Autodesk Multitol

The right tool for the job can make you life much easier. But, what if there isn't a 'right' tool for your particular job? You may be able to get away with using the wrong tool, however the real answer is to make your own tools. It might seem unusual to make your own tools, but sometimes it can make as much sense as reworking your entire project just to avoid being in a situation where you'd need to make your own tools.

I've chosen a custom wrench as the tool to make, which fits a need to have multiple sized openings in a single wrench, plus a few other custom goodies like a ruler, bottle opener, and thickness gauge.

The process of designing and making your own tools is the same as a lot of other problem solving: observe, measure, design, iterate. The aim is to walk through the process of how to approach the process of designing and then making your own tools (or any other fabrication problem solving effort).