Handy tools

[somersetsparks]

mole grips

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Lightmates and clamp meter are priceless.

plus breakout box

 

[DNS1]

Good quality torch

Nah, it will only get lost anyway!

I've got a stack of 99p LED torches! They do the job as well as any of the quality alternatives but it doesn't matter when I'm an incompetent --- and leave them under floorboards or drop them in the bog...

 

[GT1]

One of my best head torches is currently entombed in a floor void.

Maybe one day a few hundred years in the future, some will pull it out of a pile of rubble and be pleased at their find..!!

 

[Guitarist]

Agree with the Bosch multitool. Invaluable for cutting tongues on floorboards, small sections out of plasterboard, plus numerous other uses. Go to sharkblades though for replacements, much cheaper than originals.

 

[Phillcbr400]

M6 threaded rod bent back on itself for a hook
I've lost the bugger now but we did have some good times Together

 

[markc123]

M6 threaded rod bent back on itself for a hook
I've lost the bugger now but we did have some good times Together

Now that's a more sturdy version of my metal coathanger un tangled into a line with a hook which sits in my rhino pipe tube somewhere

 

[Billythekid]

The two right angled screwdrivers, so simple yet so effective!

You know when the semi skilled put pipes right in front of conduit boxes, or a programmer 2" above the "wiring center".

 

[La Poste]

I guy I worked with once had a bicycle inner tube cut into a 15mm long section then slit down the middle and tuned into a flat piece of rubber.
Sort of like a rectangular piece of rubber.

He kept four cable ties with it and said he always kept it handy just in case he cut through a water pipe with his circular saw whilst taking floor boards up.

The idea was to wrap the piece of rubber around the damaged pipe then secure with the cable ties to stop the leak.

He said it would save him for just long enough before a plumber arrived.

It doesn't quite fit into the category of handy tool but I think it is close enough.

I never did see it in action.

 

[shanky887614]

I guy I worked with once had a bicycle inner tube cut into a 15mm long section then slit down the middle and tuned into a flat piece of rubber.
Sort of like a rectangular piece of rubber.

He kept four cable ties with it and said he always kept it handy just in case he cut through a water pipe with his circular saw whilst taking floor boards up.

The idea was to wrap the piece of rubber around the damaged pipe then secure with the cable ties to stop the leak.

He said it would save him for just long enough before a plumber arrived.

It doesn't quite fit into the category of handy tool but I think it is close enough.

I never did see it in action.

see what screwdrivers you use most often and what you really need and keep a spare in your bag, for example i keep a couple spare 2.5mm drivers and a spare pair of snips.

terminals are so easy to break if your not careful

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

Blade runner for SWA, time saver and you can get into smaller spaces then you can with the hacksaw

 

[shanky887614]

Blade runner for SWA, time saver and you can get into smaller spaces then you can with the hacksaw

why not just use the hacksaw blade in hand to strip it.

if the blade is too big, cut it smaller

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

why not just use the hacksaw blade in hand to strip it.

if the blade is too big, cut it smaller

Or instead of faffing about doing that, I could get me blade runner out and be done! Instead of using a screwdriver you could file down a bolster and use that eh?

Haha :biggrin5:

 

[grantr37]

Draw tape/snake although they can be rip-off priced......they always get pilfered, I end up buying 6 at a time, which last about 2 days before all gone....again....

 

[trev]

I've got 2 pairs of long handled surgical forceps, one has an angled nose. Invaluable for reaching into places where there's not a lot of room and grabbing stuff.