MR WET PANTS IS NOW PLAYING AT BEING A SPARKY

Strima · Aug 25, 2018

elsparko said:
may not need them , but it hardly looks professional

and youre honestly going to tell me youve never worked live before?

I do work live with the appropriate training, PPE and tooling.

Why does it look unprofessional to use non-insulated tools?

Due to the annealing process of insulated tools they are more brittle and often fail a lot sooner that non-insulated tools. Financially it makes sense.

I select my tools appropriate to task and level of risk.

elsparko · Aug 25, 2018

Strima said:
I do work live with the appropriate training, PPE and tooling.

Why does it look unprofessional to use non-insulated tools?

Due to the annealing process of insulated tools they are more brittle and often fail a lot sooner that non-insulated tools. Financially it makes sense.

I select my tools appropriate to task and level of risk.

it just looks cheap imo, customers expect to see us with decent tools

i still see people cutting out backboxes with just a stanley knife, how long does that take vs a multitool/padsaw?!

Strima · Aug 25, 2018

elsparko said:
it just looks cheap imo, customers expect to see us with decent tools

i still see people cutting out backboxes with just a stanley knife, how long does that take vs a multitool/padsaw?!

My customers don't give a crap about my tools, they expect a good job at reasonable cost.

johnduffell · Aug 26, 2018

elsparko said:
it just looks cheap imo, customers expect to see us with decent tools

i still see people cutting out backboxes with just a stanley knife

nothing wrong with a stanley knife on thermalites is there? although I bet you impress the customer more when you get the 6kg breaker out at lunch time to cut up your mars bar

telectrix · Aug 26, 2018

sockets i'm doing at this time in a 1950's house.. engineering brick, them black in the miidle things, only thing that works is scutch on 110V makita, and even then takes 20 minutes to chop in a box.

johnduffell · Aug 26, 2018

telectrix said:
sockets i'm doing at this time in a 1950's house.. engineering brick, them black in the miidle things, only thing that works is scutch on 110V makita, and even then takes 20 minutes to chop in a box.

while we're on the impressive tools, I heard they have a few of the tunnel boring machines they used on the thames super sewer going spare, could chop enough space for a thousand sockets in a moment

ruston · Aug 26, 2018

telectrix said:
sockets i'm doing at this time in a 1950's house.. engineering brick, them black in the miidle things, only thing that works is scutch on 110V makita, and even then takes 20 minutes to chop in a box.

We have rows and rows of old Pit houses built with those bricks . Some of them are held in with lime . They are so hard it is easy to knock them into the cavity , if the house has one . They are definitely a challenge.

elsparko · Aug 27, 2018

johnduffell said:
nothing wrong with a stanley knife on thermalites is there? although I bet you impress the customer more when you get the 6kg breaker out at lunch time to cut up your mars bar

with the size mars bars are now they can be devoured in a bite

elsparko · Aug 27, 2018

ruston said:
We have rows and rows of old Pit houses built with those bricks . Some of them are held in with lime . They are so hard it is easy to knock them into the cavity , if the house has one . They are definitely a challenge.

1/2 inch stick, some plasterboard and voila end of the challenge

telectrix · Aug 27, 2018

elsparko said:
with the size mars bars are now they can be devoured in a bite

with a gob like yours, i'm not surprised.

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elsparko · Aug 27, 2018

telectrix said:
with a gob like yours, i'm not surprised. .

:O

JK-Electrical · Oct 3, 2018

I'm deeply concerned by just how easy it is for people to become electricians these days. As some of you will already be aware, anyone can operate in Scotland as an electrician. No qualifications, training, or experience is necessary. You just set yourself up, advertise yourself, and off you go to do rewires and EICRs. Up here, we have wetpants calling themselves 'electricians' and advertising their services as such on the basis that they are a 'qualified' "domestic electrical installer" because they did the BS 7671 course. I despair.

The sooner we get protection of title, the better.

JK-Electrical · Oct 3, 2018

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oracle · Oct 6, 2018

If plumbers can do a 5 day Part P course why isn't there a 5 day plumbing course? We could do wetpants and mess up their credibility like they have done to us

Strima · Oct 6, 2018

I did a one day plumbing course, it was very easy...

oracle · Oct 6, 2018

Strima said:
I did a one day plumbing course, it was very easy...

What did you do on the course, fit a tap?

Strima · Oct 6, 2018

oracle said:
What did you do on the course, fit a tap?

And some soldering, I was let loose with a blow lamp...

ruston · Oct 6, 2018

Strima said:
And some soldering, I was let loose with a blow lamp...

Not as dangerous as some of the kit you have been let loose with.

Strima · Oct 6, 2018

ruston said:
Not as dangerous as some of the kit you have been let loose with.

I must admit the bangs were a bit better...

'mr2'gd4u · Oct 9, 2018

johnduffell said:
nothing wrong with a stanley knife on thermalites is there?

I thought I was the only one...

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