The Practical Pro Workshop is the top of Metalcraft's Practical range - a comprehensive metal bending tool kit covering everything from 10mm × 1.6mm craft work up to 20mm × 3mm commercial steel. The most popular workshop bundle for serious DIY, light-commercial fabrication, and educational use, with the Practical Twisting Tool and Mk 2/3 Scroll Former included as standard.
What's in the kit
Who it's for
The Practical Pro is the right kit for users who want broad capability without stepping into industrial-grade pricing:
- Serious DIY and craft users
- Light-commercial fabricators producing gates, garden features and decorative metalwork
- Schools, colleges and training centres teaching metalwork and fabrication
- Ornamental ironworkers building a complete workshop in one purchase
What you can make
Garden gates, side gates, balustrades, balcony rails, garden arches, hanging basket brackets, candle stands, weathervanes, decorative panels, signage, light furniture, and bespoke wrought ironwork. With both small (Mk 1/2) and mid-size (Mk 2/3) scroll formers plus the Twisting Tool, the Practical Pro covers the full range of decorative work.
Why this kit over the Practical Workshop
The Practical Pro adds the Practical Twisting Tool and upgrades the second scroll former to the larger Mk 2/3 with Tube Bending - together that means you can twist square bar, scroll thicker stock, and bend tube without reaching for additional tools. It's the kit most users settle on for that reason.
Working capacity
Stated tool capacities apply to Hot Rolled Mild Steel and Annealed Bright Mild Steel, and span 10mm × 1.6mm to 20mm × 3mm. Working beyond these limits, or with harder materials, may reduce the operational life of the machines.
