# Tools Having the correct tools will improve your efficiency a lot when building the robot. ### Basic tools * Safety glass: * Note it is required to wear safety glass in competition * Philips screw drivers * Hex Drivers and Keys * 2.5/3mm hex (goBILDA) * 7/64” hex (Actobotics) * We recommend to buy the ball head hex drivers for easy use, and also buy the T style hex driver to completely tighten the screws sometimes. * Wrenches * 7 mm wrench (goBILDA) * Power Drill and drill bits * Metal file * ziptie cutter * Ziptie (very useful) * Tool box to organize tools and parts ### Other useful tools * Damaged Screw Extractor Set * super useful when the screw is broken * Soldering kit * loctite * Your screw will get loosen. Apply loctile to prevent that * Band saw * Drill press (for better precision) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.ftctutorial.com/what-to-buy/tools.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.