Tools / Hand Tools

Top view of a digital caliper with 0.90mm shown on the display

There are very few things worse than not having the right tool for the job. In this category you will find a wide selection of high quality hand tools that will make your life a lot easier. Clip those soldered pins close and precise with our flush diagonal cutters, or measure with extreme precision with our premium digital stainless steel calipers.

Just like every other hand tool we offer here at Adafruit, each product is hand selected by our Ladyada. So you can be confident that these hand tools will get the job done, but won't break the bank.

Adafruit PCB Ruler v2 - 6"

Product ID: 1554

The first time you soldered up a surface mount component you may have been surprised "these are really small parts!" and there's dozens of different names too! QFN, TDFN, SOIC, SOP, J-Lead, what do they mean and how can you tell how big they are? Now you can have a reference board at your fingertips, with this snazzy PCB reference ruler. Measuring approx 1" x 6",...

$4.95

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Red and black multi-size wire stripplers, closed

Hakko Professional Quality 20-30 AWG Wire Strippers - CSP-30-1

Product ID: 527

These are the finest wire strippers we have used, and if you have to do a lot of wiring, you will agree! They have soft rounded grips - very comfortable to use, and precision ground notches that do a perfect job every time. No more yanking or twisting to strip wires cleanly and quickly. If you're on a budget, check out our basic wire strippers - they're not as sharp...

$14.95

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close up of ends of various small heat shink tubes

Heat Shrink Pack

Product ID: 344

Heat shrink is the duct tape of electronics, it keeps your stuff all safe and kept together. Especially when wiring and soldering, use heat shrink to add mechanical strength to cables. We use this stuff all the time and having a zip-lock bag of all the possible sizes is super handy. Pack contains four 6" pieces of the following sizes: 3/32", 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 3/8",...

$4.95

34 in stock

Fine tip curved tweezers - ESD safe - 120mm

Product ID: 422

When soldering small surface-mount (SMD/SMT) components, one thing you'll need is a good pair of tweezers. These are a great pair of every-day tweezers. They're anti-static, anti-magnetic and made of hard stainless steel. The tips are fine and pointy to pick up any size component. This particular model is 120mm long with a 9mm / 0.35" gap at the tips while open, this...

$3.95

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Universal Crimping Pliers - 1.6 to 2.5mm Size Contacts - PA-21

Product ID: 349

Make cables and wiring harnesses with ease using the best crimping pliers we've used. These precision machined crimpers will turn you into a pro, with no more painful struggles with pliers and generic crimpers that smoosh your contacts so they won't fit properly. This model does a wide range of the most common connectors, from 1.6 to 2.5mm / AWG #26-18 There's a...

$49.95

57 in stock

Fine tip straight tweezers - ESD safe - 135mm

Product ID: 421

When soldering small surface-mount (SMD/SMT) components, one thing you'll need is a good pair of tweezers. These tweezers are a great pair of every-day tweezers. They're anti-static, anti-magnetic and made of hard stainless steel. The tips are fine and pointy to pick up any size component. This particular model is 135mm long with a 12.5mm / 0.5" gap at the tips while...

$3.95

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Universal Crimping Pliers - 1.0 to 1.9mm Size Contacts.

Universal Micro Crimping Pliers - 1.0 to 1.9mm Size Contacts - PA-09

Product ID: 350

Make cables and wiring harnesses with ease using the best crimping pliers we've used. These precision machined crimpers will turn you into a pro, with no more painful struggles with pliers and generic crimpers that smoosh your contacts so they won't fit properly. This model will work best for smaller common connectors, from 1.0 to 1.9mm / AWG #32-20 - all those...

$49.95

23 in stock

Open case of screwdriver kit with one handle and many tips

38 Piece Screwdriver Set

Product ID: 822

Look, over there at that thing! Take it apart! You can now attack just about every kind of box or enclosure that needs undoing with this 38-bit screwdriver set. This set is fine quality and excels at disassembling games, phones, cameras, and other small portable electronic goodies. What drew us to this tool box is its small compact size, the big grippy rubber handle...

