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These tools can be found in any blue [[General_items#Mechanical_Toolbox|Mechanical Toolbox]] on the station. They can also be made in an [[Autolathe]] or dispensed from a [[YouTool|YouTool -vending machine]].
These tools can be found in any blue [[General_items#Mechanical_Toolbox|Mechanical Toolbox]] on the station. They can also be made in an [[Autolathe]] or dispensed from a [[YouTool|YouTool -vending machine]].


{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = [[Crowbar]]
|name = [[Crowbar]]
|image = Crowbar.png
|image = Crowbar.png
}}
}}
{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = [[Screwdriver]]
|name = [[Screwdriver]]
|image = Screwdriver tool.png
|image = Screwdriver tool.png
}}
}}
{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = [[Engineering items#Welding Tool|Welder]]
|name = [[Engineering items#Welding Tool|Welder]]
|image = Welder.png
|image = Welder.png
}}
}}
{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = [[Wirecutters]]
|name = [[Wirecutters]]
|image = Wirecutters.png
|image = Wirecutters.png
}}
}}
{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = [[Wrench]]
|name = [[Wrench]]
|image = Wrench.png
|image = Wrench.png
}}
}}




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{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = Metal
|name = Metal
|image = Metal.png
|image = Metal.png
|foundin = Ready stacks in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]], [[Robotics]] and [[Atmospherics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more from iron ore and [[Cargo]] can order more.
|foundin = Ready stacks in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]], [[Robotics]] and [[Atmospherics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more from iron ore and [[Cargo]] can order more.
|usedfor = Constructing various things from supportive elements to decorations
|usedfor = Constructing various things from supportive elements to decorations
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|description = List of things you can make with having Metal in your hand and activating it:
|description = List of things you can make with having Metal in your hand and activating it:
*[[#Chairs|Stool]] (1 metal)
*[[#Chairs|Stool]] (1 metal)
*[[#Chairs|Chair]] (1 metal)
*[[#Chairs|Chair]] (1 metal)
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*[[#APC|APC frame]] (2 metal)
*[[#APC|APC frame]] (2 metal)
*[[Grenade|Grenade Casing]] (1 metal)
*[[Grenade|Grenade Casing]] (1 metal)
*Iron Door (20 metal)
*[[#Door|Iron Door]] (20 metal)
*[[#Security Camera|Security Camera Assembly]] (5 metal)


Things you can do with it in your hand:
Things you can do with it in your hand:
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Smelt iron ore at the [[Mining#The_Ores|Mining]] furnace.
Smelt iron ore at the [[Mining#The_Ores|Mining]] furnace.
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{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = Glass and Reinforced Glass
|name = Glass and Reinforced Glass
|image = Glass.png
|image = Glass.png
|foundin = Stacks exist in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]], [[Atmospherics]] and [[Robotics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more from sand and [[Cargo]] can order more.
|foundin = Stacks exist in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]], [[Atmospherics]] and [[Robotics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more from sand and [[Cargo]] can order more.
|usedfor = Constructing windows and other things
|usedfor = Constructing windows and other things
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|description = Here's the list of things you can make with having glass/reinforced glass in your hand:
|description = Here's the list of things you can make with having glass/reinforced glass in your hand:
*[[File:Glass.png|50px]] Glass:
*[[File:Glass.png|50px]] Glass:
**[[#One directional|One Directional Glass panel]]
**[[#One directional|One Directional Glass panel]]
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Use <font color='gray'>'''rods'''</font> on <font color='blue'>'''glass'''</font>
Use <font color='gray'>'''rods'''</font> on <font color='blue'>'''glass'''</font>
}}
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{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = Plasteel/Reinforced Metal
|name = Plasteel/Reinforced Metal
|image = Metal_r.png
|image = Metal_r.png
|foundin = A stack exists in [[Engineering]], [[E.V.A.]] and [[Robotics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more with iron and plasma ores.
|foundin = A stack exists in [[Engineering]], [[E.V.A.]] and [[Robotics]]. <br>[[Shaft Miner]]s have the ability to smelt more with iron and plasma ores. [[Cargo]] can order more, but they are very expensive.
|usedfor = Reinforcing walls, mechs, building an AI Core
|usedfor = Reinforcing walls, mechs, building an AI Core
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|strategy = Hold in active hand and activate to start building
|description = Plasteel is an alloy of [[plasma]] and [[iron]].
|description = Plasteel is an alloy of [[plasma]] and [[iron]].


