PB SWISS TOOLS 8125-9-45 Swiss Grip Coin Driver

Super useful multi purpose tool.I mostly needed it for wide screws like on tripods, but now I also use it all the time as a general poking, pressing, prying tool.The metal doesn't pass all the way through the handle so it's not really a heavy duty pry bar. I have actual pry bars for that (some of those aren't full pass-through either) but it certainly feels solid enough for general tasks where I'm not putting my body weight on it.And for tasks when I don't want to damage the surface. Depending on what it is - in some cases this still might cause damage.And especially when my other hand needs to be close and I don't want to accentually poke myself with one of my more pointy pry bars.The wide tip and wide grippy handle also make this a great separation tool for two parts of a plastic product.Might be great for 3D printing uses to remove supports but I don't work in that personally so I can't say for sure.I LOVE the Swiss Grip handle. So nice in the hand and very grippy. I wish all my tools were this nice. I'm actually a bit upset at how much worse my other tools are compared to this handle. 😅I tried the stubby version of this too. It's nice but a lot less multi purpose. A bit wider handle so might allow a little more force to be applied to the fastener. But the long one works better for my uses and can still apply enough torque for my uses.Another limitation is that it's not really slim enough for pocket carry. Not impossible I guess.It's amazing in the hand though. I'd say a great tool for a toolbox or bag. I grab for it all the time. It sits right next to my main screwdriver in the work desk drawer.Alternatives to consider:A Victorinox Swiss Army knife often has a good wide flat tool. But I think you need to go up to the 111mm size if you want it to lock in place. Not gonna be cheaper and they aren't as comfy/grippy but it's very multi purpose.Tekton make nice mini pry bars but not wide. Only a few bucks though and made in America. I use one of those often too.Or possibly just attaching a handle to an SDS bit and sanding the edge down if it's sharp to make it more blunt.Or probably a thousand other things. See the last photo. That was my main pry bar for probably a decade. Made from an old chisel (I made it not sharp of course).

I needed to remove the front plate on our recirculating pump. Could not budge the screw with either a coin or a large flat blade screw driver. This did the job in no time.

Solid, well made tool I use for E61 group head espresso machines. This short version fits underneath the group head perfectly.

So I wanted to try something from PB Swiss and I saw this unique tool. Meant for opening items that you would typically use a coin for, this item was the first time I have ever seen something like this. I gave it a shot and I found myself using it way more than I thought I was going to, about once weekly for things like changing the battery out of my Suunto Core watch, changing batteries out of keyfobs, and opening solvent cans with plastic spouts. The tool quality is exactly like what everyone says about PB Swiss, excellent in all aspects. I also love that it is non-maring, a sign of a nicely finished tool. Though a bit on the pricey side, if you can afford it, this tool would make a nice addition to your toolbox, and like me, you will most likely be using it more often than you thought.

Bought for a specific device requiring freshly charged batteries regularly and was using a nickel and a pair of Cobra pliers. This coin driver works much better and is worth it! The finish on the edge of the tool is not pristine (sorta roughly ground IMO), but it doesn't effect the operation. After Amazon purchase, found it would've been better to order straight from the manufacturer's US website where it was cheaper.

Used to remove slicer blade screw which is made of plastic and shaped to where you need a coin to remove and tighten.

Bought this to adjust my tailpiece on my electric guitar. I still use a cloth to minimize scratches and also lower the tension by releasing the string tension but it’s the perfect tool to adjust the tailpiece.

I bought this for removing stubborn camera battery covers in vintage film cameras. As it comes, the blade at the tip is too thin and really doesn't fit the normal "coin slot" size used on a camera. But the way it is made, the blade has a taper so I carefully/slowly ground down the face of the tip, regularly cooling it in water, using a bench grinder making sure I kept the curved shape intact, until it now snugly fits a camera cover coin slot. It's not cheap but no one else makes a tool like this and with a little modification, is a perfect tool for this task.