Hyde 209651 17 in 1 Painters Multi Tool

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Using the 17-in-1 as a screwdriver is really an “emergency only” option, so it needs to be functional and little else. Can scrape paint, spread compound, open cracks in plaster, pull nails, set nails, open cans, open bottles, clean regular rollers and clean mini rollers. It has 19mm (¾") and 17mm (11/16") sockets to connect your whip hose to both your spray gun and your main airless hose. After looking at about 30 different available painter’s tools, we noticed that the Hyde was the only one with the small roller cutout. The 17-in-1 multi-tool is extra-tricked with everything from an on-board nail set and screw driver to a bottle opener.

This is the only painter’s multitool that we found that cleans two sizes of roller covers, and it can also open paint cans, scrape old plaster, and crack a beer, among many other tasks. But for this guide, my more relevant experience is that I’ve completely painted, oiled, or stained every single room of my previous house (floors, walls, ceilings—three or four coats each). It doesn’t have the small roller cutout, the bottle opener, the nail puller, the screwdrivers, or the wrench cutouts, but it does have a stainless steel blade, the large roller cutout, the prying edge, the scraper edge, the gouging corner, and a metal cap for banging a paint lid on. Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice, we’ll help you get it right (the first time).The Linzer has much of the same functionality as Hyde’s 17-in-1, but is missing the small roller cutout.

I've never seen that with the nail set in the end, I'm going to have to check my sundries suppliers now.This patented multi-tool is the perfect worksite addition for any pro - but especially for pro painters who work with spray equipment. In fact, properly used, this tool will probably pay for itself after just one or two painting projects. If you just want a basic painter’s tool for a minimal investment, we recommend the Hyde 06986 6-in-1 Multi-Tool. The reality is that the screwdriver bits are probably the least important functions that the tool has to offer, particularly if you already own the Megapro 13-in-1 screwdriver (which we highly recommend).

Having a 17-in-1 tool that can quickly squeegee off excess paint from these little guys is much easier than using the larger cutout found on any painter’s multitool. When she asked for a knife, you better esked back "what for" to save your knife from being used as a Phillips, pry bar, scraper, paint can opener. Beyond the small roller bonus feature, the Hyde multitool has a lot of what you’d expect from a good tool of its kind.

Squeezing out excess paint may not seem like a big deal, but you could argue it’s this tool’s most important task, because once you start adding up the dollar value of the paint you throw away on a full roller, it’s too much to ignore. The blade of the Hyde also has two wrench cutouts (¾-inch and 11/16-inch), which are sized to fit the connections on a paint sprayer. Also, knowing from personal experience how nice it can be to have a quick and dirty screwdriver on hand while prepping a room for paint, we keyed in on tools with that feature as well.

The reason we liked the Hyde so much is that it’s the only painter’s tool that has a second, smaller semi-circular cut-out to clean paint from a small-diameter roller. Clement has written for a wide variety of tool and construction publications and has a very good grasp of the needs of the homeowner as well as the full-time carpenter. Hyde’s newest tool combines the company’s trademark high-quality, lightweight design with a tool that can: 1. He lives in a very demanding 250-year-old farmhouse and spent four years gutting and rebuilding his previous home. Because of the benefits of the small roller cutout, we feel these failings are offset by the overall usefulness of the tool.

By Mark Fix it Friends with Benefits fun videos HisFixitUpLife How-to Love it Painting Tools We don’t just say we love our Hyde Tools 17-in-1 multi-tool, we mean it.