JohnJ0906

Anyone use anything like this?

I keep my connectors on one side, Misc. stuff on the other (bands, KO closures, acorns, plate screws, ground screws and clips, etc). In the middle part I have wire ties, madison straps, 1/2" + 3/4" #10 screws, water pipe ground clamps, and misc greenfield connectors. I love this thing, pick it up and take it into the building, its all the little things I forget.

I have another one just for different screws. I keep wirenuts, small and medium staples, drywall screws and tek screws in LG and SM coffee cans as well.

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MDShunk

I've thought about it, but never did. I have one steel one from Klein for Sta-kons, but that's about all I have in the organizer category. That reminds me, maybe this weekend I'll take a few pictures of the insides of a couple of the trucks, to show the layouts. Some people in the past have wondered how you can get so much stuff in one van. John, if you had about 50 of those organizers, you could get a heck of a lot of unique part numbers on your van, couldn't you?

JohnJ0906

Yeah, but I got to fit all the tools too!


These are the personal, not company.
They supply 1/2" drill, generator, shovel, broom, cords on each truck

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MDShunk

Whatcha use the wooden miter box for?

jbfan

I use a soft side tackle box with plastic boxes.
Makes it easy to carry around also.

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JohnJ0906

Had a job with a lot of PVC cuts. Hacksaw, sawzall, I can't cut a nice 90 deg end to save my life! It was only a few bucks, and made all my ends nice and neat.

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MDShunk

You'll have to check eBay for PVC ratchet cutters. I got a few pair that do up to 2" for 40 bucks a pop. The big Klein pair is around 150.

The trick to cutting PVC square by hand is to use a nice wide (tall) blade. A hacksaw or a Sawzall blade just won't do the trick. A carpenter's hand saw or one of the specialized PVC saws, such as Lennox makes, allow you to cut nice square cuts much more easily.

JohnJ0906

That seemed to be the problem-blades too thin and they would twist. On small jobs, just a few cuts, it wasn't much of a problem, but I had a lot on that job. At $150 for a set of cutters, I'll stick with the $5 miter box!

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brian john

Your employer should have bought them for you!

My guys own their hands tools, everything else I supply and I usually replace their hands tools when the break or get lost, DEPENDING on how often this happens, had one guy taking advantage of this policy, 8 screw drivers in 4 months, plus Kliens, dikes and Channel locks.

JohnJ0906

Brian, you are a good man. Unfortunately, I don't work for someone who will do that. I want organizers, I buy them. Tools lost, broke, stolen, Me again. Continuing education...... and on, and on

I had a troubleshooting job from hell a few months back. Some outlets in a finished basement not working. Found out it was the handyman special, by satan. Buried J-boxes by the dozen, etc. I had to argue for 2 days before they would buy me a wire tracer. Then they said, "Save the packaging, we will return it when you're done" Like an EC doesn't need to own a wire tracer.

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faber307

Pvc cut:

cordles sawzall, standard blade.
Rotate the pipe slightly as you slice through it.
No problem with square cuts

and organizers...........

we call them caddies.

I use the metal Klein boxes, very invaluable to see at a glance what you have and what you're getting low on.

brian john

I have always felt the right tool for the right job, makes you faster, happier and a professional. BUT I demand they take care of our tools.

JohnJ0906

I treat the companies tools as well (or better) than my own. As for the rest, Amen!

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brian john

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So many people ABUSE tools, and the test equipment. This test equipment runs us from $500.00-$62,000.00 (depending on type of equipment) to see it laying on it's side haphazardly in a truck makes me sick.

Worse yet to to take a piece to a job only to find it inoperable. We lose time, customers get upset, we look foolish.....ECT....

JohnJ0906

I got to tell you, I'd just as soon not be responsible for an item of equipment worth 62 grand!

As I typed this, I realized that I leave the shop every day in a 2006 Chevy 3/4 ton van, generator, loaded with material. Probably not $62,000, but a nice peice of change. And I treat that truck better than my own too.

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