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Engineer Owners Club
on: December 24, 2024, 11:32:09 PM
Engineer was founded as "Futaba Tools" in Japan in 1948. In 2002 they started producing their first screw removal pliers and changed the company name to Engineer.
I am a big fan of Engineer after getting the PZ-57 for modding my Rebar and seeing how well it worked. So, let's see what you've got!



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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #1 on: December 24, 2024, 11:35:02 PM
Engineer PZ-58 colours list:
(If you have found one that is missing from the list please let me know)

PZ-58 - Green - Standard model
PZ-58 - Light green - Australia exclusive - Collaboration with Warren and Brown
PZ-58 BK - Black - UK and Germany Exclusive - Collaboration with Precise Hand Tools (BK designation in their documentation but not on packaging)
PZ-58 BR - Brown - Japan exclusive- Collaboration with Yoshioka
PZ-58 BS - Black/Khaki - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with DCM Homac
PZ-58 - Burgundy - Letter designation unknown
PZ-58 D - Black - Japan exclusive
PZ-58 DC - Black coating - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with DCM
PZ-58 F - Purple - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Fuji Trading
PZ-58 G - Orange - Limited Edition - Commemorating 7 million copies sold
PZ-58 K - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan
PZ-58 KN - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan
PZ-58 M - Grey - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with MonotaRO
PZ-58 MM - Red/Blue - Expo Japan 2025 Commemorative Limited Edition
PZ-58 N - Sky blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco
PZ-58 P - Pink - Japan exclusive - Engineer 70th Anniversary Limited Edition
PZ-58 SM - Khaki - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Shimachu
PZ-58 SN - Black, black coating - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Lifull Home's
PZ-58 Y - Yellow - Limited Edition - Commemorating 3 million copies sold
TPZ-58 - Black - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Trusco
VT001 - Red - Collaboration with Vampire Tools, USA

PZ-58 - Green - Standard model


PZ-58 - Light green - Australia exclusive - Collaboration with Warren and Brown


PZ-58 BK - Black - UK and Germany Exclusive - Collaboration with Precise Hand Tools (BK designation in their documentation but not on packaging)


PZ-58 BR - Brown - Japan exclusive- Collaboration with Yoshioka


PZ-58 BS - Black-Khaki - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with DCM Homac


PZ-58 - Burgundy - Letter designation unknown


PZ-58 D - Black - Japan exclusive


PZ-58 DC - Black coating - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with DCM


PZ-58 F - Purple - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Fuji Trading


PZ-58 G - Orange - Limited Edition - Commemorating 7 million copies sold


PZ-58 K - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan


PZ-58 KN - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan


PZ-58 M - Grey - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with MonotaRO


PZ-58 MM - Red/Blue - Expo Japan 2025 Commemorative Limited Edition


PZ-58 N - Sky blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco


PZ-58 P - Pink - Japan exclusive - Engineer 70th Anniversary Limited Edition


PZ-58 SM - Khaki - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Shimachu


PZ-58 SN - Black, black coating - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Lifull Home's


PZ-58 Y - Yellow - Limited Edition - Commemorating 3 million copies sold


TPZ-58 - Black - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Trusco


VT001 - Red - Collaboration with Vampire Tools, USA
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #2 on: December 24, 2024, 11:54:43 PM
Let's see what you've got!
That would be...nary a pair or Engineer pliers. But after seeing your collection, I will have to rectify that! :like:
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #3 on: December 25, 2024, 12:12:31 AM
I think I have 10 pliers and one center-punch.
I don't have all the PZ-58 variants. I just wanted to post a list because when I first started looking I could not find one.
And I found the PZ-58 SM - khaki as I was writing the above post. :ahhh
I asked Engineer and they only said some colours are exclusive to some countries, and that the customer can request a colour and decide the letter designation that gets added to the PZ-58 model name.
I contacted Westin Tools to ask about the PZ-58 BS black-Khaki one. The tools they sell are like that, one black handle and one Khaki. And I asked them what the BS stands for. I hope they don't say bull smurf. :D


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #4 on: December 25, 2024, 12:15:46 AM
Well, well, well...looks like this could be quite the rabbit hole!
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #5 on: December 25, 2024, 12:21:20 AM
For the PZ-58, I have the standard green, Vamplier, orange, KN blue, and BK black. I've got the DC black with black head on the way. :cheers:

