This looks pretty awesome, but it’s difficult to say just how practical it is until you try it. I’m willing to do it, but first I need a nice Leatherman. The process looks surprisingly easy, assuming you have some sort of way of cutting hardened steel. You just use one of the multitool’s bits as a guide and then drill the right size hole — presto!
I think, personally, that’s better to go the other way and install a multi-tool on your keyring. I’ve had one of these things for a couple years and it’s gone through airports all over the world. Sharp as hell, never lets me down (though it has occasionally laid me open pretty badly). [via BoingBoing and MAKE]
Yeah, it looks cool but it would be totally impractical. And you’d get your keys confiscated, not just your multitool, if you forgot to leave it at home on a trip. That wouldn’t be fun at all.
Nice find. A more practical (but expensive) solution is the “KeyPort” http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/misc-gadgets/keyport-slide/
Also, FYI. I have the above-mentioned SwissTech UtiliKey (http://www.swisstechtools.com.) It’s a useful little tool, and it’s made it through the airport more than once!
Keep up the good work,
Matt