Apprentice tool kit help

[Jamie]

compared to the bahco they are I think, a colleague has them and i'm not a fan... even looking at the pictures too:


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[uksparks]

I've got a large amount of knipex kit and IMHO it's the best money can buy, I will be getting knipex for my new lad I've taken on.

 

[shanky887614]

compared to the bahco they are I think, a colleague has them and i'm not a fan... even looking at the pictures too:


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nope there the wrong ones

these

 

[HappyHippyDad]

compared to the bahco they are I think, a colleague has them and i'm not a fan... even looking at the pictures too:



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I dont really think you can compare those 2 pictures Jamie. The bahco ones are not VDE.

 

[Jamie]

Fair comment happyhippydad. I didn't know Bahco made a VDE version of cutters, which in fact look a bit bigger then the VDE knipex.

I've used the above Bahco ones for 3 years now and they are brilliant. A lot of people use them and I have not seen any serious problems with people using them (i.e being shocked through the insulation, loosing an eye from them blowing into 100 pieces).

 

[Ollie133cup]

Yes having a VDE set of side cutters is "good practice" . But at the end of the day, common sense prevails, you dont cut through a cable you havent checked is dead. Simple.

Ive had the bahco set of side cutters for 6 years (4 years as an apprentice) now, a new set basically every 2 years to keep them sharp.

But always had Bahco Vde screwdrivers and a set of wera interchangable VDE drivers.

 

[dcelectrical]

junior hacksaw, Irwin
non contact tester RS 166-822
pliers I vote bahco 160mm ones
imo if u cut through a live cable you are a knob, I have done it and ruined my cutters more than once and on each occasion I was a knob!
also knipexwater pump pliers are second to none,
Knipex 8701180 7-1/4-Inch Cobra Pliers - Slip Joint Pliers - Amazon.com
and bahco for the larger size
BAHCO WATER PUMP PLIERS GRIPS | eBay
and a reversible jaw adjustable
BAHCO 9031P Adjustable 8"/200mm REVERSIBLE PIPE Wrench Spanner Extra Wide 39mm | eBay
good luck!

 

[Pete999]

Hi all starting apprenticeship soon and just need some brand recommendations and anything else that will come in handy when I first start! I haven't really got a price limit because I'd rather buy quality that lasts and not cheap and cheerful! Post useful information not kettle, sweeping brush etc

Already have:
screwdrivers - Bahco
Stanley knife - Stanley
claw hammer - Screwfix
toolbag -Stanley
tape measure - Stanley

Need tools:
combination/long nose pliers and side cutters (preferably a three piece set)
level
Non contact tester
junior hacksaw

anything else I've missed? Can people recommended some brands please.

Just a personal thing really Luke, others may not agree, in fact I'm sure some wont, but I have had a set of KNIPEX Installation pliers for a while, and whilst I don't do a lot of work these days (old age you'll find out as you get older) I find them very useful, they are basically snips, cable shears, pliers and long nosed pliers combined into to one tool, other manufacturers do a similar set up, but as others have sais you can't go wrong with KNIPEX.
All the best in your chosen career.

 

[tazz]

Don`t forget the good old multi meter........still got my 30 year old AVO 8. still quite accurate for a moving coil meter.

 

[Pete999]

Oh and a thick skin for all the Mickey taking

 

[telectrix]

welcome back pete. you ain't missed much.

 

[Pete999]

welcome back pete. you ain't missed much.

Thanks Tel, got some catching up to do

 

[camerabloke]

Thought you weren't gona post anything any more in case you got banned again?

 

[Pete999]

Thought you weren't gona post anything any more in case you got banned again?

Just can't help myself, especially after all the support I got, how did you get on last night, don't go into to much detail, or you will get banned lmao

 

[telectrix]

you can have my support, pete. just make sure you wear it. :39:

 

[driverman]

Don't start please, when I started as an Apprentice back in the 60s, the 1960s all I had was a pair of Elliot Lucas Pliers and Snips some Stanley screwdrivers with wooden handles ( yes for all you doubters Stanley tools were available in those days) a hammer rawlplug jumper, (there wont be many out there who can boast about that bit of kit) all carried in an ex Army gas mask bag, no Veto Pro Packs or whatever they are called, sorry got to go and get some tissues talking about it brings tears to my eyes, 3 jam doughnuts and a daily paper 1 shilling 10p to the youngsters. Oh neon tester, lamp holder with a pigmy lamp for a test lamp (no non contact pens in them days)

Yep rawlplug jumper remember them well! Brace n bit. Used to saw off the end of the shank of the wood bits so as to use with electric drill! Any one else do that. And I've still got one.............an auger wood bit with long shank on it so you drill holes through joist when first fixing. No electric on site /battery tools when first fixing.

 

[Pete999]

you can have my support, pete. just make sure you wear it. :39:

Might need one for my back Tel git to see the Quack on Monday to see if I need a scan, they think I have a depressed vertebrae, could be off work for another 2 weeks, or forced to retire for good, but knowing the lot I work for they will find something less strenuous for me to do, daft thing is it would only cost em £3K to retire me on medical grounds.