I've always worn these trousers (35W 34L) size 150. The kneepads aren't universal for other brands because the pockets have integrated stitching that hold the snickers pads in a perfect position other than the bean bag pads. I'm a flooring layer and touch wood, my knees have survived for over 30 years.
Most useful pair of pliers I own. Factor in the outstanding quality of Knipex and all I can say is if you haven't got a pair then remedy that ASAP - you won't regret it
Tape measure is absolute must i’d even drop it for the head torch, without it work can’t simply be done (and definitely not be done to a standard you can be proud of) Great video though. 👍
1. Strippers 2. Lineman’s 3. Dikes 4. Needle nose 5. Two pairs of channel locks for commercial 6. Hammer 7. Level 8. Tape measure 9. Sharpie/pencil 10. Notepad As a man you should have a flashlight and knife in your pocket at all times anyways.
16:00 I've been doing electrical (mostly jackhammering the walls and running coruggated concrete conduit) for about 4 months, after about 2 weeks i went to the store and bought myself 1 of these, i literally use them almost every day, they're so good for everything :)
There's a lot to add but my suggestion is a backpack tool bag. Definitely one comfortable, but with enough space to carry things you need for that particular job. I.e. faceplates, back boxes, junction boxes, short amount of additional cable. A backpack keeps your hands free for safety and/or probably carrying an additional toolbox. A backpack is nicer when walking up flights of stairs. I use the Velocity Rogue 4.5. That Wiha hammer is the best, definitely worth the money!
Technically they are not free…in payment for the free tools they have to advertise them, make video reviews, make sure in videos everybody is using them correctly, etc. All of that comes at a cost to the company, granted probably not as much as the tools would cost….but still a cost involved…
Technically they are free. As he can’t produce any receipts for any of them including anything from Veto and especially Unilite. It’s hardly a Hollywood production. Probably took him less than an hour to film it and edit it. Hardly time consuming and then there is the revenue from RU-vid. He’s a parasite.
Thanks for your vid, was not aware of the boddingtons brand, any idea where you can buy these in Europe ? By the way, the hole in your Klein shears is probably due to a cutting operation on a hot wire causing shortcut. Last, but not least ... It's normal that a cutting plier needs more force then a shears, I guess ;-)
I would recommend an SL Plus/Minus 2 (PZ2/SL) and an SL Plus/Minus 1 (PZ1/SL) for consumer unit modules, because neither PZ2 nor Slotted fit properly, and tend to slip thus damaging the screws. You need a Proving Unit for the Voltage Tester.
I would put a clamp meter. Speaking of clamp meters, can you do a review of either: Kyoritsu 2200r or Hioki cm3289? Both are design to fit into cramped fuse boards and other tight spaces. I think it would be a useful piece of kit for an electrician. Cheers.
There's a decent Bacho screwdriver set available at the moment for a decent price. A level should have been on this list and a pair of grips/adjustable pliers for sure!
I used to check high voltage on the back of old TV tubes EHT voltage was over 4 kv the neon screwdriver would light up quickly indicating high voltage.
We have a number of these at work. There are several pain points for me: 1) *Tremendous waste.* The printer offers up an inch of blank label before every print operation. No way around this. If you're printing only patchbays or other long labels (don't make any mistakes!), or printing in sequence from a database the ratios are a little better but if you're printing lots of small, individual labels one at a time then you're pissing away half of your cartridge. 2) *Half-baked database functions.* a) The CSV / Excel import feature in _P-Touch_ for Windows drives me up a wall. It locks out the file you've imported so making changes is cumbersome. The import dialog is confusing and counter-intuitive. The table UI is a grab-bag of kludges and poor ergonomics. You get a sense that they put an absolute minimum of effort into the execution of these features. I'd be surprised if the developers have ever had to use this software in the field. b) The onboard database feature does not allow you to select or skip records to print. It's all or nothing. c) there is no way, on the printer itself, to cue up a list of individual labels for sequential printing to save tape. You can almost do this with the database feature on the software but every label has to be uniform with the same formatting, spacing, dimensions, etc. Highly inflexible. I'm not the one paying for supplies at work so it doesn't affect me financially, but at the end of a day in the server room I look around and see veritable mountains of wasted tape. I'd never buy this for my own business.
You also have to consider the sticky fingers formula into the equation. Tools are going to get "borrowed" on a job site if left unattended. Buy it 3 times and that's $150 compared to $15.😊
The £50 Stanley's were purchased on Amazon for a price above RRP? Sounds likely. I have the Stanley's and they were exactly the same price as the CK Tools
Yes you started to hit on the reason we use wire nuts. The ones you bought are incredibly cheap. 3M makes a wire nut in a red and tan colorway and that one single wire nut is good for 22 to 8 gauge wire which is incredibly small to really fat lol. Which makes them incredibly convenient and I've never in all my life heard of a wire not failing. Maybe we're using them in different scenarios or applications in the US versus the UK. Ideally all of my wires will be terminated in an actual terminal. Wire nuts are pretty rare at least in my experience except for when I'm retrofitting some piece of equipment. But even then it's not as if the wires are going to be under some sort of strain I'm just trying to splice two together quickly without using a crimp on butt slice.
Lol what do you mean we don't test our installations in the US. I think maybe you meant to say we test differently. But I'm not leaving a customer site without verifying my installation is functioning correctly
I bought the Wiha torque screwdriver because all my electric screwdrivers are Wiha. I bought a set of Wiha one day as I needed a new 4.0mm screwdriver and there happened to be an offer on a complete set. Really well pleased with them in general as I like the feel of them in my hand, I have found much nicer than other brands and they are a great fitting screwdriver in general. My one and only criticism of them is that I wish the idents on the end of them were better. I have a pocketed tool bag and with the handles up the way you can only see an image of roughly what you are lifting out. Apart from that minor one, great product.
If you like Knipex, and use their snips, why not review their all-in-one RJ45 crimp tool too? For Knipex, it's not even that expensive. Also I'd like to know who's throwing all this plastic in the sea? I agree with your point @ 17:00, that all the extra packaging is unnecessary, but unless you're collecting it all up and driving down to the coast, then, in this country at least, I imagine it either gets recycled (as mine does), or it goes in a bin 🤔
Professionals shouldn't be using pass through. Signal Interference,Impedance Matching. Weaker Crimps,Potential for Short Circuits. Exposed Wire Ends. Installation Issues with User Error. Not Always TIA/EIA Compliant. Higher Cost,Tool Compatibility.
I've mostly stopped using pass through connectors and switched to modular. When I was doing passthrough I liked the ideal FT-45 but it's really gone up in price since I bought mine.
thanks for the review! really appreciate it and so the klein is added to my shopping list. its much appreciated very grateful btw: just to be aware the amazon recommends for the connectors, can get 30pcs cat7 with boot (for 20 quid pricing is fair)... this is recommended for the modern higher 10gbe speeds, especially if its an actual decent length cable you are terminating (rather than just some very short patch cables). this because the cat7 spec and it is a properly metal shielded housing. it is necessary matters for the modern higher speeds. so yes - the specs does in fact matters these days. for which it didnt used to as much
