Instead of the combination pliers, CK do a pair of side cutters that have, cuts in the teeth for 1.5mm and 2.5mm cable to strip the insulation, and also have indents at the top of the handles to create your bend overs for single termination cables, and as an added bonus they also have holes for when you need to cut longer socket screws down. I will admit they are a little pricey, but I’ve never had to take my pliers out of my tool bag, because I have the cutters
Go through a few of the slotted pozi through the year as a industrial panel builder on the breakers,contactors etc tourque driver bit gets a hard time also
I have said this many times, People need to stop being brand junkies, there’s nothing wrong with buying cheap tools so long as you get them from reputable dealers. Lidl’s parkside are a decent brand and as we know they are a German brand so they are a decent quality. Stanley Donkey’s years old and a good quality as with Draper. Hilka part of Hilti and yes a pretty decent brand. I got my first small set of hand tools when I was 14 mostly from my brother and all unbranded I still have some of them in an old shoe box in my loft . My current screwdrivers are Hilka I also have a Draper VDE set and a Draper Torque screwdriver these are fairly new . My combi drill is a homebase own brand and at least 20 years old and still going strong . All my tools were cheap as chips most are 30 years old , with the exception of the hand full of knipex tool I was lucky enough to win from eFIXX Oh and the tool box you showed in the video has changed since the sixties, other than the didn’t have insulated screwdrivers back then . Fantastic video guy’s as always 👍❤️
I use different sizes for terminating sockets, not all sockets have the same size slotted screws but I tend to use the biggest I can as you can get more torque into the screw usually 4.5-5.5 mm slotted driver
With respect to battery tools... as a lot are used on jobs where only 110vac outlets are provided by the main contractor and no 230vac tools allowed. Why is it that all the main battery powered manufacturers only supply battery chargers with 230vac input ? I just checked online at a large Milwaukee supplier and... no 110vac battery chargers listed !
240v ac is aloud on site. There is no law or regulations that say we can’t use 240v power tools on building sites, however it is upto the site manager to decide if he will allow them , if he says no then no it is. Joe Robinson did a Q&A video on this subject . Check it out . And you will get the facts.
@@Dog-whisperer7494 Facts are.. sites I was working on did not allow 230vac or.. I would not have raised this subject, we were not even allowed any stepladders! trade or otherwise. Regulations,law etc matter not if the site manager says no...the net resuslt is as I stated.. no 230vac. I say 230vac as that is the 'harmonised' voltage,+10%,-6% since Jan 1995, before someone gets a tad picky.. So, facts are, if site management says NO, it is no ! apart form of course the site managers office where if one was lucky, one could plug in a charger, but as everyone and his dog wanted to do this... was very limited.
I just use a Milwaukee M12 & M18 car charger and charge it in the van if necessary. No need for mains then. Most of the time I have enough spare batteries that I just wait until I get home and recharge them overnight.
Random question that I've asked a few people since starting a few months ago. Why don't we use allen/torx screws and drivers for everything?🤔 It's a far more efficient design. Flathead/pozi have been outdated for yeeeeears🤣. Quicker work as you don't have screwdrivers slipping out knackering the heads. Can torque nicely too. Can balance screws on the end when installing (none falling down behind the wall). There are other benefits but this is getting a bit long now😬🤣 hahaha
I tried to find torque settings for accessories - yet nobody seems to publish them for general items such as light switches, sockets etc.. I have the Draper set, which seems to be a good compromise between function, reliability and cost
I feel your pain I bought the wera one, I have mainly used it in 2 or 3 Hager boards so far and the odd isolated switch but I can’t torqu something to spec if I don’t know the spec! It bothers me!
@@scottl7644 I did go back and take a closer look on the computer to verify I was right but that was the extent my investment in the nitpicking went 😂 Philips / Pozidrive : PH / PZ same thing, just an acronym
I recommend Lidl tools for starters they are the same as bosh also I have a drill the close so many plugs and switches that I don’t know how many also love wiha but don’t like there pouches it’s no good I lost so many bits that I’m going for ermag coz of there pouches 😢
Need to stop recommending the electrician's knife. They are not allowed on commercial job sites. Ok for the guy in the van though. For flex we are required to use something like the knipex ergostrip. For flat we just pull back the insolation and knip it off with a pair of side cutters.
Must admit, I don't like the use of a knife for stripping T&E like that, seen too may 'nicks' straight through to the conductors at that point.. on armoured cables, yes.
Instead of the combination pliers, CK do a pair of side cutters that have, cuts in the teeth for 1.5mm and 2.5mm cable to strip the insulation, and also have indents at the top of the handles to create your bend overs for single termination cables, and as an added bonus they also have holes for when you need to cut longer socket screws down.