PZ-58P - pink and TPZ-58 - black (Trusco collab) are available in Amazon Japan.
I could already have them. I may add the pink in my next order, when the newer model, PZ-75 is available. Maybe the Trusco too.
I'll search through my package forwarding service for other models. They used FedEx to send me the KN blue and it got here from Japan in a week or so.
There are also other models in a few colours. I really like the massive PZ-59 in purple.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #6 on: December 25, 2024, 01:00:24 AM
Seems a lot of them are exclusive to the home market, which could be both a blessing and a curse. And I knew I'd heard the name Futaba somewhere, but only moments before typing this reply did I remember where: they make transmitters, receivers, and servos for R/C vehicles. Is that Futaba somehow related to Engineer? :think:
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #7 on: December 25, 2024, 01:09:51 AM
I have a scissor that is quite sturdy. At least I think it is an Engineer - I'll check next time I see it. And one or two of those pliers in two different sizes - so far they have worked very well.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #8 on: December 25, 2024, 08:59:33 AM
Seems a lot of them are exclusive to the home market, which could be both a blessing and a curse. And I knew I'd heard the name Futaba somewhere, but only moments before typing this reply did I remember where: they make transmitters, receivers, and servos for R/C vehicles. Is that Futaba somehow related to Engineer? :think:

The orange and blue I posted above are Japan exclusive, I found one on fleabay from a Japanese seller, and the blue via a package forwarding service because the seller does not ship outside Japan. That's what I did with the DC black one I have on the way. The black I have is UK and Germany exclusive, I found it in Amazon AU, shipping from Amazon DE ( Germany). It also is available in Amazon UK.

There is also Futaba Manufacturing, Futaba Industrial, and maybe a couple of others. :think: I was trying to find who actually founded Futaba aka Engineer but could not find a name.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #9 on: December 25, 2024, 09:07:25 AM
Well, well, well...looks like this could be quite the rabbit hole!

My current shopping spree started because I used the small black one (PZ-57) to remove a broken bolt from my office chair at work. It worked so well, I went online to find the yellow PZ-58 that I knew existed.

And new colors kept popping up. I found the PZ-58N sky blue today and decided to make an Owners Club and PSA about the variants, and while looking for a good picture of one, I saw the PZ-58SM khaki. I am sure there are more out there, waiting to be discovered.

If I ever become rich, I'll commission an MTO one. What color should it be? :ahhh
PZ-58 MTO :dd:
PZ-58 RP :D
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #10 on: December 25, 2024, 10:05:12 AM
I have a scissor that is quite sturdy. At least I think it is an Engineer - I'll check next time I see it. And one or two of those pliers in two different sizes - so far they have worked very well.

The scissors are cool. I've seen a few colors as well. But I have many scissors already. But I also have many pliers already and I keep buying more... hold still, my heart wallet. :facepalm:


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #11 on: December 25, 2024, 04:30:31 PM
The scissors are cool. I've seen a few colors as well. But I have many scissors already. But I also have many pliers already and I keep buying more... hold still, my heart wallet. :facepalm:

Somehow I have this image in my mind with a "Game of Thrones" style throne made up of pliers, and then some more pliers. If they could sit on swords then pliers should be easy going in comparison.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #12 on: December 25, 2024, 09:23:34 PM
If I ever become rich, I'll commission an MTO one. What color should it be?
I'd buy one! My vote for color would be dark earth with black finish on the exposed metal.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #13 on: December 26, 2024, 07:36:02 PM
I found the PZ-58N sky blue today and decided to make an Owners Club and PSA about the variants, and while looking for a good picture of one, I saw the PZ-58SM khaki.

I have the PZ-58 SM -khaki in the way! :woohoo:
I just searched them all in my proxy service for items from Japan, and the SM came up! :D

Also, the PZ-58M grey, man, that's gonna be a holy grail. Only 6000 made. :cry: in 2018. :cry:


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #14 on: December 27, 2024, 06:31:01 AM
The seller cancelled the order. :rant: :cry:
What a shame. :(


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #15 on: December 27, 2024, 09:28:06 AM
I contacted Westin Tools to ask about the PZ-58 BS black-Khaki one. The tools they sell are like that, one black handle and one Khaki. And I asked them what the BS stands for. I hope they don't say bull smurf. :D

Westin Tools has confirmed that the PZ-58BS having their color scheme is a coincidence. :o :ahhh



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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #16 on: December 27, 2024, 06:08:13 PM
Engineer PZ-59 colours list:

PZ-59 - Green - Standard model
PZ-59 - Light green - Australia exclusive - Collaboration with Warren and Brown
PZ-59 F - Purple - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Fuji Trading
PZ-59 KN - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan
PZ-59 N - Sky blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco
PZ-59 NB - Olive green with head painted black - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco
PZ-59 Y - Yellow - Japan exclusive - Commemorating 3 million copies sold
‎VT-001-8 - Red - USA exclusive - Collaboration with Vampire Tools

PZ-59 - Green - Standard model


PZ-59 - Light green - Australia exclusive - Collaboration with Warren and Brown


PZ-59 F - Purple - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Fuji Trading


PZ-59 KN - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan


PZ-59 N - Sky blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco


PZ-59 NB - Olive with head painted black - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Nafco


PZ-59 Y - Yellow - Japan exclusive - Commemorating 3 million copies sold


VT-001-8 - Red - USA exclusive - Collaboration with Vampire Tools
« Last Edit: February 08, 2025, 07:38:29 AM by ReamerPunch »


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #17 on: January 02, 2025, 06:52:35 AM
My Engineer pilers.

