Tools you don’t need but are great when you get them

[Ashley gunnell]

What tools do you guys use that you don’t need as a necessity but once you get they make your life that much easier? For example knipex installation pliers/ ck armour slice/ ck cable tongue

 

[ferg]

Dewalt cable stapler.

 

[Let me think]

All battery powered tools. - Providing I remember to make sure all batteries are fully charged.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I literally now only have tools I use now , anything that wasn’t being used was recently placed on eBay..
my basic tool kit will cover 99% of jobs I do

 

[Ashley gunnell]

All battery powered tools. - Providing I remember to make sure all batteries are fully charged.

I’ve got 9 makita batteries and not one is ever charged ?

 

[Dustydazzler]

I don’t know about other brands but I have some old 18v hitachi power tools that a quick 15 min charge gets me about an hour of solid use...

 

[bill01803]

Angle drill, took me years to buy one and now use it all the time

 

[telectrix]

laser tape measure. great for measuring room dimensions up to 30m, but drawback is it's only in metres/centimeters. need a normal tape measure to convert to understandable .

 

[Let me think]

How could I forget. Laser level. Downlights are no longer slightly out of line.

 

[telectrix]

How could I forget. Laser level. Downlights are no longer slight out of line.

prefer to rely on chalk line and a nail or 2.