Kickstarter for Toler Union pocket multi-tool - GIF, videos, and photos

[Jon]

Kickstarter for Toler Union pocket multi-tool. It's important to note that with pocket multitools, or more broadly with EDC (Every Day Carry) items, it's not enough if they're clever and useful. They have to be a good match for your pocket, and your day.

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Looks like this one was cancelled yesterday, with $40K pledged of $80K goal. The Toler people have moved the project off Kickstarter and onto their own website, where people can re-pledge funds to be a backer. I've seen that strategy before, and it worked just fine for the excellent bitTender Kickstarter that I received last July. In fact, I have NEVER been involved as a Kickstarter backer in a project that went perfectly smoothly; they run the gamut from a late shipping date to your money is gone forever. However, there is value in witnessing the invention process, and getting first dibs on the the occasional winner.

More:

https://tolertools.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ith-omnilocktm

Previously:

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desktop waterjet kickstarter
Precision Stop Kickstarter for auto-positioning tool
Paint can perforator Kickstarter
Self-powered hydraulic floor jack Kickstarter
JM3 oil filter wrench Kickstarter
Archimedes aided digging device failed Kickstarter
Scalpel Jones everyday carry titanium scalpel Kickstarter - video and photo
Knightgrip LED light grip for lineman's pliers on Kickstarter - photo
BusyBob door hanging tool Kickstarter - video and photos
Goliath portable autonomous CNC robot on Kickstarter - video, GIFs, photos

[mklotz]

PROS:

wrench, file and saw (I was surprised how often the latter two are handy); glad they didn't attempt to include a scissors
a means to accept conventional 1/4" hex bits as opposed to the proprietary ones used by Leatherman
onboard storage for several 1/4" hex screwdriver bits

CONS

those plier jaws hinged as they are are going to have a tendency to rotate under use; I have a small set like that and know whereof I speak; Leatherman pliers are articulated properly
no indication of size or weight or target price

That last CON is a biggy. My Leatherman Wave, along with its accessories, is too heavy to carry daily and the smaller Skeltool, while lighter, is still heavy , not to mention it scratches expensive leather automobile seats when carried in my back pocket.

I'm not writing this one off but I want one in my hands for tactile evaluation before I'll buy.

[blkadder]

Seems something went wrong, they campaign was cancelled. I am curious why that happened.

[Rorschach]

So many multitools (inc most of the leatherman range) don't take into account EDC laws. In the UK, you can't carry them.