Tool advice

[Waterboymatt]

Hello

I'm new to the forum and to the plumbing world but I start my course in September and in the meantime I though it would be a good idea to start accumulating the tools of the trade for the future as I'm sure they won't be cheap, so really I just want to know where do you recommend I do my collecting and what are the good brands to look for, when I was a mechanic it was all about snap-on so which brand is the one for plumbing.

Thanks guys

 

[ih1]

Don't rush out and spend a fortune on every tool u can think off. Start of with the basic like the boys have said above then build it up over time. Buy quality and not quntity

 

[CXR100]

in my opinion you don't need to splash out on an 18v impact driver, I got a 10.8v dewalt one, will happily drive 3" x 12 screws to hang rads , id buy second hand tools to start off with , try boot sales and ebay. I got a credit card out last year, and have been buying power tools on it, buy one tool and this way I can spread the cost , then buy the next one ect.

 

[newcastle phill]

I have the same 10.8v dewalt one. Its one of my fave tools

 

[CXR100]

me to , I got the combo kit, so impact and drill, best 110 quid I spent! drill brilliant for self tapping flues and holes for 15mm and 10mm pipes thru floorboards etc, then I bought the torch to fit them for around 30 quid, that has the most amazing light on, then I got the 10.8v radio for around 50 quid, brilliant 4 items that I always have with me on the van , I also got a dewalt 240v sds, all cost me around 300 together, best 300 I spent!!......on tools anyway!!! haha

 

[Staffy85]

IMO your better off buying a decent regular li-on battery'd 18v cordy, i.e dewalt xr (or makita range) as your also be able to use hole saw kits, you could also buy a bare body Xr impact later on which you would already have batterys n charger for,

 

[Decy]

Best tools to buy are Milwaukee a bit dearer than dewalt and Makina but you pay for what u get

 

[newcastle phill]

Fave drill is my hitachi 36v li-on sds hammer.
Its a brute- it can punch harder than lennox and run longer than farah
But most of all - just love the shade of green