Love the content, Learning to be an electrian you describe everything so well. College mentions your channel all the time and how good your practice is
On the CK cutters the bit at the bottom is for when you double over your ends you squeeze the wire with that part so you get a perfectly folded over end 👌
Get some Amazon sponered links on mate, loads of people purchase on a personal recommendation. I'm looking at setting up more for commercial / domestic work at the minute as I've alway been a vehicles sparky and looking for a change now. Nice one, cheers.
The hole in the base of your cutters are for cutting switch plate/socket plate screws - cuts the screw cleanly on the right angle so it goes in the wall box nicely.
Oh brilliant really enjoyed that Chris thank you. I think the CK side cutters also have 3.5 screw shears is on them. Other than a tape measure none of our tools are the same. Thanks again and happy New Year
Don't know if anyone's mentioned it but the CK cutters that notch at the bottom isn't a crimper its for doubling over ends works quite well although long nose pliers are still the best option IMO also the hole in the front of them is for cutting down socket screws that's a handy addition, I've got the larger version of those they are great and the 1.5mm stripping notch will do 1.0 as well no problem
Really have treated yourself Chris! Fair play and well deserved, love them CK side cutters. I've always used them, the little notch at the very bottom is for when you double your ends over it pushes the copper in tight 👍
Grest choice of bag and tools, just been sorting mine out over the last weeks,still using a Kunys puch with belt and neck strap, downside is unlike the Veto is it does not stand up on its own. large Veto bag I must have had for 12 years or more,still perfect and new ones are much the same. That Wiha multibit srewdriver is handy but mine came without a PZ2 so I added it and keep it in the driver,tend to use that when carrying minimum drivers at height or lofts when you may reduce what you carry. I have the dedicated Hulfators electricians hammer in minealso..expensive for a hammer but with a square head gets close in corners when required. There is only so far you can go with a pouch and I end up clearing it out or for sure the it gets to stuffed, plus you can't keep a track of your tools and electricians noce tools on a site are a target. I had a brand new Milwaukee Combi stolen within days of getting it and on the weekend went to the only place in the area that sold them....Guess what,the guy who stole it was in there chatting to the guy on the counter asking for a charger and battery...it was the guy building the data racks in the room I was working in !! I would not mind but he had no drill and I had drilled a few holes for him and thats how he repaid me !! Yeah,,I gave him the option of Police or drive with me following to his house and giving me my stuff back. On the Monday I reported it to the site manager and the main client,he was bammed from site. Great channel...keep it up.
Nice one mate, bet you were buzzing. I absolutely hate knobheads who either don’t buy enough tools or buy the cheap shit and steal the half decent ones off of people that actually pay for them.
That part in the middle down by the handles on those C.K side cutters isn’t a crimper it’s actually called a bending iron used to flatten the bend at the end of the cable I use them all the time 🙂
Cant wait for the tp-xxl! Want to get a set up like this for it. Would love to get ahold of some c.k. pliers but they aren't super available in the states
I had a pair of those CK combi side cutters when I was on the tools. When I turned up on site with them the lads took the pi$$ saying “why have you bought a pair of new BLOWN cutters” 😂. Truth is they weren’t the best for cutting through T&E because of the holes for the stripping. I stuck with them because back in the day they were about £30, I don’t know what they go for now. I enjoy your channel and the quality of your work. All the best for 2021
Worked as an electrician for 16years, industrial, service, production, technician, Data/optic, I have never ever used a set of normal pliers in my life, never had the need. Just curious where pliers comes in for you? I have seen allot of bag load outs and almost all of them have normal pliers.
missing important bits like stabila pocket level an engineer scribe , negisaur pliers, jokari flat cable strippers, marksman, 150mm bit holder, fluke t130 and volt stick, hultafors 7.5 bar, sharpie and draper wire stripper that does 6mm 4mm 2.5 1.5 1 0.75 and 0.5 the wera vde set should be upgraded to the laser tips and always go stainless steel if they are going to sit in to the van even the hex keys and led lenser head torch
Yes, we do have the cleanest tools! Interesting to see what differences in tool bags there are from UK to US. I find, in my 25 yrs, it's an evolving thing. At this point I have a big bag, a box, a pouch, assorted bins & divider cases, + LOL. Happy new year. See you on the next one.
