Water bottle bolts can often present some difficulties given their odd locations, for example, but with the pivoting head oriented inline with the body, even those are no problem to access. The 8-Bit Pack Pliers aren’t all about muscle, either there’s some finesse on hand as well. The new 8-Bit Pack Pliers (bottom) are substantially bigger than the standard Pack Pliers (top). But with these, that’s no longer an issue. One of the things tech editor Dave Rome mentioned in his review of the original Pack Pliers was that they didn’t provide as much leverage for stubborn master links as he sometimes wanted. The bigger body offers one unexpected bonus as well. Simply put, it hasn’t been an issue on that tool, and I haven’t found it an issue on this one, either. I was previously skeptical of the downsized 4 mm bit format that Wolf Tooth used on the EnCase multi-tool when I reviewed it last year, but the more I’ve used it since then, the less I’ve found myself worrying about how well they’d hold up under stress. The core of the 8-Bit Pack Pliers is this pivoting bit holder. Granted, that may not be enough for the toughest jobs, but in fairness, if you need more than that road- or trail-side, you’ve likely got bigger fish to fry. And Wolf Tooth confirms that you can wrench on the 8-Bit Pack Pliers pretty hard, repeatedly testing the head to over 40Nm of torque. I was actually able to undo some crank bolts with the thing, and busted a bunch of pedals loose, too. With the head flipped 90°, the handle measures a healthy 13 cm - more than I could find in any other multi-tool I had in the stable (and I’ve got a lot of them to compare against).
Dental pliers for pulling teeth portable#
Most importantly, the form factor and pivoting head provide far more leverage than what you typically find in portable multi-tools. The 8-Bit Pack Pliers may be unusual as compared to more traditional multi-tools, but the design offers some genuine advantages, too. In total, Wolf Tooth stuffs five different magnets into every 8-Bit Pack Plier.ĭespite all of that functionality, the 8-Bit Pack Pliers weighs just 69 grams, and is only 147 mm in length, 21 mm-wide, and a scant 9 mm-thick. Helping to hold the pliers closed is another pair of magnets to go along with the ones already used to hold the various pieces in place. There’s also a combination spoke wrench/valve core secured in a magnetic pocket on the backside of the body, a tool to clean out your valve stem in the event that it’s clogged, and the business end of the pliers is even shaped to help tighten and loosen Presta valve stem nuts, too. Wolf Tooth has packed a remarkable amount of functionality into such a compact package. Quite cleverly, the bit holder itself is an 8 mm hex, so there’s not much left off the list. As on the EnCase, that bit holder is built around the smaller 4 mm bit format instead of the more standard 1/4-inch one to reduce the overall size, and there’s enough space inside the 8-Bit Pack Pliers body for six interchangeable bits (most of which are double-sided) that include 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6 mm hex, T10 and T25 Torx, a #2 Phillips, and a small flathead screwdriver head. Whereas the standard Pack Pliers sport a tire lever at the opposite end, the 8-Bit Pack Pliers has the same indexed and pivoting magnetic bit holder that Wolf Tooth uses on the EnCase multi-tool that debuted last year. But otherwise, there aren’t a whole lot of similarities. The scissor-like machined 7075-T6 aluminum body sports the same handy chain master link pliers at one end - hence the name - along with a convenient magnetic storage pocket for an extra set of links. The new 8-Bit Pack Pliers almost look as if Wolf Tooth just took its existing Pack Pliers and enlarged the dimensions in CAD. I like where Wolf Tooth is going with this stuff. But while it’s quite unusual, it’s also loaded with useful functions, offers plenty of leverage, is very well made, and sports an innovative form factor that’s surprisingly easy to stash. In fact, it’s unlike anything else on the market at all. Wolf Tooth’s new 8-Bit Pack Pliers multi-tool looks nothing like the Swiss army knife that most portable bicycle tools are designed to mimic.
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