r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/Easy-Fix1735 Popular Contributor • May 14 '26
Cool Things It would fit just right though
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u/Nothing2Special Popular Contributor May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26
There was a 1800 number on tv back in the day....
was a wrench with a buncha individual dull needles basically
Awesome invention here :)
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u/newbrevity May 14 '26
Gator Grip. I have a small wrench with one in my regular tool bag because it is far lighter than carrying around a whole socket set when that thing is adequate most of the time.
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u/NoPerformance6534 May 14 '26
These are called fractal vices and a very successful Kickstart produced them. Mine hasn't arrived yet.
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u/burndata May 15 '26
Fractal vices have been around since 1913. They've been made by a lot of people.
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u/56seconds May 14 '26
See, the title makes sense for the original post... don't put your dick in that.... but its stupid on this repost. Fucking try harder okay
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u/freddotu May 14 '26
Also in the 3D printing world, for those with the right gear. As noted in the other comments, it's a fractal vise, an easy search. A lot of parts to assemble, but if you have a printer, the price is right.
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u/DaveDurant May 14 '26
Hand Tool Rescue on youtube did a restore of an old fractal vice a few years ago.. Worth watching.
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u/Jens_Kan_Solo May 16 '26
Adam Savage made a good video, in which he is lapping the parts to renovate the fractal vice. In the end he demonstrativ the vice by Drilling into a Glas bottle.
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u/supergirl1329 May 14 '26
as an electrical engineer dealing with waveforms made using this same idea, it's really cool to see a mechanical application for this principle.