- Edges are rounded, making tool almost useless- Hex bit hole is too large
- Bottle opener lacks a lip to grab the bottle cap
The A1ST Mini Multifunctional Pocket EDC Tool is a very cheap knockoff of the Leatherman Brewzer. It is sold on eBay and ships from China. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to buy this tool.
The product description bills this tool as having many uses -- slotted driver, bottle opener, box/tape cutter, etc. The tool is metal, and it is machined very poorly. The edges are so rounded that it's almost useless for most of its listed functions.
As a slotted screwdriver, it slips off of the screw easily, making it pointless to use. As a bottle opener, it lacks any sort of lip to grab the bottle cap, so it just sort of pulls at the cap rather than lifting it off. The only time I tried opening a bottle with it, it took three tries to get the cap off. There are indentations on the side of the tool for purchase, but they are so shallow and rounded they barely provide any additional grip.
The product description says the tool has a "1/4 hex opening." The actual opening is larger than a quarter inch, so when you try to put a hex bit in there it slides right out. As a box ripper or tape cutter, the tool works okay, as long as you put enough pressure on it to push it through, since the tool itself is not sharp. The tool is metal, and the metal seems strong enough, so it might function as a small pry bar, though I wouldn't trust it with a lot of weight.
If you do buy this tool, it gets shipped from China so it will take a long time to get to you (unless you live near China). When I purchased mine, it took just about two months for the tool to arrive, and I never got any shipping updates so I couldn't track it. I paid $1.25 for the tool, but right now it's listed at $1.19.
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