I believe this is a discontinued tool as there is a newer pair of keychain tools from Gerber. Here is the plier based companion to the shortcut which sports scissors. Solid flathead and Phillips are offered though, and the tool does not lack in character. These pivot from the handles, just making this tool a bit complex to open and close. The Solstice features a bottle opener and a can opener. The Solstice is a newer take on the Eclipse, an odd take on it to be honest. This is a relatively old style multi-tool, and I have a few knockoffs sitting in a drawer that lack the quality that this one has…not to mention, they are plier based. The handles feature a ball bearing with a matching detent on the opposite handles…so the feel of this tool when you open it up is quite charming. Here is an old scissors based tool that is now discontinued. Next up are Gerber models that fit into this category. Very high on the cute factor, well built and quality thoughout. It is a mini Skeletool that features scissors, a removable tweezers, and a knife blade.
KEYCHAIN MULTI TOOL KIDNEY SHAPED FULL
I have a drawer full of cheap knockoffs based around the Micra.Īnother new for 2010 tool. Probably its longest production tool and definitely the most copied tool out there. The P stands for Pliers, and this model replaces the tweezers with a mini awl. It comes with a nice removable tweezers, a neat and useful touch. This is Leatherman’s scissor based Squirt model that has now just been discontinued.
KEYCHAIN MULTI TOOL KIDNEY SHAPED PS4
The Squirt PS4 has a few improvements over the older Squirt models, namely the scissors, and the textured handle surfaces that give a nice positive grip to the tool…which is always appreciated. Likewise, I have decided not to include the older E4 due to the focus of this article. There is a sister tool called the ES4 (Electrician) out there, but I do not have an example to add to this mini guide.
Let us start off with Leatherman’s offerings. (Note I have included a Leatherman Style for size comparison only). Here is a photo showing the various keychain tools I will be discussing in this mini guide. I am going to focus on these for this little article. Leatherman and Gerber are the two large companies that come to mind when I think of these two categories. I guess I do not have to make the distinction, but it is useful nonetheless as it defines the primary function of the multi-tool in question. The second and third category of keychain tools are based around scissors and pliers. These types of tools are very compact but limited by their design. Some examples are Atwood, Raker, Gerber, etc. Lots of large and small companies make these types of tools. Since I do not collect one piece tools, I can’t really say much about them other then they are usually a piece of metal shaped in such a fashion to make it multi-useful.
Miscellaneous tools like the Leatherman E4, and other odd tools that do not fit into the previous 3 categories. The main defining features however, is that they all are attached to a keychain, and thus are very small.Ĥ.
Keychain multi-tools encompass quite a few different sub categories. So you are interested in a keychain multi-tool, but unsure of what is out there, or even where to start? I have gathered a good collection of small keychain multi-tools for this little incomplete and by no means conclusive mini guide to keychain multi-tools, that focuses on plier and scissor based models.
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