I will admit they are a little pricey, but I’ve never had to take my pliers out of my tool bag, because I have the cutters
Go through a few of the slotted pozi through the year as a industrial panel builder on the breakers,contactors etc tourque driver bit gets a hard time also
I have said this many times,
People need to stop being brand junkies, there’s nothing wrong with buying cheap tools so long as you get them from reputable dealers. Lidl’s parkside are a decent brand and as we know they are a German brand so they are a decent quality. Stanley Donkey’s years old and a good quality as with Draper. Hilka part of Hilti and yes a pretty decent brand. I got my first small set of hand tools when I was 14 mostly from my brother and all unbranded I still have some of them in an old shoe box in my loft . My current screwdrivers are Hilka I also have a Draper VDE set and a Draper Torque screwdriver these are fairly new . My combi drill is a homebase own brand and at least 20 years old and still going strong . All my tools were cheap as chips most are 30 years old , with the exception of the hand full of knipex tool I was lucky enough to win from eFIXX
Oh and the tool box you showed in the video has changed since the sixties, other than the didn’t have insulated screwdrivers back then . Fantastic video guy’s as always 👍❤️
Fantastic video guys well done.
Thanks for the support 👍🏻
I use different sizes for terminating sockets, not all sockets have the same size slotted screws but I tend to use the biggest I can as you can get more torque into the screw usually 4.5-5.5 mm slotted driver
With respect to battery tools... as a lot are used on jobs where only 110vac outlets are provided by the main contractor and no 230vac tools allowed.
Why is it that all the main battery powered manufacturers only supply battery chargers with 230vac input ? I just checked online at a large Milwaukee supplier and... no 110vac battery chargers listed !
So True . They are missing out on that .
240v ac is aloud on site. There is no law or regulations that say we can’t use 240v power tools on building sites, however it is upto the site manager to decide if he will allow them , if he says no then no it is. Joe Robinson did a Q&A video on this subject . Check it out . And you will get the facts.
@@Dog-whisperer7494 USA manage with Milwaukee chargers 😁
@@Dog-whisperer7494 Facts are.. sites I was working on did not allow 230vac or.. I would not have raised this subject, we were not even allowed any stepladders! trade or otherwise. Regulations,law etc matter not if the site manager says no...the net resuslt is as I stated.. no 230vac. I say 230vac as that is the 'harmonised' voltage,+10%,-6% since Jan 1995, before someone gets a tad picky..
So, facts are, if site management says NO, it is no ! apart form of course the site managers office where if one was lucky, one could plug in a charger, but as everyone and his dog wanted to do this... was very limited.
I just use a Milwaukee M12 & M18 car charger and charge it in the van if necessary. No need for mains then. Most of the time I have enough spare batteries that I just wait until I get home and recharge them overnight.
Love these
Massive thanks 👍🏻
Random question that I've asked a few people since starting a few months ago.
Why don't we use allen/torx screws and drivers for everything?🤔 It's a far more efficient design. Flathead/pozi have been outdated for yeeeeears🤣. Quicker work as you don't have screwdrivers slipping out knackering the heads. Can torque nicely too. Can balance screws on the end when installing (none falling down behind the wall).
There are other benefits but this is getting a bit long now😬🤣 hahaha
Hi efixx i have draper torque screwdriver 19set put sl/pz number one and two quickly broken when i was work with 2NM JUST THE TWO bit are not good
Starting diploma level 2 in September. Do I need own tools or use colleges? Cheers, great video 👍
Salom yaxshi video rolik ekan 👍👍👍
What's a slotted Prozi-screwdriver Gav? 🤣
I tried to find torque settings for accessories - yet nobody seems to publish them for general items such as light switches, sockets etc..
I have the Draper set, which seems to be a good compromise between function, reliability and cost
I feel your pain I bought the wera one, I have mainly used it in 2 or 3 Hager boards so far and the odd isolated switch but I can’t torqu something to spec if I don’t know the spec! It bothers me!
That screwdriver looks more like a Philips than a Posi
it is posi 👍🏻
@@efixxat 3:30?
PH2 it was. I prefer to use the acronym of PH1-2 and PZ 1-2 as there are. It’s what they are. ✌️🙏✌️
@@scottl7644 I did go back and take a closer look on the computer to verify I was right but that was the extent my investment in the nitpicking went 😂
Philips / Pozidrive : PH / PZ same thing, just an acronym
@@ConorNoakes 👍👍👍
Raxmat
Thanks 👍🏻
Thanks 👍🏻
I recommend Lidl tools for starters they are the same as bosh also I have a drill the close so many plugs and switches that I don’t know how many also love wiha but don’t like there pouches it’s no good I lost so many bits that I’m going for ermag coz of there pouches 😢
I dropped a song 😂
now throw it all away and change the brand..
Need to stop recommending the electrician's knife. They are not allowed on commercial job sites. Ok for the guy in the van though.
For flex we are required to use something like the knipex ergostrip. For flat we just pull back the insolation and knip it off with a pair of side cutters.
Must admit, I don't like the use of a knife for stripping T&E like that, seen too may 'nicks' straight through to the conductors at that point.. on armoured cables, yes.