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Millwrights rely on precision tools, heavy-duty hand tools, and rigging equipment to install, maintain, and align industrial machinery. This section highlights the tools commonly used for shaft alignment, equipment installation, plant maintenance, and shutdown work.
From dial indicators and machinist levels to spud wrenches, pry bars, and rigging gear, these tools are trusted by millwrights working in power plants, refineries, manufacturing facilities, and industrial job sites.

Knipex Cobra Pliers are widely used by millwrights for gripping, holding, and turning pipes, fittings, and fasteners during machinery installation and maintenance work. These pliers feature a push-button adjustment that allows the jaw opening to be quickly set to the correct size while maintaining a secure grip on the workpiece.
The hardened gripping teeth provide excellent bite on round surfaces such as pipe, couplings, and shafts, making them especially useful when working in tight spaces where larger pipe wrenches may not fit. The self-locking design helps prevent slipping while applying force.
Knipex Cobra Pliers are commonly found in millwright toolboxes because of their durability, precise adjustment, and ability to handle a wide range of gripping tasks in industrial environments.

Klein adjustable spud wrenches are widely used by millwrights when installing machinery, setting base plates, and assembling structural components. The adjustable wrench head allows the tool to fit a variety of nut sizes, while the tapered spud end is designed for aligning bolt holes during installation work.
Millwrights commonly use spud wrenches when positioning equipment, lining up mounting holes, and installing anchor bolts on machinery foundations. The tapered end can be inserted into bolt holes to shift components slightly and bring holes into alignment before bolts are installed.
Klein Tools spud wrenches are known for their strength and durability, making them well suited for demanding industrial environments where reliable hand tools are essential during installation and maintenance work.

Dead blow hammers are commonly used by millwrights when installing and aligning machinery in industrial environments. Unlike traditional hammers, the internal shot-filled head delivers controlled striking force while minimizing rebound, allowing components to be adjusted without excessive impact.
Millwrights often use dead blow hammers when positioning motors, pumps, and gearboxes during alignment work. The non-marring polyurethane head helps protect machine surfaces while still providing enough force to move equipment into position.
GearWrench dead blow hammers are known for their durability and balanced design, making them well suited for demanding maintenance and installation work where precise adjustments are required.

Norton Combination Grit Benchstone
A sharpening stone is one of those simple tools every millwright eventually keeps in the toolbox. The Norton Combination Benchstone features coarse and fine aluminum oxide surfaces for sharpening chisels, punches, scribes, and other hand tools used in the trade.
Millwrights also commonly use stones like this to carefully remove high spots on machined surfaces. A few light passes across a surface can knock down burrs or raised metal and help ensure machinery mounting surfaces remain flat and true during installation or alignment work.
The coarse side removes material quickly, while the fine side refines the surface or edge. Compact, durable, and easy to use with oil, this benchstone is a reliable shop and jobsite essential for maintaining both sharp tools and clean machine surfaces.

OTC 18" Jimmy Bar – Made in USA
A good jimmy bar is one of those tools that earns a permanent place in a millwright’s toolbox. The OTC 18" Jimmy Bar is a simple, tough pry bar designed for positioning machinery, lining up bolt holes, and making small adjustments during installation work.
The tapered point allows millwrights to precisely align flanges, motor bases, couplings, and structural components when bolts won’t quite line up. The flattened pry end provides leverage for nudging equipment into position without damaging machined surfaces.
Forged from heat-treated alloy steel and made in the USA, this bar is built to handle the real-world abuse of plant maintenance, shutdowns, and equipment installs. Compact enough to keep close at hand, but strong enough for daily use, it’s a tool many millwrights rely on for years.
Simple, dependable, and proven on the job.

Proto 38" Aligning Pry Bar
An aligning pry bar is one of the most frequently used tools during machinery installation and equipment alignment. The Proto 38" Aligning Pry Bar provides the reach and leverage needed to move heavy components, shift equipment bases, and line up bolt holes during assembly.
Millwrights rely on tools like this when installing pumps, motors, gearboxes, structural supports, and large machinery where small adjustments make the difference between everything lining up correctly or fighting the job all day. The long tapered point allows precise hole alignment, while the extended length gives the leverage needed to move heavy components safely and accurately.
Built from high-strength alloy steel, this bar is designed for the kind of demanding work found in industrial plants, refineries, power generation facilities, and manufacturing environments. With its extra length and durable construction, the Proto 38" aligning bar is a dependable tool for serious millwright work.
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