Best/worst tools

[kay-jay]

They the black and yellow ones? Normally buy from supermarket

Yellow and black are the paler h type and red and black are the darker b type iirc

 

[Masood]

i detest pointless tools (i dont own any) ... olive removers etc.

Got to disagree on that - now. Never had any until a few months ago when I had a few jobs replacing rad valves in houses. SO much quicker!

 

[antdad]

Got to disagree on that - now. Never had any until a few months ago when I had a few jobs replacing rad valves in houses. SO much quicker!

A definite yay for olive removers!

 

[Ermintrude]

I've got the monument olive cutters 8,10,15,22 but still used adjustable to rattle a 22mm olive and nut of this morning

 

[kay-jay]

Got to disagree on that - now. Never had any until a few months ago when I had a few jobs replacing rad valves in houses. SO much quicker!

Complete rhubarb.
Only useful about ten percent of time. Usually the nuts are overtightened and the pipe is strangled by the olive. They will only come off a straight pipe and I can use my grips for that just as quickly

 

[Rickster123]

Best would be my Record pipe benders that my dad bought me when I started my apprenticeship. Still going strong.

Worst would be cheap hacksaw blades.

 

[T & H Plumbing]

Best tool is my girlfriends rabbit
Worst is the cheap asda battery's she puts in it

 

[newcastle phill]

You can outlast a set of batteries.....

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Show-off

 

[R.Oak]

Best Tool - Bahco Wide Jaw Spanner
Favourite Tool - Lenox Hacksaw - its a beast
Worst Tool - Stanley Pliers - came free with something else, cant even grip hard enough to hurt your hand, i tried!

 

[Rybo_1]

Best tool: Milwaukee m18 sds. So handy to just pull out and whack out a hole. Saving time setting up leads and will drill pretty much anything considering its weight.

Favourite: love the newer rothenberger waste slices. Fly through in one turn leaving a perfectly cut end.

Worst tool: anything from hold on! AVOID

 

[helpsy]

They the black and yellow ones? Normally buy from supermarket

You can get 20 good pencils from Wilkinson for £1

 

[Millsy 82]

Worst tool: anything from hold on! AVOID

I've got 15 and 22 slices by hold on and they have lasted longer than my rothenberger.

 

[billybongo]

Just been reading thread , and would like to add bahco wooden handle junior hacksaw as best junior you can buy , little difficult to get hold of these days , howy.

 

[Badboy plumber]

I've got to disagree, I've never found a better pipe slice that the Nerrad versions, they give an almost square cut with little burring, and I don't know what area your from gas safe but in my 20 years experience rothenberger haven't given me what I would call customer service at all, and you've only ever had 2 problems with their tools and both times they've been a pleasure to deal with handing out goodie bags of other peoples products?..... What's your secret buddy? How come you get great service? Who you sleeping with!? do they have a sister?

 

[PhoenixServices]

With the pencils, ikea do me cheap. (Free) just fill your pockets. Although the missus buys £100 worth of tat every time I walk in there