The unilight is great, shame mine stopped work after 6 months, thankfully it has gone back and waiting for a replacement. How good is the magnet on the tape Milwaukee tape measure Chris? Was looking at that and a Stanley
I thought I’d see the Knipex 200mm Installation Pliers in your bag. (the one’s with the little locking wheel on the side) I bought them a couple of months ago, they seem very different and unwieldy at first but within a short time, they’re almost all I use now. Walk about site with them in my pocket and it’s very rare that I’m searching for another tool. Expensive but superb quality.
I need to replace my main bag its seen better days and have a smaller bag for day to day jobs as I mostly do minor works repairs for social housing which is mainly a few screw drivers,wire cutters/strippers and small socket set for storage heater covers , I'll have a look into it I'm thinking about the veto propac MFT bag
Great video Chris, I do like the CK multi function side cutters, they’ve also got a terminal screw cutter, and cable bend over too on them. I’ve thought about picking a set up, but all my stuff is NWS at the moment.
The bottom part of those CK cutters isn’t for crimping it’s for when you double over, ensures a nice perfect finish, good in 1.5 and 2.5 1mm sometimes can squash a bit. Nice set up mate
@@Cjrelectrical I only found out after watching Luke from my Trusted Electrician using them and though ah the penny dropped! I’ve got the Combi Cutters 3 and they are a great set of cutters, had the ones you’ve got too but some light fingered sod walked off with them on a job 🤬 Really nice set up mate, got something very similar and the Wiha all in one driver is great for EICRs 👌🏻 Happy New Year fella
Snapped every whia interchangeable but I’ve had, I’m hardly heavy handed either. Go buy the bargin draper ergo interchangeable instead, loads better but stuck up sparks won’t have “draper” in their tool kits 😂
Brilliant video Chris my Mr's seen me watching your videos and went on to get ideas for my Christmas present and bought screw drivers and stuff that you've recommended cheers mate lol
Allen keys with rounded ends on the long side are very useful, in general. One tool I find very useful for board work is circlip pliers with (points broken off) to grip cables, the rounded jaws don't damage the cable, unlike long nosed pliers. And a must for any one working with electricity is one of those voltage sense wand thingies to check if a circuit is live, Fluke make a nice one that has served me well.
@@davidgriffiths6748 It has a sensitive magnetic coil, mine flashes its LED (no beeping), works well, and so useful. It does sometimes detect secondary induced voltages in adjacent floating conductors, but that's when you get your multimeter out to verify.
I believe the 'crimpy bit' on the CK combi cutters are for bending over 1.5 and 2.5 cable when they are being terminated on their own. Atleast that's what I was taught they were! 🤣
You've got me worried now, I use my CK combis cutters for doubling over wire before terminating and you said not too. I strip and double over with the same tool and seems to work ok.
Has the Milwuakee magnetic tape got any water resistance it? You know the 8m stanley ones 2 for £10 that everyone gets from Screwfix thats what I have and i'm looking to stop the rust and buy repeat jobby. Thumbs up for the YT algorythms
Wish you hadn’t posted this Chris it’s made me buy more tools that I probably don’t need ! I’m in a bit of a pickle with toolbags - I’ve got the veto tech XL which is awesome but weighs a ton when filled (it’s heavy even empty) so I bought a veto TP4 which is also great but can’t quite carry everything I need for more than 50% of the time so I’m forever back and forth to the XL to get other hand tools which then end up stuffed in the TP4 ...and then tips over and shit falls out. probably need something in between maybe that bag is the deal not sure it’s much bigger than the TP4 though ?
with the Covid situation, do you wipe your tools down between jobs? i do, i've become quite OCD with it all to honest, i even spray my footwear. scarey times..
I like that bag, I have an installation tool bag and an EICR/Investigations tool bag. They have similar stuff but they are more specialised for type of job.
