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Vise Grips at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Vise Grips
Vise Grips 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.ViseGrips | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Vise Grips is on 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawn Shop Tools | Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves); Pawn shop storage (box, shelves) | 8.9% | 4 |
| Car Supply Tools | Car supply (cupboard, shelves); Sports car supply (shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Army Hangar Mechanics | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.1% | 4 |
| Furniture Factory Tools | Furniture workshop (box, tool cabinet) | 3.0% | 4 |
| Closet Shelf Generic | Closet (shelves) | 2.3% | 2 |
| Carpenter Tools | Carpenter (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 2.2% | 3 |
| Tool Store Carpentry | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 2.0% | 4 |
| Army Bunker Storage | Old army (shelves) | 1.9% | 4 |
It is on 36 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Duffel Bag, Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Smelt Small Steel Item, Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item.
Needed as a tool in 79 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, Forge 10 Nails, Forge 2 Spoons, Forge 4 Fishing Hooks, Forge Baking Pan, Forge Baking Tray and 65 more.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 81 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Gather Gunpowder
- Assemble Forearm Armor
- Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor
- Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor
- Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor
- Assemble Shin Armor
- Assemble Metal Thigh Armor
- Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor
- Assemble Shoulder Armor - Left
- Assemble Shoulder Armor - Right
- Forge Simple Blade
- Forge Small Knife
- Forge Long Simple Blade
- Forge Large Knife Blade
- Forge Meat Cleaver Blade
- Forge Kitchen Knife Blade
- Forge Spear Head
- Forge Hunting Knife Blade
- Forge Long Spear Head
- Forge Handguard Dagger
- Forge Shortsword Blade
- Forge Machete Blade
- Forge 2 Spoons
- Forge Forks
- Forge Frying Pan
- Forge Roasting Pan
- Forge Fine Spoons
- Forge Fine Butter Knives
- Forge Fine Forks
- Forge Baking Pan
And 51 more.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Car Supply Tools (weight 10)
- Army Hangar Mechanics (weight 10)
- Pawn Shop Tools (weight 10)
- Clock Repair Tools (weight 8)
- Closet Sports Equipment (weight 4)
- Crate Tools Old (weight 4)
- Golf Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Cabinet Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Crate Mechanics (weight 4)
- Tool Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Generator Room (weight 4)
- Furniture Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Wire Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Logging Factory Tools (weight 4)
- Crate Metalwork (weight 4)
Counts as: any visegrips, any metalworkingpliers, any smeltablesteelsmall, any hasmetal.
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Quick answers
How much does the Vise Grips weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Vise Grips?
Base.ViseGrips.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.