Light Wrench W2 vs PowerAccess
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 3 of 24 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
165 g
167 g
Closed length
114.5 mm
104 mm
Width
28 mm
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Thickness
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Tools & blade
Tool count
8
18
Blade steel
420J1
5Cr15MoV
Blade length
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Ownership
MSRP
$32.99
$79.95
Cost per tool
$4.12
$4.44
Manufacturer
NexTool
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
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✓
Wire cutters
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✓
Knife
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✓
Serrated knife
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✓
Screwdriver
—
✓
Phillips screwdriver
—
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Bit driver
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✓
Bottle opener
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✓
Can opener
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✓
File
—
✓
Awl
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✓
Ruler
—
✓
Buy if it saves 2 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $32.99, and it works out at $4.12 per tool.
Buy if it carries 10 more tools than the other; it works out at $4.44 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.