anyone bought one of these yet?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #38 on:** June 27, 2011, 01:23:38 AM

I would have, but I've yet to see them for sale.

Def

ari6126 · **Reply #39 on:** June 27, 2011, 01:25:09 AM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on June 27, 2011, 01:23:38 AM

I would have, but I've yet to see them for sale.

Def

~~As of today they have them at my local Fry's. How long that will last I have no idea.~~

Edit: That's totally false. I got the Balance and the Fit confused.

Gareth · **Reply #40 on:** July 16, 2011, 10:03:25 AM

Quote from: Gareth on June 26, 2011, 07:45:13 PM

Anyone bought one of these yet?

Come on someone.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #41 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:23:27 PM

If I could find one, I'd have one....

Def

scrappy · **Reply #42 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:49:14 AM

I wonder when this and the cable dawg will be more readily available

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #43 on:** July 31, 2011, 12:55:32 AM

They appear to be in stock HERE but I'm not paying near £70 for one - UK prices suck!!!

Any of our friends across the pond want to test drive one from HERE for $43?

J-sews · **Reply #44 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:17:25 AM

Thanks to Al The Enabler

I have one on the way from Amazon.

(I hope)

Gareth · **Reply #45 on:** July 31, 2011, 09:25:02 AM

Excellent. Pics and thoughts when it arrives mate.

Gareth · **Reply #46 on:** August 10, 2011, 11:02:19 PM

Quote from: J-sews on July 31, 2011, 04:17:25 AM

Thanks to Al The Enabler I have one on the way from Amazon. (I hope)

Did this ever arrive mate?

Freudian Frog · **Reply #47 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:54:51 AM

Quote from: Gareth on August 10, 2011, 11:02:19 PM

Quote from: J-sews on July 31, 2011, 04:17:25 AM
Thanks to Al The Enabler I have one on the way from Amazon. (I hope)
Did this ever arrive mate?

I too wish to know!

J-sews · **Reply #48 on:** August 12, 2011, 04:42:49 AM

Oop, forgot to follow up:

NO, IT DIDN'T.

The screwball Amazon seller who had it listed for sale sent me a Gerber Fit instead.

When I contacted him about it, it seems he had uploaded some code incorrectly to his Amazon web page, and listed Balances instead of Fits. (or so his story went)

In any case, he reports that the Balance has not yet been released by Gerber. $:-\$

So, we wait.....

Chako · **Reply #49 on:** August 12, 2011, 05:43:48 AM

Which makes sense, as I haven't been able to spot one on eBay.ca.

Gareth · **Reply #50 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:27:58 PM

Odd that we still don't seem to have any news of the Balance, or have I missed something?

Sazabi · **Reply #51 on:** October 03, 2011, 11:41:40 PM

Knife Center shows it as discontinued; I emailed one other place to see if they have it in stock.

Tsquare · **Reply #52 on:** October 06, 2011, 05:38:19 AM

Does this remind anyone of something that has happened before(powercut). Hopefully they will get the bugs out shortly.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #53 on:** October 07, 2011, 03:28:48 PM

The Powercut died because there was no viable way to make a decent set of sidecutters out of stainless, and given the variety of environments that multitools are exposed to on a regular basis, SOG didn't want to make them out of an easy to rust and corrode tool steel.

Def

Sazabi · **Reply #54 on:** October 07, 2011, 04:06:02 PM

Bossman, reading your comment made me think of the Mora laminated and triflex steels. Couldn't they've used D2 steel and bonded all but the tip of the cutting surface with a stainless steel? Or does steel not work that way?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #55 on:** October 07, 2011, 10:33:12 PM

I don't know what methods they tried- I would have thought that a black epoxy coating and a warning label on the box would have been sufficient, but SOG killed the project without bothering to ask me for details or even sending me a memo.

Def

Sazabi · **Reply #56 on:** October 08, 2011, 01:44:34 AM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on October 07, 2011, 10:33:12 PM

I don't know what methods they tried- I would have thought that a black epoxy coating and a warning label on the box would have been sufficient, but SOG killed the project without bothering to ask me for details or even sending me an undamaged prototype.

Def

Fixed.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #57 on:** October 08, 2011, 02:46:32 AM

Hehehe- that too!

Def

scrappy · **Reply #58 on:** October 08, 2011, 03:23:52 PM

Has anyone asked gerber where the balance is?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #59 on:** October 08, 2011, 04:23:17 PM

I haven't been in touch with anyone for a bit. I'll fire off an email and see if I can get any more info.

Def

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