what else do I need

[Mike Jackson]

I can't see cordless screwdriver or cordless impact driver on the list. For year I used my 18v drill as a driver as well but couldn't always be bothered to get it out as it was a bit bulky. Earlier this year I worked with someone that had a 10.8v bosch driver and he was using it where I would have used a manual driver. I splashed out on a 12v Milwaukee driver and it's the dog's. I can't believe I've gone all these years without one. Because it's more compact I take it into most jobs. Even little things like removing a boiler case are made quicker because it is with me.

When my drill packed up the new Hitach one I bought came in a set with an impact driver. This is brilliant for undoing stubborn fixings and great for driving bigger stuff. I was driving 6" screws straight into timber with it last week.

 

[hunterseye]

Lunch box for your pack up. How was that not top of the list. Standards are slipping 🙂

 

[AWheating]

get a hard hat with a bottle holder on the side for thoses days you need to drink to drown out the customers voice, mine has a bottle of smirnoff in it 🙂

 

[jase158]

got an 18v drill on list, couldnt justify a driver, simply because it is more for the bigger screws and I dont really fit big screws.
For instance, you wouldnt use it on toilets/ sinks i.e. in my eyes its more of a chippys tool to get stud walls up and things.

And yes I have used one as my mate has one, great fun, but not justifiable yet.

Also looking at my tools earlier and found a few more things

infared thermometer
walkie talkies
multi meter
stud and cable detector
wet vac
caulk gun
spanners
circular saw
mitre saw

 

[Phil]

Deffo wet vac
Walkie talkies waste of money as is a stud detector as they are all rubbish.
At least two silicone guns
mitre saw is handy (power version) but only for bathroom jobs with joinery etc.
spanners.......not for me I like adjustable/grips.

 

[jase158]

yeah but occasionally you need spanners, for those tight nuts that are impossible to use grips on. also only time i need spanners was when i didnt have them on me. might take them out of van actually as a bit of waste of space

 

[LegionellaSlave]

Could anyone recommend a good set of open ended spanners?

Also I could do with a magnet light.

No Rolson sh*te, any ideas welcome :hurray:

 

[tamz]

Kasama. Good quality at a sensible price but realistically in this trade a £2 set from the market will do the same job.

 

[Mike Jackson]

got an 18v drill on list, couldnt justify a driver, simply because it is more for the bigger screws and I dont really fit big screws.
For instance, you wouldnt use it on toilets/ sinks i.e. in my eyes its more of a chippys tool to get stud walls up and things.

And yes I have used one as my mate has one, great fun, but not justifiable yet.

That was what I thought until I saw someone using one. The impact driver doesn't get used that much so definitely a luxury but the little Milwaukee driver is a real time saver. Just little things like screwing pipe clips to the wall, screwing down floor boards etc. If I'm servicing a static caravan it gets used to take the screws out of the inspection panel above the fire, the screw fixing the case on the Morco water heater etc. When someone has blocked all the vents it halves the time to take them all off and remove the obstructions.

 

[Barry98]

BERGEN 12pc Flexible Ratchet Wrench Spanner Set 8-19mm B1893 | eBay

Halfords do a set for about 40 too

 

[AWheating]

a 16mm spanner is great for tightening in rad valve tails, especially the one with doc on them as grips damage the finish and adjustabe catches the rad sometimes. 8mm fits doc ends, 24mm fits 15mm nuts, 32mm fits 22mm nuts, 39mm fits 28mm nuts and 52mm fits pump nuts to mention a few sizes.

you can get good spanners for £1 to 2 squids each, buy a cheap one first and if it gets used alot upgrade when you get the chance. I get ring spanners and cut the spanner down ring side to suit the length i want. best place to buy single spanners is a tool market type place.

 

[josh100]

a gerber

 

[josh100]

or any decent multi tool

 

[LegionellaSlave]

Is it just me, or are multi-tools just a few crap tools stuck together.

The main tools on them are pliers and a blunt knife.

I hardly use pliers or blunt knives so I just don't get it! :59:

 

[AWheating]

Is it just me, or are multi-tools just a few crap tools stuck together.

The main tools on them are pliers and a blunt knife.

I hardly use pliers or blunt knives so I just don't get it! :59:

when you stabb yourself you have the pliers to hand to pull the knife back out 🙂

 

[Mike Jackson]

Is it just me, or are multi-tools just a few crap tools stuck together.

The main tools on them are pliers and a blunt knife.

I hardly use pliers or blunt knives so I just don't get it! :59:

The cheapo ones are. The Gerber ones are good quality and very useful. I've got a Gerber multi tool with interchangeable heads that I used to carry on my belt when I was doing housing association maintenance. It saved me going down to the van to get a tool on many occasions. I even repaired a 2" ball valve using it once.

 

[RPG 80]

I had a leatherman for years and it was a decent. Brought a Gerber in Bahrain couple of years ago and the quality was rubbish

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[petercj]

This looks like a good buy, and will be a great help when making up box sections, etc.

Comes in 240v and 110v with a TCT multi-blade, looks like a bargain to me for £99.99 ...

Evolution RAGE3-S 210mm Sliding Compound Mitre Saw 240V | NoLinkingToThis

 

[Dannypipe]

Jase, if you're splashing the cash, buy a freeze machine. But get a decent one with two freeze heads so you you can remove a section of pipe or valve if required. Ebay second hand, you're talking £500.

Power flush machine also handy. (I don't carry either in the van every day).

Bungs are a handy (cheap tool) that you haven't mentioned. Handy for holding gravity systems on a vacuum and occasionally for other stuff too. Like replacing a dodgy gate valve on the feed to a ho****er cylinder for instance.

Flue brushes, (if you're servicing boilers).

Volt sticks are handy but don't rely on them.

A rad wrench is a gimmick tool that I actually use (mines metal and not plastic though - they all seem to be plastic these days?).

I'll think of some more. Sounds like you have a good variety of stuff allready.

 

[TBServices]

That was what I thought until I saw someone using one. The impact driver doesn't get used that much so definitely a luxury but the little Milwaukee driver is a real time saver. Just little things like screwing pipe clips to the wall, screwing down floor boards etc. If I'm servicing a static caravan it gets used to take the screws out of the inspection panel above the fire, the screw fixing the case on the Morco water heater etc. When someone has blocked all the vents it halves the time to take them all off and remove the obstructions.

Just to add to this, I have the Milwaukee 12v driver, impact driver and combi drill. The driver LITERALLY gets used every single day I'm at work, and today I used the impact driver to ply a floor. 400 screws on a single battery. And they fit in your pocket.

These really are the most useful power tools I have, the 18v kit hardly leaves the van.


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