Generally in life, you unexpectedly end up in conditions the place you simply wanna say, “Screw it.” That is the place the FixBoy is designed to come back in, as it is a compact titanium bit driver with magnetic storage slots for 5 bits.
At present the topic of a Kickstarter marketing campaign, the FixBoy is made by Hong Kong gadget firm Eck Studio. The machine is product of Grade 5 titanium with a stonewashed silver or anodized black end, it measures 45 mm lengthy by 20 mm broad (1.8 by 0.8 in) when not in use, and is claimed to tip the scales at 31.1 g (1 oz).
The FixBoy’s revolver-chamber-like physique has 5 magnetic storage slots for an included set of 4-mm S2 metal bits, which embody a slotted SL2.0, Phillips PH1, Torx T6, Torx T8, and hex H2.0. That mentioned, it is going to additionally settle for third-party bits. Backers can moreover go for an everlasting pen/eternal pencil (or no matter you select to name it) which slides into one of many slots when not in use.
Eck Studio
To take away a bit for utilization, you simply rotate a disc on high of the chamber, aligning an entry gap in that disc with the slot in query. As is oh-so vitally essential with all of those Kickstarter instruments, the disc makes a easy, satisfying snicking sound as its strikes.
For many jobs, the precise magnetic bit socket stays retracted within the FixBoy’s physique. For duties the place it’s essential prolong the machine’s attain, nevertheless, a spring-loaded bolt-action mechanism can be utilized to push the socket out by 17 mm.
A number of the software’s different options embody a lanyard gap on the highest, together with 4 slots for optionally available vials of glow-in-the-dark (and barely radioactive) tritium. Different add-ons embody a leather-based holster, a 12-piece bit set, a chrome steel neck chain, and three sizes of titanium key rings.
Assuming the FixBoy reaches manufacturing, a pledge of US$49 will get you one. The deliberate retail worth is $89. You possibly can see it in disc-snicking, socket-extending motion, within the video under.
FixBoy – Screw, Fidget, Write, Lengthen, Retailer. All in One.
Supply: Kickstarter
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