Advice please (tools & kit)

[SPARK2B]

Hi guys and girls, hope your all enjoying your Sunday, be it work or pleasure.

as I have said before, I am at college doing the 2365 L2, just about to fin yr 1 of it in the next 6 or so weeks, am currently building up kit for work as a mate / trainee / gopher, was looking at the Fluke T90, but have heard that fluke kit is well known amongst electricians to have a limited life

(i forget the term, but its a kind of inbuilt failure idea, only designed to last a little while)....pre determind failure sort of thing ?

...anyway if someone can shed light on this, or advise another route to take away from the T90 for whatever reason,...i am all ears,......also, lockout kits, big or small kits, any advice on where to get good deals ??


as always, thanks in advance to you all

SPARK2B

 

[shanky887614]

have never used any wiha stuff, most other stuff iv used in some form or oter, be it VDE or not, stanly, draper, fatmax range, bahco, etc, never had any wiha,..may give it a go,.....heard good things..

Here you go £35.95inc vat

www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?option..._medium=base&gclid=CM7l9sukgb4CFTMetAodrE8AOQ

 

[SPARK2B]

Here you go £35.95inc vat

www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?option=shop&page=shop.product_details&product_id=67903&l=uk&utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&gclid=CM7l9sukgb4CFTMetAodrE8AOQ

.....whoa!!...look at that quoted saving,..even if inflated for marketing, still a good deal,....outa interest ,..where do you guys use (online wise) for tools,...or do you all shop around (as i do)....

 

[shanky887614]

.....whoa!!...look at that quoted saving,..even if inflated for marketing, still a good deal,....outa interest ,..where do you guys use (online wise) for tools,...or do you all shop around (as i do)....

I shop around,
Tool man yardley
Tools247
Toolstop
Tradesmanschoice
Amazon
Tw wholesale etc

There are more ive used but I tend to compare before I buy anything

 

[trev]

Always shop around

 

[SPARK2B]

exellent,!!...

 

[shanky887614]

I never buy any tools from an electrical wholesaler unless the idiots have priced it up wrong

 

[SPARK2B]

speaking of pricing wrong, our lecturer (practical) picked up some populated C.U`s the other day from a wholesaler, on display on shop floor,.... they were marked up as summin silly like £22.....he assumed either soild stock , scratched what have you, or a mistake,.....got to till, no, no mistake,...he stood dumbfounded for a second, then brought all 5,....apparently they are just shy of £100 normally .....??..............i mean how the F ??..fair play to him tho, right time and place..

 

[shanky887614]

speaking of pricing wrong, our lecturer (practical) picked up some populated C.U`s the other day from a wholesaler, on display on shop floor,.... they were marked up as summin silly like £22.....he assumed either soild stock , scratched what have you, or a mistake,.....got to till, no, no mistake,...he stood dumbfounded for a second, then brought all 5,....apparently they are just shy of £100 normally .....??..............i mean how the F ??..fair play to him tho, right time and place..

I own 5 straight razors with 2 more on route.

they are worth over £100 new each, I could sell them all quick on ebay for 40-50 each and the average I paid for them is around £15

 

[Simonslimline]

I got my Wiha 6 set slimline drivers over the counter at Neweys for £20. i thought that was very reasonable to be honest.

I never buy any tools from an electrical wholesaler unless the idiots have priced it up wrong

 

[tomfj]

try and get a couple of colleagues together and see if you cant get a discount on your meter/large cost items, myself and some of my workmates at the time did, buying in bulk you can always get a discount or try your employer if its a large purchase he might pay for it and allow you to pay him back weekly (he could also give you the vat off as he can claim it back)

 

[uksparks]

I have a fluke T5-1000, top notch but of kit, recommend it. Everything I own is fluke where possible, personally IMHO I think it's the best money can buy, but that's my opinion.

 

[SPARK2B]

I have a fluke T5-1000, top notch but of kit, recommend it. Everything I own is fluke where possible, personally IMHO I think it's the best money can buy, but that's my opinion.

and your opinion is exactly what im after,...much appreciated!!!

 

[SPARK2B]

try and get a couple of colleagues together and see if you cant get a discount on your meter/large cost items, myself and some of my workmates at the time did, buying in bulk you can always get a discount or try your employer if its a large purchase he might pay for it and allow you to pay him back weekly (he could also give you the vat off as he can claim it back)

somthing i never thought of....makes all the sense in the world!!......great tip!!.. REALLY!

 

[SPARK2B]

I own 5 straight razors with 2 more on route.

they are worth over £100 new each, I could sell them all quick on ebay for 40-50 each and the average I paid for them is around £15

....HOLY S * * t......LETS BE FRIENDS SHANKY!!:shades_smile:

 

[trev]

but that's my opinion.

Opinions are like buttholes, everyone's got one