On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:34:24 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 3/30/2015 1:24 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Ummm... right:
http://news.toolbox.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/massive-multi-tool.jpg

Oops. No Torx driver!

The driver socket it there, which will accept the usual assortment of
driver bits including Torx. Where to store the bits is left to the
discretion and imagination of the user.

Many multiplex tools are just conglomerations of dissimilar and
incompatible tools. For example, the smartphone bicycle tool kit:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/iphone-toolkit-use-your-iphone-to-fix-your-bike-and-cut-your-steak
http://www.thetasklab.com
If you watch the video at the top of the page, it shows the tool and
phone used to pound on a picture frame hanger. I'm not sure if the
smartphone manufactory will honor the warranty after phone fails while
performing a bicycle repair[1].

Personally, I would prefer a multi-tool where the individual tools
were individually removable and could be used individually or in
concert. That also makes it easier to replace or exchange individual
tools.

Long ago, I had the idea of making a switch blade screwdriver. The
mechanism was similar to a switch blade, except instead of a blade,
there would be an arm with a driver bit socket at the end. I managed
to build a prototype, but soon discovered that the magnetic force was
insufficient to prevent the device from becoming a driver bit
catapult. A version where the driver bits were brazed to the "blade"
worked somewhat better. Shelved, pending further inspiration.


[1] Any tool can be used as a hammer.


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