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Scrap Mechanic WikiTools
Handheld equipment used to place, inspect, connect, paint, weld, recover, reshape, and mine with Plasma tools.
- Category focus
- The mechanic's working kit
- Page structure
- List → individual entry
Category 04
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Which tool solves this job?
Choose by the failure in front of the mechanic. The last column opens the build or route where that tool matters.
Player situationUse thisSuccessful testContinue with
A wheel, controller, sensor, or engine does nothing
Connect Tool →Signal direction and bearing rotation are visible
Choose the matching build →Two finished creation bodies must become one
Weld Tool →Orientation is final and moving joints remain separate
Chassis planning →Controls, pipes, or sensor targets are hard to identify
Paint Tool →Input, danger, fluid, and movement colors stay consistent
Paint Ammo →A road, ramp, base edge, or tunnel floor needs reshaping
Claygun →The route stays passable and still has an exit
Claygun controls →Underground rock blocks the mining route
Plasma Drill →The bore has reverse clearance and the tool head avoids the chassis
Mining loop →01
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
02Connect Tool
An opening-route tool crafted at the powered crashed ship to reconnect its console, then used to link interactive parts and inspect signal direction throughout the game.
- Type
- Building tool
- First acquisition
- Crashed ship Mini Craftbot
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
03Lift
A core building tool for creating movable constructions, recovering flipped vehicles, and loading saved creations.
- Type
- Building tool
- Primary use
- Building movable creations
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
04Sledgehammer
The starting Survival tool for melee defense, breaking resource objects, and interacting with loose physics objects.
- Type
- Starting tool and melee weapon
- Used for
- Resource objects and close defense
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
05Weld Tool
A building tool used to join constructions and move attached sections into a permanent alignment.
- Type
- Construction tool
- Used for
- Joining and aligning creations
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
06Paint Tool
A color tool for decoration, system labels, safety markings, and color-sensitive automation.
- Type
- Color and labeling tool
- Survival cost
- Paint Ammo
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
07Handbook
The in-game reference for core building controls, part placement, connections, and first construction concepts.
- Type
- In-game help tool
- Covers
- Core controls and building basics
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
08Claygun
A 1.0 terrain-shaping tool that lets mechanics add and remove clay in Creative and Survival.
- Introduced
- 1.0 / Drilling Thunder
- Available in
- Creative and Survival
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
09Plasma Drill
Battery-powered Excavation Island drill that digs terrain, collects valuables, and ejects them for pickup. Level 1 costs 100 Metal Block 2, 10 Component Kits, and 10 Circuit Boards at a Craftbot.
- Introduced
- 1.0 / Drilling Thunder
- Primary job
- Dig terrain and collect valuables
Version 1.0 · Checked July 2026
Plasma Saw
An officially previewed cutting tool that is not present as a usable 1.0 item in the checked game data. Its placeholder UUID has no icon, recipe, description, or physical object record.
- Official preview
- Devblog 22 / September 2021
- Previewed role
- Cut trees and crystal rock; damage bots