Apprentice starter Kit

[Tradesmadness]

Hello People, this is my first post i hope i get some reply's.

If you were a apprentice plumber and needed a selection of tools to start with what items would you expect to find in this kit and also how much roughly you would pay.

Many thanks

Tom

 

[WaterTight]

If I were you I'd get a smaller selection of quality tools rather than a large selection of cheap tools. Then add to it as you go along. The bare basics are not all that numerous. Of course there are loads that you could use but I'd start with:

Pipe slices 15 / 22
Small, medium and large grips
Small range of screwdrivers including stubbies
Wire wool / abrasive pads
Tap spanner
Monobloc spanner set
Torch, flux, solder
Burn mat
PTFE tape and or paste
Bender + formers
junior hacksaw
Adjustables
Tape measure

 

[WaterTight]

You could get away with not having much more than that and borrowing what your boss has. If you're just starting out with a bloke you may well need nothing - I didn't. So check.

 

[Resolute]

Difficult to say but if you search the forum then you'll find a few threads like this with some good advice.

Some essentials will be pipe slices, speed fit stop ends, wire wool, adjustables, screw drivers, pencil.

Try not to buy cheap though.

 

[Tradesmadness]

View attachment 3473thanks for your reply's!
how much would you pay for this and do you rekon its a good kit?

Thanks

 

[Resolute]

View attachment 3473thanks for your reply's!
how much would you pay for this and do you rekon its a good kit?

Thanks

Can't see the link - what is it?

 

[Tradesmadness]

can you see this?

sorry

 

[Resolute]

View attachment 3474

can you see this?

sorry

On my phone at the moment so can't see it clearly enough to see any makes etc. However it does look quite cheap and I would bet you'd end up replacing most of it pretty quickly!

 

[Tradesmadness]

its just a picture of some stuff i have got and just wondered if it is good,

its...

1x blow torch and gas
1x radiator valve key
1x ptfe tape
1x jointing compound
1x solder
1x powerflow flux
2x pipe cutters 22/ 15 mm
1x ck screwdriver
1x 24mm adjustable spanner
1x silicone grease
1x griplock pliers.

 

[Tradesmadness]

what makes would u reccomend?

 

[WaterTight]

Well you've got it now so might as well give it a go. To be honest you need to try some cheap stuff before you learn the value of better stuff. And not all cheap stuff will let you down anyway. You'll soon get pee'd off with that torch.

 

[Resolute]

Bahco adjustables and water pump pliers are good.
I use monument pipe cutters, and a benzomatic torch (although I wish I'd spent the extra on a rothenburg).
I have a set of wera screwdrivers and Stanley fatmax screwdrivers.

 

[WaterTight]

I've given up buying nice screwdrivers because for some reason I can't keep hold of them for more than a month.

 

[Resolute]

I've given up buying nice screwdrivers because for some reason I can't keep hold of them for more than a month.

One of the easiest things to lose! Another reason I like my wera's - due to the design of the handle they don't roll as much so tend to stay where I put them!

 

[GQuigley67]

you wont need your own set of tools when your starting out, you'll usually find that your boss will have too much tools and have alot of spares that you will be using but to be honest you'll probably just be shadowing for a good while before your let loose on the tools, maybe using the odd hacksaw, pipeslice and tape measure