[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

[David Brunton]

I have had a Leatherman multitool in my pocket since I was about fifteen.
Leatherman is headquartered near where I grew up, so I had one early in the
evolution, back when most the poor guys around me just had pocket knives.  I
love their stuff, and I hate being without mine.

That being said, when I started working for the government about a year
back, they wouldn't let me bring in my Leatherman (I now carry their new
Skeletool, which I love, except that the bits are too easy to lose).  My
solution to this ended up being a Swiss Tech Utili-Key.

Basically, it's a pocket knife that parades as a key.  But in this town with
all its metal detectors, and for anyone who flies, and can't be without a
toolkit, it's the way to go.  It doesn't set off most metal detectors, but
even to the extent that it does, it just looks like another key.  I have no
idea whether it's officially sanctioned or not, but it has now become my
single most indispensable tool, for the mere fact that I can always carry
it.

-db.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Gareth Branwyn
<garethbranwyn at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hello Gareth's Brain Trust
>
> For my next Make: Online Toolbox column, I want to do 5-10 tools that you
> didn't know you couldn't live without until you've lived with them -- or um,
> something like that. The basic idea is tools that become an indispensable
> part of your workflow once you discover them. They can be anything from a
> modest tool (solder tip cleaning genie) to something more substantial (a
> laser cutter).
>
> What are some of your candidates?
>
> So as not to unnecessarily burden your in-box, my next column after that
> will be on jigs, rigs, and clamps. What are some of your favorite third
> hands around the shop?
>
>
> Thanks so much for your input. Always appreciated. If I use your
> suggestions, I will provide links 'o love back to your websites.
>
>
> Gareth
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