Working with steel trunking 

The suggestion that tradesman like you use can use an e_ bike only comes from people that have no clue how to do anything practical.

When im doing installs of lights and speakers/av equipment and there is limited parking avalible I often run round with the van, drop of the tools and items to be installed and then come back on a bike thats also in the van. Saves a lot of hassel with parking wardens or businesses in town centres.

That was a good shout about those van LEDs on the roof. Handy light out of them. Great vid Tom 👍🏻

Over all my other channels i watch Tom's the one i watch first before any others. Love the work mate

Bring back memories Tom. I started off on my own in 95 back on Sydney. I used to love working for some customers and hate the others who winge n moan about money. Does make a big difference.

Not a sparky but thoroughly enjoy all your videos and the way you work..... well done..

Nice to see you take a lot of pride in your work well done

Hi Tom hope your doing well was a pleasure to meet you back in November keep the good work going

Nice work, like the 4 pole switch idea i wouldnt have thought of that. Armeg do a set of hole saws for steel trucking which are really sharp, so much so there no need for deburring the hole after even for using on pvc trucking and boxes they leave a clean cut. I usually use long brass bushes and space with a lock ring between board and trucking, it leaves it really solid. Wheels look good on the yoke

Absolute brilliant sparks if you can master containment you’ve masterd sparking👍 class Tom

It's great when you can get creative and passionate about a job you're doing, without the constraints of a client demanding things be done in a hurry for as cheap as possible. As for he E-bike idea! No way can a self employed tradesman use one to get around from job ro job. Theres not even a cup holder!

Another good video.😀 I always make a installation drawing on pc-schematic. Then i don’t have to remember how and were the cables are. In the long run it saves you time. Regards from Denmark.🥳🇩🇰

Lovin your work!!!!! and especially your attention to detail :D

Where is Dave ???,

Wago’s are becoming the industry standard for “I have a wire i need to fuck off out the way”.

This is just a dream job, you are lucky with that customer

Mate, use bushes and lockrings to join trunking and dbs together its a much nicer job. Would have been nicer than grommet strip too.

Nice job Tom

Good luck with the E-Bike. Sometimes the most simple job can require a lot of equipment, and you don’t want to be caught short. Maybe for pricing jobs up etc.

The people that whine you should use an e-bike have no clue how much energy it takes to run the internet they love so much. I installed 14x L6-30R ( 30amp 2-pole 3-wire receptacles ) and 4x 460C9W ( 60amp 3-pole 4-wire plugs ) today at a data center. This order was small compared to our usual orders. We service 4 of their buildings, one alone has over 100x 800amp pdu's with 4x 200amp panels, and they are expanding the facility. Whenever I hear someone cry about saving the planet the first thing I ask them is, "are you willing to give up your internet?"

thought you were going to set the trunking old school style Tom . Haven't done it for 20 yrs myself and not sure if i still can .

If a contactor is sticking it was the wrong load rating. I've work as an industrial maintenance engineer for over 25 years and have used countless contactors/relays. I have always found cost is the driving force for the fitting of contactors that are just big enough. If I need to replace a contactor outside of warranty I see if I can up rate it. There are other reasons for contactor failure but to closer rating to the switching load is the biggest problem I see.

Tom, I would recommend that you look in to forensically marking all of your tools I know you have these locks on the van but the marking is a good idea too. Use selecta DNA to Mark your tools up. Look into it I highly recommend this

I use bushes and nuts for my knockouts, always cautions incase a gromit gets loose and comes out at somepoint. Drill galvanised strap band into tribes too to hold cables neatly.

You should try the Q Max sheet metal punches for punching clean holes in sheet metal. Drill a pilot hole, then thread the two parts either side. Spin together with an impact driver and boom, a quick tidy punched hole.

This guys living my ideal life.

Galv trunking takes a while doesn't it? I fitted out a massive building with 6" divided a couple of years ago. That job took me months, and I was cutting it with an abrasive chop saw.

He’s in a happy funny mood 😂

Can’t agree more about doing a job for a client whose focus is on the look and quality of a system rather than the cost. You can approach the work creatively rather than having the grinding notion that time is YOUR money. I really cannot wait to see the end result of this one. Thanks for making these videos. I look forward to everyone of them.

You don't even need 1mm 240V for contractors, I run them all off 24V AC, AC stops them "sticking" due to alternating magnetic fields. Use this all the time for heat lamps and "industrial" macerator systems, you don't want to feed 240V into shit!

