I call it the Machinist

[u/JJYak695]

I built this as a gift for my best friend who owns 2 manufacturing businesses; mostly machining parts of aluminum. After watching him run CNCs for a number of years I choose a toolset I thought would be useful for not only for everyday tasks but to also run a business, and while inside the shop operating manufacturing machinery… his favorite color is also blue. Pretty proud of this one, outa the few SAKs I’ve built this turned out to be the best one yet.

4 layer, 91mm x 20mm, 3.74oz,
Layer 1:
Reamer/scraper - big blade - corkscrew
Layer 2:
Large metal file
Layer 3:
Scissors - parcel hook
Layer 4:
Bottle opener - package opener - awl
Plus scales:
Pen - pin - eyeglasses bit - toothpick + leatherman flatbit - tweezers + ruler
Accessories:
D-ring - lanyard - miniclip

[u/Locked-in-red]

Hi. Machinist here. Very nice toolset for the trade. I think the only thing missing is a magnifying glass. I use that thing daily for reading tiny print on endmill and insert packages. 

[u/JJYak695 → u/Locked-in-red]

Agh ya know the magnifying glass for small engravings is a very good point. Someone mentioned the phillips over the corkscrew but the magnifying glass / phillips layer would solve this.

[u/Locked-in-red → u/JJYak695]

I actually responded to that person and you made the right call. Calipers have tony screws in the bs k if them for adjusting tension. I don’t use the tiny flathead that goes in the corkscrew daily but it’s probably weekly. A phillips is nice but that tiny screwdriver is a godsend. 

[u/Locked-in-red → u/JJYak695]

Also corkscrew itself is nice for screaming chips out of screw holes. We mainly use torx and hex for inserts and those motherfuckers get packed with chips. Then you out a driver in and…. Well you can guess. 

[u/JJYak695 → u/Locked-in-red]

I agree with both points. I think the back philips is kinda awkward to use and find way more utility from the corkscrew. And I actually open up bottles of wine with it quite regularly. As for using the mini driver for calipers thats actually a use I never considered.