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SMART 27 Training Office

Pre-Apprentice Tool List

A clear guide to the tools every pre-apprentice must have before beginning hands-on training.

Start your training with the essential tools for safety, preparedness, and success.

Pre-Apprentice Tool Requirements

Preparing with the right tools from the start sets the foundation for your success in the sheet metal trade.
This list ensures you begin your training equipped with reliable, quality tools that support your skills and safety from day one.

Tape measure, claw hammer with blue handle, carpenter's pencil, and blue speed square on light wood surface.

Required Day One

1. 25' Tape Measure   
2. Work Gloves             
3. Black permanent marker
4. Pen & Pencil
5. Small Note Pad

Required Within 30 Days

1. 16oz. Tinners Hammer
2. 10" Vise Grips            
3. Flat Blade And Phillips Screwdrivers             
4. Rivet Set             
5. 10" Adjustable Wrench           
6. 3/16" Drift Pin            
7. Apron Or Tool Pouch
8. Tool Box Or Tray          

Required Within 60 Days

1. Left Hand Aviation Snips    
2. Right Hand Aviation Snips
3. Scratch Awl             
4. Center Punch           
5. 12" Combination Square          
6. 24" Quick-Set Dividers        

NOTE:
‍Purchase only quality name brand, AMERICAN MADE tools, as they will last much longer if not your entire career.
Consult with journeyman sheet metal workers as to the type, style, size and outlets to purchase your tools.

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SMW Local No. 27 Union and Funds Office


322 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road
Farmingdale, NJ 07727

Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 98. Take Route 195 West to Exit 31-B. As you exit, you will proceed down the exit ramp and come to a traffic light. Make a left at the light onto Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. We are two miles ahead on the right-hand side, just after you cross the railroad tracks.

SMW Local No. 27 Union Meeting

Manchester Fire House
Commenwealth Blvd.
Pine Lake Park
Manchester Twp., NJ 08753

Take Garden State Parkway to Exit 82A - which puts you on Route 37 West. Continue on Route 37 West for approximately 5 miles until you come to Commonwealth Blvd. Make a right onto Commonwealth Blvd. Approximately 1 mile down on the left is the Manchester Fire House.

Union meetings are once per month on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm except for August.

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