what are some tools that were worth the price tag?

[mrsparky]

Hi everyone, just want to know what are some tools you have that were worth the price tag or some tools that are less common/unusual that you would recommend?

 

[FatAlan]

Would love to know why the battery packs for cordless kit are so expensive?
I think a good multi-tool is essential even if your not a spark.

 

[LewisM]

CK Automatic wire strippers,I used to think that they were pointless but doing a lot of downlights they save so much tie and strain on your wrists.

Only £14 from Toolstation

 

[MJPD29]

Battery sds can be expensive but saves a lot of time. Multi tool took a while for me to find uses for but now is used all the time.

 

[PEG]

Spyderco penknife UK legal carry... invaluable...saved a couple of people from serious injury,but mainly just so useful.

Mostly work related,but on a walk,with me missus and No.2 son,we found a giant road cone....and i carved a smiley face in it,complete with sticky-out lips and eyelids ?

 

[Lister1987]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001CKAR4Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Got it on a prime deal for £20, males getting floorboards up a breeze

Amazon.co.uk

£25, cuts through everything like a hot knife through butter, not meant for SWA but does it nicely. Meter tails are a breeze too

 

[buzzlightyear]

Me swizz army knife for me especially for bear hunting. Rrrrah, and a bow and arrow.

 

[timhoward]

The CK M3.5 and M4 rethreading tools, never know when you'll need them...might sit there for weeks unsued....but wouldn't be without them.
Also, more recently, the Quickwire cable strippers, rewired 16 downlights in under half an hour the other day, they pay for themselves!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Second the ratchet cutters, I have an old german set that my dad gave to me which i have used and abused cutting SWA up to about 16mm. don't think they were meant for SWA but they do the job...

Also a decent set of screwdrivers is a must, i like my WIHA ones again absolutely used and abused from prying floor boards to stabbing ceilings and they are still holding up well.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Mike Johnson]

If you are stripping a lot of T&E these are invaluable, two actions and the sheath is off, next the inner cables are also stripped: Jokari No. 4 Cable Strippers 6½ - https://www.screwfix.com/p/jokari-no-4-cable-strippers-6-165mm/7540k.

What I would not buy again is the Armeg torque screwdriver.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I don't think that I have ever bought something I don't use, some tools end up on Ebay but these tend to be spares or duplicates of what I already have.
I don;t like hanging on to things I have multiple of, seems a waste

 

[nicebutdim]

Would love to know why the battery packs for cordless kit are so expensive?
I think a good multi-tool is essential even if your not a spark.

A couple of reasons spring to mind:

1. People are prepared to pay the asking price.
2. A lot of good deals appear on tool bodies, which often look like loss leaders intended to tie users into a particular platform. Eventually more batteries becomes a convenience.

 

[Lister1987]

If you are stripping a lot of T&E these are invaluable, two actions and the sheath is off, next the inner cables are also stripped: Jokari No. 4 Cable Strippers 6½ - https://www.screwfix.com/p/jokari-no-4-cable-strippers-6-165mm/7540k.

What I would not buy again is the Armeg torque screwdriver.

Curious as to why? Have one and love it, and 2 occasions I snapped a tip (PZSL1 & 2); A quick DM on Twitter and I've had a replacement by the following day at no charge.

 

[telectrix]

if I snapped a driver bit, I'd cut down on the weetabix.

 

[mrsparky]

The CK M3.5 and M4 rethreading tools, never know when you'll need them...might sit there for weeks unsued....but wouldn't be without them.
Also, more recently, the Quickwire cable strippers, rewired 16 downlights in under half an hour the other day, they pay for themselves!

Nice one mate cheers, already got a rethreading tool haha typical apprentice stripped the threads on a couple boxes