The packing are thrown away when moved back from office unfortunately.

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PZ-32 22J + PZM-30 in black oxide 3-9.5mm
PZ-67 automatic lock pilers painted in green and black 3-9.5mm


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #18 on: January 02, 2025, 11:17:26 AM
Oh, those are awesome!
I'm thinking about the locking one...

I was thinking of getting this set by Engineer. It contains the NT K-200R in green. So I'd be killing two birds with one stone, since I also want something by NT. But I've already blown my tool budget for January. And february. :facepalm:


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #19 on: January 02, 2025, 11:22:33 AM
Oh, those are awesome!
I'm thinking about the locking one...

I was thinking of getting this set by Engineer. It contains the NT K-200R in green. So I'd be killing two birds with one stone, since I also want something by NT. But I've already blown my tool budget for January. And february. :facepalm:

There is a automatic locking one and I think 2 chrome steel regular locking one with green sleeve (different sizes).

There is one drawback with automatic ones, the handle opens very wide, making it almost always a two hand action for me. I think that is the problem with these automatic locking pliers, not just Engineer ones.

Oh and now your list has grown even longer. With both auto and manual/traditional variants of Engineer locking pilers.

 :rofl:

March!

Oh and they also make an ultra thin 4 inch wrench TWM-08 >:D
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #20 on: January 02, 2025, 12:58:52 PM
The one with the red handle? I've seen that, but didn't check it out, since I barely use the regular ones I have.

They're releasing new products soon. I like this stubby. But it seems too big for no bits storage. It would be nice if they had a carousel with 6 bits, like PB Swiss and Wera. Bit I might get it. They have three small ratchets too, but nothing too exciting yet.


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #21 on: January 02, 2025, 02:48:22 PM
The one with the red handle? I've seen that, but didn't check it out, since I barely use the regular ones I have.

They're releasing new products soon. I like this stubby. But it seems too big for no bits storage. It would be nice if they had a carousel with 6 bits, like PB Swiss and Wera. Bit I might get it. They have three small ratchets too, but nothing too exciting yet.

Well the red one is 2mm thick and actually they have a 2mm wrench that is cheaper and longer. The red one is actually cut off from it and overmod with a red plastic handle...

Speaking about stubby it may be off topic
I have a Vessel 220W which I like very mich
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... and it has a stubby version 270BW.
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #22 on: January 05, 2025, 12:49:46 AM
These engineer pliers are all very pretty :drink:
I knew my wife was a keeper when she transitioned from calling it a knife thingy to a multi-tool.

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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #23 on: January 05, 2025, 11:16:18 AM
I've got details for all the PZ-58 colors except PZ-58F - Purple. Not even Engineer remembers who the customer was. :facepalm:


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #24 on: January 05, 2025, 10:35:27 PM
The seller cancelled the order. :rant: :cry:
What a shame. :(

I ordered the same PZ-58 SM khaki via a different proxy and got it! I didn't mention it so I wouldn't jinx it, but it's here now, along with the DC. :woohoo:

So I now have:

PZ-58 - Green - Standard model
PZ-58 BK - Black - UK and Germany Exclusive - Collaboration with Precise Hand Tools (BK designation in their documentation but not on packaging)
PZ-58 DC - Black coating - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with DCM
PZ-58 G - Orange - Limited Edition - Commemorating 7 million copies sold
PZ-58 KN - Blue - Japan exclusive - Collaboration with Kohnan
PZ-58 SM - Khaki - Japan Exclusive - Collaboration with Shimachu
VT001 - Red - Collaboration with Vampire Tools, USA


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #25 on: January 05, 2025, 10:44:21 PM
Huh. The SM khaki has the olive drab cap that matches the PZ-32 and 33, like kaevin posted above. Interesting.
That means that the only ones with no matching cap are the three black ones, (DC, Trusco, UK/Germany), the BS which has a black and a khaki handle, and the SM khaki. Black or khaki, no matching cap. Damn. A black cap would match 4 models. Why not just make it? :think:
And the Australian Warren and Brown doesn't have a cap either.


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #26 on: January 06, 2025, 10:48:46 PM
Omg there is a brown one too. :facepalm:
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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #27 on: January 07, 2025, 02:15:51 AM
Omg there a brown one too. :facepalm:
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That reminds me why I try not to collect for color  :whistle:

Go ahead and collect that one last missing color, gogogo.


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #28 on: January 07, 2025, 09:55:58 PM
My Pink arrived. And my second Orange one. Found it cheap, could not pass it up, $20 AUD so $12.5 USD, even cheaper than the standard model. :ahhh

Also got the Scribing Pen and articulating bit extensions.

And the non engineer screw plier. :D


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Re: Engineer Owners Club
Reply #29 on: January 08, 2025, 02:44:01 AM
The scribing Pen and articulating bit extensions look nice.

The Knipex is small compared to Engineer. How does it compared to Engineer when removing screws?

The scribe tip is 2mm? Seems I can get a tip like that and put in a 2mm lead holder


 

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