Must have electricians toys

[shanky887614]

my wrist is 70mm across!

Ham fisted oaf

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Do you have to run the l-ion battery's flat before charging to get best out of them..

no...thats ni-cads

 

[Dcf]

Handy items?
3.5mm &4mm taps
holesaw extension bars
ratchet spanners
scutch chisel
box template
coax stripper
inspection camera
laser level
earth leakage clamp meter
laser distance meter.
and on and on and on.....

 

[shanky887614]

Handy items?
3.5mm &4mm taps
holesaw extension bars
ratchet spanners
scutch chisel
box template
coax stripper
inspection camera
laser level
earth leakage clamp meter
laser distance meter.
and on and on and on.....

you forgot the long reach sockets+adapter to put in drill/impact driver

 

[amlu]

dade for holesaws
Holesaw - Dust and Debris Eliminator
you use any set of nice holesaws you have, and all the crap do not fall on your head and customers carpet. must have for downlights etc.

not so much of electricians tools, but:
Toolstation > Painting & Decorating > Decorators Tools > Flexible Mixing Bowl

nice flexible reusable mixing bowl to mix that small bit of plaster to fill a small chase or around the sockets, or a bit of cement when crappy walls and nothing to attach mounting boxes to.

plus set of quality filling knives:
Toolstation > Painting & Decorating > Decorators Tools > Professional Filling Knife

they dont rust and make a nice smooth finish.

plus 2 liters plastic storage container with multi finish plaster mixed a bit with plasterboard adhesive and 0.5 liters of cement to carry with you when big bags staying on the van.
(in case of wrongly drilled downlight holes, access holes or general filling and patching)

i have a magnet to be attached to a a cable rod, plus another small magnet on a piece of string for fishing cables in the wall...

bad---- AA battery powered headtorch, i`m running it on sanyo rechargeable batteries, and yeah, its BRIGHT.

tyvek overalls (screwfix) for itchy lofts.

not a toy, but this leather fingerless gloves beat all the others you can get in "trade" shops. dewalt etc. they are made for climbing but do very well on building site
Singing Rock Grippy Gloves ¾ Size 9, Pair of. | eBay
they have small sizes too, not like your usual xxl trademan builder type.

been trying them armeg box sinkers, no use for me, not good on bricks, and breezeblocks going nicely with a sds "tile lifter" mentioned in some previous post.

last but not least, humble dust pan!
Toolstation > Hand Tools > Builders Tools > Dust Pan
its metal and its efficiency its 300% better than cheapo plastic ones. wont break if you step on it either. just mark it with your name otherwise builders will nick it very very quickly.

 

[Tidy Max]

dade for holesaws
Holesaw - Dust and Debris Eliminator
you use any set of nice holesaws you have, and all the crap do not fall on your head and customers carpet. must have for downlights etc.

not so much of electricians tools, but:
Toolstation > Painting & Decorating > Decorators Tools > Flexible Mixing Bowl

nice flexible reusable mixing bowl to mix that small bit of plaster to fill a small chase or around the sockets, or a bit of cement when crappy walls and nothing to attach mounting boxes to.

plus set of quality filling knives:
Toolstation > Painting & Decorating > Decorators Tools > Professional Filling Knife

they dont rust and make a nice smooth finish.

plus 2 liters plastic storage container with multi finish plaster mixed a bit with plasterboard adhesive and 0.5 liters of cement to carry with you when big bags staying on the van.
(in case of wrongly drilled downlight holes, access holes or general filling and patching)

i have a magnet to be attached to a a cable rod, plus another small magnet on a piece of string for fishing cables in the wall...

bad---- AA battery powered headtorch, i`m running it on sanyo rechargeable batteries, and yeah, its BRIGHT.

tyvek overalls (screwfix) for itchy lofts.

not a toy, but this leather fingerless gloves beat all the others you can get in "trade" shops. dewalt etc. they are made for climbing but do very well on building site
Singing Rock Grippy Gloves ¾ Size 9, Pair of. | eBay
they have small sizes too, not like your usual xxl trademan builder type.

been trying them armeg box sinkers, no use for me, not good on bricks, and breezeblocks going nicely with a sds "tile lifter" mentioned in some previous post.

last but not least, humble dust pan!
Toolstation > Hand Tools > Builders Tools > Dust Pan
its metal and its efficiency its 300% better than cheapo plastic ones. wont break if you step on it either. just mark it with your name otherwise builders will nick it very very quickly.

Cheers for the shopping list amlu some good recomendations there! Metal dust pan definitely!

 

[HandySparks]

Good list there amlu. Especially the DADE. Keeps the dust out of your hair and off the customer's flooring and furniture (although worth throwing down a dust sheet anyway).

 

[RichardMoore]

I use my new box cutter today absolutely rubbish it's easier doing it by hand please don't buy one of these waste of money

 

[telectrix]

Got 1 of these from aldi. Awesome. Esp. As it was on offer 1/2 price £19.99. Wouldn't believe it's cordless

 

[shanky887614]

Good list there amlu. Especially the DADE. Keeps the dust out of your hair and off the customer's flooring and furniture (although worth throwing down a dust sheet anyway).

I agree best tool ive seen recommended on here.

So many times ive done a room of downlighters and been smothered in dust.