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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Multi-functional wrenching tool also sports a blade, bits, and more
newatlas.com: f you wanna do some wrenching, cutting, measuring and screw-driving, you might want to check out the Ti EDC Wrench 2.0. It combines all of those functions and more in one CNC-machined titanium device.
As a lover of all things tools, with a particular fancy for different types of multi-tools, this article caught my eye. Upon first glance, this seems to be your standard, helpful but way too overpriced to justify buying, startup multi-tool. The kind of thing that makes a great gift for your DIY father-in-law who is great at starting home projects, and also great at calling contractors to finish them three months later. Scrolling through the article everything seemed normal. I'll admit, the adjustable wrench/calipers drew me in. And the glow-in-the-dark tritium vials are something that after learning of their existence I want in everything I own. However, when I decided to watch the video, I discovered something that dropped my jaw. This multi-tool, as most do, happens to include a knife. A #11 surgical knife to be exact. One that is replaceable. "Wow!" I can hear you thinking, "What A great feature! I bet this is totally safe and has no design flaws at all!" Wrong, dear comment reader. You see, the video does not make clear how this blade is removed. In the video, the user simply slides it off and back on again. So I decided to do some investigating. This blade theoretically only comes out at a 120-degree non-locked angle. The problem with this is that there is no way to tell what that angle is. Even in the gif the company posted on their Kickstarter, the user has to wiggle the angle awkwardly in order to find the correct position to insert the blade. "Well, that doesn't seem to be too bad," I hear you think again, "I don't see anything that could go wrong there." Wrong again reader. Imagine this: It's a hot day on the job site, your fingers are sweaty, you go to put on a knew blade, your at the wrong angle. You jiggle the blade slightly to find the right spot. All of a sudden, it goes in, but your sweaty fingers can't keep hold and they slip. Boom, your thumb is gone. This multi-tool may as well be a national threat.
This tool sounds so useful! The fact that it has a mini dial caliper really stood out to me. I can not count the number of times I have had to trial and error check if a drill socket is the right size for a bolt, or if a wrench is the right size for a nut. Usually this ends up taking a bit of time and having a dial caliper in a utility tool is a fantastic solution to this problem! They even thought to have a built-in belt clip so it doesn’t fall or have to be in a pocket or toolbelt. This tool’s use of magnets to keep the screw bits in place is a great idea and I love how compact this tool is. With the size being smaller than a person's hand, they have maximized the space in an unusual way for a utility tool, by using the outside of the unit. I would love to have this tool!
I've seen a lot of multi-tools in my day, but this one definitely stands out. I think having an adjustable wrench on a multi would be really handy. It would definitely be difficult to use it for things that required a lot of force, given that it isn't very long. However, for smaller things it would be nice to not have to carry around a 6" or 8" crescent, and always have a wrench on you. The magnetic bit driver holes would also certainly be handy. This tool can do a lot compared to other basic multi-tools and can even replace larger tools, such as wrenches and drills. It's also fairly priced, $129 is comparable to a lot of the other high quality multi-tools on the market currently. I am sure dupes will come soon enough, but this is genuinely the first thing like this I've seen on the market, I'm curious to see how it will evolve.
I opened this article because I was interested in the fact that there was a new multitool with a wrench. I have been looking for a new multitool that is compact but would have the tools I am looking for. This tool seems to be a good match for what I am looking for, being that it has an adjustable wrench which would be very good in my life and program. Additionally because this tool has a caliper it is even more appealing, and it includes an A#11 surgical knife which means nothing to me but it seems like a decent blade from the video. I would have liked to know how to change the blade, since it is supposedly replaceable but oh well. Overall I will be very excited to see this product come out and make a purchase of one just to try it, as I feel that it will be very useful in my future pursuits.
I think that multitools can come in useful but only in very particular instances. If you only need to do one of anything spontaneously and not every minute of everyday it's perfect. This specific multitool includes a wrench, some screwdrivers, and a writing tool. The multi tool also included a knife but not just any old surgical one. Many people find themselves spontaneously needing a knife but not necessarily a particularly good one. Cutting through boxes, paper letters and crafting all require a knife that will just get the job done while not particularly looking amazing. Including a surgical knife on this particular tool makes it quite dangerous because you don't necessarily have the control of patients to properly handle a tool that shart for more spontaneous needs. Overall this multi tool could use some revisions but it is also still in development as a kick starter product looking for investors.
This multi tool seems incredibly useful and convenient, though I don’t know if I would pay 129$ for it. I really like how many uses the wrench at the top is designed to have, being a wrench, caliper and bottle opener is really cool. I know I would use the calipers just to measure things for fun since it's a nice small convenient shape and the bottle opener being combined instead of sticking out awkwardly is satisfying. I also quite like the small size as it would be more convenient to carry around than my current multi tool, though the considerably smaller amount of functions makes me think I should just carry the weight of a larger one. The screwdriver being perpendicular to the rest of the multi tool is different from what I normally see but it makes sense and is cool. The removable knife seems like a great feature but I am concerned on how it locks in place, I already get anxious with the one lock keeping the blade from folding breaking, so not seeing how it locks after it slides on in the video makes me concerned that it doesn’t and is more reliant on cutting pressure and angle to keep it from sliding off rather than a lock or latch.
