alright guys! :sunglasses:
I've been looking at getting myself a decent tool bag/kit that I can take with me to college/site with me old man etc
Anyhow I have been looking online and there is so much to choose from and a real variation of pricing.
I already have draper snips, wiha drivers...
I've been looking at wall chasers, I really can't work out why they are so expensive. They seem to be a £70 angle grinder with a dust extraction shroud. Am I missing something?
Wiltshire police have recovered a huge haul of stolen power tools and other bits and bobs stolen from vans and vehicles in the Wiltshire area... They also recovered a stolen caravan from the same site....
Police followed a tracking device in a guys tools to find them.
It would not be...
Hi i am an employer with 1 employee i was wandering what everyone else does with supplying power tools and hand tools i spoke to a few others who have told me to supply van and sundry items drill bits ect only they are responsible to bring own hand tools,drills that are used everyday ect...
looking for a bit of guidance on this one.
i was helping a mate fit a kitchen on a site and there was a visit from health and safety normally he works in domestic all the time so all the tools are 230v not 110v. So as he normally works domestic so using 110v is a pain he is a bit like me with...
Hey all,
Just like to know your thoughts on stolen tools on site, I was working a job awhile back for Derby uni and the spark I was working with had a Makita Impact drill + battery stolen out of his bag even though we were working in a quiet area and we went upstairs to collect materials no...
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Our yearly renewal of liability/ indemnity insurance ( Trade direct ) has come up.
This does include £1000 of tools cover.
£1000 isn't going to get very far if the worst does happen.
Thinking of shopping around and pricing this up as a separate policy.
£5000 min would be a better...
Hello Guys
Its not if its when i get my tools stolen as there will be one night or day an unforeseen lapse in preventative measures will occur and i except that.
The van has dead locks, and an alarm however what is the best way to insure (i.e good insurance firm) my tools and has anyone had a...
Well it's not often that I get to do a solid week of electrical work these days. Most of my time is office/lab/workshop based, in the field it's mostly electronics. But last week I did Monday to Saturday, six days and two nights, about 100 hours of non-stop-sparking. The main job saw the core...
Hello my name is Lee I am about to become an apprentice electrician with arthur mckay I have to get own tools they've gave me a list I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide links to website with these tools that aren't too expensive as I only work part time until my apprenticeship...
This is an update to a thread I made a couple of years back. I have consolidated all the additions to keep it tidy.
A question that keeps popping up! Obviously the type of work and location are both factors in the tools you will need so please only use this as a guide rather than a definitive...
Hi Guys,
I've just been taken on as an apprentice for a commercial electrician firm and am in my first month. I'm wondering what tools you'd recommend me buying?
I'm looking at getting a knife (maybe a Delphin), set of drivers, cable cutters, side cutters etc.
Which are brands that you'd...
Nothing to do today, so I thought I would take a trip up to my local C.E.F. because I had an email saying that there was going to be a Super Rod stand with bargains galore, didn't want any thing just a trip to see what the craic was.
There was a Klein Rep there with all the NEW tools that Klein...
Hi all,
Just wondering where you buy your hand tools? Any online stores you use that are reasonably priced? Local wholesalers?
@Pete999 sure you'll love this thread being obsessed with all tool related things:D
Just been watching a Wood Working Program on Discovery, I was shocked and didn't realise that time has passed by without me really noticing, things like Swing Braces and the appropriate bits, Tenon Saws, combination squares, mostly Chippies tools, but it got me thinking what about non insulated...
Hello all
Recently moved to South Wales and looking for work as electricians mate / Jointers mate.
Capable of carrying out most domestic electrical works ranging from remedial works to rewires/ consumer unit installations. My experience can be discussed over the phone.
Domestic installations...
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DeWalt laser line / level on offer. Some tool bags. Some drills and things.
Hope you don't mind me posting.
My dad was an electrician (was NICEIC reg.) for just shy of 60 years but now has terminal cancer and would like to get rid of a 1/2 a garage full of materials, tools, instruments etc - mainly to save my mum having to deal with it in the future.
While no doubt...
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