![]() ![]() Let those other guys pretend to have all the answers. The Center-Drive™ is made for real challenges - and works like the real thing - built right here in the USA. Full size, real tools - the multi-tool just got a reality check. No productivity is sacrificed with the addition of a 30% longer outboard blade and one-thumb opening sliding jaws. The innovative center-axis driver opens to align like a real screw driver, yielding maximum torque and rotation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.īoth comments and pings are currently closed.Gerber’s new multi-tool offers uncompromising performance through revolutionary design. On Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 at 10:00 and is filed under Advertiser, EDC. One-thumb opening sliding jaws deliver instant command of the spring-loaded pliers, so you can take control of whatever’s at hand. No compromises – in no time.Īdjust to your environment, or force it to adjust to you. Don’t worry reverse thumb support gets the job done in confidence. A single flick of the thumb gets you access to a full-size outboard knife that is 30% larger than the competition. The result is all the ergonomics and torque you’d expect from the real thing, ready at the flick of a thumb. It seems so obvious – but until now no multi-tool has ever offered a full-size driver on the center axis with a standard bit. Full size, real tools – the multi-tool just got a reality check. No productivity is sacrificed with the addition of a 30% larger outboard blade and one-thumb opening sliding jaws. Innovative Center Axis Tech™ aligns the full-size driver in the center of the tool to yield maximum torque and rotation, just like the real thing. Gerber’s new multi-tool offers uncompromising performance through revolutionary design. Challenging the status quo, it delivers real and compelling advancements in capability and serves the professional end user like none before it. PORTLAND, OREGON (Oct 18th, 2016) – Gerber, leading the industry in knives, tools and equipment for over 75 years, announces the introduction of the multi-tool that will redefine the category – the Center-Drive. Gerber introduces the Center-Drive Multi-tool You can read the official release from Gerber by clicking the link below Regardless, the tool itself is USA-made, and it has a host of great features that should make for an excellent option for EDC or just a functional backup tool. The sheath can be mounted by the rear to a belt either vertically or horizontally via its rear straps.īy Gerber’s own admission, unlike the Center Drive itself, both the bit set and pouch are made in China. It also comes complete with a nylon and elastic sheath which accommodates both the Center Drive and the bit set. The Center Drive comes with a 12-bit kit, in addition to the Phillip’s head and flat head bits that are already included with the tool. By default, it comes with a flat head bit already inserted. The Center Drive also features this bit storage slot which snaps into place within the frame and rotates outward, allowing quick access to a second bit. Like the blade, the center axis driver locks into place via a tension lockbar. The center axis driver features a magnetic attachment head, which supports any number of standard bits. Unlike traditional multitools, which typically feature a lower profile driver, the Center Drive’s driver juts out of the tool’s frame 3.25″ and curves inward towards the center axis, allowing for improved torque and rotation. The arm opposite this one features both a 3″ ruler as well as an 8cm ruler.Įasily the most impressive feature of the Center Drive is the tool of its namesake, the full-size center axis driver. These tools lock into place when fully extended and can be retracted by using a thumb-break slide release on the opposite side of the arm, which also incorporates a lanyard hole. The opposite arm of the Center Drive features the following tools: The blade also locks into place when fully extended via a tension lockbar. According to Gerber, this blade is “30% larger than the competition” press materials use the main blade on the Leatherman OHT for the size comparison. The main blade on the Center Drive is a 3.25″ fine edge blade. The pliers consist of a needle nose point with a standard center, as well as rotatable carbide wire cutters and a wire stripper. The pliers are spring loaded, and are released upward via a side-mounted sliding button, purposely designed for one-thumb activation, rather than the swing open design on traditional multitools. The Center Drive is manufactured from stainless steel, and features 14 individual tools within its frame. This is the Gerber Center Drive, a brand-new made-in-the-USA multitool that’s launching today, and Gerber sent us a pre-production model a few days ahead of the launch to check it out. ![]()
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