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  1. edexlab

    Best screwdriver for roofing bolts?

    Yeah I was quite impressed with myself that day😂 Most people who have seen it, tried it out and had one of their own a few days later
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    Best screwdriver for roofing bolts?

    I posted this a couple of years ago, my solution to the roofing bolt, I just took a grinder to a 25mm flat wood bit with a hex shaft, it clips into the Wera handle and works fine, also doubles up as a small scraper/ prybar I never use roofing bolts in my job now, never liked them anyway, but I...
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    What is happening with Automation?

    Very common and well established in Europe as a trade, I think the origins are from after the War, Germany had a severe manpower shortage and not many people were keen to go work there due to a lack of structure, so they became good at Automation quickly UK on the other hand had lots of...
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    Detecting loss of mains power remotely

    I did something similar for a customer whose board was hidden behind kitchen cupboards and he was concerned it would go off without him realising for some time. I used a din rail box 230v relay green and red indicator lamps and a loud buzzer couple of din rail terminals and fuse total cost...
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    In the confessional....

    One of my first jobs I had to pick up a mate and drive 200 miles to a van showroom and workshop, We had a load of materials turn up and cleverly found an unused office to stash it all with a nice solid outwards opening door and old fashioned lock, Drove home on friday with the key in my...
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    Belling out

    Still widely used in India! I showed the guy my modern version he turned his nose up at it
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    Veto Pro Pac - Worth the Money?

    As an example here are the contents of my MC, (Meters and voltage probes all live in the meterbag so it's just the hand tools pictured that go in the MC and meterbag clips on the side) It's full but not rammed, most items are to hand but I do have to take some items out to access others sometimes
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    Veto Pro Pac - Worth the Money?

    I've had Vetos for 12yrs cannot beat the quality/5yr warranty and being able to organise the tools like they do XL 6 years daily use in Electrical work mostly industrial Personally I've had over 25kg of tools in mine with no problem except I was lugging stuff I didn't use all the time it had...
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    How to turn a £500 job into a £5000 job?

    25k for one weekend is nothing A few years ago they had a "Waiting list initiative" All Staff worked a few weekends doing Cataract operations to reduce the waiting list, which then was around 2 years. Everyone got triple time. Cataract Surgeons who were doing maximum 7 or 8 of these short...
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    How to turn a £500 job into a £5000 job?

    My Wife has worked in Operating Theatres for over 20 yrs When She first started She asked me how much 1000 cable ties cost ? 100 of this particular size was just under £2.50 for 100 At the time they were only allowed to source them from an approved NHS supplier no doubt owned by the people that...
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    Do you rate your "Veto Pro pac" cases ?

    I have 3 of their products an MC which is rammed, 3 years old still like new I work on machines now so one side is electrical stuff the other mechanical and the meter bag for voltage tester, multimeter and clamp meter and a few other bits, clipped onto tape measure holder. People are always...
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    Wifi Borescope

    I've seen that and might give it a try, at least I can take it back easily!
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    Safety Boots / Shoes

    I've suffered with bad fitting boots for years (wide feet) I have spent far too much trying different makes, find some which are ok buy another pair later to find the fit is smaller Been seeing a physio for them recently as its caused chronic problems, plantar fasciitis and Achilles heel...
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    Wifi Borescope

    I'm looking at these USB Wifi borescopes and would like to hear if anyone here uses them and the limitations etc I'm looking at using it inside a machine to try and fine tune some mechanical settings by seeing exactly what's happening, its possible to see part of the problem, but certain areas...
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    Redoing rubbish work

    On original pic I can see what looks like a 16mm earth disconnected, below rhs of earth bar, presumably the Main Earth to MET Was it like that when you arrived at the job?
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    Ferrule crimp tools part deux

    I also use the knipex pliers type, and like most things you get used to them and making sure it's in the right slot becomes automatic My last Firm lots of people frowned on them preferring various ratchet types, There were some connection problems in panels and wiring connected to them. One...

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