Couple of add ons to this * hammer * sharpie/ pencil/ pen * utility knife * ugly’s reference book ( most book stores have them, it is a great reference for all type of thing)
those are great suggestions and what not.... but i think my main take away is the fact that the tools shown are actually used. they have been outside the youtube video set. 99% of the tool videos show some electrician or HVAC guy with the most expensive backpack, filled with thousands of dollars of hand tools... but you can tell that they have not been on any type of jobsite for even 1 day. Even if you figure maybe the guy washed his tools... there is no way they are that clean. Countless videos on the klein 11-in-1 where you know a screw has never met a single driver bit on the guy's driver... yet he wants to tell you how great the tool is when most workers know it is really not that great... but then you see some guys making excuses saying it's in their estimate kit, or the pouch they use when they first walk onto a jobsite.... okay bud. you quit electricity and now you are a youtube infomercial... none of your pliers ever touched a copper wire.. your veto pro pack has never been sat on a surface with drywall dust, it's mint condition.. you don't know a damn thing on what tool holds up better than what. respect for actually showing tools that you bought and used.
@@sparky_izzy man, i am getting tired of these infomercial clowns who don't own tools that they have actually used, yet they are giving advice to apprentices.. take your advice from a knipex or klein guy where the pliers are beaten and they know what's up.
I had a new apprentice show up with a pair of fuller center pin pliers. I told him he needed to get a pair of klein offsets. He insisted he could cut anything that my kleins could. I picked up some #10 solid wires and twisted five or six together. I said cut that. He pulled out his fullers and tried for five minutes. Straining all the while without any real progress. I said try my kleins. He snipped right through with little effort. Looked at me and said I'll have a pair tomorrow. Although most electricians carried a couple of 420 channel locks I always preferred the 430's as they could handle larger pipe. The first thing we did was cut the insulation off them. The less tools you need to carry the better and the channel locks did a fine job of reaming pipe from half inch up to two inches. You can't do that with the insulation on them. Now my next suggestion is to buy the 9NE's without insulation on them and get a set of the red klein insulators and put that on the kleins. It's far tougher that that thick insulation that comes on many of the new pliers and makes them too bulky. Don't follow the directions to heat the grips before installing. Instead pound them on. If you heat them to conform they will likely slip around and if you pound them on they will stay in place until you wear them out in ten to twenty years. Now my favorite tool that I always carried was a little 6" crescent wrench. Worked so well on al-thread nuts and anchors. The most useful wire stripper I ever owned was I believe a t-stripper. The first hole next to the cutting edge was a #12 and since I worked with 12 gauge wire more often than other sizes having the #12 hole first saved time. Next hole was a #6, then #8, 10, 14,16. More useful than any other stripper I ever owned. I would suggest a good tool bag instead of a pouch. The first time your pouch gets turned over in the gang box and you spend an hour hunting your tools you'll find why most electricians no longer carry a pouch. Also people aren't as likely to borrow your tools out of a zippered tool bag. For most ladder work Strippers and knife left front pocket, ruler right front pocket or belt, right rear pocket held screwdriver, kleins, channel locks, perhaps a level. The rest of the tools were in the bag at the base of the ladder. I would suggest that you buy the toughest hacksaw you can find. You need one that can withstand a ten foot drop off a ladder to the concrete below without twisting or springing. After half a dozen hacksaws I ended up with an old craftsman hacksaw with the adjustment wheel on the back. It must be forty years old and still cuts straight. I eventually gave up on klein levels and went to a machinist type level. You have to really pull to get it off pipe whereas the older levels would fall off at the slightest movement. One last thing I would suggest that I used frequently. A small tap and bit set. About six of the sizes with the right bits for each tap so when you run across a badly threaded box you can clean it or tap it to the next size. Yes you can buy a tritap but having the right bit saves a lot of time and trouble.
You guys love your ancient Channel locks and Kleins 😅 Wiha, wera, Knipex and Pb Swiss are miles better than American hand tools (But I do understand the attachment to them tho.) However I love your tool bags and power tools, especially Milwaukee 🔥
i’m an american apprentice and we just simply don’t work live. eliminating the risk is better than protecting against it. i’d we do have to work live my employer must provide all VDE rated tools and ppe
I work in America and we work live sometimes, never for residential but it’s not uncommon for industrial. The other benefit of insulated tools is that you don’t get short circuits when you’re working in panels, etc
@@hallowedbethygame2840 haha i’ve got the exact opposite experience. when i was in resi there was “never any time” to turn stuff off to work, but since i’ve moved to commercial and industrial we never ever work live (new construction though)
In America, we work live just because we're either too lazy to turn it off or too busy making things to stop production. No in between. Lol in all honesty though, the older I get the more I insist on turning stuff off. I've done some truly stupid stuff on live circuits and am thankful God protected me and others. Stay safe out there and for the younger guys- don't let someone else dictate your life because it's inconvenient or costs them more money.
Hell I do low voltage/datacomm, mostly commercial. I use one of the bigger toughbuilt pouches every day. They hold up pretty damn well imo. The only thing I’ll say is I’ve had 2 of the actual belt clips give out or break on me over the last 4 (maybe 5~) years. But they sell those in sets for extras any way. I don’t really think there’s another pouch out there I’d want to use at this point.
that insulated wire grabber is SO SMART. i'm only 2 years in but am adding this to my list. great video, sending it to a buddy who is just starting out
You need to get a real tool bag like a gator back or some thing that will last you makes you look like you actually like the trade your in and committed so it says a lot about you
Just an aside to those Knipex Cobra/Water Pump pliers (I have two I keep in my pouch currently, they’re awesome). Knipex makes a smooth jaw Pliers Wrench, starting around 5” size I think. Had a pair for a while because I do use mine on actual bolts or nuts often. Mine were a little bit more than the Water Pump/Cobra’s, but I’ll say I think they’re worth it, at least having one pair handy.
Hello Boss, please am william Osarfo from Ghana I want to buy some Milwaukee working tools buh I think we don't have any branch of Milwaukee store in Ghana so if someone can help us by establishing a Milwaukee store for us so we can also purchase from please, it would've help we the electrician ok please
While klien and channel are top of the line to start off. You deal with some Doyle and Quinn from harbor freight then work your way up to klien and channel lock I guess was planning on getting play Keniplex
If you watched to the end: Get the 7 in 1 1/4" Hex Impact w/handle. Have used both. The hex set is half the weight, impact rated to pull off the handle and into my impact driver. The 1/4" socket is magnetic and accepts bits too! Throw on a phillips, torx, etc. Handy if you are looking for multiple applications as the nut driver is just bulky and heavier in consideration with hand fatigue. Both are $30 USD usually.
It’s alright man! If you find yourself needing/wanting more tools in the future, I would suggest getting 1 new small tool every pay check. That’s what I did when I first started! When I was apprentice, I wanted all the things the jman had but realized they’ve been in the field way longer than me!
Hello from the USA! We have insulated tools here but they are only used with energized equipment. Also they are very pricey so I don’t recommend them to the new guys!
As said in the video, it’s just for a beginner apprentice. You want a meter instead 👍🏽 I use the pen tester everyday at work in addition to using my meter.
This pen of Fluke is a very good and professional tool, I agree that we must check with two-pole tester but this tester gives us signal red even is a little voltage...
Get a battery drill too if you need to go cheap ryobie or dewalt has 2 Batts and drill, charger for $100. roto split for b/x m/c a hacksaw ,hammer and if you really what to impress an employer a slugbuster kit and a 1/2 inch emt bender both are like $40
