http://www.electriciantalk.com en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:32:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.electriciantalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.electriciantalk.com http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/very-cheap-wiha-tools-16284/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:45:39 GMT check out frys.com I am going to go over to the store. but it appears their insulated sets are Jonard Industries. which is also the same... check out frys.com

I am going to go over to the store. but it appears their insulated sets are Jonard Industries. which is also the same manufacture as wiha and many others


take a look


http://www.frys.com/category/Outpost...ewdriver+Sets/ ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products mikeh32 http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/very-cheap-wiha-tools-16284/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/who-makes-best-multi-function-screwdriver-16277/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:23:35 GMT Was in need for one and wanted opinions on what to go with considering everyone makes them now. Is kleins 11-in-1 good cause thats what I intend on... Was in need for one and wanted opinions on what to go with considering everyone makes them now. Is kleins 11-in-1 good cause thats what I intend on buying since I lost my klein 10-in-1? ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products GEORGE D http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/who-makes-best-multi-function-screwdriver-16277/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/clip-klein-tool-pouch-16272/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:42:28 GMT This could quite possibly be a dumb question deserving dumb answers, but what is the push clip on the klein tool pouch for, the #5127 in particular. This could quite possibly be a dumb question deserving dumb answers, but what is the push clip on the klein tool pouch for, the #5127 in particular. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products nick.pei http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/clip-klein-tool-pouch-16272/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tools-you-have-used-least-once-you-life-16261/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:04:48 GMT DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and... DRILL PRESS:

A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.

WIRE WHEEL:

Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Al so removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh #$%^!'

ELECTRIC HAND DRILL:

Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.

SKILL SAW:

A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.

PLIERS:

Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.

BELT SANDER:

An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.

HACKSAW:

One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.

VISE-GRIPS:

Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH:

Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Al so handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a
bearing race.

TABLE SAW:

A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.

HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK:

Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.

BAND SAW:

A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.

TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST:

A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.

PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER:

Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.

STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER:

A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.

PRY BAR:

A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

HOSE CUTTER:

A tool used to make hoses too short.

HAMMER:

Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.

UTILITY KNIFE:

Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.

DAMM-IT TOOL:

Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'DAMM-IT' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products MaintenanceGeek http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tools-you-have-used-least-once-you-life-16261/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-lists-16209/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:10:59 GMT I would not run out and buy everything on those tools list. Screw that. Get your self a 10 n 1 screwdriver, larger screw driver for prying and... I would not run out and buy everything on those tools list. Screw that. Get your self a 10 n 1 screwdriver, larger screw driver for prying and driving, wire strippers, level, tin snips, utility knife, hack saw, hammer, channel locks, tape measure. Just get a very basic set. You'll figure out what you really need when you start working. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products nitro71 http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-lists-16209/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-list-given-me-today-apprenticeship-16204/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:13:40 GMT So today, I got indentured in. :thumbup: One of the things they gave me in the paperwork was a tool list. I am uploading said list now. Where can... So today, I got indentured in. :thumbup:

One of the things they gave me in the paperwork was a tool list. I am uploading said list now. Where can I find those tools and what are some suitable alternatives, if any? I like the idea of Craftsman tools because of 2 things

1. Lifetime Warranty
2. My aptitude at breaking tools.

I reckon this could also be used as a general, run of the mill tool list for general questions.
]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products AM 1979 SD http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-list-given-me-today-apprenticeship-16204/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-list-16180/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:41:29 GMT I will hopefully be starting an apprenticeship, and I am looking for a list of tools I should have! I have been a carpenter on and off, but... I will hopefully be starting an apprenticeship, and I am looking for a list of tools I should have! I have been a carpenter on and off, but electricians need different tools. I'd love to hear some opinions on what tools a 1st through 4th year apprentice should have! Thanks for all the advice. I don't mind paying more for better tools, but I don't need gold-plated either! I appreciate all answers! ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products azcaddie http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-list-16180/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/color-coded-conduit-16159/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:58:43 GMT Are any of you guys who do a lot of data, fire alarm, or phone work, using color coded pipe? Or is it just a waste of money? Are any of you guys who do a lot of data, fire alarm, or phone work, using color coded pipe? Or is it just a waste of money? ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products RIVETER http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/color-coded-conduit-16159/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/new-fluke-376-clamp-meter-16150/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:45:36 GMT I was over on the Fluke user forum (bet most of you didn't know there was one) and came across this.:thumbup:

Its apparently is supposed to be released in like 14 days. It looks like it can do everything the 337 can do plus and it has the detachable screen like the 233 and a flex clamp that I am guessing based on the name might be able to do DC since the other I# series clamp attachments can. So basically what I found was another tool I will probably spend money on. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products Jlarson http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/new-fluke-376-clamp-meter-16150/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/cleaning-out-your-tool-bag-16149/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:13:01 GMT So the other day I started to wonder why my bag was starting to weigh more than I did. So for everyone's enjoyment and so you can laugh at me this is what I cleaned out,


I would say it all ways close to 10 pounds. And you name it it was in there, wire nuts, sta kons, fastons, lugs, panel parts, bus bars, screw, nuts, bolts, concrete anchors, hangers and straps, fittings, and that's just a small sample, I even had some DIN terminal blocks and fuse holders in there.

Here's the bag cleaned up in its natural environment so you guys can tell me I still carry too much stuff.
]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products Jlarson http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/cleaning-out-your-tool-bag-16149/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/flea-market-photos-16142/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:13:13 GMT Took some photos this afternoon, so I thought I'd share.







]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products Rudeboy http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/flea-market-photos-16142/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/drilling-stainless-16092/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:37:53 GMT I smoked two 1 1/8" hole saws today and two pilot bits the day before on some stainless cans I have. Is there a unibit that can hold up to them that will let me get a slug buster on it. Will the slug buster break also? I got the holes in for now but will be putting another 2-4 in them soon. I used some cutting wax. It kinda helped I guess. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products nitro71 http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/drilling-stainless-16092/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/johnson-level-square-users-16085/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:51:00 GMT The other night I was in my shop and I accidental knocked a JOHNSON adjustable square on the floor and broke the holding pin. I looked them up on the... The other night I was in my shop and I accidental knocked a JOHNSON adjustable square on the floor and broke the holding pin. I looked them up on the web and called them and talked to the girl and she told me that all of their replacement parts were free and the shipping is free.
It has been a bad week for my tools.
Just Passing on the info. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products Lone Crapshooter http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/johnson-level-square-users-16085/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-belt-16009/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:03:10 GMT hey i need some help im an electrician just starting out and i need some help picking out a tool belt i dont know what i should get. i need some... hey i need some help im an electrician just starting out and i need some help picking out a tool belt i dont know what i should get. i need some suggestions. ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products DeChunk http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/tool-belt-16009/ http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/craftsman-tape-users-16006/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:30:25 GMT I broke my Craftsman 25' tape today . No problem I will take it back to Sears and get a new one.
The sales person tells me that Craftsman no longer makes tapes and They will replace it with a Stanley . I ask about refills. No.
I took the Stanley with the automatic brake that is what the Craftsman was and he told me that they will not guarantee the Stanley.
The Stanley is made in Thailand.
Sears replaced the Craftsman tapes with Stanley tapes about 2 weeks ago the salesperson said.
Just passing the info on ]]> Tools, Equipment and New Products Lone Crapshooter http://www.electriciantalk.com/f14/craftsman-tape-users-16006/