$14.95

21 in stock

Digital Stainless Steel Calipers showing measurement in cm

Premium Digital Stainless Steel Calipers

Product ID: 1724

The most useful tool we've ever laid our hands on. These calipers are really good quality and an excellent choice if you need something better than a cheap 'disposable' pair of digital calipers but you're not quite ready for a set of high-end Mitsutoyo calipers. These digital calipers work by having a capacitive sensor instead of a rack and pinion, so they never go...

$59.95

16 in stock

Ratcheting Crimper Pliers - #18-28 AWG

Product ID: 1213

Make cables and wiring harnesses with ease using smooth ratcheting crimpers. These precision machined crimpers will turn you into a pro, with no more painful struggles with pliers and generic crimpers that smoosh your contacts so they won't fit properly. Once you've pressed enough, the ratchet releases, so you know when you've applied enough force. This model will...

$34.95

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gridded mat with disassembed screws and nuts on it

Professional Non-Slip Magnetic Project Mat

Product ID: 1636

Repairs can be tough. You don't need missing screws making it worse. iFixit designed this mat to make repairs easier. You won’t lose screws and won’t forget which screws go where. Magnetized to hold tight onto small screws.Dry erase surface lets you keep notes and stops mistakes.Reduces reassembly time by up to 40% while preventing errors.New! The Pro...

$19.95

4 in stock

Open case of screwdriver kit with two handles and many tips and sockets

65 Piece Ratchet Screwdriver and Tool Bit Set

Product ID: 829

Look, over there at that thing! Take it apart! You can now attack just about every kind of box or enclosure that needs undoing with this ratchet screwdriver set. This set is fine quality and excels at disassembling and assembling larger hardware and makes a good companion to our smaller 38-piece set. What drew us to this tool box is its comprehensive selection of...

$29.95

12 in stock

Hakko Precision Flat Pliers

Product ID: 1368

These Italian-made Hakko pliers are excellent for any precision work. The nose is flattened and fairly short to provide excellent control. The inside of the jaws is also flattened so they won't leave ridge-marks. And the grips are ultra comfy too, you can use these all days with no discomfort.

$11.95

43 in stock

Closed Multi-size wire stripper and wire cutter

Multi-size wire stripper & cutter - 5023

Product ID: 147

We've upgraded our basic 'adjustable' wire strippers to these multi-sized wire strippers. They include: 20-30 AWG strippers, wire cutters, 'plier' tips, and a wire loop. Ground blades for precision cutting. Spring return, comfy molded handles and a closing-lock. Great for general usage, we use them for standard 22 AWG solid-core breadboarding wire and 26 AWG stranded...

$6.95

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Very strong looking scissors with comfy grip

Super Scissors - PH-57

Product ID: 1599

Save your scissors! Instead of using your nice shears (and dulling them) or wire cutters (not right for the job) - use these super scissors. They're meant for engineering/maker cutting jobs such as cutting plastic, leather, copper sheet/wire, even coaxial & ribbon cables. There's a notched flat section and a grippy tooth section. Notched (front) section...

$14.95

49 in stock

IC Extraction Tool with two grabbers and center screw

Professional IC Extraction Tool

Product ID: 1598

You take your soldering seriously, so you deserve a serious IC extractor tool. We purposefully never carried the cheap bent-sheet IC extractors, and if you've ever used one you know why. They should call them "IC try-to-extract-but-end-up-bending-half-the-pins-ors" and even with a lot of experience they're just a pain. The Japanese-made IC extractor is an exception,...

$14.95

31 in stock

Precision screwdriver set (6 pieces)

Product ID: 424

Break seals! Void warranties! With this handy screwdriver set at your hands, all hardware you touch will open up and reveal their secret innards. This set contains 6 screwdrivers, 3 Phillips (#1, #0 and #00) and 3 flat (2.4mm, 1.8mm and 1.4mm). These sizes will open up pretty much any consumer electronics you come across. We picked this set to carry because it is...

