Handy tools

[Robert Turnbull]

Don't know what's its called but it has a small blade and a springloaded hook.

it fits over swa or flex and you pull it along and it slices it open.

Very handy if your you stripping a lot of swa.
The blade depth is adjustable.

 

[Agreeny]

As Paul_h quite rightly said, Bosch power change hole saws are awesome.
If you have a set of super rods then its worth having a second cable sock for T&E (10mm I think) then you can make a double ended sock with the adapter and pull new cables as you pull the old ones out with no fuss on rewires.
Arrow T72 staple gun for clipping T&E in attics and under floors.
Armeg skirting board chisel and a cheap 400mm bit you can lean on to drill through the floor board when doing sockets.
CK Bush wrench for conduit work.
Stabila do a mini spirit level that's ace for levelling backboxes on first fix.
Telescopic ladder! (Underrated I think)

 

[Guitarist]

As Paul_h quite rightly said, Bosch power change hole saws are awesome.
If you have a set of super rods then its worth having a second cable sock for T&E (10mm I think) then you can make a double ended sock with the adapter and pull new cables as you pull the old ones out with no fuss on rewires.
Arrow T72 staple gun for clipping T&E in attics and under floors.
Armeg skirting board chisel and a cheap 400mm bit you can lean on to drill through the floor board when doing sockets.
CK Bush wrench for conduit work.
Stabila do a mini spirit level that's ace for levelling backboxes on first fix.
Telescopic ladder! (Underrated I think)

Do you actually use this on a regular basis? I would be concerned about going through the cable.

 

[JoeDurky]

Should have bought it there silly money used even 230v

 

[Agreeny]

I use my cable gun all the time yeah. Had it a year roughly and so far never shot a cable. If you ever get hands on one you'll find it's pretty hard to not align it correctly, I felt the same way before I bought it though! It's just a shame it won't clip into masonry!

 

[Guitarist]

I use my cable gun all the time yeah. Had it a year roughly and so far never shot a cable. If you ever get hands on one you'll find it's pretty hard to not align it correctly, I felt the same way before I bought it though! It's just a shame it won't clip into masonry!

I'm intrigued now. Being old school, I've gone from lead clips which fold over, to the new plastic clips. Never considered a staple gun for anything but stapling. May have to try this....

 

[edrobbo8]

I got an older Fein off a oak floor chap for £20, when its been used for 10 mins+ it starts getting a wee bit hot.....

other favourite tools....

cable cutters from screwfix for £6.99, better than the £17 Bahco version, and all my Makita 18v gear, especially the cordless grinder. Stanley Fat max 10m tape, ideal for measuring out long runs of downlights, 3.5mm tap, head torch, the 7 piece Wera screwdriver set, could go on for ages!

Oh and the kettle!

 

[shanky887614]

I got an older Fein off a oak floor chap for £20, when its been used for 10 mins+ it starts getting a wee bit hot.....

other favourite tools....

cable cutters from screwfix for £6.99, better than the £17 Bahco version, and all my Makita 18v gear, especially the cordless grinder. Stanley Fat max 10m tape, ideal for measuring out long runs of downlights, 3.5mm tap, head torch, the 7 piece Wera screwdriver set, could go on for ages!

Oh and the kettle!

no chalk line?

 

[scotsparky]

Dimmable head torch and a volt stick, oh and a cordless dremmel type tool!

Demmels are fantastic found 100+1 uses for mine and still counting

 

[scotsparky]

We've all forgotten our most useful tool we use every day:

The electricians coffee stirrer!!! no use for anything else

 

[trev]

The electricians coffee stirrer!!! no use for anything else

Mine has a multitude of uses, tea/coffee stirrer, nail cleaner, scratcher of hard to reach places, plumber stabber (although afterwards it has to be sterilised) bradawl, small chisel and sometimes a screwdriver.

 

[shocking_eg]

this has to be one of my ultimate handy tools for those "jobs" that are made a hell of a lot easier thanks to one of these ...



A must have

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

We've all forgotten our most useful tool we use every day:

I like using these to check the bonding of pipes, put it on a live terminal, hold on to a pipe and watch the neon glow brighter. Cheaper than a mft too

 

[shanky887614]

I like using these to check the bonding of pipes, put it on a live terminal, hold on to a pipe and watch the neon glow brighter. Cheaper than a mft too

coffee stirer,fork etc

 

[zeljuga]

Timeless one: