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I'm currently doing my level 2 and building up my tool collection so I have everything when I've finished the course.

Could you all tell me tools I need and tools it's good to have for certain situations.

Please & thanks!
 
Yea my cobra opens pretty far. Apart from these I've only used the traditional style grips that are cheap bulky and finger pinching, so I can't comment on the alligators. Id like to try a pair tho, maybe in 10 years when my cobra wears out.... Or sooner if I lose them
 
The cobras have a push button operation and more settings and slightly thinner jaws. I prefer alligators as they are quicker to set to the correct size but i have both. The new alligators open up to the same as cobras (you can do a pump nut with a 250mm set).
 
2 junior hacksaws, 2 large hacksaws, 2 of 15,22,28mm pipe slice, 1x 10mm pipe slice, 1 small adjustable pipe cutter 6-30mm copper, 1 med adjustable pipe cutter upto 2 1/2"copper, 1 speedfit cutter, 1 rothenberger waste cutter, pad saw, rip saw, cir saw, grinder, mitre saw, bosch gop, jigsaw, and a couple of wood saws.
 
2 junior hacksaws, 2 large hacksaws, 2 of 15,22,28mm pipe slice, 1x 10mm pipe slice, 1 small adjustable pipe cutter 6-30mm copper, 1 med adjustable pipe cutter upto 2 1/2"copper, 1 speedfit cutter, 1 rothenberger waste cutter, pad saw, rip saw, cir saw, grinder, mitre saw, bosch gop, jigsaw, and a couple of wood saws.

You forgot stanley knife and axe :smile:
 
I've just read something quite disturbing here,

'take customer with you, when buying bits' 'customer insists on coming'

If I had a customer insist on coming with me I'll make him a list and he can go on his own! that way he pays customer price at the suppliers not trade and he never knows what I pay! And why should he? he doesn't build up a rapport with the supplier or spend thousands with him, why should the customer benefit?

As for taking customer with me are you mad! this journey to my suppliers is respite from the inane chatter that you'll get on the way (at my cost!),

I very rarely have to go to the supplier when on a job, I despise it, dead time! time there, time back, time in the shop, time I'm not on the job. The customer doesn't need to know (or probably cares) how much your paying for an elbow etc.

This IMO is not good, if you pay £45 for a mono block tap and then £6 for flexis, as an example (sorry system 3), a bit of copper a couple of iso valves a few joints (not the smoking type), £5-10 sundries (gas, solder etc) parts are close to £60, the customer will then start asking is the rest of the stuff necessary? you've just given him a parts checklist! All they'll see is £45 for the tap which would have cost them £60-65!

If I think a part is expensive and will shock the customer I get my supplier to print a receipt or estimate of the part to show to the customer, (customers price not my price)
 
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