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Anyone have some insight into these? I like the looks but have always been a little skeptical of gerber quality.
Thanks,
Jason
Thanks,
Jason
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Gerber 800 Legend multitool
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I owned a Gerber tool years ago. I have never thought they compared well to Leatherman at all. I never broke it, but found the fit and finish much lacking, and found Leathermans tool designs more effective. Also, I know a multi tool is primarily a tool and not a knife, but the knife blade on the tool I had was really lacking.
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Gerbers MTs are somewhat like AK-47s. They appear to be designed and manufactured by imbeciles, but they work pretty darn good if you can get past the complete lack of refinement. I buried an MP600 in my back yard about 6 months ago, and will dig it up after its been in there for about a year. So maybe its not the Gerber people who are the real imbeciles. Link to multitool.org.
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I bought a Gerber 800 Legend recently so I've not had as much chance to use it as my other tools. The main attraction for me is that all the tools, except the pliers, are easily accessible without having to unfold the handles.
Except for the knife, most of the individual blades are identical to those found in the Gerber 600 series. The 800's combination serrated/straight blade is a drop point shape. The knife and scissors have thumb studs and can be opened easily using one hand -- if you are right handed. I am left handed and use an index finger on the thumb studs.
The spring loaded pliers is a plus. The handles are somewhat far apart when using the pliers, and are a better fit for large hands. My hands are not large. Even when the tool is collapsed, it is wider than my other multitools except for the Leatherman OHT.
The Legend 800's replaceable carbide cutters are the same as on the current Gerber 600 series. Cutting copper wire is done cleanly, but requires more pressure on the handles than tools without the carbide cutters. Wire cutting of the Legend 800 resembles a scissoring action more than a sharp knife edge.
I don't have any argument with quality of construction, though the screwdriver blades don't look as strong as those found on the Leatherman SuperTool 300. The Legend 800 lacks an awl. I'm more apt to use the scissors, file, and perhaps the saw than an awl. Speaking of the saw, I replaced the supplied Remgrit blade with a metal cutting jig saw blade.
The Legend 800 user reviews on Amazon are helpful. Check them out.
Except for the knife, most of the individual blades are identical to those found in the Gerber 600 series. The 800's combination serrated/straight blade is a drop point shape. The knife and scissors have thumb studs and can be opened easily using one hand -- if you are right handed. I am left handed and use an index finger on the thumb studs.
The spring loaded pliers is a plus. The handles are somewhat far apart when using the pliers, and are a better fit for large hands. My hands are not large. Even when the tool is collapsed, it is wider than my other multitools except for the Leatherman OHT.
The Legend 800's replaceable carbide cutters are the same as on the current Gerber 600 series. Cutting copper wire is done cleanly, but requires more pressure on the handles than tools without the carbide cutters. Wire cutting of the Legend 800 resembles a scissoring action more than a sharp knife edge.
I don't have any argument with quality of construction, though the screwdriver blades don't look as strong as those found on the Leatherman SuperTool 300. The Legend 800 lacks an awl. I'm more apt to use the scissors, file, and perhaps the saw than an awl. Speaking of the saw, I replaced the supplied Remgrit blade with a metal cutting jig saw blade.
The Legend 800 user reviews on Amazon are helpful. Check them out.
FWIW,
Some years ago both a co-worker and one of my students had a Gerber 800s that they used at work. The tools held up reasonably well, neither broke in the couple of years they were here, but every one of the little rubber pads eventually fell off the handles of both their tools. I can't say if that problem's been fixed or not in the current production of 800s
Some years ago both a co-worker and one of my students had a Gerber 800s that they used at work. The tools held up reasonably well, neither broke in the couple of years they were here, but every one of the little rubber pads eventually fell off the handles of both their tools. I can't say if that problem's been fixed or not in the current production of 800s