Handy tools

[shanky887614]

I have a pliers type crimper, for cutting 3.5 or 4mm pins, it cuts them and does not ruin the thread.

a mate off mine at work has the smaller set and they are very good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-K-39071-R...197&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=ck+side+cutters+4mm

they have holes in them for 3.5 and 4mm pins

 

[GLENNSPARK]

a mate off mine at work has the smaller set and they are very good

C.K 39071 RedLine VDE Combicutter3MAX 180mm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

they have holes in them for 3.5 and 4mm pins

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i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...

 

[shanky887614]

i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...

i do the same but if your cutting down a lot off 3.5/4mm pins there useful

 

[telectrix]

i use these most of the time:



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[GLENNSPARK]

i use these most of the time:



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adjustable as well....
wonder how they`d cope with 25s?...

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Can you get silver coloured M4 screws? Whenever I've tried I can only find brass ones.

Last week for the first time I had to use the trick of drilling a 3mm hole in the back of the box and threading that, as the moveable lug had busted off.

RS Components sell nickel plated brass machined screws in M3, M4, M5........

 

[Stroppy]

i dont like them notches in em though for 1.5 & 2.5...unnecessary nonsense....i just flick insulation off with the snips...

Don't you risk scoring the conductor doing it like that? I use the CK's pictured and the notches work perfectly every time without marking the conductor. The 'anvil' for closing up doubled over conductors is great, too, although I'd prefer that feature to be on the snipe-nose pliers instead, as I use those to bend the conductor before closing up.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Don't you risk scoring the conductor doing it like that? I use the CK's pictured and the notches work perfectly every time without marking the conductor. The 'anvil' for closing up doubled over conductors is great, too, although I'd prefer that feature to be on the snipe-nose pliers instead, as I use those to bend the conductor before closing up.

no....you learn to gauge how much pressure to apply....then just flick it off...(the insulation that is)...

 

[Jay Sparks]

At college, we was told NOT to use side cutters to strip the insulation from cable as this could damage the copper!! They told us to only use an electricians knife...then one of the tutors, who actually worked on the tools said "in the real world, you will find it quicker and easier to do it with side cutters and the more you use them, the more you will gauge how much pressure you will need to apply".

So as Glenn says, just flick it off....I dont even think about it any more, its just as natural as having a pee..lol

 

[stuartcourt]

and those electricians knives could not cut a fart cloud

 

[monjoor]

Head touch is a must!

3.5mm tap? Please expand pictures?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

At college, we was told NOT to use side cutters to strip the insulation from cable as this could damage the copper!! They told us to only use an electricians knife...then one of the tutors, who actually worked on the tools said "in the real world, you will find it quicker and easier to do it with side cutters and the more you use them, the more you will gauge how much pressure you will need to apply".

So as Glenn says, just flick it off....I dont even think about it any more, its just as natural as having a pee..lol

wonder if theres any female sparks in here?

 

[Kate]

im in here. why? what? havent read all posts lol

 

[Kate]

i use the snips with notches...guarantees no indents on the copper! and has the double over crimpy bit on the underside! oh and can cut down screws with minimal effort!

 

[Kate]

handy tools...definitely the re-threading tool.
i just got a 36v BOSCH 3 function drill...dont know how ive lived without it!
Rods..are a must!
Cable roller.
my tool bag is a backpack, love this because i always have two hands spare, and the mobile phone pouch thing actually helps me to balance steps on my shoulder without holding them

 

[Jay Sparks]

i use the snips with notches...guarantees no indents on the copper! and has the double over crimpy bit on the underside! oh and can cut down screws with minimal effort!

Up here in the North, we is ard as nails and we just bite em off....lol

Just see Glenn's self portrait avatar....no teeth left..lol

 

[Gravid]

An extra long PZ2 driver, just coz they're long and proper handy.

 

[sparkdog]

A proper magnetic screwdriver.Good for outside light fitting among other uses.

 

[telectrix]

when working up a ladder, always have a hammer with you. never know when a plumber will walk past below.

 

[monjoor]

That's a bit harsh!

 

[Marvo]

That's a bit harsh!

Good point, not all hammers are designed for that kind of treatment and it could invalidate the warranty if it a new one.

 

[telectrix]

from my experience with plumbers, he's probably got half the contents of your toolbox in his grubby pockets.

 

[Kate]

when working up a ladder, always have a hammer with you. never know when a plumber will walk past below.

NO!! My OH was a plumber!

 

[Silly Sausage]

NO!! My OH was a plumber!

Until you dropped a hammer on his head! :smilielol5:

 

[trev]

Was?? Seems to suggest he came to his senses.

 

[Kate]

Was?? Seems to suggest he came to his senses.

Hes a dry liner now.

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Until you dropped a hammer on his head! :smilielol5:

He's still taller than me if I stand on steps!

 

[telectrix]

Hes a dry liner now.

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He's still taller than me if I stand on steps!

a slight improvement, no doubt. perhaps you can train him up.

