Welcome back friends! Lets catch up and talk about what has been going on lately while I organize my bag and show you my top recommended tools for industrial or commercial jobs :)
Was laid off many times when I was an apprentice, but always found some place to work at usually in a month or two. Started my own company so I would always have a job to go to. Then got on as a maintenance electrician with the city. Loved the work and security. Now retired I am back at my own company working when I want to. Stick with it and you will find your best job ever.
Hey it's like 8 months but I'm thinking of electrician millwright or aircraft maintenance... Any advice? Id love to work for myself but really just want to contribute and make decent money. Is it dangerous from other people's mistakes? I think that's the biggest thing for me. Any advice thanks
Everytime I was laid off from a company I always found a better place with better pay! Look at it like your climbing the ladder! Everytime they let you go you take another step up that ladder!
7 months late to your channel, hope you landed on your feet somewhere and are flourishing. Thanks for the tips and insight. Keep going, the world needs more women like you. Stay up!!
😊 Good evening, it's a good bag, over the years you will learn to carry fewer tools.I started with a metal tool box, I went through briefcases and I was left with slightly smaller tool bags.I dedicate myself to refrigeration and hospitality machinery and I do some domestic electricity installation.I usually have screwdrivers, a screwdriver, cutting pliers and picoloro pliers. Fixed keys and multimeter
In my opinion Doctors style bags are handy for tools that are larger not used as often, but not as a main bag. An “electricians” (square bag with storage around outside and middle) style bag like the ones from kunys or ideal is very convenient as it allows you to carry all of the essentials in a organized matter which is faster for finding and putting away your tools as you use them. I had tried a few different kinds of bags and everyone I worked with used this style and once I switched I never looked back.
I like the concept of open top bags with tool storage around the outside but I found a few problems. 1st tools are exposed for everyone to see and makes them more prone to “borrowing” and or theft. The other is sometimes tools can fall out of bag is tipped sideways such as when climbing a ladder. I also find they are hard to take with you in a plane.(stored in checked luggage of course) All my tool bags are zippers or otherwise close able for these reasons. My favorite reason for closed top tool bags is I just think they look more professional but that could be subjective. (Veto pro pack mc user here)
I know a lot of electricians that dont like them but I carry around a hot stick or non contact voltage decetor when I am working on things that are tied into power because you can never be too sure. I just do it as a final check for myself after the journeyman and master have tested dead with meters and loto'd everything. I deal with a lot of 10 mil bolts and nuts at the jobsites I work at so i have a adapter for my impact. But you have a pretty killer setup as it is just a tiny recommendation from a fellow industrial apprentice.
The best single tool you can buy is a 4 in 1 wrench, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2. Also get a 9/16 ratchet wrench. 6 inch hollow shank nut drivers are worth getting also.
You got laid off, we need 15 journeyman right now! We are turning away millions of dollars because we can’t man the jobs up. Nice bag, I use a bag for things I may need, but I wear boulder bags while working with everything I will need! As an independent…. We wear our tools. Also, I love my tools… since I started in’07 , I’ve invested almost 10K in personal tools. Come to Montana, we have more work than we can handle!
Hope you get back to work soon. If you were local I would send you some side work. That Klein bag is awesome and huge. I was surprised to learn ICI does not wear pouches. With suspenders they are not bad. Good luck and keep your head up.
As a non-professional, the Knipex Cobra has been my favorite tool acquisition this decade. It is just SO MUCH BETTER than the alternatives. People say the same about the Knipex Pliers Wrench. These tools are expensive, but they're actually worth it because of how wildly good they are. Compared to the alternatives, the Knipex Cobra with comfort grips have sharper teeth, harder metal, they're thinner, you get more leverage, you get more grip, their jaws open more... one small Cobra replaces a suitcase worth of other pliers, big and small, that I've used over the years. The teeth WILL damage anything they touch, but it's okay... you grab the Cobra when nothing else will work.
I just now noticed that Milwaukee channel locks come with the handle tips exposed for reaming. I've always had to manually strip the tips of my ChannelLock brand ones.
On the bag get one that has a rubberized bottom, toughbuilt or veto are some examples. If weight is a concern try a bag with wheels ( larger the wheels the better)
Hi Jess! The way the economy is going, more people are refurbishing their buildings. Less conduit work, like a new ground up building. A 4 in 1 screwdriver is great. The 11 in 1, I find the bits fall out easier, or stick to the screws. I use the Klein folding sheetrock saw in my bag. No more cutting yourself on the teeth, and ripping holes in the bag. Like others here said, a smaller stand up bag works great. Also keeps you from trying to carry more than you need. You should bounce back pretty quick. I got into the access control, security trade now. Still use your same tools.🪛🔨🔧
Sorry you got laid off, bummer. I was a diesel mechanic for 42 years never got laid off, but was close many times. So I understand how you feel. You have a skill that not many do. Sounds like they liked you but they didn’t have enough work. You will find work soon. Good luck.