$7.95

38 in stock

ESD-Safe PCB Cleaning Brush

Product ID: 1209

Neat-freaks! Put down that toothbrush and pick up this nice ESD-safe cleaning brush! If you want to have a nice clean board (or maybe you're doing some repair) you can use this stiff-bristled brush without worries. Some people like to drip a little rubbing alcohol on their PCBs after soldering and then scrubbing to remove rosin/flux. Finally, you have the right tool...

$2.95

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Array of many colorful heatshrink tubes.

Multi-Colored Heat Shrink Pack - 3/32" + 1/8" + 3/16" Diameters

Product ID: 1649

Heat shrink is the duct tape of electronics which I guess makes this heat shrink the colorful and exciting duct tape they sell at craft stores. This heat shrink comes in six different colors - red, blue, green, yellow, white and the traditional black. Each pack contains ten 6" pieces of the following sizes: 3/32", 1/8", and 3/16". You get three of each in black and...

$4.95

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Simple pliers

Product ID: 146

Simple needlenose pliers for twisting, pulling and pliering your project.

$3.00

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Open case of Precision Torx Screwdriver Set.

Precision Torx Screwdriver Set (6 pieces)

Product ID: 452

Break seals! Void warranties! With this handy Torx driver set at your hands, all hardware you touch will open up and reveal their secret innards. This set contains 6 torx drivers: T-10, T-9, T-8, T-7, T-6 and T-5. These sizes will open up pretty much any consumer electronics you come across. We picked this set to carry because the drivers have nice rubber grips and...

$6.95

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Hand tool with thin quarter-circle blade

IFixit Jimmy - Electronics Opening Knife

Product ID: 2414

The all-mighty Jimmy from IFixIt is the best way out from an iRock and an iHardPlace. Slide, cut, twist, poke, slice, part, uproot, divide, lift, dissect, separate, and pry your devices to check out their insides, void your warranties, and mod your gear. The Jimmy is a high-quality flexible steel blade that easily slips between the tightest gaps in the toughest...

$7.95

38 in stock

Double-sided Pocket Screwdriver with Black body, flathead tip

Adafruit Pocket Screwdriver - Black

Product ID: 3284

Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed a screwdriver right away? Now you can have one at-the-ready all the time — enter the Adafruit Pocket Screwdriver! OK, it's a little tough to write exciting copy for a pocket screwdriver, but really this one is truly great for Adafruit customers. The Phillips head fits the 3.5mm terminal blocks we...

$1.50

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Opened box full of short lengths of multi color heat shrink

Pre-Cut Multi-Colored Heat Shrink Pack Kit - 280 pcs

Product ID: 4559

Heat shrink is the duct tape of electronics which we guess makes this heat shrink the colorful and exciting duct tape they sell at craft stores. This pack contains heat shrink tubes in five different colors - red, blue, aqua, yellow, and the classic Adafruit black. Each pack contains a wide variety of ~45mm pieces in the following sizes: 12mm, 9mm, 7mm, 6mm, 5mm,...

$9.95

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Overhead shot of 9-piece hex wrench set in rainbow colors.

Rainbow Allen Wrench / Hex Key Set - Metric 9 Piece

Product ID: 5473

Why settle for a boring old hex key set when you can get one with a burst of color like this 9 Piece Rainbow Metric Allen Wrench / Hex Key Set. If your DIY project has hexagonal screws, you’re gonna need hex keys (also known as Allen wrenches or Allen keys) - and we always like it when our tools are a little snazzy. This wrench set doesn't just look good - it's...

$12.50

17 in stock

Automatic Self-Adjusting Wire Strippers and Cutter

Product ID: 4747

If you've got a lot of wire-stripping to do, you may want to try out an automatic stripper/cutter! They are fantastic for stripping and cutting stranded and solid-core 24 or thicker AWG wires and ribbon cables. The tool has both metric (up to ~20mm) and imperial (up to 0.75") measurements on either side, so you get all the precision with the secondary blade below the...

$11.95

30 in stock

Adafruit PyRuler - Engineer Reference Ruler with CircuitPython

Product ID: 4319

The first time you soldered up a surface mount component you may have been surprised "these are really small parts!" and there's a dozen of different names too! QFN, TDFN, SOIC, SOP, J-Lead, what do they mean and how can you tell how big they are? Now you can have a reference board at your fingertips with this snazzy PCB reference ruler. Measuring approx 1" x 6"...

