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Tools you'll need

Just below you'll find a list of tools to make the job of working with steel easier. Simply click on an image to find out a brief description of the tool, plus how you can get your hands on one.


Aviation snips
Collated screw guns - battery (plasterers)
Drilling lubricants
Fasteners (2nd fix carpenters)
Fasteners (fixers)
Fasteners (plasterers)
Flattening tool
Grommets (electrical)
Grommets/Snap bushes/clips (plumbing)
Impact screw guns - battery
Kamekura - portable electric/hydraulic hole punch
Magnetic level
Manual hydraulic punch & tools
Nibbler
Pipe and duct snips
Quick - Drive Pro extension
Slot/straight shears
Stainelec S100 hand hole punch tool
Step drills
Tungsten carbide hole cutters
Vice grip tools

If you have been using different tools on your building site and would like to share them with us, click here.

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