LoggerHead 20X 6-Inch Immix
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Logger HeadModel: 6-inch Immix 20X
Color: Black
Product features:
- Winner of 2005 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award
- 34 Useful tools with a convenient belt pouch
- Magnetic receiver in base of handle for screwdriver heads
- Easy to use-will not strip nuts and bolts; increases your hand's gripping power on the nut or bolt
- Made in USA
Tools and Hardware Reviews of LoggerHead 20X 6-Inch Immix
Customer Review: Conceptually great, practically almost useless
Summary: 2 Stars
A great idea made into a tool that I can rarely use.
Multi-tip screwdriver PLUS a sophisticated and powerful wrench head - and it all fits in your pocket? Great! What's the problem?
The problem is that in order for this tool to be pocket size, the wrench head has to be small enough so that in over 3 years of ownership I've only been able to use it ONCE to grip on something I needed to fasten or unfasten.
It looks big enough to be useful. The circular wrench head has a 1.5" diameter. But that's not the number to watch. Since the outside size is fixed, it's the maximum size that the inside of the wrench head opens to that's decisive. That's a small 9/16ths of an inch. (the smallest size is about 3/16ths). Time and time again I've encountered a bolt or something that needed to be gripped STRONGLY and found that I just can't grab it with this tool. Many times the bolt was the right size but the tool was too THICK (just over 1/4") to fit in the cramped space available. Or the fastener was around a pipe and the wrench head can't get to it because it's an unbroken circle. (A regular wrench has an opening.)
So either the max opening size, the tool's thickness or it's geometry thwarted it's usefulness over and over again. I've tested the head against fasteners that ARE accessible and it works really well. (A marvelous piece of engineering.) But those were things I didn't need to fiddle with. Whenever I NEEDED it, I was unable to use it.
The multi-tip screwdriver is good. It's a little hard to pull out a tip from it's storage clip but the tips are very strong and do a fine job of turning screws. Of course the tool is bulkier than a regular screwdriver so you might run into situations where the tip fits but you can't reach it with the tool. But that's a problem with any multi-tool.
The tool appears to be very well made and durable. I'm sure it'll last hundreds of years and never wear out... because I can't use it!
Summing up, the wrench head is a great idea but on a pocket multi-tool it's too small to be useful.
Description of LoggerHead 20X 6-Inch Immix
The 6-inch LoggerHead 20X Immix is innovative Life Gear that is defining a new category of multi-tool products. The Immix uniquely fuses the award winning 6-inch Bionic Wrench with a built in supply (20 in the 20X and 10 in the 10X) of the most common screwdriver heads and the 10X also includes two knife blades (serrated and standard) along with a convenient belt pouch. The 6-inch Bionic Wrench is a remarkable patented hybrid of an adjustable wrench with the ease of use of a pair of pliers. In addition, the genius of attacking a bolt/nut on all 6 flat sides removes the stress and strain on the corners of the bolt. This coupled with the superior gripping action of the jaws, allows the user to complete their work without the wrench slipping off and damaging the bolt. The design of the Bionic Wrench multiplies your hand's gripping force, so you can more easily tighten/loosen bolts. You can develop ratchet-like speed by fully turning the Bionic Wrench, release the grip while still on the bolt, reposition wrench, tighten grip-repeat until finished. The Bionic Wrench covers 14 sized fasteners from 1/4"-9/16" and from 7mm-14mm. The Bionic Wrench was a winner of 2005 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award. Made in the USA.The Loggerhead 6-inch Immix was the winner of the 2005 Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice award. It has 34 useful tools with a convenient belt pouch and a magnetic receiver in base of handle for screwdriver heads. It?s easy to use and not strip nuts and bolts. It increases your hand's gripping power on the nut or bolt.
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