Cost: 27.2 credits/68 platinum

Availability: Core Worlds

About the size of a dinner tray, this device operates much like a databook. The large screen is meant to aid engineers and architects in the creation of plans and schematics, and allows in-depth examination of building plans, ship layouts, and the like.

CUTTING TORCH

Cost: 4 credits/10 platinum

Availability: Everywhere

Whether you're working on your ship or cutting your way into someone's vault, this is the tool of choice for most folk. The small energy pack can be worn at your hip, and the device includes a face mask to keep you from burning off your eyebrows. Requires atmo to work.

GRAVCART

Cost: 485 credits/1,212 platinum

Availability: Core Worlds

A six-inch thick platform, two yards long and one yard wide, the gravcart uses a small grav-drive to float and carry up to one tone. It does not supply its own lateral motion, requiring it to be pulled or towed.

SCRAPWARE

Cost: 5 credits/12 platinum

Availability: Everywhere

Salvagers sell crates of good condition materials such as wire, metal sheeting, springs, etc., at junkyards and spaceports. Scrapware won't help you all that much if a catalyzer or some other complex part busts, but it can allow a good mechanic to perform basic repairs on the fly, so you can make it back to port.

"STICKY" SCRAPPER'S GEL

Cost: 2 credits/5 platinum

Availability: Core Worlds

When cutting your way into derelict ships, sometimes you have to do it with no atmo around - and then your trust cutting torch won't work. The solution is Scrapper's Gel. The device lays down a line of the goo that has a conductor embedded inside. When a small surge of energy is applied, the goo turns into a powerful acid that can eat its way through most metal. Since it doesn't work in atmo, someone bent on cutting a hole in the hull with the gel will have to go outside to do it. 

TOOL KIT, BASIC

Cost: 14.4 credits/36 platinum

Availability: Everywhere

Hammers, saws, wrenches, screwdrivers, and the like (and their powered equivalents) can be used by most folks and are good to have around. A carpenter, mason, metalworker, or similar will find that these are the right tools for the job. If you want a big workshop with table-saws, sandblasters, and powered arc-welders, then you need one of the bigger tool sets.

TOOL SET, ELECTRONIC

Cost: 138 credits/345 platinum

Availability: Core Worlds

A full set of equipment for working with modern electronics in the 'Verse. If you're a computer designer, a holo-set repairman, or something along those lines, this is what you need. Most of the tools will probably fit in a utility belt, but there are one or two bigger pieces that are a bit more difficult to carry around.

TOOL SET, MECHANIC'S

Cost: 284 credits/710 platinum

Availability: Everywhere

A full set of mechanic's tools used by ship's mechanics, engineers and those working in garages. You need this setup to do any real repair work on a vehicle of any sort from a mule to a full boat.