What's in you tool bag?

pennychew · Oct 12, 2015

Resu said:
Some nice stuff there pennychew, the colours would be good for spotting people trying to nick your stuff!

Thanks bud, its important that people know 'mama didn't raise no fool' when i roll up on site

pennychew · Oct 12, 2015

gcleghorn said:
I might be wrong but that's not the same drill in the picture, you up graded?[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Nah mate, thats the bairns drill!

Dave OCD · Oct 12, 2015

The only thing I can't see that I use a lot is a bradawl, I use that to 'check' dry lining box cutouts and downlight holes for timbers in the way before proceeding with the pad saw or hole saw.

7029 dave · Oct 12, 2015

Cant see any MICC tools among the lot of you. lol

Dave OCD · Oct 12, 2015

Haven't worked with MICC for over 20 years now Dave, sadly.

davesparks · Oct 12, 2015

I'll take a picture of my pyro box tomorrow if you like?

Lucien Nunes · Oct 13, 2015

Here's mine. I've got a few of the old twin screw pot crimpers for imperial pots, and the smaller roller-straightener, even an official factory-made BICC stripping fork, but they don't live in the general pyro kit.

Life was so simple in the days of one toolbox. Now there's, uh, (counts on fingers)... nine, just for hand tools. It's a good thing they don't all have to go to every job. But the stuff in my toolBAG is for...

Plumbing.

shanky887614 · Oct 13, 2015

what size pot crimper is the big one lucien. im guesing the pliers are 16. far right 20mm then next to it 25mm is the next 32?

davesparks · Oct 13, 2015

Somewhere in the shed I've got an old MI stripper which screws onto the 3/4" or 1" gland then you turn it like a joistripper,
Also some pot wrenches that have a screwed collar which I think actually grips the pot rather than having to screw onto the gland.
I'll see if I can find them

davesparks · Oct 13, 2015

shanky887614 said:
what size pot crimper is the big one lucien. im guesing the pliers are 16. far right 20mm then next to it 25mm is the next 32?

The big one is 25mm, they don't make that type any bigger. There are only the screwed plate type made for bigger sizes

ruston · Oct 13, 2015

Lucien Nunes said:
Here's mine. I've got a few of the old twin screw pot crimpers for imperial pots, and the smaller roller-straightener, even an official factory-made BICC stripping fork, but they don't live in the general pyro kit.

Life was so simple in the days of one toolbox. Now there's, uh, (counts on fingers)... nine, just for hand tools. It's a good thing they don't all have to go to every job. But the stuff in my toolBAG is for...

Plumbing.

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I must say they are a credit to you. It is nice to see tools treated with respect.

overskilled · Oct 13, 2015

Peltor ear defenders
Bootlace ferrule pliers
Junior hacksaw as addons

Lucien Nunes · Oct 14, 2015

Yes the larger pot crimper is 25, the small one with the fat handle is 20 (as are the pliers) and the other small one is for the old type pots with Tufnol discs and headed sleeves. It makes a crimp all the way round and has come in handy for remedial work where the edge of the pot is buckled after being opened. I realise now that the 32mm 2-screw crimper and the 25mm pot wrench aren't there - IIRC the picture was taken after the box had shipped a bit of water and one of the lads cleaned, dried and oiled everything so I can't take all the credit.

That ratchet crimper at the bottom is an old favourite. It's a heavy lump to pick up but makes light work of the actual crimping. Jaws in the box run from 10 to 120mm².

robd · Oct 20, 2015

shanky887614 said:
i just use a green uninsulated hex key driver [emoji14]

long reach pz2 usually comes in handy from time to time as well (i need to buy another mine has gone walkies)

Yes but one Monday morning I managed connect some tails in to a switch that had the meter company tag through it but was actually live with my multi hex key tool (had a rubber body) did not realise it was live until I cut the tag to switch on and realised it already was! Obviously I should've carried out safe isolation then which would negate the need but the insulated tool is a kind of belt and braces option after that one....sorry for late response been busy

Simonslimline · Oct 20, 2015

7029 dave said:
Cant see any MICC tools among the lot of you. lol

Hopefully get some use out of it one day. (second hand hence looking used etc)

[ElectriciansForums.net] What's in you tool bag?

gnselectricals · Oct 21, 2015

My normal tool bag stuff.
Pyro stuff altogether in a box in the garage, did a few ends on a school in August which I enjoyed should have got the apprentice to cut thru a few more lol

pennychew · Oct 21, 2015

gnselectricals said:
My normal tool bag stuff.
Pyro stuff altogether in a box in the garage, did a few ends on a school in August which I enjoyed should have got the apprentice to cut thru a few more lol

Is that a carabiner holding your ratchet spanners together and in order of size? if so i think i'll be copying that little beauty!

gnselectricals · Oct 21, 2015

Yes mate got a couple of sets there something like 13-19 on one and smaller on another keeps them tidy

ruston · Oct 21, 2015

pennychew said:
Is that a carabiner holding your ratchet spanners together and in order of size? if so i think i'll be copying that little beauty!

You don't miss much, :wink5: do you?

pennychew · Oct 21, 2015

ruston said:
You don't miss much,

do you?

Its the attention to detail that counts in these matters!

ruston · Oct 21, 2015

pennychew said:
Its the attention to detail that counts in these matters!

When I was a lad Williams spanners came in those gun metal clips, do you remember lol?

pennychew · Oct 21, 2015

ruston said:
When I was a lad Williams spanners came in those gun metal clips, do you remember lol?

Sorry ruston but i think when you were a lad and when i was a lad may be a few years apart!

ruston · Oct 21, 2015

pennychew said:
Sorry ruston but i think when you were a lad and when i was a lad may be a few years apart!

I bet. It was in the days of barn boxes and cantilevers.:wink5:

pennychew · Oct 21, 2015

ruston said:
I bet. It was in the days of barn boxes and cantilevers.:wink5:

Is that what Noah kept his wood chisels in?

ruston · Oct 21, 2015

pennychew said:
Is that what Noah kept his wood chisels in?

Na, in those bags you told me about. They are still doing well by the way.

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