Best quality electrican tools.....

[Pete999]

Tools all of them any make I don't mind, mind you those CK stubbies will look good, when I get them.

What did you get, show the pics for @Pete999 poor fella is only allowed to win tools these days lol

I have some wera, the straights are ok, but Pz1 and 2 don’t keep their tips well, especially the brass coloured sets, I really like the Klein screwdrivers for the Pz, but find the CK straights are nicer sized for ceiling roses and light switches than any of the Klein straights.

Shears I use 8” Hellermann Tyton
Side cutters are knipex and Klein
Pliers are knipex and Klein
Pointers are Avit.

Never was keen on the CK cutting tools as others said, they don’t keep their edge the same as Knipex does.

I know a lad who went through 5 pairs of ck shears in the time I had a set of the HT ones 6 months later they were replaced as were worn to too loose feeling for me, but they were still as sharp as the day they were bought.

And they’re 65% of the cost of the CK.

It really is a case of trying out stuff and seeing what you like personally.

I have some cheap items in my toolbox because I like the way they feel in my hand or how they operate. And I’ve bought dearer items like the knipex 6 in 1 pliers that to me feel like one of those crappy multitools based on a leather-man, they are just not for me at all. Yet I know loads on here love them.

I don’t even know where I put the set I bought lol

Come on Mate pictures pretty please, my CK kit hasn't arrived yet.

 

[AJshep]

I’ve bought dearer items like the knipex 6 in 1 pliers that to me feel like one of those crappy multitools based on a leather-man, they are just not for me at all. Yet I know loads on here love them.

I don’t even know where I put the set I bought lol

Yeah I have a set of these, I agree with you I couldn't use them for everyday use, I tend to use them as long nose pliers only.
I'd rather use side cutters and normal pliers for second fixing, but I know a lot of people like using croppers/shears instead.

 

[grantr37]

I have knipex sidecutters and pliers and CK and wera screwdrivers, the thing is that every person on a building site likes quality drivers and pliers so they will get stolen leading to the buying of 3 of each every year and good pliers and sidecutters are £50.

Other sparks like to pinch stuff as well, especially the well off ones that don't outwardly appear the type to take your stuff

 

[telectrix]

once had some tools nicked by a plumber. as it was a domestic site, easy to find the culprit.
socket tester, screwdriver set, and a volt stick all found in back of said plumber's van.
result. tools returned and a wet-pants en route to A&E.

 

[JAWS]

eastwing hammers I used to lose or get pinched a fair few times

 

[Mickey]

Knipex for me definitely!
Bit more costly but worth every penny.
Wiha screwdrivers, set for £21 from amazon. Top quality

 

[jeremy]

Wera screwdrivers, knipex for anything pliery, and as it happens, insulated spannery.

 

[alexander jackson]

There was a Spanish company that produced Irazola screwdrivers , they are good. I used them a lot but now Whia or CK.

 

[mnbs 4x4]

what ever happened to a good pair of Elliot Lucas pliers and snips, a set of footprints and a Yankee , and almost all drivers were Stanley , stepping back in time

 

[Pete999]

what ever happened to a good pair of Elliot Lucas pliers and snips, a set of footprints and a Yankee , and almost all drivers were Stanley , stepping back in time

Those were the days.

 

[Dillb]

what ever happened to a good pair of Elliot Lucas pliers and snips, a set of footprints and a Yankee , and almost all drivers were Stanley , stepping back in time

My firs set of pliers and side cutters were Elliot Lucas

 

[Pete999]

My firs set of pliers and side cutters were Elliot Lucas

Pliers, cutter Eliot Lucas, set of screwdrivers Stanley 24s Still got one driver, been scouring car boots for more examples, Steadfast terminal screwdriver, Lamp holder, Flex and a pigmy lamp served as a test lamp, Gladstone bag as a tool bag, they were the Dogs do das, no poncy zips and pockets , chuck it all in, two handles job done, bib and brace overalls. looked the biz in those days.

 

[Toneyz]

Pliers, cutter Eliot Lucas, set of screwdrivers Stanley 24s Still got one driver, been scouring car boots for more examples, Steadfast terminal screwdriver, Lamp holder, Flex and a pigmy lamp served as a test lamp, Gladstone bag as a tool bag, they were the Dogs do das, no poncy zips and pockets , chuck it all in, two handles job done, bib and brace overalls. looked the biz in those days.

Very rare to see anyone one site in a bib and brace overall these days except for the painters one but they don't count.

 

[Diddy]

You are all brand slaves. Eclipse pliers @ about £15 per set. VDE drivers....used to be totally stanley back in the day but now i just pick up whats on offer if im nearing the end of the current drivers life...choose between ck wera or drapper....All do what it says on the tin. I so miss my 1st set of "Big boy's" pliers black handled eclipse...had them for easy 7 years before they fell down a hole that was too deep and narrow to consider retrieval..... To be totally honest I actually mourn the loss of a pair of pliers as it begins to feel like an extension of your hand...screwdrivers come and go lol...ima bit like that with hacksaws too....there is probably a name for my "illness" somewhere. lol