Gerber Gets One Right: Gerber Dime MT
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Shorter vid and review of some Gerber light duty keychain sized MTs. The Splice is a bit rough hewn and its tools are hard to open. I do like the blade and its wide tool selection. Smooth it out and make it higher quality and you have the Gerber Dime, which compares very favorably agains the reference standard of the Leatherman PS4. For the money spent, it's totally worth it.///////////////////Nutnfancy Likability Scale for Dime: 9 out of 10; Splice: 6 out of 10
I carry a dime every day, love it. After 6 months, I just discovered the tweezers yesterday! The only downside is the blade is dull out of the box.
You forgot to mension the tweesers at the dime, right next to the cap lifter.
I know this probably isn't a "high view" vid for you Nutn, but you've created a lot of value in the reference library of vids like these. Just finding this one after two years! Informative and helpful as always - Thank you so much!
I've carried one for years. awesome to see others get the same utility out of these.
Got the gerber dime, One screw snapped off really easily, so i had to super glue it back. Very low grade. I would never buy gerber again. I will try leatherman next time. (HONEST REVIEW)
Just picked up my Dime today. I think it's the perfect size for keychain carry and I'll never be without it. Everything I've bought because of your recommendations I haven't been disappointed with.
Cheers.
The Dime is the most valuable multi-tool I own, and I have A LOT. The most used item is the package opener, which I use to open all the Amazon boxes with other multi-tool I end up not using :). I gave one as a gift to a mailman, and he is in love with it too. It's by far the most bang for the buck on your keychain, without being too bulky. Trust me, I've tried dozens of keychain tools. I lost mine for a day, ran out bought another, then found the original. YEAH! Now I have one for my EDC.
Oops I forgot to say, NF you forgot the tweezers. Actually a pretty handy part to any multitool
The dime looks good at first but the durability is lacking.After a very short time the pliers lose their alignment and the knife blade becomes loose.
My DIME has been kicking ass for about 3 years now. Get some kind of quick release to detach from keys & you'll use it all the time.
The --> package opener
"Are they having a brew party?"
Dude! It's Portland! We have more microbrews than another city!
Went to Amazon and bought one this morning after seeing this review. Just received it (kickass Amazon same day delivery for free) and it's very cool. They must have seen your vid or you got a tight one. This one is tight enough but not a nail buster. Thanks for the heads up!
Why do they need a dedicated bottle opener. Two words Mexican Coke.
Tip: If you have trouble opening the package ripper blade, take a Dremel and enlarge the divot in the handle around the nail nick. The handle scale on that side is a lot thicker than the other and needs a bigger divot for your nail to reach the nick. Made a world of difference for me when I did it.
I can't think of any decent beers that have twist off caps so I always appreciate a good cap-lifter. Keep the good vids coming!
Nutnfancy- it's gotten to if I'm thinking about buying a tool/gun/knife, I always come here first to see if you have a review!
I just got the dime and one great MT one thing I just found on it and you did not mention on the handel where it opens there is some small pull out metal tweezers almost unnoticed but work real well with removing hairs and splinters
Happy Mothers Day to the Mrs. Not sure if Veri is a mom, if so, same to her. Glad to see that Gerber finally made it into your EDC. Their designs are usually original which I give them credit for and this time they were able to make it useful also. Ima gettin' me one. Thanks for showing!
I bought the Gerber Dime and the problem is that too heavy to put on the keychain with 2.2 oz. If you want something to put on the keychain try the Victorinox Classic SD which I also have and is not too heavy on the keychain and has way better blade and scissors than the Dime and weights 0.74 oz.
I LOVE the bottle opener on my skeletool CX that I've been wearing since it was first released 3-4 years ago. I don't drink beer anymore, but I drink a lot of cokes in the bottles, and root beer and sarsaparilla, and I use the opener a lot. I'd be sad if manufacturers didn't put them on the tool, as long as it is not in the way or adds weight/size. Keep the cap lifters coming guys! Thanks for the videos nutn! I'm always waiting for the next one.
Just bought one, love the little bugger! I can't emphasize enough how solid it feels, the weight relative to size really inspires confidence.
I bought a Gerber Dime because of this review about 6 months ago. I use the heck out of it (especially the beer opener!). Bought one for each of my kids too - they love em!!
The beer opener tool is a much stronger place to put your key ring on too. Anyway, really useful review, thanks.
