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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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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
 
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.
 
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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.
 
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)
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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
 
gnselectricals said:
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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
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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!
 

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