Head Turner

Design by mdahlgren

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The small size is unobtrusive and portable.

Shown in gold-plated stainless

Multitools seem to be following a trend of getting progressively larger and more complex. The Head Turner, on the other hand, is simple and down-to-earth. The name says it all: this tool is made to turn heads— bolts or otherwise. Tools: 5mm wide Phillips screwdriver, 5mm wide flathead screwdriver, 5mm Allen key, 4mm Allen key, 10mm wrench.

cm: 2.12 w x 0.5 d x 2.38 h

in: 0.835 w x 0.197 d x 0.937 h

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mdahlgren says:

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@danielmies I'd find it rather hard to engineer a 3d-printable disconnect in stainless; perhaps I could make an accessory "sheath"-type mount out of plastic for it. I am planning on creating an entire family of Head Turner tools—though amidst all the schoolwork it may be some time before the next release following the Bike and Tofty editions of Head Turner.

March 5, 2013, 5:33 am

danielmies says:

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@mdahlgren This product is quite inspiring. I think a type of quick disconnect would make this handy for a key chain or necklace. I love the minimalist approach. I am curious about the amount of effective torque this tool can deliver, some stats on that would be helpful. Have you thought of including a plastic/rubber sheathing to improve the feel? Nothing that would add too much bulk. Also developing these as a set would be interesting, then they could double as "charms" for jewelry, with each one having different tools.

March 5, 2013, 5:29 am

gomgomomg says:

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Purchased in bronze plated, very happy. 10/10 would recommend.

December 8, 2012, 8:35 pm

ChristianA says:

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@mdahlgren No worries. If you do end up modeling something would love to see it :-)

December 5, 2012, 3:28 am

mdahlgren says:

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@ChristianA: I see. Perhaps it would interesting to have a sort of modular approach—I'll see if I could design something with interchangeable mission-specific toolhead configurations... My current design pipeline is still filled with multiple projects, so it'll take a while, though.

November 23, 2012, 9:20 pm

ChristianA says:

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@mdahlgren came across this keyring: http://store.kaufmann-mercantile.com/collections/accessories-gifts/products/edc-kit could serve as as great inspiration.

November 23, 2012, 9:04 pm

ChristianA says:

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@mdahlgren Don't have any specific requests. Love the keyring idea though. I always need to carry keys so having functional items on my keyring is great. Kind of like a multi-tool but really minimal with the keyring form.

November 22, 2012, 9:10 pm

mdahlgren says:

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@ChristianA: The central 10mm hex can serve as a keyring of sorts, but having a dedicated, optimized kering version seems like an interesting variation on the theme. Pretty much all the Head Turner variants have been derived from specific requests—feel free to tell me any specific toolheads and sizes you particularly want.

November 22, 2012, 8:17 pm

ChristianA says:

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Have you thought about making this into a keyring? That'd be really great. Much like the first model you designed but with more options. An upgraded version if you will.

November 22, 2012, 8:11 pm