In most of your videos on multi tools you talk about how you find that most people dont carry them every day. After the video on the leatherman wave, i got one and it hasn't left my belt since. I honestly do not know how i survived 20 years without my wave. Thanks for the the great videos
First let me say thank you for all your vids. They have influenced how I view the items I use or buy. I actually bought this mini multi based partially on this vid. I try not to ever take one persons stance or opinion on any issue. We do live in a democracy for a reason. Second, just a quick FYI. I actually found a small pair of tweezers on my little Gerber Dime after using it for a few weeks. Also, the small file actually saved my bacon. My spare key that I was trying to use to get into my apartment, after leaving my keys with my girlfriend, was not going in all the way due to a poor cut. Using the file I ground down the pestering area and got it to work enough to gain access. Thanks for all your hard work.
Did you know there are tweezers?
There are actually 2 tweezers.
The front of the pliers, and the standalone ones.
***** That's right. Real men use pliers as tweezers.
Thanks for the review. The high value multi tool make it affordable to have them I several location in the house. I can't afford to have a leatherman everywhere, but this Gerber makes it possible. My wife uses them.
the only time I don't have my MT is when I'm in my suit but I always have a knife. never leave home with out an EDC blade. Yet another good video sir, keep up the good work!
Hey Nutn did you know the dime has a set of tweezers, they work pretty good too, there is a little tab sticking out of one of the ends
i keep a squirt ps4 on keychain and a charge on backpack. multiools are essential and sure you never need it until you do....its always awesome when someone needs tweezers or a bottle opener and your the man who's got the gadgets
I carry the one of the red Gerber dimes on my keys daily and it's awesome for light duty. I just had a crazy idea but could anyone imagine if Spyderco or Cold Steel made some multi tools? And if they did they'd have to be in small, medium and large sizes. I think that would be awesome.
Keep those knife and MT reviews coming. Thats the heart of TNP.
I bought one yesterday! Got to use it multiple times right away, used the pliers to start my brothers car becouse his key had broke in half. The dime was a nice little mt! And as someone said you forgot about the tweezers :) And I love to have the caplifter handy, here in europe its kinda rare with twistoffs :) Thank you for a great review :)
Cool option. I have been carrying a Gerber suspension on my duty belt. It has worked okay but is better than not having a multitool on hand while at work. Thanks for sharing!
Thx for another great review Nutn! Just ordered some goods based on probably your oldest and newest reviews. Soon to be proud owner of a SOG Flash 1 and this Gerber Dime!
I've had 2 of these. The first one got stolen cause my friend liked it so much. I have a black one now. I dont know if I dropped it or used the pliers to hard but the body comes together and the pliers wont close all the way now. I use the thing a lot though. Its great for opening those damn heat sealed packages. I'm getting another one just because I use it so much. Its the right tool set in a tiny package. None of these micro tools will stand the test of time, dont fool yourself. They cant make superior quality in this small a package. I got mine for 17 dollars on amazon. I have a SOG powerassist for real work. My advise, dont use the pliers unless you have to and dont put any real pressure on them. Its a real handy tool for a keychain.
We use cap lifters because the pop tops (as opposed to screw tops) seal the beer better, thus the beer lasts longer.
Otherwise, nice review. I love Leathermans, but I'll recommend the Dime to anyone interested in a Gerber.
Lol I picked up the solstice a couple years ago and decided to see what UA-cam has to say about it and BAM a nutnfancy video. Awesome. I keep it as my EDC. I need to invest in a leatherman.
Great tool! I work in a warehouse and i cut open hundreds of boxes everyday and this is just perfect!
I just got the Dime, and one of the first things I did was rub my finger over the blade of the package opener and absolutely tore the tip of my finger open. Did not expect it to be so sharp out of the box.
My thought exactly. That's probably my #2 use for my Leatherman Fuse behind pulling staples with the pliers!
Thanks for accepting my video response! I just bought the Dime today, tweezers are better! Bottle opener works great! I even cut through the packaging afterwards with the package opener (you know I had to). Fit and finish isn't the best, can't compare to Leatherman, but functionality is excellent... except for the nail file, what the hell is that? It'd be fine if I had tiny elf fingers, and the front side of the file is decoration at best, doesn't grind anything. Keep up the good work, Nutn.
I just bought the red one and like it very much. Some people seems to dislike the cap opener but I find it handy to always have it there without having to open a tool like most (all?) other multitools and pocket knifes. I'm considering buying one more, the black version.
Bought the Dime about a week ago and its already come in handy many a time and basically paid for itself.
I cannot count the number of times my leatherman juice has came in handy! I fixed my grandsons bike at the park today with it. It was not a life threatening situation or the perfect tool for the job but, it worked and my grandson thought I was pretty cool!
