Quick workshop decisions still matter
Trade teams often need a fast answer on stock, waste, or planning without opening a full system or rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Fabora tools
Free practical tools for steelwork teams.
Fabora Tools gives steelwork, welding and fabrication teams free practical utilities for everyday workshop and site tasks. Use the toolbox talk generator, RAMS checklist generator, welding risk assessment checklist, welding filler metal selector, hot works permit generator, welding calculators, vibration calculator, steel calculators and stock cutting optimiser without logging in.
Live nowEleven free tools for workshop, welding, site and stock planning checks
Built forSteelwork, fabrication, buying, and workshop planning
PlatformFabora RAMS remains the main live product
Eleven free tools live now
Quick tools for workshop and site decisions
Create toolbox talk outlines, review RAMS and welding risk checklists, choose common filler metal starting points, prepare hot works checks, estimate welding costs, check HAV exposure, calculate steel weights and plan stock cutting from one free tools hub.
- Toolbox talks, RAMS checks, welding risk checks and filler metal guidance
- Welding gas, electricity and HAV checks
- Steel weight, beam and stock planning
Why Fabora tools exist
Useful trade tools do not need to be complicated.
Fabora is not only about larger app workflows. Trade businesses also benefit from smaller tools that solve a narrow problem quickly around planning, permit checks, material use, beam thinking, and workshop or site decisions.
Useful tools can stay focused
A free tool earns repeat use when it solves one real job problem cleanly instead of trying to copy an internal app.
Fabora still keeps the wider path clear
Fabora RAMS remains the main live product while free tools support the wider steelwork audience around it.
Live now
Eleven Fabora free tools are live now
The Tools page now starts with eleven real utilities. More Fabora tools can follow, but only where they solve a clear trade problem and fit the wider platform properly.
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Toolbox Talk Generator
Create a practical toolbox talk outline for welding, fabrication, steel erection, hot works, COSHH, PUWER, LOLER and site-work briefings.
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RAMS Checklist Generator
Create a practical RAMS pre-issue checklist for site welding, workshop fabrication, steel erection, hot works, COSHH, PPE, equipment, permits and job-specific review.
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Welding Risk Assessment Checklist
Create a practical welding risk assessment review checklist for workshop welding, site welding, hot works, fumes, PPE, COSHH, equipment and RAMS preparation.
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Welding Filler Metal Selector
Choose your material, welding process and region to get a practical filler wire, TIG rod or MMA electrode suggestion.
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Hot works permit generator
Build a practical permit-style checklist for welding, grinding, cutting and other spark or heat-producing work, then print or copy the summary.
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Welding gas calculator
Estimate bottle duration, gas cost per hour, job gas cost, and bottles needed using flow rate mode or a clearly labelled pressure estimate mode.
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Welding electricity cost calculator
Estimate welding electricity cost from welding amps, welding volts, machine supply size, time, and electricity price, with advanced input-side methods when needed.
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Steel weight calculator
Check weights for stocked flat bar, round bar, square bar, tube, RHS, SHS, angle, UB, UC, PFC, and IPE sections, with manual plate entry where custom sizes are needed.
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Steel beam calculator
Estimate beam self weight, bending moment, and deflection for simple mild steel SHS, RHS, UB, and UC planning checks using simply supported or cantilever beam cases.
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Stock cutting optimiser
Plan cuts from 6000, 7500, 9000, 12000, or custom stock lengths, include saw kerf, and see a practical bar-by-bar layout with offcuts and waste.
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Hand-arm vibration calculator
Estimate daily A(8), HAVS exposure points, EAV and ELV status for grinders, drills, needle scalers, breakers, impact tools, and other common fabrication and site tools.
Who these tools are for
Made for the people doing the work around the job
Fabora Tools is aimed at the same trade audience as the wider Fabora site: fabrication, welding, steelwork delivery, and the office or operations work that supports it.
Fabrication workshops
Useful for quick planning, material thinking, and repeat workshop questions that need a practical answer fast.
Site welding and installation teams
Helpful where smaller cut lists or remedial jobs still need a sensible stock plan before work starts.
Operations and office staff
A good fit for the people checking material use, ordering decisions, and cut plans around live steelwork jobs.
Keep the wider path clear
Use the free tool when you need a quick answer, and Fabora RAMS when you need the full workflow
Use the free tools when you need a quick practical answer. Use Fabora RAMS when you need the fuller workflow for editable RAMS, reusable company content, PDF export, share links and job-specific review.