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Cutting 14,000 zip ties per day

In all my years I've never owned a good set of flush cutters for cutting zip ties. They either break or the tips bend and stop cutting. Oh and they all are locked open so when you grab them in your bag they fillet your fingers and make you bleed. I've been carrying the milwaukee version for...

Apprentices smh

Slip Joints _ Channellock 528 These are useful for just about anything. This specific model is my favorite. Other brands just don't feel right. Channies _ Channellock 420; 430; 440 The name brand channel locks are the best and there's no argument. Buy the 430s and the 440s and you're set...

No frame. But the fabric was stiff enough that it stood up. Plus the tools helped it stay upright.

I used this bag through about half of my apprenticeship. I wish Harbor Freight would bring it back. It was cheap. There aren't many options for canvas bags. Only nylon.

Literally anything can be a hammer. It would be easier to make a list of non-hammers. I will start. Motorola radios are not very good hammers. They are heavy and shock proof, but the plastic will crack. One of the bosses at my current job uses a radio to hammer things because he isn't...

I famously got walked off a job site once for not cleaning up after myself. The job site was a huge mess. Everyone had two shelf carts but there was so much stuff on the ground that we couldn't roll our carts. We had to carry our carts around. I was terminating receptacles and dropping all...

Vise Grips _ Irwin 902L3 These are great for the occasional rounded off screw. No need to carry a 6" or 8" pair. These little guys will do. Locking C Clamp _ Irwin IRHT82587 This pair of grips is great for commercial work. Sometimes you need an extra hand screwing brackets onto steel studs...

Criminy. What is your job title? Did you have to purchase all those meters?

Crimpers _ Klein 1005 These are the crimpers I've carried for years. Crimping needs to be done with a dedicated crimping tool. You really don't want to use a multi style tool that does everything including crimping. It will not do as good as this tool does. Cable Cutters _Klein 63050...

That tool tote is hella expensive, but very nice. I use a two dollar two gallon bucket. I am a humble poor millenial. Union contractors have to supply power tools and accessories. There's some accessories they will not supply but are essential. Like hole saw extensions.

Yall smelly Europeans buy made in USA tools? That's fascinating. We need to liberate your nation with standard measurements and you can ditch that awful metric thing.

I've never done residential. I've always used a 12 or 16oz ball peen hammer. No need for the claw in my experience.

Nice. I'm going to add that wera to my wishlist on Amazon. My only gripe with wera tools is the orange and yellow gets super dirty for no reason and you can't get them clean.

I've always wondered what guys used the thread cleaner thing for. Thanks for answering that question. (I don't know the first thing about linemen.. only commercial/industrial)

The best reamers are channellocks. Tool grips are for soy boys. Besides, it's one less tool to carry. I always carry my 430s and 440s everywhere. If it was a commercial job with set screw EMT connectors I would only carry my 420s to keep my bag light.

Companies should take tool photos in real life situations. Black dusty cabinets; cob webs; wire nuts and tape everywhere; unlabeled wires LOL None of the locals I've worked in require a meter. I carried a wiggy in my home local and a volt pen everywhere. If I needed to use a real meter the...

Yes and yes. But the union contractors should be supplying those. I may have borrowed a few over the years.. Yeah but Kleins are the best. Made in USA. I lost my first pair sadly. I left them on my bumper.

Channellocks can ream EMT. Just cut the blue grips off and use the handles to ream the insides and the jaws to ream the outsides. They are for Wago push in terminals. You can use a regular screwdriver, but the Wago ones work better. This is one of those tools that employers should provide...