Handy tools

[Wayne Gollop]

What tools do you have that you find handy. I'm looking to get some new tools and was wondering what you guys find useful. Other than the obvious!

 

[Essexboy7]

A little 3.5mm tap to clean out lugs on back boxes.A lifesaver on many occasions

 

[DNS1]

Hmm, the "obvious" varies a lot...

Here's my main kit....

- Wera 7 piece VDE screwdriver set
- Random other VDE drivers as backup
- NWS side cutters
- NWS croppers
- Draper rod set (yep, I was being cheap! Much better are available!)
- Ratchet crimper (mine is cheap, but has done the job for years!)
- Bosch 18V combi drill/driver
- Mini claw hammer
- Mini adjustable spanner
- string
- Big box of bits... (could be anything in there really! Usually mine contains Wagos, crimps, ties, clips, a condom just in case (keep it away from the nails and screws), choc blocks, tape etc...)

 

[babylonsBurning]

- Bosch 240v 250w multi tool, Recent purchase but finding loads of uses for it.
- 3.5 tap (as essex said).
- 2xAA Maglite (LED).
- RoughNeck Utility bar (great for board lifting).
- Dewalt Impact driver 18v.

 

[GT1]

Head torch.

 

[Wayne Gollop]

A little 3.5mm tap to clean out lugs on back boxes.A lifesaver on many occasions

They sure are!!

Hmm, the "obvious" varies a lot...

Here's my main kit....

- Wera 7 piece VDE screwdriver set
- Random other VDE drivers as backup
- NWS side cutters
- NWS croppers
- Draper rod set (yep, I was being cheap! Much better are available!)
- Ratchet crimper (mine is cheap, but has done the job for years!)
- Bosch 18V combi drill/driver
- Mini claw hammer
- Mini adjustable spanner
- string
- Big box of bits... (could be anything in there really! Usually mine contains Wagos, crimps, ties, clips, a condom just in case (keep it away from the nails and screws), choc blocks, tape etc...)

Why a mini claw hammer??
Box of bits!! I had to buy a 4 tier organiser. But it was the best thing I've done.
Im looking for the unusual tool that gets me out of a sticky situation or makes the job quicker and/or easier.

 

[bigbaddave]

Ive worked with a few tools... And they deffo not handy..

 

[KevinS]

Bosch oscillating multi-tool

 

[telectrix]

rotary stripper to take the sheath off flex without piercing the conductor insulation. got mine from cpc farnell.

 

[pinty]

apart from the obvious gash.............a pair of clear bolle wrap around safety specs ( cool ones )....had a nasty incident with spring loaded consumer unit screws once....always wear em when on't tools now lad..............and angry birds on your android fone...for the quiet times........head torch ...life safer....at least one in every jacket...tool belt......tool box....glove compartment.....I could go on......

 

[pinty]

oh and a tidy lil earth leakage clamp meter.....apart from its obvious uses....its hey misses.....watch this lil jasper go up when you try your tumble dryer......faulty fridge...etc.....you trusting person you

 

[markc123]

I've got a extending thin magnet in my toolbox...handy when you drop little screws or whatever down small gaps you can't get to.

 

[Wayne Gollop]

oh and a tidy lil earth leakage clamp meter.....apart from its obvious uses....its hey misses.....watch this lil jasper go up when you try your tumble dryer......faulty fridge...etc.....you trusting person you

Clamp meter! Which one do you recommend? At good price!

 

[Stroppy]

Head torch is a must - you're never in your own shadow or have a light shining in your eyes, and have both hands free.

Another good one of mine is a tack-lifter. I didn't buy it for and never use it for lifting tacks, but the cranked end is perfect to nibble away the insulating foam behind thermaboard when fitting fast-fix boxes.

Magnet on a bit of string is a life-saver too.

 

[daca]

SDS+ drill & chisel set and a circular saw.

 

[Phillcbr400]

The apprentice...... he's a proper tool

 

[telectrix]

most useful....... an apprentice that does what he's told without having to resort to using a hammer on his head.

 

[oldtimer]

Yep got a 3 led torch set for £6 included was 2 metal torches and a head torch

 

[One_of_them]

rotary stripper

does that come with a pole

 

[KAS1]

Company credit card. 3M stripping tool.

 

[BigSi]

I can’t believe nobody has mentioned it yet...................A KETTLE!!!! :90:

 

[Stroppy]

That, strictly speaking, should be supplied by the customer.

 

[GarryJ]

Good quality torch and a pair of long nose pliers are handy imp2:

 

[Guitarist]

Petzl head torch (how anyone works without one is beyond me).
Knee pads which I cut to fit in my Dewalt trousers. (buy the kneeling pad from screwfix and cut your own, much cheaper than buying actual kneepads).
400mm high folding "step-up". Fits between a bath and loo for those awkward shower pull-cord jobs (again, worth its weight in gold).
Dilog clamp meter.
Small files for deburring surface boxes.
3.5mm tapping tool plus 75mm screws for those deep box jobs.
Crimping tool with cutter for 3.5mm screws

 

[craigday]

saved me hundreds of times

I've got a extending thin magnet in my toolbox...handy when you drop little screws or whatever down small gaps you can't get to.