I stuck to the end. but not an Instagram user. Oh well (I know TH-cam can be a B!tch sometimes). Well done on the channel growth over 2020, onwards an upwards...
Am I the only person who thinks that an eicr should be a year/two year legal requirement? Can you imagine how many upgrades, rewires and condemned installations there would be... it’s scary. I don’t think people understand how dangerous.. dangerous electrical installations are... just because you can’t clearly see it and it doesn’t smell doesn’t mean it’s safe. That’s why I love the classic customer comment.. ‘well it’s always worked since we’ve been here’ doesn’t mean it’s right mate!!!!!!!
Do electricians have the cleanest tools? Well it’s certain that the bone idle ones do, and that’s the majority of sparks. They also tend to have clean hands, clean polos and clean jeans, especially London sparks.
Lol... Not sure man bag or handbag is working for you mate. What about a grab bag or eicr bag or minor works bag or just... bag? ... Great channel, keep up the good work, much appreciated. 👍
Do your shoes and outfit "go" with the bag? I went with a bag and 12 years later I'm still with her. You only get 7 for manslaughter! - credit Les Dawson.
Cor blimey it is an electricians tool bag arrangement and we are digging out the decor of what appears to be his bedroom. Ffs. Great vid and choices Chris.
Love the content, Learning to be an electrian you describe everything so well. College mentions your channel all the time and how good your practice is
Thank you Scott much appreciated.
On the CK cutters the bit at the bottom is for when you double over your ends you squeeze the wire with that part so you get a perfectly folded over end 👌
Get some Amazon sponered links on mate, loads of people purchase on a personal recommendation. I'm looking at setting up more for commercial / domestic work at the minute as I've alway been a vehicles sparky and looking for a change now. Nice one, cheers.
The hole in the base of your cutters are for cutting switch plate/socket plate screws - cuts the screw cleanly on the right angle so it goes in the wall box nicely.
Oh brilliant really enjoyed that Chris thank you. I think the CK side cutters also have 3.5 screw shears is on them. Other than a tape measure none of our tools are the same. Thanks again and happy New Year
Your missing one of the most essential tools and thats your voltage indicator/continuity tester
Don't know if anyone's mentioned it but the CK cutters that notch at the bottom isn't a crimper its for doubling over ends works quite well although long nose pliers are still the best option IMO also the hole in the front of them is for cutting down socket screws that's a handy addition, I've got the larger version of those they are great and the 1.5mm stripping notch will do 1.0 as well no problem
Really have treated yourself Chris! Fair play and well deserved, love them CK side cutters. I've always used them, the little notch at the very bottom is for when you double your ends over it pushes the copper in tight 👍
always my go to for sidecutters, love the 180 version with the 2 screw cutters
Grest choice of bag and tools, just been sorting mine out over the last weeks,still using a Kunys puch with belt and neck strap, downside is unlike the Veto is it does not stand up on its own.
large Veto bag I must have had for 12 years or more,still perfect and new ones are much the same.
That Wiha multibit srewdriver is handy but mine came without a PZ2 so I added it and keep it in the driver,tend to use that when carrying minimum drivers at height or lofts when you may reduce what you carry.
I have the dedicated Hulfators electricians hammer in minealso..expensive for a hammer but with a square head gets close in corners when required.
There is only so far you can go with a pouch and I end up clearing it out or for sure the it gets to stuffed, plus you can't keep a track of your tools and electricians noce tools on a site are a target.
I had a brand new Milwaukee Combi stolen within days of getting it and on the weekend went to the only place in the area that sold them....Guess what,the guy who stole it was in there chatting to the guy on the counter asking for a charger and battery...it was the guy building the data racks in the room I was working in !! I would not mind but he had no drill and I had drilled a few holes for him and thats how he repaid me !! Yeah,,I gave him the option of Police or drive with me following to his house and giving me my stuff back.
On the Monday I reported it to the site manager and the main client,he was bammed from site.
Great channel...keep it up.
Nice one mate, bet you were buzzing. I absolutely hate knobheads who either don’t buy enough tools or buy the cheap shit and steal the half decent ones off of people that actually pay for them.
