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Metalworking Pliers at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Metalworking Pliers
Metalworking Pliers is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.MetalworkingPliers | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Metalworking Pliers is on 31 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Workshop Tools | Glassmaking workshop (cupboard) | 26% | 4 |
| Wild West Blacksmith | Wild West town blacksmith (cupboard); Wild West town tool store (cupboard) | 4.1% | 4 |
| Blacksmith Tools | Blacksmith (shelves) | 4.0% | 4 |
| Jeweler Tools | Jewelry storage (desk); Jewelry Store (cupboard) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Rail Yard Tools | Catwalk (crate, shelves, box); Railroad repair shop (box, cupboard, crate, …); Railroad storage (crate, box) | 0.68% | 4 |
| Pawn Shop Tools | Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves); Pawn shop storage (box, shelves) | 0.45% | 4 |
| Golf Factory Tools | Golf factory (shelves) | 0.45% | 4 |
It is on 23 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Metalworking Pliers Forge | 3 × any charcoal; 2 × quarter bar stock | a ball-peen hammer; any metalworking pliers or any tongs; any metalworking punch or any small punch; any metalworking chisel; any heading tool | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
Needed as a tool in 101 recipes (it is not used up): Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor, Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, Assemble Forearm Armor, Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor, Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor, Assemble Metal Thigh Armor, Assemble Shin Armor, Assemble Shoulder Armor - Left, Assemble Shoulder Armor - Right, Barbed-Wire Wrap Weapon, Bind Spear Head With Wire, Forge 10 Nails, Forge 2 Spoons, Forge 4 Fishing Hooks and 87 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Metalworking Pliers weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Metalworking Pliers?
Base.MetalworkingPliers.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.