List of things you can make having plasteel in your hand and activating it:
List of things you can make having plasteel in your hand and activating it:
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Smelt a combination of iron ore and plasma ore at the [[Mining#The_Ores|Mining]] furnace.
Smelt a combination of iron ore and plasma ore at the [[Mining#The_Ores|Mining]] furnace.
}}
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{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = Rods
|name = Rods
|image = rods.png
|image = rods.png
|foundin = Stacks exist in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]]. <br>More can be made from Metal sheets.
|foundin = Stacks exist in [[Engineering]], [[Auxiliary Tool Storage]], [[E.V.A.]]. <br>More can be made from Metal sheets.
|usedfor = Constructing grilles and reinforcing
|usedfor = Constructing grilles and reinforcing
|strategy = Hold in active hand and use it on things
|strategy = Hold in active hand and use it on things
|description = Here's the list of things you can make with having rods in your active hand:
|description = Here's the list of things you can make with having rods in your active hand:
* [[#Grille|Grille]] (by clicking in your hand).
* [[#Grille|Grille]] (by clicking in your hand).
* [[#Lattice|Lattice]] (for floors, by clicking on a space tile).
* [[#Lattice|Lattice]] (for floors, by clicking on a space tile).
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Use <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> and click "2x metal rods" (makes two sets of rods)
Use <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> and click "2x metal rods" (makes two sets of rods)
}}
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{{Item
{{Item
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
|name = Floor Tiles
|name = Floor Tiles
|image = Floor Tiles.png
|image = Floor Tiles.png
|foundin = Ready stacks can be found nowhere, can be made from metal or removed from the floor with a crowbar
|foundin = Ready stacks can be found nowhere, can be made from metal or removed from the floor with a crowbar
|usedfor = Constructing [[#Plating|Plating]] or [[#Steel_Floor|Steel Floor]]
|usedfor = Constructing [[#Plating|Plating]] or [[#Steel_Floor|Steel Floor]]
|strategy = Hold in active hand and use it on lattices or a floor without plating
|strategy = Hold in active hand and use it on lattices or a floor without plating
|description = A surprisingly effective ranged weapon.
|description = A surprisingly effective ranged weapon.


'''How to produce Floor Tiles:'''
'''How to produce Floor Tiles:'''


   Use <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> and click "4x floor tiles" (makes 4 floor tiles)
   Use <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> and click "4x floor tiles" (makes 4 floor tiles)
}}
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Grow [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Plants|Tower Caps]] and cut them up with a hatchet, or deconstruct already existing wooden tables in the [[Vacant Office]].
Grow [[Guide_to_hydroponics#Plants|Tower Caps]] and cut them up with a hatchet, or deconstruct already existing wooden tables in the [[Vacant Office]].
}}
}}




