My toolset is growing
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LEGO fans have a variety of tools they use when building, and one builder shared their essential toolkit. The tools mentioned include the brick separator, crowbar, wrench, tweezers, pliers, and scissors.
The brick separator is a staple, with the builder having acquired 39 orange and 13 teal ones since November 2025. Other tools, like the LEGO crowbar and wrench, are used for specific tasks, such as working with tiles. Tweezers help with sticker application and picking up small bricks. Pliers are essential for Technic sets, especially when dealing with tight-fitting pins and axles. Scissors are used for opening boxes and bags.
Despite having these tools, the builder admits to still using their teeth, especially for axles and Technic pins, a habit from their childhood LEGO days in the 1970s and 1980s.
For those looking to expand their own LEGO toolkit, a brick separator is a must-have. You might also find a LEGO storage organizer helpful for keeping all your tools and bricks organized.
Apart from the brick separator (since November 2025 I received 39 orange and 13 teal ones) I sometimes use a LEGO crowbar or a wrench especially for tiles. The tweezers I sometimes use to apply stickers but I usually use the brick separator for that. I need the tweezers more often to pick up a small brick which fell in my set. The pliers I started using when I started building Technic sets and those pins and axles have tight fit (I don’t have that much strength in my fingers). The scissors...
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