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The temptation is always to buy some fancy piece of kit thinking you will absolutely definately use that every week when in fact you will mostly use the same handfull of tools all the time for many or most of your first years jobs..... save your money at first and only buy when you must. Good luck with it all. You've already got plenty of tools.

shepster

ps any body want to buy a shed full of unused tools!:eek:
 
18lb sledge hammer for when your having a bad day and all on sight are taking the mick, it can command a lot of respect when approaching the perpertators nice new shiny van, go on you know it makes sence
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Mike
 
Yeah i been thinking about it lately STEPSTER, I think i got enough to get me started, Just spent me last bit of bob 10mins ago on screwfix for a Makita SDS 24V plus drill, I aint heard one bad review on that drill so i had to have it, gonna keep it there now.

Hahaha UNGUIDED1, I like that kind of attuied mate, I keep that in mind.
 
What about power tools mate:

Essentials for installation

Recipricating saw (no hacksaws for me!!)
Impact Driver 18v
Bosch Multitool (this is a life saver def!)
6kg SDS corded
2kg SDS corded (when the 6kg is too damn heavy!!)
10.8v Bosch Screw driver ( another essential, use it every day)
Diamond core set (Diamak, bout a ton to buy)
18v Makita LXT Lion cordless hammer drill (really good, no cordless can beat this)
Corded angle grider (for hardcore cutting)
3.8v screwdriver for tool box (small and better than a real screwdriver)

Plus i have a few light wieght cordless drills that are back up/spares.

True I am a reet lazy bastid and dont like doing any real work . . . .

Ha!

Ps i use all of these (apart from the angle grinder, dont like the sparks) all the time.

If you dont use tools like this, you must have discovered another type of laziness . . .
 
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Nice one mate! I'm gonna wright all these down, and keep all this in mind.

Haha yeah it might be lazy, but the way i look at it, is power tools are going to get the job done much quicker. And your going to get a much neater finish with a Circular saw or a jigsaw, then any kind of hacksaw.

mike
 
Some great ideas, but what if you get a power cut?

When I worked on the sites all that fancy gear knocking about would last about 10 minutes before it was "Whizzed". We only ever took the basics and that is all you where covered for by your companies insurance. Beside that not many sites had any sort of electric on them, you hand balled nearly everything.

Today of course its far easier and quicker with cordless stuff.
I suppose the main tools are a good 18 volt ion combo cordless, sds mains cable all the bits to go with them. A circular saw if your taking up your own floors with a good quality fine cutting blade, not a rip blade that turns a floor into firewood. I would also say a roto tool. You could go on and on depending on the work your doing.

Mostly though you can get by with a good medium slot head screwdriver and a No 2 Posi driver, plus a couple of Conex type spanners and a crows foot. With of course our old mates, a pair of medium size Footprints, large and small hacksaws. Primus blow lamp, pipe cutters and file. Hammer and chisel, pliers.
It all depends what your work is. You can't dress lead with a screwdriver and you can't solder a joint with a lead dresser. I wound up over the years with tools I seldom use, bought for specific jobs, but if I worked on similar jobs again, I would have to go and buy again.
The rest of the kit are tools of personal choice and add on's. :)
 
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whats the craic/
what u have at the moment with the addition of some of the obvious bits n bobs the lads have mentioned will do u the finest.
as u go from job to job u will buy the things u need.u can even include some specialized tools in the bill on materials{without being unreasonable}.don t panic about having everything.alot of tools that u might think u need may only b called on once or twice a year.,
pick up the things as u need them, thats my advice.

Great advice, Just have money spare for the tools you may need for the job one at a time.
 
If your thinking of site work...:eek: you better rethink your list a bit.

Generator, 110v Lights, 110v Leads.....and on and on.;)

But good luck to you lad.
 
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