The Multi-tool's primary task is for creating curves in photo-etched items, and using the seven different sized steps along the tool's length, pretty much any radius can be formed. The component to be formed is simply placed on a fingertip and the Multi-tool then rolled across back and forth across it until the desired effect is achieved. This technique allows for a degree of 'over-bending' which is necessary for the springy metal to retain its shape. If a conical form is needed, the cone-shaped head of the Multi-tool can be used, again pressing the part onto a fingertip and rolling back and forth to create the shape. The very end of the cone is rounded, and is designed to be used as a burnishing tool for the application of dry-transfer decals - the smooth anodised surface greatly helps with this operation. Two sizes of Multi-tool are available, Large and Small, and between them a wide range of roll diameters can be achieved. The bodies of the tools are aerospace grade aluminium but feature a hardened tool grade steel 'tail', as the alloy might bend under pressure at this narrow diameter. The varying diameter steps are finely calibrated and the tools are attractively anodised in blue (large) and bronze (small).
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