$11.95

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Precision Straight Tweezers - Rhino SW-11

Product ID: 3096

King Arthur carried Excalibur and Thor wields Mjölnir, but the Electrical Engineer? She will always have a pair of excellent tweezers at the ready such as these Rhino SW-11 Tweezers! They are sharp, straight, and super luxurious. These are our favorite pair of small-component-grabbing tweezers. They're anti-static, anti-magnetic, anti-acid, conductive, and made...

$9.95

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Solar Digital Calipers

Product ID: 3720

Praise the sun! You will never have that awkward situation where your caliper battery dies just when you need to take a measurement. Sure, if you have the budget, we recommend these near-indestructible high-end Mitutoyo calipers. But these are very fine calipers as well. The jaws are plastic, so not good for hot metal measurements or when you need perfectly flat...

$14.95

30 in stock

Stainless steel double-ended prying tool

Spudger - Double Sided Prying Tool

Product ID: 3434

Is there something missing from your tool kit or workstation? Are you having trouble figuring out which elusive tool it is that you're lacking? Perhaps it's a spudger! "A what?" A s-p-u-d-g-e-r! It's a prying tool that has a wide flat-head screwdriver-like end that extends as a wedge, used to separate pressure-fit plastic components without causing damage during...

$5.50

80 in stock

Tactical Multi-Tool Hair Clip in black metal

Tactical Multi-Tool Hairpin / Hair Clip

Product ID: 4373

Trends come and go, but preparedness is always in fashion! Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed a screwdriver right away? Now you can have one at-the-ready all the time — enter the Tactical Multi-Tool Hairpin! Perfect for MacGyver'ing your way out of escape rooms or other settings. We're not saying this was developed in a top-secret...

$5.95

55 in stock

Wire Whisk Style Key Cap Remover / Puller

Product ID: 4977

So you've got a slew of fun keycaps for your NeoKey or regular mechanical keypad project. You could manually replace them all one by one. But maybe you've got bigger hands, or you're nervous you might She-Hulk out on your keyboard. This wire-whisk looking tool slips over the keycap and pops it off with ease. Deceptively easy to use. Simply grab the sides of the...

$4.50

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Top view of assorted computer repair components.

Computer Repair Screw and Standoff Kit

Product ID: 5411

The Computer Repair Screw and Standoff Kit contains all those bits and pieces that get lost whenever installing stuff into your computer or electronics devices: the screws, standoffs, washers and more that are used for the chassis, fan, motherboard and component extras. They may also be used by other electronic devices around your home. Particularly useful if you are...

$9.95

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Makedo Screw Add-On Pack with many many screws

The Adafruit "midnight hacker" is a Leatherman Squirt ES4 and a very handy, unique key-chain size multi-tool. The E4 sets you up with 20GA, 18GA, 16GA, 14GA and 12GA wire strippers and electrical wire cutters to handle all kinds of precise jobs. The gripping edges on the ES4's spring-action pliers help you get a firm grasp on fuses, small cables, and many...

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Top view of Black and White Sugru packging.

Sugru - Black and White Pack

Product ID: 437

Product ID: 3676

Form meets function with the Leatherman Tread LT. This rugged yet elegant bracelet solves spur-of-the-moment handiwork problems. Carry up to 26 tools anywhere you go with this travel-friendly wearable multi-tool! This is the narrower and lighter version of the previous Leatherman Tread bracelet. Utilitarian, for sure, but it also boasts smooth curves to follow the...

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Motion Control Screwdriver

Product ID: 3856

Doctor Who has the famous sonic screwdriver, and we have the next coolest thing, a Motion Control Electric Screwdriver! Ergonomic, comfortable to hold, and constructed out of stainless steel, it's a seriously exquisite hand tool with a ton of smarts that will make it your new favorite tool. Unlike most screwdrivers where you have to twist your wrist like a uncultured...

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