you might know all about ifixit's
toolkits full of drivers tweezers and
pry tools
what about some of the more obscure
tools in our catalog here are 10
weird and interesting tools we sell that
you may not have known about
have you ever dropped your iphone and
dented the frame sure enough there's a
fix
and a tool for that plier tech corner
and sidewall repair pliers take a dented
edge and safely bends it back to its
original shape
allowing your screen to fit back on
perfectly without gaps
plier tech pliers work with a number of
iphone and ipad models
and even some macbook display assemblies
our manta driver kit comes with all the
bits you could possibly need
take a closer look though and you'll
maybe find some bits you've never seen
before
especially this one it's a hook driver
bit and it's specifically designed to
screw eye bolts and hooks into various
materials
say goodbye to those janky methods you
once used playing cards aren't just
meant for a game of gin rummy they make
great repair tools as well
you can use them for the kind of slicing
or prying their plastic opening cards
are a bit too heavy duty for you can
also use them to carefully disconnect
the battery in a number of ipad models
if you need to drill some holes but a
power drill is a bit overkill
a pin vice might be the solution think
of it like a driver handle but for drill
bits
it's got a swivel top and a knurled body
that gives you manual control for
precise drilling into delicate materials
and components
it can even be used to twist wire for
jewelry making
you might be familiar with pliers like a
needle nose and split joint
but you may not have heard of rosary
pliers the rounded jaws make it really
easy to bend
and manipulate wire in all kinds of ways
and it even comes with a built in wire
cutter
these are usually found in the hands of
jewelry makers who specialize in rosary
style necklaces
hence the name but they're useful for
just about anything involving wire
if you ever need to screw a bolt into a
nut but you're working in a really tight
space
the handy clamp is your saving grace
this tool lets you clamp in a nut or
bolt
and slide it where your hand normally
wouldn't fit from there
you can use your other hand to screw the
bolt into the nut
and you're off to the races headphone
jacks are disappearing about as quickly
as blockbusters and radio shacks
so when you have a device that has one
you want to keep it around for as long
as possible if a headphone plug breaks
off inside a headphone jack
there's a specialty tool that can save
your bacon the gripstick headphone plug
extraction tool isn't a tool you'll use
very often but you'll be glad you have
it when needed
this perfectly sized cylinder easily
removes the snapped off plug and clears
the way for more tunes
when you accidentally drop a small part
into a hard to read space
needle nose pliers or magnetic pickup
tool won't always do the trick
that's where everyone's favorite
surgical tool comes in handy apollopis
more commonly known as alligator forceps
has tiny jaws on the end that can grab
onto small
objects in tiny places they're also
great for sewing and building model kits
and if you find yourself in a situation
where even these alligator forceps
aren't providing a gentle enough grip
that's where the suction cup pen is a
great alternative you simply set the
suction cup on the part
press and hold the button on the pen to
create a small amount of vacuum
then pick up the part from there set it
down and let go of the button to release
the vacuum
last but not least is the scratch brush
cleaning off tiny delicate surfaces and
components can be tricky but scratch
brushes are handy tools that are made
for exactly that
these nifty contraptions look similar to
a traditional writing utensil
but spin the top and out pops and brush
allowing you to control the length
and the stiffness of the brush itself
sure there are
alternatives to these quirky tools but
once you know what it's like to use the
perfect tool in a tricky situation
you'll understand why we sell and love
these odd little objects
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