Thanks for the review. The multi-tool, whichever one prefers, is in my opinion the 3rd most important edc item that one should have on their person. I carry a LM wave but I am going to buy one of these smaller gerbers for my wife. She is a real "do it herselfer" so to speak. I didn't even know that these smaller options existed.
Nutn, if you carried your light/ultralight MT on you for a year and never used it would you still carry it? Personally I just don't find that I use anything smaller than a medium sized multi-tool. I keep medium or heavy duty MT's in my school backpack, vehicle, tackle box, hunting bag and frame pack. Used to carry my Gerber Vise on my keychain but found that I never using it.
Forgot the little grabbing thing that is on the side of the gerber dime on the knife side.
I really like to clean my fingers with my pointed knives and or my EDC keychain multi-tool. At first I believed this was the only shortfall of the Gerber Dime. I have since discovered that if the user unfolds one handle of the tool while utilizing the file/Phillips head it is perfect for cleaning fingernails. It extends the tool just enough to get a great grip and angle the file for perfect nail cleaning.
The cap lifter is especially extraneous when you know how to use just about any rigid object to open a bottle with your finger as the fulcrum. Heck, the multitool itself becomes the opener. Now a corkscrew, that's a vital feature.
Hey Nutn. On your reccomendation I picked up a Gerber Dime. Gotta say, great tool, love the bottle opener and it even has a pair of tweezers. Gotta say, since I'm in the market for a new car, I wish you did vehicle reviews as well. Keep on keepin on!!!
-Mike
After watching this review, I also watched your video on MT Continuum. These past few days, I have been researching various other MTs. What are your thoughts on the Leatherman MUT? I would like to see you review this specific MT.
just got this today. i like it overall but one problem i've noticed is that when opening and closing it, the top of the handle scales rub on eachother and immediately rubbed off the paint after the first couple times opening it...and a lot of the reviews online aren't great so we'll see how well it holds up
My first multi tool was a Spice. I carry it everywhere with my swiss army knife. Had that since I was a boy scout. Slice blade does comes dull, but can be sharpen. The Dime is always in my backpack. I like gerber as you do leatherman. I also carry a Gerber knife too. I believe in being prepared like you said and we could run into you anywhere. Take care...
LOL ".4 ounces heavier but who's counting? You are nutnfancy you care about weight a lot! I know."
Cap lifter worked well to switch the fire control unit in a Sig P250. Saved my fingers and just enough leverage, nothing that would damage the gun.
Always have an edc knife. I keep pliers, screw drivers, allen wrenches, folding saw, and sockets in the vehicle. Don't find enough practical use in a MT and prefer using my normal tools over the MT. just go to my vehicle and grab them.
also have no use for mt scissors. have yet to need them when I have a knife. in fact, I've no use for scissors, a file, bottle opener, corkscrew, or those tiny saws.
Nutn....bought a ps4 from your recommendation. Love it!!! Can the dime cap lifter be removed? Can it be taken off?
Pretty much all of the smaller higher quality breweries use regular caps. Twist offs are only really used by the large beer corporations like Annheiser busch. So pretty much anything worth drinking requires a cap lifter. But I just pop beers with my edc blade handle or almost any other similarly shaped object.
I really like that box opener on the dime, It would really come in handy at work. I have the gerber crucial and i have been using it for about 3 months at work now and it has really worked out well for me. The only thing that i did not like about the dime is that i did not see a pocket clip on it. That's what i love about my Gerber Crucial because my pockets are always loaded with crap and the pocket clip on my Crucial really helps save space so i don't have to be digging around in my pockets
my leatherman ps4 is on my keychain so it is ALWAYS with me. fantastic multitool, no compromises -- pliers AND scissors!
Great video... I bought mine today and found out they have a decent pair of tweezers as well! Keep up the good work!
Another great review! Thanks again nutnfancy. I've been carrying the leatherman MUT. The thing is a monster though, so I've been looking for something smaller. I'm going to pick up one of those dimes.
He might have just forgotten to mention it but there are also small Victorinox style tweezers hidden in the handle... good review nutn
Theres a set of tiny tweasers in the handle, took me a while to figure this out even though i actually read the back of the packaging. If you look at the bottle opener, theres a very small tab, if you pull it hard enough your tweasers will come out. Hope this helps.
anyone else thumbs up Nutnfancy's video right when it starts Kickass!!!!
Good review by the gold standard channel or UA-cam reviews.
If u don't like chisel edges/ grinds what r ur thoughts on Emerson knives?
You have given me a multitool addiction.... my Mom even got a Leatherman P4 in pink for mother's day from me.
