Drew Riley
Well-Known Member
A while back I showed you guys a bottle opener project I'd been working on... well, here's a second project I've been working on alone those same lines:
I've been calling it "the brews-a-fix" (though it's just just for opening brews!)
This one is made from 6Al-4V titanium, and is 1" wide by 1.75" long and 1/8" thick.
As you can see, I beveled the long leg of the brews-a-fix, in an effort to give the tool a little more function than just a pendant/keychain and a bottle opener.
One thing I will mention about the function as a cap lifter, due to the shortness of the top of the cross, it takes two lifts in order to fully remove the average cap. You CAN use the longer side over the cap to lift it in one shot, but it does take a little more effort in my opinion, although it's not terrible.
With the beveled leg, you can also use the brews-a-fix as a pry tool:
It can also be used as a flat head driver:
or also a can tab lifter:
(heat anodized brews-a-fix shown)
It can also be used as a tape cutter for opening boxes:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8643306991_ee16d653a1.jpg
and even as a split ring opener:
And believe it or not, it even functions as a 1/4" bit driver:
Overall, I'm very happy with out the opener/tool came out. It rides very nicely on a keyring, or even a necklace or lanyard, and it's quite functional to boot!
Thanks for lookin' everyone!
I've been calling it "the brews-a-fix" (though it's just just for opening brews!)
This one is made from 6Al-4V titanium, and is 1" wide by 1.75" long and 1/8" thick.
As you can see, I beveled the long leg of the brews-a-fix, in an effort to give the tool a little more function than just a pendant/keychain and a bottle opener.
One thing I will mention about the function as a cap lifter, due to the shortness of the top of the cross, it takes two lifts in order to fully remove the average cap. You CAN use the longer side over the cap to lift it in one shot, but it does take a little more effort in my opinion, although it's not terrible.
With the beveled leg, you can also use the brews-a-fix as a pry tool:
It can also be used as a flat head driver:
or also a can tab lifter:
(heat anodized brews-a-fix shown)
It can also be used as a tape cutter for opening boxes:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8643306991_ee16d653a1.jpg
and even as a split ring opener:
And believe it or not, it even functions as a 1/4" bit driver:
Overall, I'm very happy with out the opener/tool came out. It rides very nicely on a keyring, or even a necklace or lanyard, and it's quite functional to boot!
Thanks for lookin' everyone!
