LukeScotty

What Tools do you think are the most essential or are of great use in your toolbox. Give us a list!!

If You Build It, They Will Come!!!!!

A forum aint a forum without discussion, but I won't put up with personal abusive comments!!!

EasyFox

Radio
Side cutters
pliers (short & long nosed)
Cable shears (for larger cable csa's)
Assortment of drivers
3.5mm re-threader
Tape measure
Small shelf spirit level
25mm flat wood bits
Hacksaw
Knife
Wire strippers
Ratchet crimps
Gas soldering iron (I mostly use it for repairing boards inside EM fittings)
Hss bits
GS38 voltage indicator
Multimeter
Prooving unit
Test equipment
Electrician at work sign
Isolation lockout locks
Battery sds drill 24v
Battery drill 18v
Mains sds drill
Fibre glass steps
Two sets of pump pliers
Bush spanner
Hilmor benders
Files
Cutting die & stock
Bending springs
Battery 18v circular saw
Fish tape
Pull rods
Fein multimaster
Electrician hole saws
Dimond tip hole cutters 4" & 6" (for extractor fans)
MICC tools (ringing tool, joy stripper or side cutters, potting tool, pot crimp)
Plastering trowle & hawk ( if you plaster your own chases)
Scientific calculator
Bolster
Club hammer
Scutch chisel
Masonary bits
Gorilla bar (lifting floor boards)
Box sinking kit
Henry hoover
Broom
Plasterboard saw
Armeg board cutter (access holes in chipboard flooring)

Off the top of my head that what is in my van.

yorkshiresparky

Steady on easyfox, leave some for the rest of us

electricman

thats all well and good easyfox , but you forgot the kettle .

EasyFox

How right you are the most important item & it's got to be the most used item on the van

jordyboy004

i do like the way radio was at the top tho, radio is a MUST have, always count on the customer supplying the kettle tho :-P

Andy M

What about an old wire coat hanger for the tool box and some Loo Roll for the Van (you never know when you'll be caught short!

koina

Reversible drill with bit set
3/8th-inch reversible drill is the only electrical tool that you absolutely, positively have to have. Although stores are filled with cordless varieties, stick with a corded model: They're lighter, cheaper and never run out of juice.

rumrunner

i ho hi ho .its off to work we go with bucket and spade and handgrenade hi ho,hi ho,and
a good quality analog insulation resistance tester or megger if you prefer.

ooops bang, oh s,,,

TonyM58

Why an analog? i mean, I grew up with 250 and 500V windy meggers, and good riddance to them. Are you suggesting the digital insulation testers are not good enough?!