 

[trev]

a slight improvement, no doubt. perhaps you can train him up.

To the level of a performing seal?

 

[telectrix]

steady on, trev. that's a big jump from boarding over back boxes.

 

[Kate]

This is my OH your talking about! He's getting trained in all sorts of building aspects, but his title is dry liner. Just got to get him doing some bricklaying...can't be that hard. And then we could do everything between us!!
He had to stop plumbing because of his back

 

[shanky887614]

This is my OH your talking about! He's getting trained in all sorts of building aspects, but his title is dry liner. Just got to get him doing some bricklaying...can't be that hard. And then we could do everything between us!!
He had to stop plumbing because of his back

and he is going to do brick laying? wont he struggle carrying a wheelbarrow with a bad back?

 

[telectrix]

never seen a wheelbarrow with a bad back.

 

[Kate]

and he is going to do brick laying? wont he struggle carrying a wheelbarrow with a bad back?

I wasnt being serious! I've worked with him before. A couple of days would be fine...long term no way.

 

[trev]

This is my OH your talking about! He's getting trained in all sorts of building aspects,

Is his name Jack? this is priceless

 

[Kate]

:bomb2: No it's not. Oh I'm sorry, of course he's beneath us Sparkes. He got made redundant and after a bit of searching he got offered a job with a building firm through a friend. He didn't want to be a dole scrounger so he took it. It's a job, he always works as part of a team on large industrial, hes not just trying to be a 'jack'.

Think how you would feel if someone chatted shyte about your OH. If I knew how to delete posts I would

 

[trev]

:bomb2: No it's not. Oh I'm sorry, of course he's beneath us Sparkes. He got made redundant and after a bit of searching he got offered a job with a building firm through a friend. He didn't want to be a dole scrounger so he took it. It's a job, he always works as part of a team on large industrial, hes not just trying to be a 'jack'.

Think how you would feel if someone chatted shyte about your OH. If I knew how to delete posts I would

Sorry if I offended you Kate it wasn't meant to. Just a little gentle mick taking (as I suspect you're doing to me right now)

 

[Kate]

i only just noticed your post

 

[mick1985]

Magnet on end of telescopic pen! It's a must have.

 

[Devon Sparky]

I've recently used this booklet a fair bit, not a tool as such, but I keep it in the tool box. You can have a look/buy one here Product Availability - dott solutions Other than that, and very cheap, make sure you have a wire coat hanger in your tool kit. You can buy the best rods in the world but a wire hanger, bent to the right shape is invaluable!:shades_smile:

 

[shanky887614]

I've recently used this booklet a fair bit, not a tool as such, but I keep it in the tool box. You can have a look/buy one here Product Availability - dott solutions Other than that, and very cheap, make sure you have a wire coat hanger in your tool kit. You can buy the best rods in the world but a wire hanger, bent to the right shape is invaluable!:shades_smile:

ceiling grid wire works just as well and comes in handy toolbox sizes

very good availability on all good sites

 

[pauljpickering8]

My boss used to have an Ex-BT escort van, he locked the keys in and we managed to get some ceiling grid wire and feed it through the old flashing light hole and open the door... +1 for Ceiling grid wire!! Did take us like 3 hours though

 

[dan86]

My boss used to have an Ex-BT escort van, he locked the keys in and we managed to get some ceiling grid wire and feed it through the old flashing light hole and open the door... +1 for Ceiling grid wire!! Did take us like 3 hours though

must have been having an off day then. I can get into one of them old things in less than 30 seconds!

 

[trev]

My first car was a Cavalier, I locked the keys inside it one rainy Friday evening and had to break into it with the coathanger trick. On the corner of our street was a phone box and there was a queue at it. One of the buggers rang the police on me and they turned up before I got into the thing.

 

[chopper76]

Small right angle screwdriver set, useful when night stores have been fixed in tight corners or programmers have been fitted on top of other accessories too close to get normal drivers into

 

[RichardMoore]

Modular driver for breakers

 

[jase]

one of these, Havent used a hacksaw for ages now, great for allsorts

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

An empty box comes handy so you can make a sleeving dispenser, then no one can pull the wrong loop and turn the whole bundle into a mess of spaghetti

 

[Andy78]

I keep my earth sleeve in a ragged bundle in my toolbox. If I can't find an end I just chop into it til I have a dozen ends to choose from. Drives my workmate nuts

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

I keep my earth sleeve in a ragged bundle in my toolbox. If I can't find an end I just chop into it til I have a dozen ends to choose from. Drives my workmate nuts

Haha that's what the guys do to me, I'm sad about my earth sleeve and try to keep it bundled, this method is no good for the boots of a general site though, I'll give it two days and if its not been slung in the skip cos it looks like rubbish then it'll be kicked to bits!

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some threads in the Electrical Tools Forum, if it's not current topic just ignore it and it'll drop off the list, you're welcome to reply to it if it's still current topic though