Sod having to do things twice, like put your switches and sockets back on! I get other trades needs to get in but sod first fixing then second fixing, then seconding fixing again! Do you charge for having to reconnect all your faceplates again? Having to bell our all the cables, two ways intermediates etc is a pain. Or was this job just a case of you came and first and second fixed and knew they would take them off and have to do it again?

Cant wait for the e-bike 😂😂

Nice video Tom, I would of done a mitered bend on the trunking as it look neater when you don't have a manufactured bend to hand. The end caps would of been easier to fit with the trunking still on the bench too.

Is there not a corner part available for that trunking, would be much simpler than two lids butting up etc?

Please could you tell us more about the supply, odd looking service head. Is it two phase and (two?) neutrals, or just two cables single phase for some reason? Not seen that configuration before and would be interested to know.

Hi Tom what's the best trunking to bury under the ground in my front garden (i don't have flower borders just grass) so i can put a waterproof socket on the inside of my Garden wall, i only have Screwfix and Toolstation near to me to purchase from

Love ur videos they r so great

That’s a right nice place your doing there, can’t wait to see the finish

Hi Tom, have you found a single phasing kit for the rec4 4 pole isolator then? Could you share what part this is? - Neat way of getting a single point of isolation without using henley blocks.

Hello Tommy love your videos. Could you please get a set of the Parkside power tools from Lidl and see what you think of them. I love seeing your video reviews of your tools. Many thanks

Yes you can feel you're heading something on the other end of the drill and then you can come back go a little deeper and Sparks will fly all over. But I don't have first-hand experience of this. Fixing the creative mess that was my basements wiring I moved the basement light and was rerouting The Wire so that it would go through the joists and be neat. but I couldn't get it through one of the holes, so I drilled it out a little bit to clear out the splintering inside. Went through the hole fine push the wire through couldn't quite get it through so I went I'll go through one more time to get all the sawdust out ....... and as I did that I went straight into the wire feeding the electric baseboard heating. in this case that would be 240 and for some reason didn't trip the breaker but having just done a panel change out I knew exactly which one out of 4 it was and then had to rewire the circuit that I just finished putting back in...... The only other time I've drilled through a cable I was going through drywall feeding a new wire around in a kitchen. unbeknownst to me on the other side of the two layers there was a cable running horizontally across. thankfully not to any important stuff and I was able to kill it. And then after all that work they never used the vent Hood and had to remove the stove but I won't get into that story I think. Both circuits work 120v 20 amp.

Hi Where did you get the Isolator and did it come with the bridge kit thanks

Yes another nagy video. The entertainment for today

Tut tut Thomas not forming a 90 in the trunking, I used enjoy cutting and forming bends and sets in trunking …………….. so happy I don't do it any more :)

have u got ant tips for a training electrician, i will be starting training in the summer ?

How many holes ??? Paxolin and slot the trunking and board

What hole saws do you use?

You should use some cutting oil aswell whe hole sawing.

Nice job, I’d of been tempted to mitre the trunking and jig the bottom of the board out and trunking below board with a nice cut of Paxolin in between

You can get right angles for that steel trunking soo much easier

Hey Tom. A handy little tool to have when working on steel trunking is an automatic centre punch, just pre-dent the Sharpie marks & the tip of the arbor doesn't slip regardless of how blunt the tip is. I learnt that from another sparky back when I was doing my apprenticeship.

Quite often over the years I’d get sent to customers in the City and Canary Wharf to perform scheduled maintenance on their diesel emergency generators. Almost without exception they wouldn’t allow us to park the van on-site, i.e. in the loading service bays, without having a row about it. They don’t seem to grasp the fact that you can’t carry out the work without a vast amount of heavy tooling and parts. But it’s a totally different story when the equipment is showing a fault and “unavailable” on their building management software. You get the five star treatment then! The ebike will be okay so long as all you need is a multimeter, a few screwdrivers and your lunch bag. 😉

Cut the back out ?? Shallow unistrut to hold the board and trunking . Planning

We run high and low voltage through contactors 24/7 at work and they never stick when switched off... It's just something that happenes once in a blue moon and now it's apparently a issue

I normally use some cutting grease with holesaws. Of u have it handy. They wear better n cut easy.

Ah Tom you should have slotted it and used some Paxolin :)

"I'm flagging now, so I'll quit while I'm ahead... So, I'll do this that and the other..." Lol 😂 you remind me of me, love your commitment, determination, and couldn't give a fuck attitude. Keep up the great work Tom. I also love jobs where money is no object. Trying to pacify a client and save money is horrible. It is like selling yourself short, and makes you feel like all the other cowboys out there. Taking pride in your work is sadly becoming a commercial restriction when self employed. Good work.

do you ever use Toolstation?

