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http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242674 Above is a link to the project my High School Senior Engineering group is working on. Please read through that thread and take the survey if possible. Here is our final design which is we refer to as the Basic Tool. Attached are...

Don't worry about sounding like a jerk. My group and I want any and all comments. Blatant honesty and constructive, even harsh, criticism is greatly appreciative. R&D is not so big; however, we are striving for the best and if we see this being extremely promising we will pursue it to its...

No need to apologize. What exactly discourages you from buying a multi-tool and what would you need on a tool to pay the $40?

Thank you so much for listing exactly what it is your tool would need to have. This will be very beneficial to have in design and prototyping. If you could possibly PM me your place of work so my group could site you and/or have your friends who are also firefighters comment on this thread, that...

Exactly our thinking. If we can make a tool that can change to the users need, we think that we'll have a vast market to sell in and multiple people interested in our product.

I couldn't have said it any better. I am definitely not stating that I am brighter than all of you put together, but my group and I are very hardworking and are trying to make a terrific product. So if you're reading this and could have your friends, family, neighbors comment their opinions and...

Thank you for the support and explanation of our procedure.

Thank you so much for the input. We hadn't considered going back to the basics of machining and what true, good old fashioned, hard work can do.

When being deployed did you find that you were missing anything on the multi-tool or that it had unneeded features?

Thank you so much for the support! It is greatly appreciated!

Interesting proposition. May I ask why you exactly prefer carrying multiple tools rather than one tool that could perform the same tasks? Or how exactly is a universal tool less useful?

This is what we're trying to address with a tool that can be interchanged for a number of needs. Whether you're an electrical, mechanical, civil or any variety of engineer or person who desires a tool fit to their specific needs.

Being as price is a major factor with production, and to compete in the market we have to be around the average selling price, anything less than $40 would compromise the quality of the product due to constraints presented in a high school setting.

We are currently sifting through a variety of ideas. Our goal is to go down the route of a Leatherman or Swiss Army Knife with the ability to interchange all of the tools. Thereby making it a true multi-tool which can be customized for every person dependent upon their needs.

My team and I are seniors in high school designing a multi-tool product for our engineering class in Meridian, Idaho. We are attempting to collect data to show that our product is justifiable. Attached is an idea of what our design could possibly be like. If you could respond to the poll and/or...