That part in the middle down by the handles on those C.K side cutters isn’t a crimper it’s actually called a bending iron used to flatten the bend at the end of the cable I use them all the time 🙂
Cant wait for the tp-xxl! Want to get a set up like this for it. Would love to get ahold of some c.k. pliers but they aren't super available in the states
I had a pair of those CK combi side cutters when I was on the tools. When I turned up on site with them the lads took the pi$$ saying “why have you bought a pair of new BLOWN cutters” 😂. Truth is they weren’t the best for cutting through T&E because of the holes for the stripping. I stuck with them because back in the day they were about £30, I don’t know what they go for now. I enjoy your channel and the quality of your work. All the best for 2021
Worked as an electrician for 16years, industrial, service, production, technician, Data/optic, I have never ever used a set of normal pliers in my life, never had the need. Just curious where pliers comes in for you? I have seen allot of bag load outs and almost all of them have normal pliers.
missing important bits like stabila pocket level an engineer scribe , negisaur pliers, jokari flat cable strippers, marksman, 150mm bit holder, fluke t130 and volt stick, hultafors 7.5 bar, sharpie and draper wire stripper that does 6mm 4mm 2.5 1.5 1 0.75 and 0.5 the wera vde set should be upgraded to the laser tips and always go stainless steel if they are going to sit in to the van even the hex keys and led lenser head torch
The hole in the side cutters are for cutting screws to the right length, that are used in sockets and lights witches.
Keep up the good work. I’m a big fan of Nick but your also a good channel. Learning so much from people like you as I’m new to elec work.
Yes, we do have the cleanest tools! Interesting to see what differences in tool bags there are from UK to US. I find, in my 25 yrs, it's an evolving thing. At this point I have a big bag, a box, a pouch, assorted bins & divider cases, + LOL. Happy new year. See you on the next one.
You also forgot to mention the little hole in those CK cutters, it’s used to cut down the length of screws!
I was just about to say that, lol...
Are veto pro pac's very popular across the pond? In the states they're pretty well loved. I got three and am hoping for a fourth.
Be interesting to see what meter/tester you choose to add. Though with leads and adapters, maybe it’s always going to need its own bag anyway....
The unilight is great, shame mine stopped work after 6 months, thankfully it has gone back and waiting for a replacement.
How good is the magnet on the tape Milwaukee tape measure Chris? Was looking at that and a Stanley
Nice neat bag of very good branded kit Chris 👍
I thought I’d see the Knipex 200mm Installation Pliers in your bag. (the one’s with the little locking wheel on the side)
I bought them a couple of months ago, they seem very different and unwieldy at first but within a short time, they’re almost all I use now. Walk about site with them in my pocket and it’s very rare that I’m searching for another tool.
Expensive but superb quality.
I need to replace my main bag its seen better days and have a smaller bag for day to day jobs as I mostly do minor works repairs for social housing which is mainly a few screw drivers,wire cutters/strippers and small socket set for storage heater covers , I'll have a look into it
I'm thinking about the veto propac MFT bag
The tech mct would be perfect for you then.
Great video Chris, I do like the CK multi function side cutters, they’ve also got a terminal screw cutter, and cable bend over too on them. I’ve thought about picking a set up, but all my stuff is NWS at the moment.
Happy New Year bud, enjoy watching the content. Keep up the good work
You have more tools in there than my main toolbox ☺
The bottom part of those CK cutters isn’t for crimping it’s for when you double over, ensures a nice perfect finish, good in 1.5 and 2.5 1mm sometimes can squash a bit. Nice set up mate
Cheers Jay I should really read instructions. It’s a man thing!
@@Cjrelectrical I only found out after watching Luke from my Trusted Electrician using them and though ah the penny dropped! I’ve got the Combi Cutters 3 and they are a great set of cutters, had the ones you’ve got too but some light fingered sod walked off with them on a job 🤬
Really nice set up mate, got something very similar and the Wiha all in one driver is great for EICRs 👌🏻 Happy New Year fella
The hole in the side cutters is great for cutting pins to length too
Santa has been realy generous.