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As a lover of all things tools, with a particular fancy for different types of multi-tools, this article caught my eye. Upon first glance, this seems to be your standard, helpful but way too overpriced to justify buying, startup multi-tool. The kind of thing that makes a great gift for your DIY father-in-law who is great at starting home projects, and also great at calling contractors to finish them three months later. Scrolling through the article everything seemed normal. I'll admit, the adjustable wrench/calipers drew me in. And the glow-in-the-dark tritium vials are something that after learning of their existence I want in everything I own. However, when I decided to watch the video, I discovered something that dropped my jaw. This multi-tool, as most do, happens to include a knife. A #11 surgical knife to be exact. One that is replaceable. "Wow!" I can hear you thinking, "What A great feature! I bet this is totally safe and has no design flaws at all!" Wrong, dear comment reader. You see, the video does not make clear how this blade is removed. In the video, the user simply slides it off and back on again. So I decided to do some investigating. This blade theoretically only comes out at a 120-degree non-locked angle. The problem with this is that there is no way to tell what that angle is. Even in the gif the company posted on their Kickstarter, the user has to wiggle the angle awkwardly in order to find the correct position to insert the blade. "Well, that doesn't seem to be too bad," I hear you think again, "I don't see anything that could go wrong there." Wrong again reader. Imagine this: It's a hot day on the job site, your fingers are sweaty, you go to put on a knew blade, your at the wrong angle. You jiggle the blade slightly to find the right spot. All of a sudden, it goes in, but your sweaty fingers can't keep hold and they slip. Boom, your thumb is gone. This multi-tool may as well be a national threat.
This tool sounds so useful! The fact that it has a mini dial caliper really stood out to me. I can not count the number of times I have had to trial and error check if a drill socket is the right size for a bolt, or if a wrench is the right size for a nut. Usually this ends up taking a bit of time and having a dial caliper in a utility tool is a fantastic solution to this problem! They even thought to have a built-in belt clip so it doesn’t fall or have to be in a pocket or toolbelt. This tool’s use of magnets to keep the screw bits in place is a great idea and I love how compact this tool is. With the size being smaller than a person's hand, they have maximized the space in an unusual way for a utility tool, by using the outside of the unit. I would love to have this tool!
I've seen a lot of multi-tools in my day, but this one definitely stands out. I think having an adjustable wrench on a multi would be really handy. It would definitely be difficult to use it for things that required a lot of force, given that it isn't very long. However, for smaller things it would be nice to not have to carry around a 6" or 8" crescent, and always have a wrench on you. The magnetic bit driver holes would also certainly be handy. This tool can do a lot compared to other basic multi-tools and can even replace larger tools, such as wrenches and drills. It's also fairly priced, $129 is comparable to a lot of the other high quality multi-tools on the market currently. I am sure dupes will come soon enough, but this is genuinely the first thing like this I've seen on the market, I'm curious to see how it will evolve.
Very slippery slope here
I opened this article because I was interested in the fact that there was a new multitool with a wrench. I have been looking for a new multitool that is compact but would have the tools I am looking for. This tool seems to be a good match for what I am looking for, being that it has an adjustable wrench which would be very good in my life and program. Additionally because this tool has a caliper it is even more appealing, and it includes an A#11 surgical knife which means nothing to me but it seems like a decent blade from the video. I would have liked to know how to change the blade, since it is supposedly replaceable but oh well. Overall I will be very excited to see this product come out and make a purchase of one just to try it, as I feel that it will be very useful in my future pursuits.
I think that multitools can come in useful but only in very particular instances. If you only need to do one of anything spontaneously and not every minute of everyday it's perfect. This specific multitool includes a wrench, some screwdrivers, and a writing tool. The multi tool also included a knife but not just any old surgical one. Many people find themselves spontaneously needing a knife but not necessarily a particularly good one. Cutting through boxes, paper letters and crafting all require a knife that will just get the job done while not particularly looking amazing. Including a surgical knife on this particular tool makes it quite dangerous because you don't necessarily have the control of patients to properly handle a tool that shart for more spontaneous needs. Overall this multi tool could use some revisions but it is also still in development as a kick starter product looking for investors.
This multi tool seems incredibly useful and convenient, though I don’t know if I would pay 129$ for it. I really like how many uses the wrench at the top is designed to have, being a wrench, caliper and bottle opener is really cool. I know I would use the calipers just to measure things for fun since it's a nice small convenient shape and the bottle opener being combined instead of sticking out awkwardly is satisfying. I also quite like the small size as it would be more convenient to carry around than my current multi tool, though the considerably smaller amount of functions makes me think I should just carry the weight of a larger one. The screwdriver being perpendicular to the rest of the multi tool is different from what I normally see but it makes sense and is cool. The removable knife seems like a great feature but I am concerned on how it locks in place, I already get anxious with the one lock keeping the blade from folding breaking, so not seeing how it locks after it slides on in the video makes me concerned that it doesn’t and is more reliant on cutting pressure and angle to keep it from sliding off rather than a lock or latch.
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