Tim from Charles and Hudson photographed this new Milwaukee doohickey at a recent product unveiling. From the looks of it, this is an insert bit storage holder with a built-in magnetic bit holder.
Without any official information to go by, my best guess is that the bit holder is removal and can be inserted into the tool at the bottom of the tool. This would turn the whole shebang into a screwdriver!
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One of the handles of the accessory looks to be able to pivot, which may allow you to also use the tool as a T-handle driver to apply greater torque! Probably not, though, if the tool is made of plastic as it looks to be.
The right handle/arm is grooved to accommodate the tips of the insert bits, with the exposed metal notches at the front of the tool serving as handy wire strippers.
Photo by Timothy/Charles and Hudson
UPDATE:
This new photo from OneProjectCloser shows that I had been right about the assumed function of the tool.
Photo by Ethan/OneProjectCloser
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Swaging tool or wire stripper
Bob
To me (if it is a wire stripper) it doesn’t appear to have wire cutters… 🙁
Besides the seemingly HUGE bulk of this tool, having no wire cutters would bug me… That would detract from what this tool seems to be designed to accomplish…
If it is a swager, it would take a good ammount of force!
jesse
It does seem really big for the hand, and not that comfortable at all.
Stuart
In the second image, it shows that the stripper-looking part is a thin metal plate. I think that confirms it’s a stripper and not a swaging tool, but there’s no way to know for sure unless official details are released.
David
See this would be a much better tool to have instead of the black and yellow interchangable one I have. The sleeve comes off on mine and the bit heads constantly are falling out. Awesome litte “doohikey” indeed!
VJ1776
Its Milwaukee part number 4832-4507