You must've been a realy nice boy to get all that stuff.
Snapped every whia interchangeable but I’ve had, I’m hardly heavy handed either. Go buy the bargin draper ergo interchangeable instead, loads better but stuck up sparks won’t have “draper” in their tool kits 😂
I've had my Draper set for 7 years now. Never let me down once.
Draper have come a long way in the last twenty or so years. Does Wiha have a warranty with their bits,they should have.They cost enough!
Isn’t the Draper Expert actually the same brand as Knipex?
@@iamsamkerr what a surprise seeing you here 👀😂
As a maintenance guy that looks like a the kind of kit that I put together as well great video keep up the great work
Love it very interesting nice to see you relaxing at home as well happy new year
Brilliant video Chris my Mr's seen me watching your videos and went on to get ideas for my Christmas present and bought screw drivers and stuff that you've recommended cheers mate lol
Allen keys with rounded ends on the long side are very useful, in general. One tool I find very useful for board work is circlip pliers with (points broken off) to grip cables, the rounded jaws don't damage the cable, unlike long nosed pliers. And a must for any one working with electricity is one of those voltage sense wand thingies to check if a circuit is live, Fluke make a nice one that has served me well.
That fluke thingy would be a non-contact 50Hz mains voltage indicator.
Sometimes,they beep, don’t they work on sensing the frequency of the ac ?
@@davidgriffiths6748 It has a sensitive magnetic coil, mine flashes its LED (no beeping), works well, and so useful. It does sometimes detect secondary induced voltages in adjacent floating conductors, but that's when you get your multimeter out to verify.
I believe the 'crimpy bit' on the CK combi cutters are for bending over 1.5 and 2.5 cable when they are being terminated on their own. Atleast that's what I was taught they were! 🤣
You've got me worried now, I use my CK combis cutters for doubling over wire before terminating and you said not too. I strip and double over with the same tool and seems to work ok.
Yeah just sometimes you can indent the core with flat cutters and it can snap off.
Has the Milwuakee magnetic tape got any water resistance it?
You know the 8m stanley ones 2 for £10 that everyone gets from Screwfix thats what I have and i'm looking to stop the rust and buy repeat jobby.
Thumbs up for the YT algorythms
I’m saving to get that Wiha slim insulated driver
Great content chris , looking forward to seeing more through the year happy new year
Do you run with any particular brand of multimeter? I use a Fluke, its a nice general purpose meter but it does seem to have very poor battery life.
Wish you hadn’t posted this Chris it’s made me buy more tools that I probably don’t need ! I’m in a bit of a pickle with toolbags - I’ve got the veto tech XL which is awesome but weighs a ton when filled (it’s heavy even empty) so I bought a veto TP4 which is also great but can’t quite carry everything I need for more than 50% of the time so I’m forever back and forth to the XL to get other hand tools which then end up stuffed in the TP4 ...and then tips over and shit falls out. probably need something in between maybe that bag is the deal not sure it’s much bigger than the TP4 though ?
I like those Veto bags, but fuuuuuuuuuuuuck are they expensive. Have you seen their wall storage? I'm keeping an eye out for one.
I haven’t seen it no. Yeah the bags are pricy but the quality is fantastic.
I thought that to then I bought one, the quality is second to none, I now have 7 bags
Hmmmm..... Might just have to get one the next time with the proceeds of the scrap copper
Us sparky here. Nice tools but Not one klein tool? No lineman pliers?
I'm sure the angled needle nose pliers are called stork beak pliers.
with the Covid situation, do you wipe your tools down between jobs?
i do, i've become quite OCD with it all to honest, i even spray my footwear.
scarey times..
You are making my 5 gallon plastic bucket look bad.
whats your view on CK?
I like that bag, I have an installation tool bag and an EICR/Investigations tool bag. They have similar stuff but they are more specialised for type of job.
The ck cutters that Chris said might be for crimpers- it’s actually for folding over copper!
