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WrenchIt: 10+ Tools in a Ruler-Sized Sheath

Mininch wants to tidy up the bulky tools in your life. To do it they’ve made the WrenchIt: a bucket worth of wrenches crammed into a super slim multi-tool. You get at least five sizes of tools for bike or household use, in one cool stacking package reminiscent of utility knives or those awful stacking pencils kids had in the 1990s.

So light and easy even a beautiful lady can use it!

The WrenchIt uses a steel sheath with sliding bits shaped in a wide range of box wrench sizes, 5 of which store in the handle. The flat pieces slide through the handle when pushed down, and are held in place with sprung notches. 

The tool types range depending on the set you want, but they offer 10 wrench pieces with 15 common sizes for the hex-head nuts and spoke nipples used on standard bikes, plus a bottle opener and more.

The tool is long enough to give good leverage, slim enough to fit into tight spaces, and thin enough to store in a daily bag. The handle and bits are made from 420 stainless, sandblasted for grippy texture and etched (not painted) with size and shape info.

The narrow width of the tool’s handle may be uncomfortable for high-torque applications (like tightening axle bolts), but the variety of possible uses is excellent. You get a wide range of motion, a tough stainless steel that will resist rounding and corrosion, and a profile that can fit into spaces a box wrench or adjustable wrench might not. It comes with a handy storage case for extra bits and easy portability.

Mininch has already designed and fulfilled two different multi-tools on Kickstarter. Assuming the strength of the “locked” position is solid, and the steel quality is as-promised, this seems like a great option. The WrenchIt looks flexible, durable, light and extremely low profile–all ideal for a travel tool.  

The WrenchIt Kickstarter campaign has already blasted past its goal, and runs through April 21, 2016.

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