You must have gotten a lemon. Of the two Squirts and two Dimes I have, I carry the Dime 90% of the time. Have used the hell out of it for 10 months and haven't had a single issue. The Squirt has much better wire cutters (that I never need) and a cleaner feel and higher quality feel to it, but the Dime wins for me due to it's capabilities for my needs. Love the package opener and cap lifter.
great review NUTN i really wanted the PS4 after your review of that but this Dime Gerber is alot easier on the wallet so probably gonna go for the gerber. Thanks nutnfancy.
I'm glad I had my MT tonight, if I hadn't I'd been driving in the complete dark and rain!
Nice sarcasm during the video as well Nutn. Gave me a few good laughs this morning.
I have to agree about the chisel grind. I'm left handed and nearly all the chisel grinds only work well for right handed folks.
Once again NF....great review. I did not even know the dime was out there. The good news is it only cost me $15.00. :) Thanks!
wish leatherman would bring back the older P4 and S4. loved the fit and finish on those MTs. esp the smooth and colorful and shiny handle scales.
I'm a Leatherman fan but I found a Gerber Vise at REI for 15 bucks and I carry it all the time... the tools are hard to get out, which is frustrating in a jam, but it's held up really well over time. My Vise is over a year old so I can't speak to whether or not they've changed the action of the tools, but it's not a deal breaker for me. Overall its really handy. It's not the most ergonomic tool (like you said, it's squared on the edges) but it gets the job done well.
Found my micra on the side of a road about 5 years ago. The scissors were already toast, but everything else on it has remained functional. I'm probably going to pick a dime just for the cap lifter, blade and scissors though.
@nicopico5 Lol. I don't always drink beer. But when I do, it isn't a twist off cap...
Do you have the Microtech SF? If so are you going to review it?
Broke my EDC skeletool and of course I have been too lazy to ship it back. I have had good luck with most of my Gerbers. Price to usability, gerber is good. Might just have to get a dime. Keep up the good work.
Not bad, but it still will not replace my Squirt PS4. Does Gerber have a warranty like Leatherman?
While I don't drink much beer, my experience is that majority of beers are actually crown capped. : /
when I felt the spice in hand it feeled very crappy quality. I am curious about the Dime. The leathermans are to expensive in EU
If you look at where Gerber is located (Portland) and the amount of microbreweries located there then you might get an idea as to why they always include the cap opener. The twist offs are on mass produced where micro-brews often aren't..... just say'in.
I bought the Dime based on mostly positive reviews on youtube. It is a cool little mt. Looks awesome (Mine is the grey/red option). Unfortunately it is not flawless and I believe people should know that so they are not disappointed with all the hype and high expectation.
1. You mentioned light duty. I think you didn't stress that enough. The Dime is not very rigid and you can't use it as a regular heavy duty pliers or a big screwdriver. The frame bends under stress when unscrewing tight screws or squeezing the pliers hard.
2. The inside corners of the frame at the pliers end should have been rounded like on the PS4 for easier opening. Because they are not, the tool fights its design every time I open the pliers and now the side scales are misaligned a little and the aluminum corner is squished slightly. With use it will worsen.
3. They should have made a short box cutter in the place of the 2D Phillips and put a full size file with a 2D Phillips in its place. With the current design the file is useless and the bottle opener is in the way of the short screwdriver. I believe the box cutter would have worked just as fine.
4. I would have preferred a pen style blade. It also has a little sideways play.
5. My scissors are not ideal. Because the blades are bent towards each other to provide friction, that puts a lot of stress on the middle joint. As a result they don't bite very well in the core, where they should be strongest. I have to press them to the right and not directly down to make them bite all the way.
6. Scale finish is not very durable, but I like that - it gets the "used" look quickly.
7. It is heavy. For a comparison, it is heavier than a full sized 91mm Victorinox Spartan. If you have many keys and tools on your keychain, you will not feel it. But if you are like me and have only 2 keys and one RFID chip, the Dime weights more than everything combined. As a result I had to go for a Victorinox Classic Alox that weights 1/4 of a Dime and has the most important things for me and source the lightest bottle opener possible. I will keep the Dime for extended EDC with flashlight and stuff, but not on my keychain. After all, it is a great little gadget.
I know what you mean but mine has been missing for 2 months and I feel like I have to replace it. Heavy duty, no but for my POU, it's only for when I don't want or need to walk to the truck and get something more robust. I bought a crucial and hung it on my pocket next to my knife but man.... The weight. I think that's about to live in my sunvisor.
On the dime, next to the bottle opener, there's a little tab that during the review you failed to mention and it was buggin' me to know what it is. Based on Gerber's product description, it would appear that that would be the tweezers.