Wiha magazine driver, slim line i believe, they're good
That’s a lovely tool kit,do you use that set for work as tools are spotless and bag is gleaming 😀 I have my tools 5mins and they are dirty😂
Not been broken in yet. 👍
@@Cjrelectrical tool bag update in a week then😂
I’ve got the same bag, nice bit of kit
Is it weird I like watching these types of vids sometimes more than any others you do?
I stuck to the end. but not an Instagram user. Oh well (I know TH-cam can be a B!tch sometimes). Well done on the channel growth over 2020, onwards an upwards...
I saw the thumb nail picture caught me lol my tools are cleaned but all show wear.
Wiha electrician fold up ruler which double up as a cable puller 👌
Do electricians have the cleanest tools ?
Only the ones that do nothing all day.
Nice tool kit 😎
Am I the only person who thinks that an eicr should be a year/two year legal requirement? Can you imagine how many upgrades, rewires and condemned installations there would be... it’s scary. I don’t think people understand how dangerous.. dangerous electrical installations are... just because you can’t clearly see it and it doesn’t smell doesn’t mean it’s safe. That’s why I love the classic customer comment.. ‘well it’s always worked since we’ve been here’ doesn’t mean it’s right mate!!!!!!!
What is being giving away.
What a shame I don’t have IG
Bit of caulk around that light switch
Do electricians have the cleanest tools? Well it’s certain that the bone idle ones do, and that’s the majority of sparks. They also tend to have clean hands, clean polos and clean jeans, especially London sparks.
Why dont CK make a simple Threading tool where the bit can swap ends for the 2 sizes. Why carry 2 tools , when one would do ? !
Your mini hammer could live in there too
Yes. But only on instagram 😂
I like your videos bud.
Nice kit.
Lol... Not sure man bag or handbag is working for you mate. What about a grab bag or eicr bag or minor works bag or just... bag? ... Great channel, keep up the good work, much appreciated. 👍
Cheers JW i like your channel to.
I guess the Americans such as myself don't require many tools for Electrical work.
Bottle openr is magic
Looks really good give me some ideas thanks 👍
I scrub my tool before and after work 🤪🤪🤪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Shoot, I don't use insta and I'm a tool horder so I won't enter 😃.
I do like the look of that ratchet set👍
No tool kit is complete without a hammer.
Do your shoes and outfit "go" with the bag? I went with a bag and 12 years later I'm still with her. You only get 7 for manslaughter! - credit Les Dawson.
Socks match does that count?
@@Cjrelectrical Ah, g'won. Mine don't ;-(
😭 I don't do Instagram.
That’s a shame mate
@@Cjrelectrical The only insta gram I know, is the wee guy standing at the street corner of Easterhouse in Glasgow. 🤣
Chris, you see that lapel min on yuor shirt, next time plz plug it in... audio is so quiet - and im wearing headphones
It’s a rode wireless and it was on 🤣👍
Im a roller door electrician. Certainly my tools are as greasy as a diesel mechanic
Yheah, 130 notes for a a bag, and that the cheep one. You can get a ligit designer hand bag for less than some of these lot.
Electricians have the best tools, cos they are the best trade......
Where do the tampons go? 🤣
Glove box of the van.
Also, we have alot of the same tools.
In Canada and the US, Klein is industry standard, and Klein is garbage. Wera and Knipex are superior.
Yeah never used any Klein but used Super rod gear which is decent.
Can you get any promo codes
Only BUNDY10
@@Cjrelectrical hahahahah KOPEX300 20% off when ordering 300metres or more like Nick does weekly...🤪
where you drunk when you choose to put up that wallpaper on that wall behind you?
Absolutely only way you could get me to do wallpapering.
Nothing worse than bad grammar
@@Fozzie68 are you the real life 40 year old virgin?
Cor blimey it is an electricians tool bag arrangement and we are digging out the decor of what appears to be his bedroom. Ffs.
Great vid and choices Chris.
@@shifty277 cmon Ryan, that yellow wallpaper looks hidious. You know it's true.
Want one
Happy new year
If you use your tools then the answer is no we don't have clean tools.
YES!!!!
High leverage long nose pliers
Yes that’s the ones haha
This video cost me so much money haha
Yes they do nothing
angled long nose
Yo
Hohoho