Is good to see you’re passionate for your job, and how you take care of your hand tools, do you need a fish tape, a drill or a multimeter, probably ? Greetings from Canada
Sorry about the non requested VACATION/party time:). I just was expecting all your tools to be pink.........I saw an electrician lady and I looked at her tool bags and they were all pink and she says not one tool every taken!
I worked as an apprentice plumber for 2 months and I got laid and not for lack of work it was because I wasn't doing shit hahaha but learned a lot and I do most repairs at home. maybe some day I will be brave enough to work as an electrician for 2 months, hopefully inside work only because Alberta is too cold haha :D
You are a future internet star in the making if you want it. You have a odd personality and a cute but funny look about yourself. Not in a bad way just a goof ball way. Try other things like food reviews, challenges, or interview your dog while feeding him treats. I bet you could get over 100k subscribers and start making some income.
"Am I supposed to keep the sweater?" lol I am new to your channel! What was the downward spiral of your mental health? Was it working evenings, or was it not work-related at all? :c Asking as a small femme researching trades. I hope you're still doing better nowadays!
@jessthesparky Get your C&M Electrician 309A License. use the time you are on furlough / Laid off to get your master electrician License. Master Electrician License will mean you can open up your own business. To pull a permit you need to have master electrician license..... If you have money, Get a set of insulated tools, because you may have to work on energized circuits.
@@jessthesparky Yes One step at a time. Good luck with the 309A. Are electrician Licenses valid in the entire province of Ontario or do you need individual ones for each towns? In the US some are State Wide like Virginia and others are localized to towns and cities such as NY. Localized means you need one for City of Toronto, one for Peel Ontario, and one for York even though they are literally next to each other in the Toronto Metro Area.
Hey Jess you are amazing I never saw a woman in the trades and when I saw your video it was great I hope you don’t take this the wrong way but I think your really attractive and beutifule and I have alote of mental issues but can’t talk about that on the internet but hope you read this by
You definetly need a pair of Klein Linemans pliers. Also, your emt reaming tool has a screwdriver tip for set screw style connectors and couplings. You need a hacksaw, to cut ½ and ¾ emt . You need some front cutting wire cutters, and needle nose pliers. I can't believe your union tool list has you supply your own socket set. That's crazy. Also, here in California, at least in my home local you were required only to carry a lockable tool box no larger than I think 16 inches wide, by 10 inches tall and 8 or 10 inches deep. The contractor you wotk for supplies all power tools, cutting blades, apex tips for screw guns, all hole saws, knock out punch sets, gloves, glasses, hard hats, ear plugs, sharpies, pencils, tape, any channel locks over 10 inch, all mechanics wrenches, torque wrenches, chain or strap wrenches, etc... If a tool doesnt fit in your lockable tool box it isnt your responsibility.. Tool belts were optional. I also just left you a message on your "day in the life" video from a year ago. I just stumbled across that video and gave you some advice and it seems you already did what I suggested about going into commercial industrial. If you have a minute give it a read.
Do you have an example of a tool list for union electricians? I'm non-union, and it baffles me that they have a "That tool isn't your responsibility" mentality. My job provides a lot, but my stuff (hole saws, drill bits, gloves, etc) are better/more efficient. Plus I have a bunch of my own power tools because I got tired of my jobsites not having X tool, or Y supply.
@@KiltPatrick --- for the most part required tools are a couple of screw drivers, flat head and Philips one small trim size and standard # 2 size, lineman's pliers, needle nose pliers, channel locks no larger than 10 inch, crescent wrench no bigger than 10 inch, wire strippers, nut drivers ¼" to ½ ", tape measure no longer than 25' but 10' minimum, razor knife, plumb bob, chalk line, half round metal file no bigger than 10", pocket level magnetic, small Allen wrench set, hacksaw body, drywall saw. And a lockable tool box no larger than 14 inches in length, 8 or 10 inches tall, and 6 or 8 inches wide. Or something close to those measurements with a lock. You can carry other hand tools if you want, but nothing that the contractor is supposed to provide. The problem is that if the gang box where your tools are locked up at night on the job site gets broken into and tools are stolen, the contractor is only liable for replacement of the tools on the tool list. Any other tools you may have had in your box won't be replaced. Also, if you are working on a job that is ending or you are going to work on another job but for the same Contractor you are currently work for, they have to send out a driver one hour before your shift is over to pick up your tools and they bring them to the job site you are going to the next day. All you need to bring is your hardhat and your Carhardts if you wear coveralls. If you get laid off and are going back to the Hall, then you take your tools with you.
