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I find tool lists from different locals to be pretty different. Also, some locals tool lists are a minimum, I could bring in more tools if I choose. Other locals are a maximum, I've heard that local 3 was this way, I've heard that even wire strippers aren't on the list and they won't let you bring them on jobs (notice I said "I heard", I don't know if it's a fact).

So post your tool list!


I'll post mine as soon as I type it out

cdnelectrician

Yea, wire strippers aren't on our tool list...but I can't imagine how I am going to wire a control panel without them? I have heard that a lot of guys have had tools stolen that aren't on the list, but it has never happened to me.

I'll post our tool list as soon as I find it!

william1978

It would be very hard to do a job with just what is on the tool list.

cdnelectrician

That is for sure!!!

cdnelectrician

Here is our tool list (for ICI);

1, Centre Punch

1, 1/2" cold chisel

1, Half-round file

1, Ball Peen hammer

1, Adjustable Hacksaw frame

1, knife

1, Medium Level

5, Pairs of pliers, 8" sidecutters, Diagonal, Longnose and 2 pairs channellock

6, Screwdrivers

1, 6" square or combination square

1, steel tape 10 or 12 foot

1, small tap wrench

1, Tool box

1, tool pouch and belt for hand tools

1, 600 volt tester - CSA approved

sparkyboys

bosch sds-plus
sds-plus bits- long, short, 3/8-1 1/4"
mk diamond core holer 2"&4 1/2"
2" hydraulic knockout set
2 hitachi impact drill drivers- 4 batt and 2 chargers
18v dewalt drill
18v dewalt sawsall- 6 batteries, 2 chargers
24" cable cutters
750mcm ratcheting cable cutters
fluke 600v clamp meter
ideal 300v clamp meter
journeyman insulated hand tools
mechanic hand tools- bare and insulated
1/2"-6" holesaw kit
3/4 & 1" ideal benders
2-240 ft steel fishtapes
more hand tools than i can name
four pair maxjax wire jacks by maxis-tools
6 gallon rigid vacuum
4" greenlee pvc heater
1 11/32 stud punch
greenlee 200ft steel fish tape
ideal 200ft steel fish tape

future products
3" & 4" knock out slugs
bosch sds max
ridgid microEXPLORER $699 version
greenlee quad bender
ladders
cords
500ft pull rope
tugger
covered trailer to haul all this shhitt

TOOL_5150

The union requires all that of you huh?

~Matt

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LawnGuyLandSparky

Wire strippers, fine. Hydraulic KO punch set? No. Tools are really a personal matter. Some people are tool junkies, others supply the minimum.

randomkiller

I think the point of the list as asked for was tools you are required to supply not the ones you will use in the course of a month. But, do you also supply the truck to pull the trailer?

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sparkyboys

yeah i am a tool junkie. i buy something every two months if bills allow me to.

sparkyboys

these tools are required to get the job done.
yeah i supply the truck, toyota tacoma four door 4x4

sparkyboys

you will need all that eventually. might as well stock up now while i am journeyman.....

LawnGuyLandSparky

For what amounts to a glorified toaster oven, aren't these hediously expensive?

sparkyboys

some are but, i have been getting some really good deals off this web site in utah called ksl.com, which is where i am living currently before going back to georgia in october. december is when my wife finishes her masters degree in psychology.

most of the tools have been selling for a 1/3 of what they are worth, some at 1/2. georgia has no kind of web site like this, so, i have been collecting. and preparing for when i pass this masters test in georgia.

i buy nothing off ebay, this site is as good, if not better than ebay. great deals. some i think are stolen but oh well.

MechanicalDVR

I bet I know who she has in mind for her first couch customer.

sparkyboys

yeah she has been doing that crap for a couple of years now

Celtic

Is what is REQUIRED...or what is DESIRED of a working stiff?

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brian john

Many of the mandatory tool list have not been updated in decades I saw one a few years back that required a brace and bit. And while I own one, I doubt today's electricians are using these.

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sparkyboys

just desired. i buy these things now so that when i start up in two-three years, i will not have to take out a loan to get them. my father also has invested in the trade as well. he gets things that are way out of my league.
like :
ridgid 700 power pony
all the dies
cords
ladders
job box
three sala 400$ harnesses

he owns his own cpa firm. he wants to see me succeed in this. i will also be making him my president and cfo of the company. i want to start off doing commercial and industrial, not residential.

drsparky

I saw a tool list that had a 5/8 star bit on it.

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