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Re: Most underrated/undervalued tools

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Originally Posted by DinerKid View Post
A Leatherman or other multi-tool. Especially if you are willing to abuse it a bit, it can always be used as a hammer, many flat-head screwdrivers on them are pretty sharp and can be used for scraping at things, and as much as the folks at Leatherman don't want to hear it, the knife works well for prying in tight spaces.

Gotta love a no questions asked warranty.

~DK
I've never been a fan of multi-tools for robotics. The idea seems nice, but all the tools they come with are never really the right tool you need. I see more people fight with them in haste to use one, but I can usually find the right tool for the job quicker than they can get a "yeah...it'll do the job...if you really try" tool out. I'd really only find maybe the knife to be decently useful, but at that point, just get a nice purpose-built pocket knife.
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