Multitool design for home owners to use on simple projects and adjustments around the house.
Started the design process by thinking about the potential user group. Plotted matrices to describe the environment that the tool would accommodate. 
Sketched ideas thinking about the form of the tool and which functions it should include based on intended user and environment.
Final design included pliers, wire cutters, wrenches, a hammer, and a screw driver that would allow any standard bit tips to be used. The handles were designed with a special focus on material efficiency and grip comfort. 
The tool was then made in SolidWorks.
For the model, the handles were hand made out of sheet metal and the tool parts were 3D printed.
The tool fits comfortably in hand, in various positions. 
The handles can snap to 90 degrees for more leverage.
The plier grip is designed to put the weight of the hammer in the user's palm so they don't lift it with their fingers.
Multitool
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Multitool

Tool design for Multitool, RISD Fall 2013

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