What's in you tool bag?

[davesparks]

I'll take a picture of my pyro box tomorrow if you like?

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Here's mine. I've got a few of the old twin screw pot crimpers for imperial pots, and the smaller roller-straightener, even an official factory-made BICC stripping fork, but they don't live in the general pyro kit.

Life was so simple in the days of one toolbox. Now there's, uh, (counts on fingers)... nine, just for hand tools. It's a good thing they don't all have to go to every job. But the stuff in my toolBAG is for...

Plumbing.

 

[shanky887614]

what size pot crimper is the big one lucien. im guesing the pliers are 16. far right 20mm then next to it 25mm is the next 32?

 

[davesparks]

Somewhere in the shed I've got an old MI stripper which screws onto the 3/4" or 1" gland then you turn it like a joistripper,
Also some pot wrenches that have a screwed collar which I think actually grips the pot rather than having to screw onto the gland.
I'll see if I can find them

 

[davesparks]

what size pot crimper is the big one lucien. im guesing the pliers are 16. far right 20mm then next to it 25mm is the next 32?

The big one is 25mm, they don't make that type any bigger. There are only the screwed plate type made for bigger sizes

 

[ruston]

Here's mine. I've got a few of the old twin screw pot crimpers for imperial pots, and the smaller roller-straightener, even an official factory-made BICC stripping fork, but they don't live in the general pyro kit.

Life was so simple in the days of one toolbox. Now there's, uh, (counts on fingers)... nine, just for hand tools. It's a good thing they don't all have to go to every job. But the stuff in my toolBAG is for...

Plumbing.

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I must say they are a credit to you. It is nice to see tools treated with respect.

 

[overskilled]

Peltor ear defenders
Bootlace ferrule pliers
Junior hacksaw as addons

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Yes the larger pot crimper is 25, the small one with the fat handle is 20 (as are the pliers) and the other small one is for the old type pots with Tufnol discs and headed sleeves. It makes a crimp all the way round and has come in handy for remedial work where the edge of the pot is buckled after being opened. I realise now that the 32mm 2-screw crimper and the 25mm pot wrench aren't there - IIRC the picture was taken after the box had shipped a bit of water and one of the lads cleaned, dried and oiled everything so I can't take all the credit.

That ratchet crimper at the bottom is an old favourite. It's a heavy lump to pick up but makes light work of the actual crimping. Jaws in the box run from 10 to 120mm².

 

[robd]

i just use a green uninsulated hex key driver [emoji14]


long reach pz2 usually comes in handy from time to time as well (i need to buy another mine has gone walkies)

Yes but one Monday morning I managed connect some tails in to a switch that had the meter company tag through it but was actually live with my multi hex key tool (had a rubber body) did not realise it was live until I cut the tag to switch on and realised it already was! Obviously I should've carried out safe isolation then which would negate the need but the insulated tool is a kind of belt and braces option after that one....sorry for late response been busy

 

[Simonslimline]

Cant see any MICC tools among the lot of you. lol

Hopefully get some use out of it one day. (second hand hence looking used etc)

 

[gnselectricals]

My normal tool bag stuff.
Pyro stuff altogether in a box in the garage, did a few ends on a school in August which I enjoyed should have got the apprentice to cut thru a few more lol

 

[pennychew]

My normal tool bag stuff.
Pyro stuff altogether in a box in the garage, did a few ends on a school in August which I enjoyed should have got the apprentice to cut thru a few more lol

Is that a carabiner holding your ratchet spanners together and in order of size? if so i think i'll be copying that little beauty!

 

[gnselectricals]

Yes mate got a couple of sets there something like 13-19 on one and smaller on another keeps them tidy

 

[ruston]

Is that a carabiner holding your ratchet spanners together and in order of size? if so i think i'll be copying that little beauty!

You don't miss much, :wink5: do you?

 

[pennychew]

You don't miss much,

do you?

Its the attention to detail that counts in these matters!