I really don't like the fact the lanyard ring is right next to the blades on the splice. For a tiny multi tool, I can see a few uses, but it would be hard for me to justify those unless I needed a dedicated pair of scissors with extra capabilities. The Dime seemed to have gotten the lanyard right. Actually, the Dime is impressing me fairly well.
The one thing I took way from this video is that a lot of bottle beers in America are twist off? Eurgh, its usually only the cheapest of the cheap that are twist off in the UK. There's nothing wrong with a good old fashioned bottle cap.
Your reviews are excellent this one is no exception, but there are many many wonderful beers that are not twist off. That being said, there are many other standard tools on that MT that could be used to open a beer and a dedicated bottle cap opener is not necessary.
I got a solstice in a "gift set" with a paraframe.
It was promptly placed in my "catch all" box and has NEVER come out and never been used.
I am assuming you don't drink much beer. I have found the dedicated cap lifter to be the best part of this little MT (and no, most good beers do not have twist-off caps). I am not sure it is quite the build quality of the PS4, but the design is a home run, and it is a great value. One little hit: if you use a lanyard or put it on a keychain the file becomes unusable due to position; particularly the crosscut side.
I think the can opener is there for if your out in the wild on a camping trip an need to open a soup can or something idk I'm just guessing
Would I be unprepared if my Style CS was my only Multitool.
I carry my PS4 in my little coin pocket in my jeans, used it more then I thought I would. Granted it's the only MT I carry and is very small and ultra light duty, I've still put it to some use. I at least put a Gerber suspension in my pizza delivery car, and then a Leatherman Sidekick in my SUV I use outside of work.
I laughed when he commented on the cap lifter and said "they must have some serious brew parties over there." Being born and raised here in portland, oregon not far from gerber's headquarters, it's so true! LOL. The culture here in potrtland is really into craft beers and micro brews. Were so used to it we don't even think about it. I'm sure at gerber they're like," Of course it needs a bottle cap opener!, Poppin the cap off a micro brew is something that will occur often! Duh." LOL.
I get mine yesterday, ( Oct. 2014 ) - very cool, not sure about the lack of real philips bit. very hard to open up if you have weak nails ...
try using (forgot what their called) to loosen the the screws on the ends of the tool, it should loosen up the the hinges.
did it already ;-) cheers
Have to say I'm one of the rare exceptions then. Gerber Multi Plier 800 with Victorinox Bitholder/Crank on me EVERY DAY. At least if the day involves wearing pants, which is usually the case. Before the Gerber, I had the Victorinox Swisstool CS Plus on me in the same way, which has too stiff springs on it for my taste. I repair stuff often at Uni, and it's just so convenient to always have some pliers, screwdrivers and a few TORX bits with me.
I normally agree with your reviews. This one is WAY off my friend. The Gerber Dime, I've found to be the biggest piece of junk Gerber has put out. The first day, loosening a cable fitting from the back of a cable modem caused the handle to collapse upon itself and the retention bar to bend outward causing it to lose function all together. The tool also pinched my hand when closing it causing a small cut because the only way to get it off my skin was by opening it which made it dig in even more. Then there are the scissors. They don't work unless you compress the handle all the way into the side of the tool. Mine got stuck and the scissors wouldn't close all the way down . I bought this at walmart after watching your review. I'd like my $14 back but they won't give it to me because the black coating was chipped from OPENING IT!! Got $14 to send me Nutn?
About the bottle opener...yes regular beer bottles ("Bud") are twist off. BUT...craft beer ("Sierra Nevada") has pry off tops. Thus the need for the opener! (That's my guess anyway.)
I am big on my Leathermans and Victorionox, but as far as micro tools go, this is by far the best one i have ever owned, and i have owned 3 myself, and bought 2 as gifts. I once brought one to a backyard barbecue to pop open some coronas, and i wound up taking apart a friends pressure washer and troubleshooting his problems with it. It is such a well rounded tool for its size! The only thing i hate about this tool is if you buy the all black model, there is always at-least 1 tool that is just super hard to open. However if you buy the red or green model i find that that problem doesn't exist.r Hate Gerber all you want, but this is one sexy micro-tool!
@aljier -
I'm sorry you had a poor experience with the tool, but remember, all mechanical devices (especially mass-productions) are capable of failure. I hope you find a tool you can trust.
+hat wobbla Wish I would have read this like 5 days ago. I have & love the green one for months and i just bought the black one for a friend as a X-mas present. Wonder why the color difference would make a tool hard to open?
i think black coating adds more friction