Introduction: Mjölnir Multi-2-l
I've always been a fan of wearable tools.
Useful design. Wear it & use it - that kind of spirit.
For example. Why wearing a pendant just because it's 'nice'? Or 'cool'? Or 'awesome'?
Too bad, no?
Same reflection about bracelets. Why wearing a bracelet just because it makes your fore-arms look more manly?
Or because it makes others believe you really ARE a rockstar, in fact.
Too bad, no? bis
Since I'm still waiting for the mens version of the Leatherman Tread, and I'm not finished working on a decent ànd affordable sidekick of this concept I DO already have a kind of alternative for a lot of 'just cool' pendants.
You know, I'm using screwdrivers all day long. Some jobs just only require a screwdriver & a knife, and since I'm fed up having that big multitool all day long in my pocket - making me look like the (proud, hum...) owner of a disproportioned ..., well, hum, I decided to build a decent, cheap, lightweight alternative.
I know you know what I mean.
Unless 1 you ARE Bigfoot, of course.
In that case: wishing you the best of luck.
Unless 2 you just don't care fooling the audience all day long.
In that case: no need to read further. Find a psy.
Whatever. Talking multitools again.
My design: Thor meets Mc Gyver.
Thors hammer aka Mjolnir, multitool version. Or bi-tool, if you want.
Al you need is a welder.
Or a friend having a welder.
Or a friend owing you a service having a welder.
Or the local garage willing to give you an hour for free in their workshop while they repair your car.
Just examples. Get that welder!
Step 1: Design & Setup
Besides a welder, you probably also need a few screwdriver bits - long ones & short ones.
A set of high-quality short ones cost about 20$, the long about 30$.
The more expensive, the better.
Just kidding. I grabbed the cheapest bits I could find and decided to dismantle a cheap drill bit holder.
If you want to spend Money For Nothing, your choice.
Step 2: Welding & Grinding
Weld the short bits together first and add the long one later.
You want to make it more complicated? Go ahead. From a bi-tool to a multitool is just a few welds away.
Btw, a good setup is definitely a time-saver...
Step 3: Grinding & Polishing
I did some experiments with normal short bits and grinded - read extra-small - bits.
Honestly, the short version looks a lot better than the long one.
Weld & compare - the advantage of cheap bits, you know...
Step 4: You ARE the Rockstar, Maybe
Adding some paracord finishes the shortest manly project ever posted on this site.
Blue is the new black. Also because I just didn't hàve black paracord...
Now you're a rockstar, able to dismantle & reassemble your own gear by your own lonely yourself.
Once you've opened that amplifier you'll discover there's definitely NO cat inside.
The dirty noise was just you again. Really.
Making a crossbreed between Mc Gyver & Thor doesn't mean you've got the right to fool with elemental forging basics. Note the crack on the last picture. I quenched Mjolnir but forgot the tempering. Shame on me.
The dirty work was just me. Really.
32 Comments
7 years ago on Introduction
I love the idea; I can think of all kinds of multi-bit combos I want to make. Now I just have to learn how to weld...
Great idea and great instruction!
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx my friend, let me know how it turned out!
7 years ago on Introduction
Real nice, I'll do it next month because this will help my arthiritis. What happens to hardened tips? Do you quinch it while hot?
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Red hot, and then right away in sunseed oil. Smell of fries all over the place, and a nice hardened pendant in return.
7 years ago on Introduction
Coolest pendant ever!!
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
I wouldn't go thàt far, but I respect your opinion and thank you for the support! ;)
Btw, I wasn't even sure about publishing this project or not. Seems I did well...
7 years ago
Nice, but I like more to your cross idea.
7 years ago on Introduction
I know how you feel with those random ideas. I had one of those the other day but it was not as ingenious as this. I love the idea of it being on a pendant, I like necklaces, but the only reason i would wear one is if i made it or it was useful to me.
I sand stuff a lot. maybe I should make a sandpaper necklace pendant. Oooooh, here comes the ideas.
Thanks for sharing, i enjoy reading all your instructables. I like their names.
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx Corin, you made me curious to your next project!
7 years ago on Introduction
nice work
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx!
7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx man, go ahead and screw it! Said like that this sounds particular, btw...
7 years ago on Introduction
Awesome tool! I think I may have to do this with some Allen wrenches as well, maybe a 4 way design... I always seem to misplace a tool or two, maybe this tool will help me from always having to search and "Loki"-ate them
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx man, go ahead and screw it! Said like that this sounds particular, btw...
7 years ago
This is awesome bro, one of your best innovation. A fun read. My birthday just passed, care to send me a belated gift;)
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY MY FRIEND! Send me your best address in a pm and maybe, maybe, I will start to meditate about the sense of plate tectonics and, more important, the possibiity to reverse them ànd the eventuality to make your day in a middle-nearby-future...
7 years ago
You are right, functional and fashionable. Great build.
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Thanx nathan. Sometimes ideas come just on their own. I was welding some other stuff and there were screwdrivers hanging around. 'Why not weld some screwdrivers?!' I thought.
Sometimes the hands just have to follow the mind...
Reply 7 years ago
Totally! I think that is where some of the best ideas come from.
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
That's how I started balcony peeing, for example... Thàt would be a great ible, btw!!!