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Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club

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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #480 on: October 06, 2024, 05:20:57 PM
First post! here is one I picked up at the flea market this past Saturday. For $10, I couldn't say no.
Sorta, kinda looks like it's polished blue.




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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #481 on: October 06, 2024, 10:39:59 PM
I wouldn't have said no, either. Great score! :tu:
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #482 on: October 07, 2024, 06:21:54 AM
First post! here is one I picked up at the flea market this past Saturday. For $10, I couldn't say no.
Sorta, kinda looks like it's polished blue.
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What a score; congratulations, K! An MPT in black oxide, with OE weave-pattern sheath... :hatsoff: :tu:


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #483 on: October 07, 2024, 01:59:07 PM
Thanks for the comments!
Hmmm, now do I replace the knife and pouch on my belt with this? Decisions, decisions....


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #484 on: October 07, 2024, 10:12:25 PM
Gen 5? MP came in the mail today. Probably going to be part of a wedding gift for a friend who likes "vintage" stuff and is fixing up an old house. Needs cleaning up a little first, but came with box, papers, etc.

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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #485 on: October 07, 2024, 10:55:15 PM
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #486 on: October 08, 2024, 10:24:55 PM
 :iagree:
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #487 on: December 06, 2024, 12:42:45 PM
hi , first in introduce myself . i m french , so  i would like to apologize for my bad english , and hope you ll understand what i will say.

i have bought more and more multi tool  (and SAK)  and particulary gerber multitool , because it's my favorite , in front of leatherman and swiss tool

gerber multitool is very unknown in France , so it's not easy to find
and nobody know what it's really ...
then , i m lucky to find a lot of used multiplier , and Mp600  on second hand website

i learned a lot and a lot with this forum and specially about  the multiplier you called" Mr Pinchy "

i have 3 or 4 of this one , two of those are i think the last version , i have one fiskars version  and i just bought , i think what it could be a V1.1 version  that you could
see on photo

scissors inside , difficult to open cause nail are not in the cut place ...

my main problem with this tool , is the scissors , there is no spring on it , and i m thinking , that there is probably one .  but where can i find this spring ?




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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #488 on: December 07, 2024, 12:49:40 AM
Welcome aboard! I have never taken a Gerber apart, so I can't advise as to whether yours may have a broken or missing spring. However, I am sure another member will chime in. And hope to see more photos of your Gerber collection sometime! :cheers:
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #489 on: December 07, 2024, 01:44:24 PM
Hello and welcome to the forum Jf   :cheers:


The scissors would have had a spring.

see here     https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=74830.msg1596459#msg1596459


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #490 on: December 07, 2024, 04:39:38 PM
Hello and welcome to the forum Jf   :cheers:


The scissors would have had a spring.

see here     https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=74830.msg1596459#msg1596459

But don't be fooled, even with a spring those scissors are pretty useless...  later on when Fiskars got involved the Gerber scissors were vastly improved.
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #491 on: December 08, 2024, 12:28:16 AM
Welcome aboard! I have never taken a Gerber apart, so I can't advise as to whether yours may have a broken or missing spring. However, I am sure another member will chime in. And hope to see more photos of your Gerber collection sometime! :cheers:

thank's for your welcome


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #492 on: December 08, 2024, 12:29:47 AM
Hello and welcome to the forum Jf   :cheers:


The scissors would have had a spring.

see here     https://forum.multitool.org/index.php?topic=74830.msg1596459#msg1596459



thank's for you welcome ,  the spring looks like the victorinox but the base are bigger


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #493 on: December 08, 2024, 12:33:10 AM
But don't be fooled, even with a spring those scissors are pretty useless...  later on when Fiskars got involved the Gerber scissors were vastly improved.


it will be right , but i will prefer to fix that  even if i never use it , just to have a good condition tool .  i have too a mp600 diesel with the fiskars scissors on it  and a mp400,  it's a very smaller scissors , but it does the job

any idea where to find the parts ?


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #494 on: December 08, 2024, 03:06:37 AM
   Might have to try and modify a Victorinox spring.  Going to be hard to find an original spring, probably.  Best wishes.  G
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #495 on: December 08, 2024, 01:47:40 PM
 :iagree:


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #496 on: December 08, 2024, 05:24:30 PM
you're probably right about the spring , i will try to order spring from victorinox and try to adapt

here my fiskars





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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #497 on: December 09, 2024, 12:26:25 AM
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As for the new spring, maybe try U.S. eBay? I'm sure a suitable donor Gerber would show up sooner or later. And there are always work-arounds if a seller will not ship outside the U.S. ;)
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #498 on: December 10, 2024, 04:08:19 AM
Welcome aboard!  You have some great Gerbers!
Barry


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #499 on: January 09, 2025, 09:22:42 PM
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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #500 on: January 10, 2025, 02:19:07 PM
Nice combo buddy!
Barry


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #501 on: January 11, 2025, 12:04:41 AM
Thanks Barry !   :cheers:


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Re: Gerber Mr. Pinchy Multi Plier Club
Reply #502 on: January 11, 2025, 03:18:37 PM
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Culling of the knife and multi herds in progress...

If I pay five figures for something, it better have wings or a foundation!


 

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