Genuinely didn't think I'd find someone who made the same noise as I when eating Skittles hahaha

Ebike for work? Around London! Sod that! Like you say, you need so much stuff! I swear everyone I’m working in town I need to go to the van about five times a day for different bits and bobs and of course the van is three roads away because parking is a pain! How would you get steps around? Fixing tray? Your hand tools alone would be a pain. Not possible on a bike unless you’re doing testing I’d say.

Can you return any unused trunking? Asking for Dan.

Hi Tom, excellent video, where did you get that edging strip. Cheers

The Bosch grinder is okay. Have you considered FEIN's tools? Their cordless grinder has an enclosed motor housing so no dust or metal shards clog up the motor unlike every other grinder ever. In fact, Festool buy the entire machine from FEIN and rebrand it. Same as their multi-tools!

That laser line shows above and under of adjacent sockets.

Tom get normally closed contactors. If there goin to be permently on

I work with contactors on a daily basis.. They do fail, but you'll have to wait a good few years.

I recently started using wagos and I think they're awesome. Have you had or do you have any reservations about using them?

Hi Tom. U could perhaps use the e bike for testing n such jobs. Check out new quotes. That's probably about it though.

I watched this thinking you were going to fabricate a bend lol..... My preference for fabricating a bend is usually using a jigsaw but in the absence of that a hacksaw. I haven`t really seen many people use a grinder to cut trunking, especially that small.

Could have saved yourself some grommets just by cutting a big rectangle out on the trunking then entry at the bottom of the CU

Nice work with that edging strip! Where can you buy it from?

Hi Tom. Can you do a video on the contactors with the cooker and hop. Sounds a good idea. Or links of the contactors you use. Just past my Level 2. And want more understanding of it. Thanks. Good video

Wasn't the kitchen side framework fitted in the last video? Are we out of sequence?

I like how one socket has the laser line on the bottom and others the line’s on top 😂

Tom, what is that workbench you're using?

What's that edge protector stuff called Tom? Looks like handy stuff to have a reel of. --- Would an e-bike work if you were on the same job solid for a few days/weeks where you'd drop all your kit off with a van at the start, use a bike getting to the job day to day, then collect all your gear with the van at the end? ...would obviously only really be viable if you're the only trade on site else I'd imagine you'd have stuff going missing.

You can get trailers for bikes. Disconnect it and then it's a wheelbarrow full of tools.

That bosch holesaw set costs a bomb!

Could you mitre the trunking? Or would it be too weak?

Is Dave ok??? And have you changed hair styles? Green laser levels are well cooler than red.

18v circular saw with Cold cut blade for metal work 👍

7:40 Larger diameter disks. Be wary about max circumferential speed. If the disks have a greater diameter than the grinder is rated for, it can result in excess speed that can literally tear the disk apart -- with potentially dangerous and disastrous results.

Anyone got a part number for the bridging kit for the incomer isolator?

I thought for a second that you said, 'grind it like Beckham'

We always knew you liked Grindr ha

Tom ithere is a easier way to cut that trunking on That workbench the camp go into the actual workbench itself

could have just slotted the bottom and just protected the cables through the db ?? brilliant videos

A mitre joint might have looked a little smarter, what's the plan with the end holes?

You should of used a gusseted 90 degree bend, pretty sure its a regulation to be gusseted, for bending radius. And besides, looks far tidier, with earth continuity.

yay its Thomas time again

Plasterers cut wires? Surely not their place to be faffing with electrics!

Why not just mitre the trunking?

Have you replaced Dave with cycling Mikey. He could carry your bosch tools on his lie down bike while your on the e bike. Never get anything done as he will keep stopping to tell people off for driving and being on the phone 😆

Ow. He’s using his van lights as last 😂And I thought they were a waste of money

Why not make a 90 in the trunking?

I would have used a manufactured 90 bend. And use bushes and lock rings instead of Gromit strip

Not going drillakilla hahahaha 😂😂😂 ebike? When I was an apprentice I worked with this old boy who used to tell me tails of biking to work on a pedal bike in the early 50's with rolls of pyro over his shoulder and he used a shoulder brace drill to drill wood and a star hole punch to bang 5.5 mm holes( was probably quarter inch in his old money) with a hammer to makes holes in brick to fix boxes or pyro or what ever hardcore he used to say you got it easy these days lolll was harder in the late 80's chopping boxes in with a lump hammer and bolster my poor left hand got smashed to shit and had a right arm like Popeye's great vid again Tom top work haters gotta hate FFS ;)

I think my mrs fancies you more than i fancy you

I usually berate all the others trades on site anyone who twists my cables up like you did at 3.50

You can do anything with an ebike!