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Plumbing pipe in the south of Ireland remains imperial to this day.You can get metric only tapes which are great cos you can read off either side. I cant understand why 50 years later we are still using inches. Ireland and Canada both went metric after us and don't use imperial at all. but we are still messing about in the middle.
Steel pipe in England is still imperial. And threaded BSP.Plumbing pipe in the south of Ireland remains imperial to this day.
Just found this if it helps you at all. Hand tool list that SJIB expect you to have for the apprenticeship in Scotland
@pc1966 LOL. Yeah its a base to start with. Some items are a bit dated and have modern equivalents. For example we keep a plumb bob (and laser level) in the van but I wouldn't expect an apprentice to have one personally.
Just found this if it helps you at all. Hand tool list that SJIB expect you to have for the apprenticeship in Scotland
That list seems a little out of date, I wonder how old it is.
I don't have some of those tools and I've been doing the job a few years now.
I haven't got a plumb bob, mole grips, bradawl etc
'Footprints' is really a brand name... mind you, so is 'Mole'. Footprints are amazing as they automatically tighten onto a pipe the harder you try to turn it. All to do with the shape of the jaws and the pivot point. Defo find a pair if you can... 2nd hand is great as they last forever. I have 2 pairs... and the only issue is the adjusting screw falls out alot.It would be good to see/make a more up-to-date list. I imagine most folk would use one of those spirit levels with dual indicators for vertical (instead of plumb line) as well as horizontal checks.
I don't even know what a "1 Pair foot prints (225m)" is!
Most folk I know simply abuse a small/old screwdriver as a bradawl, after all it is not really a major part of a typical sparks day to be doing woodworking.
'Footprints' is really a brand name... mind you, so is 'Mole'. Footprints are amazing as they automatically tighten onto a pipe the harder you try to turn it. All to do with the shape of the jaws and the pivot point. Defo find a pair if you can... 2nd hand is great as they last forever. I have 2 pairs... and the only issue is the adjusting screw falls out alot.
I don't even know what a "1 Pair foot prints (225m)" is!
Ideal for conduit....with mine the hand grip's two perfect reamers for 20mm and 25mm. Always called 'em 'dogs', as me old fella did. The oldest tool I have.....except for me ……..own.footprint . i have 1. useful as it self tightens as you put turning pressure on.
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I don’t know if it’s been mentioned on this thread or not, but toolbox essentials this week consist of hankies, bog roll and a 6 pack of hand sanatizer.
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