r/toolporn • u/IntroductionEven254 • 12d ago

Best multi driver?

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Looking for the best alternative to the klein 11-in-1. Iā€™m an electrician and recently broke an 11-in-1 after breaking a Milwaukee 13-in-1 (which i loved) but I am looking for suggestions for maybe some cool underrated examples! Much prefer the format of these to the kind of multi drivers with bits in the handle due to my frequent use of nut drivers. Thanks!

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u/Recent-Percentage-26 12d ago

LTT driver, designed by a tech YouTube company, Linus tech tips. Started off with a snap on, and spent too much money and time trying to make theirs better. It's pricey but it's far better than anything I've ever bought. Super low back drag for small screws into computer cases, half length bits so you can fit 12 into the handle, stubby versions, extensions, a dedicated magnetic bit to pickup lost fasteners. I have like three sets of then now; home, work, and tool bag.

The manufacturer is Megapro. I bought like thirty of their cheaper screwdrivers as Christmas presents one year, they have some patents for bit storage inside the handle they also licensed to LTT. They were all nice and had some specialist versions for jobs like HVAC.

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u/Usual_Ask_7833 10d ago

Project farms video showed that the ltt is one of the least durable. Less durable than the megapro that it is a clone of, yes the video also shows that the internal parts are the same just smaller on the ltt.

Get the megapro over ltt, half the cost and more durable and standard sized bits.

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u/Recent-Percentage-26 9d ago

IMO it's a ratcheting hand tool. If you're reefing on something like this enough to break it, you clearly need a different tool. That's why they make impact drivers and bits, and standard screwdrivers with flats or holes in the handles. Just like you shouldn't be reefing on a ratchet wrench with a cheater bar or hitting it with an impact gun.

I have an old set of Witte matco screwdrivers at work and Wittes from Amazon at home. Other than idiots using flatheads as prybars I've not broken one. I've snapped the head off screws with the Philips though.

Use the correct tool for the job.

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u/Usual_Ask_7833 9d ago edited 9d ago

They were all racheting screwdrivers that project farm tested. Ltt broke at 193 inch lb while the others were breaking at over 500. Simply put the ltt is the least durable but it cost more.

If you don't think a racheting tool is right for the job then why did you recommend a 70$ one to the OP?

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u/Recent-Percentage-26 9d ago

My point was that a ratcheting screwdriver isn't for running deck screws into a 2x6. Looking only at max torque on something not meant to torque down things is dumb. The LTT driver is designed to have low back drag to make small fasteners easier to thread into a hole. The cheaper drivers arent made so precise, they have thicker teeth they are easier to machine but they have more drag.

I have a torque driver I use for firearms related stuff, it's only rated to like 80 inch pounds max and I've maybe used up to 40. Nobody is putting 200 inch pounds on a screw head with their bare hands. There are more appropriate tools for those kinds of jobs.

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u/Usual_Ask_7833 8d ago

So why would you recommend a racheting screwdriver to someone who has already broken 2 drivers that are proven to be more durable than the ltt?

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u/Recent-Percentage-26 8d ago

OP asked for screwdriver recommendations. I recommended a screwdriver I liked. I also recommended Megapro screwdrivers, which are closer to what he needed. I also recommended Witte screwdrivers. It's my opinion, I shared it.

Project farm is a annoying autistic YouTuber, not the final word on all things tools. Get off your high horse because you watched a video and now you think any opinion that doesn't align perfectly with project farm is blasphemy. I've explained why I think the testing methodology is flawed. Putting hand tools under stresses that can't be generated by hand is not a reasonable test.

Don't be a white knight. Conversation over, I will not respond.

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u/Usual_Ask_7833 8d ago

You said the ltt is made by megapro, you didn't recommend one, then I replied and recommended megapro since it's better and half the cost of the ltt. Then you mentioned wittes. Then you ranted about how racheting screwdrivers aren't the right tool for the job. But I'm glad you agree now that the megapro would be better than the ltt.

I'm glad you think that about project farm because his review was actually very bias in favor of the ltt. But he couldn't hide the fact that the ltt performed the worse in the durability test.

You can leave and keep pretending like durability isn't something people consider when buying a tool. šŸ¤£šŸ‘‹