@13_13k I get the gangbox dilemma, but I dont think I've ever left my tools on site. I'm just paranoid like that. So this begs another question: Are there career Union Electricians who JUST have their tool list, or do they all have their own benders/fish tapes/etc out of necessity or convenience? My company has like, 15 or 16 things on their mandatory tool list, but it includes things like an 18v (minimum) drill, a 3/4" bender, and a 200' fish tape (but they provide refills). But they don't say "you CANT have your own -fill in the blank tool-." Minimums, but there's nothing saying you can't have more/extra. And I was under the impression that unions could discipline you for going above the tool list. Even heard one argument that "bringing your own tools means you could accomplish more work than the next guy. Uh...yeah. thats the point. I dont wanna be fighting with 8 other journeymen over the portaband so I can install conduit all day without taking a minute or more with a hacksaw. Or arguing over who uses the Hilti fastener gun when there are 5 journeymen and 8 apprentices who need it: it's just makes sense from a productivity standpoint to bring my own and get work done.
@@KiltPatrick ---- you bring up good points. It's best if you do leave your tool box on the job locked in the gangbox at night. As a Union Brother you shouldn't need your tools when you go home that way there is no excuse you could have left your tools at home, in your other car, or your kid broke em or borrowed them, and you aren't supposed to be doing sidework either. Everybody does, it's more like they don't want people out there competing for work. But, if you want to be able to do some work on your time off buy another set of basic tools to have at hone. I've got doubles and triples of almost every hand tool. Now as far as having extra tools. A union brother is not to have any tool that is not on the tool list in his/her tool box. Some people, almost everyone has a small hand tool, a stubby screwdriver or some small cutters or some people like to use the wooden folding measure stick in there box for figuring lengths of bends and angles of degree for bending conduit. But, you never bring any other tool of any kind. You will almost never wait to use a tool because someone is using it. There are always more than enough battery drills, and batteries and chargers. Always extension cords, lights, socket sets, benders, etc... the contractor must supply every job with enough tools to keep the crew working at all times. If a tool breaks there will be another one to use. Then the next day there will be more screwguns delivered to replace the broken ones and one or two more as spares. They provide earplugs, gloves (leather, sometimes a choice of fingerless or fingered) safety glasses, packs of wipes for your safety glasses, magtips and bits for your screwgun, step bit or ½ & ¾ inch hole saws with the arbor, an induction tester, hard hat, a new hardhat liner and sweatband, sharpie, pencil, all new and in packages. There will be razors for your razor knife, blades for your hacksaw, common drill bits, first aid kits, boxes of clean rags, hand cleaner, boxes of nuts, bolts, washers, screw kits, anchors and self tappers, anything that will be needed to do your job without wasting time and having anyine standing still unable to work for any reason. A foreman will never ask anyone to bring a personal tool to the job. They will tell you to leave any tool you have that isn't on your tool list in your car.
@@KiltPatrick --- also, there are always enough tools. If it happens that you need a tool and there isn't one available, you tell your foreman and there will be one delivered that day or the following day if it is needed. One other thing that may help you in understanding a union job and how they are run. You are never in a hurry to get as much work done as fast as possible. You work at a speed that gets the job done. You work too fast you make mistakes, and that is extra time doing something again. If you are too slow you will be laid off and sent back to the Hall. I was non union my first six years in the trade and I worked fast and then got in the union as a journeyman by taking tests and going to a 14 week class and interviews, and work history, etc... and I would be told to slow down. Do it right the first time. Give an 8 hour days work in 8 hours. Nothing more, nothing less. The contractor has bid that job too well to put pressure on the crew to hurry up. You don't want to work yourself out of a job for going too fast.
your tatoo is amazing, !!! i like it a lot because, my nickname is Tiger , those kind of animals are the most beautiful for me !!! and you are right, your body !!!
Being ~5 foot and ~100LB's I can see why you were laid off. Your video had roughly 20 different examples of why your not sufficient to be in the trades. If you showed up to my site (I'm assuming any other foreman's site) we would be able to instantly see your not going to make it based on your size, your tools as well as having more clothing inside your tool bag then actual functioning tools to make it in the harsh trade environment.
What a productive comment 🙄 Please share the 20 different examples so others can learn. You are very clearly against women in trades, yet companies are actively trying to recruit more women. Women will be there inevitably. Help us succeed.
Only reason companies are "actively" hiring women is because its frowned upon to not have at least 1 on staff. No company in there right mind would be willing to hire a slower & weaker woman over a much more efficient man with the same capabilities. Get off your high "give me everything a man has" horse. @@jordanstafford8447
getting layed off due to things slowing down, only ever means one thing. You didnt make the cut. They chose the others over you. probably because they are better. it sucks, but just gotta try harder :)
I heard the ibew isn’t as stable. You get laid off a lot of times and you don’t get enough hours. Especially if you’re still learning or an apprentice.
