What resulted from all that light weight tool steel was a whole lot of flexing and snapping of Gerber multi-tools.Īt this point, they were probably making them in some of their US factories. Just an overall “They think that’s useful? Wait ’till they get a load of our version!” kind of thing.) and they started, off the bat, with this industrial/weight reduced design, using less actual material for the tool than Leatherman does. Sadly… Gerber started reaching into Leatherman’s patents for inspiration (Not literal copies, ever. Gerber used to have some German-Made Knives, and some US-Made Knives, which were once the very standard of outdoor knife use, and survivalism. It still much be a handy glovebox tool – but if you’re not carrying the multitool, the advantages over just a small kit of regular tools starts to disappear. With large multitools there comes a point where it stops being comfortable to carry – and this might be in that category for me. I do like Gerber’s center-drive screwdriver and the rest of the loadout seems appropriate. If those teeth are properly hardened, it still might end up being a good tool. Proof is in the pudding though I suppose. Still, that “laminated” looking plier head just seems needlessly bulky to me. That’s my other critique – I generally want multi-tool pliers to have needlenose tips – but I understand not all multitools are designed for the same purpose. Albeit I understand that “precision” does not appear to be Gerber’s aim here. Otherwise having pliers that end with a smooth section right before the tips would make them much less useful for precision work. Perhaps it is crosshatched (my preference) and I just can’t tell from the lighting. In the photos it looks like the jaws are smooth just before the tips – I sure hope that’s not true.
While it can be convenient for pliers to have two opening width settings, slip-joint pliers are usually too loose to hold their setting, or too stiff to adjust with ease. Slip-joint pliers are indeed proven – they’ve proven to be a source of frustration for nearly every tool user. The slip-joint pliers design is what can make the Dual-Force the best or worst multi-tool, in my opinion. Gerber did it with the Center-Drive, and now we’re continuing to expand the horizons of what a multi-tool can do. Leave the toolbox at home, because the Dual-Force’s revolutionary design offers proven and uncompromising performance when taken to task against the competition. Gerber’s store pricing tends to be a little higher than dealer pricing, and so we should expect to see slightly lower street pricing. The Dual-Force is not in stock at Gerber’s store, and it is not yet available at Gerber tool dealers. The Gerber Dual-Force, model 30-001721, comes with a nylon sheath that can be belt-carried vertically or horizontally. Gerber does not provide the overall length. The Gerber Dual-Force appears to be a little longer than other brands’ standard multi-tools, with a closed length of 4.65″. This lets you rotate the handle in a similar fashion as a traditional screwdriver.
The Dual-Force also features Gerber’s Center-Drive-type center-axis bit screwdriver. So, you get the pliers, a knife, a saw, a screwdriver bit holder, on-board storage for 2 additional bits (3 total), and a file with chisel tip.Īll of the main functions are outside-accessible and with a locking feature.
The presentation tools in Google Drive and Office365 both allow simultaneous editing by multiple people and are perfect tools for this activity.Officially, Gerber says that the Dual-Force multi-tool features 12 different tools and functions. The presentations can either be delivered live at a later session, as above or recorded and posted to the module’s Blackboard site for others to access when convenient. Students are encouraged to work individually, to begin with, as this reduces the need for them all to be online simultaneously initially, and later they come together online to consolidate their findings and produce their final presentation. When used over a longer period, the introduction and activity setting aspect can be delivered live as above or as a pre-recorded video for students to access online as they need it. When the time comes for the students to present their work to each other, the use of the webinar tool allows the remote students to appear to the in-room students and vice versa. When used during a timetabled session, the method used is largely the same as for a Blended Seminar, with some students online and working using breakouts in a webinar tool and other students in the physical room working directly with each other. This approach can be used during a single timetabled session or over a longer period.
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