Very useful assortment of tools makes this a nice keychain addition so long as you don’t mind the extra bulk and weight. The Clutch and Shortcut are a bit thick for my liking, but they trade that for solid construction. 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. 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. 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. Hot-Selling Products Frieling 5002 Electric Low-Fat Fryer / Maraehan Jackgold Air Fryer Oven / NUWAVE BRIO 4.5-Quart Digital Air Fryer / PowerXL Vortex Air Fryer Plus 5 Quart / George Foreman GHFD6800B Twist N Crisp Air Fryer / Flexzion Electric Air Fryer Cooker 1400W, 5.8 Quart (Black) / Emerald Air Fryer w/ Digital LED Touch Display 1400 Watts / SMALL FISH Air fryer Yellow Oilless Oven / SFPY Air Fryer, 4.5L Air Fryer Oven with 6 Pre-Set Functions / Brentwood Select 3.4Qt Electric Air Fryer / TOYTEXX and DESIGN Intexca US Electric Mini Portable Compact Washing Machine / Avanti Portable Compact Washing Machine for Clothes/Laundry / KVZVK Portable Mini Washing Machine / Avanti STW16D0W Portable Washing Machine / Bonnlo 26lbs Portable Washing Machine / Tiptop Home Portable Washing Machine 10L Mini Washing Machine / LEMY Mini Baby Washing Machine Portable and Compact Laundry Washer / ECPro Foldable Mini Folding Clothes Washing Machine / SSYY Portable Washing Machine Mini Foldable Washer / DYRABREST Portable Washing Machine / Skullcandy Sesh Evo True Wireless Earbuds / TOZO NC9 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Earbuds / Tribit IPX8 Bluetooth5.0 Deep Bass Bluetooth Earbuds / kurdene S8 Pro Bluetooth 5.2 Earbuds / Beats Studio Buds True Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds / TOZO A1 Mini Wireless earbuds Bluetooth 5.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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