Gerber Balance

scrappy · **Reply #60 on:** October 09, 2011, 06:29:00 AM

Thanks Def

scrappy · **Reply #61 on:** October 22, 2011, 02:50:38 AM

any word Def?

J-sews · **Reply #62 on:** October 22, 2011, 03:48:55 AM

I am starting to wonder about it...

Sazabi · **Reply #63 on:** October 22, 2011, 03:55:31 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 03:48:55 AM

I am starting to wonder about it...

Says the person who ended up building his own Powercut... and no more after the first prototype.

J-sews · **Reply #64 on:** October 22, 2011, 04:00:11 AM

Quote from: Sazabi on October 22, 2011, 03:55:31 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 03:48:55 AM
I am starting to wonder about it...

Says the person who ended up building his own Powercut... and no more after the first prototype.

Allan blackmailed me into breaking the mold $:-\$ so his would be 'the one and only'

Sazabi · **Reply #65 on:** October 22, 2011, 04:04:10 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 04:00:11 AM

Quote from: Sazabi on October 22, 2011, 03:55:31 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 03:48:55 AM
I am starting to wonder about it...

Says the person who ended up building his own Powercut... and no more after the first prototype.

Allan blackmailed me into breaking the mold $:-\$ so his would be 'the one and only'

There was no mold needed, though.

You "simply" transplanted a pair of hard wire cutters into a... Powerlock, I think it was.

J-sews · **Reply #66 on:** October 22, 2011, 04:11:54 AM

Quote from: Sazabi on October 22, 2011, 04:04:10 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 04:00:11 AM
Quote from: Sazabi on October 22, 2011, 03:55:31 AM
Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 03:48:55 AM
I am starting to wonder about it...

Says the person who ended up building his own Powercut... and no more after the first prototype.

Allan blackmailed me into breaking the mold $:-\$ so his would be 'the one and only'

There was no mold needed, though. You "simply" transplanted a pair of hard wire cutters into a... Powerlock, I think it was.

I know, I was joking

Someday I'll get around to making more

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #67 on:** October 22, 2011, 04:45:42 AM

Quote from: scrappy on October 22, 2011, 02:50:38 AM

any word Def?

No response yet. I'll fire off another email to remind them that I sent an email....

Def

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AHB · **Reply #68 on:** October 22, 2011, 11:13:29 AM

Quote from: J-sews on October 22, 2011, 04:11:54 AM

I know, I was joking Someday I'll get around to making more

I saw that...

Chako · **Reply #69 on:** October 22, 2011, 02:27:11 PM

Is the Balance vaporware? I find this odd seeing that Gerber is usually first to market with their new models.

Accujohn · **Reply #70 on:** November 10, 2011, 11:46:42 PM

I have a balance i found today at a pawn shop... I was unfamiliar with the tool. Are they hard to find?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #71 on:** November 10, 2011, 11:47:44 PM

Sort of... no one else has seen them and we wondered if they'd been released yet.

Def

Sazabi · **Reply #72 on:** November 10, 2011, 11:59:31 PM

Accujohn, would you post some actual pictures of the tool? I'd like some firsthand pics.

Accujohn · **Reply #73 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:15:32 AM

For the record, I'm not far from many companies including Gerber and I have found many oddball items including 1 of a kinds and protos. I just hadn't recognized the tool before and it was in unused condition. Fit and finish are way above average for a production piece... that and it was a solid, cool design and way cheap

Here are photos hot off my porch:

Accujohn · **Reply #74 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:16:44 AM

more pix

Accujohn · **Reply #75 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:17:24 AM

more pix

Accujohn · **Reply #76 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:17:56 AM

more pix

Accujohn · **Reply #77 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:18:56 AM

more pix

Accujohn · **Reply #78 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:19:34 AM

more pix

Accujohn · **Reply #79 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:20:13 AM

last one

Gareth · **Reply #80 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:49:29 AM

Well I think you've definitely got the first one on the forum John, excellent find.

now I wonder if the rest of us are going to get a chance to buy one?

Accujohn · **Reply #81 on:** November 11, 2011, 02:07:59 AM

I havent seen anything in the stores... Online is even more confusing. Knifecenter lists it as discontinued. Most everyone else as out of stock or backordered?

Sazabi · **Reply #82 on:** November 11, 2011, 02:13:28 AM

I just wish Gerber would actually reply as to the non-status of the non-tool. -__-

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #83 on:** November 11, 2011, 02:47:18 AM

If you feel the need to get rid of it, please feel free to send me a PM.

Def

Accujohn · **Reply #84 on:** November 11, 2011, 03:33:10 AM

Ok, i read through this whole thread to get up to speed. I really had no clue about this tool so i was glad i bought it. My thoughts were that it must be an old model because I hadnt seen one before. But, i tend to be a user and i really liked the design. Very efficient use of available tool space (compact). Also very pocket friendly and solid. This tool, while unused, was NOT just purchased however. It's been around for awhile. So, my guess is that its pre production that an employee had or someone who got it from one. I wouldn't expect the new tools to look exactly like this when and if released. The steel surfaces have way more finish work than is typical of production models. Newest product pictures vary as well. This one is nearly identical to the first pictures from january. The scales are in fact aluminum and I wonder if the production version will be that or plastic. The Gerber site only shows a green model with different serrations and no "balance" on the handle. The mechanisms are a tad complex which also makes me wonder if those are causing cost or prod. delays. Only other MT they had was a Diesel camo but I couldnt get into it. Also it was more like $55 whereas the Balance i was able to snag for $30. I bought it to use and carry but this whole story has kind of ruined that

Sazabi · **Reply #85 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:06:52 PM

Quote from: Accujohn on November 11, 2011, 01:15:32 AM

For the record, I'm not far from many companies including Gerber and I have found many oddball items including 1 of a kinds and protos. I just hadn't recognized the tool before and it was in unused condition. Fit and finish are way above average for a production piece... that and it was a solid, cool design and way cheap Here are photos hot off my porch:

I'm surprised no one else has poked you to see your other goodies.

Accujohn · **Reply #86 on:** November 12, 2011, 05:22:22 AM

I collected and bought/sold knives for years but didn't hang on to much I'm afraid. Lots of stories to tell though. Most of my Gerbers were either early folders or the Pauls. Most of the prototype stuff was from Benchmade. I lived less than a mile from them for 8 years.

Chako · **Reply #87 on:** November 12, 2011, 05:34:48 AM

So what is the story behind the Balance? Is it still vaporware? Are they being made and just starting to be visible in the wild?

Accujohn · **Reply #88 on:** November 12, 2011, 05:47:17 AM

I heard back from Gerber via Facebook on the Balance... They told me to keep my eyes peeled for the New Balance in 2012! Nothing more specific than that I'm afraid.

Gareth · **Reply #89 on:** November 12, 2011, 11:45:52 AM

Sounds like they've had too/decided too tweak the design. $:-\$

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