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|[[File:Rods.png|Rods]]x1
|[[File:Rods.png|Rods]]x1
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Have rods in your hand.
# [[File:Rods.png]] Click on an empty space tile.
# Click on a empty space tile.
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# Use a '''Welder''' to cut the lattice into one rod.
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] Use a '''Welder''' to cut the lattice into one rod.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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|[[File:Floor_Tiles.png|Floor tile]]x1
|[[File:Floor_Tiles.png|Floor tile]]x1
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Have the floor tile in your hand.
# [[File:Floor_Tiles.png|Floor tile]] Use a floor tile on a lattice.
# Click on a lattice.
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# Use a '''Crowbar''' on ''broken'' plating, otherwise it does not deconstruct.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Use a '''Crowbar''' on ''broken'' plating, otherwise it does not deconstruct.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#FFDD66; width:20%'|Tools
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] Use a '''welder''' on broken plating to repair it.
|-
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
[[File:Welder.png|Welder]]
|}
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|[[File:Floor Tiles.png|Floor tile]]x1
|[[File:Floor Tiles.png|Floor tile]]x1
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Have the floor tile in your hand.
# [[File:Floor Tiles.png|Floor tile]] Use a floor tile on plating.
# Click on a Plating-tile.
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# Use a '''Crowbar''' on a floor tile to remove it.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Use a '''Crowbar''' on a floor tile to remove it. It will be destroyed if broken.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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|[[File:Wood Tile.png|Wood tile]]x1
|[[File:Wood Tile.png|Wood tile]]x1
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Make four Wood Tiles out of a [[#Planks|plank of wood]].
# [[File:Wood Tile.png|Wood tile]] Use a wood tile on plating. Wood tiles are made of [[#Planks|planks of wood]].
# Have the Wood Tile in your hand.
# Click on a Plating-tile.
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
* If you want the wooden tile back, dismantle the floor with a '''Screwdriver''', or...
# [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] Dismantle the floor with a '''Screwdriver'''.
* Destroy it with a '''Crowbar'''.
Alternately
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Destroy it with a '''Crowbar'''. This will not give you a wood tile back.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] or<br>[[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
[[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] or [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]]
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|[[File:Rods.png|Rods]]x2
|[[File:Rods.png|Rods]]x2
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Have two rods in your hand.
# [[File:Rods.png|Rods]] Use rods on a plating.
# Click on a Plating-tile.
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
# Use a '''Wrench''' to dismantle it to two rods.
# [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] Use a '''Wrench''' to dismantle it to two rods.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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|[[File:Carpet Tile.png|Carpet]]x1
|[[File:Carpet Tile.png|Carpet]]x1
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Have the carpet tile in your hand.
# [[File:Carpet Tile.png|Carpet]] Use a carpet floor on a plating.
# Click on a Plating-tile.
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
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# Use a crowbar to pick up the carpet tile.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Use a crowbar to pick up the carpet tile.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
''Assuming there already is a plating:''
''Assuming there already is a plating:''
# Use the wire on glass.
# [[File:CableCoils.png|Cable Pieces]] [[File:Glass.png|Glass]] Use the wire on glass.
# Use the metal on the tile you get.
# [[File:Metal.png|Metal]] Use the metal on the tile you get.
# Place the light tile on the plating.
# Place the light tile on the plating.
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|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
# Use a '''Crowbar''' on the light tile to remove the metal.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Use a '''Crowbar''' on the light tile to remove the metal.
# Use '''Wirecutters''' on the resulting tile to separate wires from glass.
# [[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutters]] Use '''Wirecutters''' on the resulting tile to separate wires from glass.
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# Stand where you want the wall.
# Stand where you want the wall.
# Click the <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> in your hand to open the construction panel.
# [[File:Metal.png|Metal]] Click the <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> in your hand to open the construction panel.
# Choose 'Build wall girders' from the list.
# Choose 'Build wall girders' from the list.
# Use the remaining 2 sheets of <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> on the girder.
# [[File:Metal.png|Metal]] Use the remaining 2 sheets of <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> on the girder.
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#'''Weld''' off the plating.
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] '''Weld''' off the plating.
#'''Wrench''' the girders apart (or alternately, you can use a '''Crowbar''' to dislodge the girder and drag it out of the way).
# [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] '''Wrench''' the girders apart.
Alternately
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] '''Weld''' off the plating.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Use a '''Crowbar''' to dislodge the girder and drag it out of the way.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
[[File:Welder.png|Welder]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]]<br>([[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]])
[[File:Welder.png|Welder]]<br>[[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] or [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]]
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|style="vertical-align: top; padding: 10px;"|
# Stand where you want the reinforced wall.
# Stand where you want the reinforced wall.
# Click the <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> in your hand to open the construction panel.
# [[File:Metal.png|Metal]] Click the <font color='gray'>'''metal'''</font> in your hand to open the construction panel.
# Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list.
# Choose 'Build wall girders' form the list.
# Use the <font color='gray'>'''plasteel'''</font> on the girders to reinforce them.
# [[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]] Use the <font color='gray'>'''plasteel'''</font> on the girders to reinforce them.
# Use the last <font color='gray'>'''plasteel'''</font> sheet on the reinforced girders to finish the wall.
# [[File:Metal_r.png|Plasteel]] Use the last <font color='gray'>'''plasteel'''</font> sheet on the reinforced girders to finish the wall.
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!colspan="1"  style='background-color:#FFDD66; width:20%'|Tools
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
|rowspan="2" colspan="3"|
# Wirecutters.
# [[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutters]] Wirecutters.
# Screwdriver.
# [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] Screwdriver.
# Welder.
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] Welder.
# Crowbar.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Crowbar.
# Wrench.
# [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] Wrench.
# Welder.
# [[File:Welder.png|Welder]] Welder.
# Crowbar.
# [[File:Crowbar.png|Crowbar]] Crowbar.
# Screwdriver.
# [[File:Screwdriver_tool.png|Screwdriver]] Screwdriver.
# Wirecutters.
# [[File:Wirecutters.png|Wirecutters]] Wirecutters.
# Wrench.
# [[File:Wrench.png|Wrench]] Wrench.
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|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
|colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|
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