Electrical tools .......

[Old Account]

hi lads,

First off, I would like to wish everybody a great Christmas and a full belly.

I just wanted to find out what other people use for doing electrical works. What type of tools do you use throughout the year todo your works? What type of brands do you use?

I am after to get mupyself an electric bag together with all relevant tools.

I am after a small crimper for wires, stripper, a new set of some screwdrivers like wera, wiha... as well as a nice handy bag like the yellow one from fluke which you could use to store your tools and the handy bits like fuses,connectors and perhaps the crimping shoes.

I just wanted to know what you guys use and what you would recommend to get. I really do pay attention to quality tools as I like to buy once than twice.

Any recommendations or perhaps pictures of what you have and you store things would be appreciated.

Regards,

Ron

Happy Christmas guys

 

[rpm]

Yellow flexible bucket and whatever tools I can nick off the sparkies when their backs are turned! 😛
(Joke)

 

[Scott_D]

What sort of work?
Connecting boiler and room stats?

 

[Old Account]

What sort of work?
Connecting boiler and room stats?

Yes! Boiler works, rooms stats etc...

 

[Old Account]

Yellow flexible bucket and whatever tools I can nick off the sparkies when their backs are turned! 😛
(Joke)

I hope those tools are helping you to finish your works ? :]

 

[SimonG]

Set of wire cutters, these double for stripping cables. Terminal driver.
Testers.

Does me.

 

[Old Account]

Set of wire cutters, these double for stripping cables. Terminal driver.
Testers.

Does me.

Thanks Simon,
I am looking into some new tools like knipex grips, wiha or wera screwdriver set, a crimping grip for the tiny wire shoes which are handy to use when connecting wires. It also looks neater in my opinion. I’ve got some testers which are good in my opinion.

 

[SimonG]

The only thing I missed off was long nose pliers. Can get in where my fat fingers wont.

 

[rpm]

The only thing I missed off was long nose pliers. Can get in where my fat fingers wont.

Have a tiny pair, don`t need them often but some connection spades are so close together on a few PCB`s.

 

[Old Account]

The only thing I missed off was long nose pliers. Can get in where my fat fingers wont.

I have got those but at the front it’s slightly blended which is great for the boiler clips you know.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Get yourself a pair of CK Redline VDE combicutter 3MAXTM, wire cutter/stripper/anvil/shear a lot of money but a brilliant bit of kit.

 

[Old Account]

Get yourself a pair of CK Redline VDE combicutter 3MAXTM, wire cutter/stripper/anvil/shear a lot of money but a brilliant bit of kit.

Thanks Jim, I’ll look into the things you mentioned.just to get a good piece of kit together with all my electrical tools. Like fuse, plugs, wires, tools, junction boxes etc.

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Thanks Jim, I’ll look into the things you mentioned.just to get a good piece of kit together with all my electrical tools. Like fuse, plugs, wires, tools, junction boxes etc.

It's just one tool Matchless about £35

 

[Old Account]

It's just one tool Matchless about £35

I just googled it. Thanks mate. Are you happy with that tool though? I was thinking of getting the knipex stripper, and all the other bits required.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007AKG...t=&hvlocphy=9046480&hvtargid=pla-422751447338

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wiha-Slott...98&sr=1-11&keywords=wiha+vde+screwdriver+sets

3.5mm slotted is always on me / with me ideal for most applications

https://www.amazon.co.uk/134-49-VDE...d=1545861775&sr=1-6&keywords=nws+side+cutters

https://www.amazon.co.uk/STANLEY-FA...qid=1545861862&sr=1-5&keywords=auto+strippers

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jokari-T30...ie=UTF8&qid=1545861975&sr=1-6&keywords=jokari

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HOMCA-Boot...=UTF8&qid=1545862016&sr=1-1&keywords=bootlace

should get you started for basic elec work

 

[Old Account]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007AKG...t=&hvlocphy=9046480&hvtargid=pla-422751447338

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wiha-Slott...98&sr=1-11&keywords=wiha+vde+screwdriver+sets

3.5mm slotted is always on me / with me ideal for most applications

https://www.amazon.co.uk/134-49-VDE...d=1545861775&sr=1-6&keywords=nws+side+cutters

https://www.amazon.co.uk/STANLEY-FA...qid=1545861862&sr=1-5&keywords=auto+strippers

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jokari-T30...ie=UTF8&qid=1545861975&sr=1-6&keywords=jokari

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HOMCA-Bootlace-0-25-10mm²-Self-Adjustable-Connectors/dp/B07HVK27VZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1545862016&sr=1-1&keywords=bootlace

should get you started for basic elec work

Thank you for the uploads much appreciated. I have got stuff but wanted to upgrade and get things which makes my life easier. thumbs up