Dustin! I've been watching you for awhile, i LANDED that dream apprenticeship spot today, i needed this man, thanks! Idc if you hate on tools in this vid the whole time, thanks again for what you do man!
@jordandahlin6425 oops, just got the notification about the other guys comment lol, learned some new/old stuff, ended up being in the automation field, its pretty cool and i enjoy it a lot(from being a former mechanic)
Having my time between field work (construction and tech) and a panel shop, my bag could be reduced to: -flat head & phillips head screwdriver (or 11-in-1 to cover everything) -strippers -side cutters -two pair of channellocks -level -tape measure -a few rolls of various colored electrical tape
if you are just starting out these are the 4 tools you will need most! a pencil,tape measure, linemans pliers and a flat head screwdriver! if you can't read a tape,take down notes/measurements or turn a screw I'm not letting you twist wires,strip wires,cut anything let alone wires!
When I started an apprenticeship in 1990 we often just carried a Klein screw driver and Klein lineman’s pliers. If we had our pouch, we always had needle nose and wire cutters and a lightweight aluminum stripper. I still use those tools to this day. It’s amazing what you can do with those lineman pliers after a few years of practice. Just work them in, by opening and closing the pliers, a few hundred times with oil, so that they just fall open when you need them to. Thanks for the video and good luck
I was told wire strippers are personal preference. Used a Milwaukee needle nose stripper combo. Klein for Lineman's. Use quality stuff you like and send it.
As a Licensed Journeyman Electrician with over 55 years in the Trade , I always liked and preferred Klein Pliers more than other brands. Knipex also makes great pliers !
Knipex pliers are hands down my favorite tool in my box when I was a master mechanic. At the ripe young age of 34 I decided to quit and become an electrician. Guess what's in my bag...
You inspired me bro! I want to be a master electrician. It’s hard when you don’t have the credentials or history but you inspired and I learn a lot from you. Hopefully one day I making videos like you helping others like me that’s my dream!
Dustin., well done. Your vid’s are always appreciated. I wanted to bring up another feature that I like about the Milwaukee needle-nose multi tool, it also has a built in reamer (down the shaft). It doses a decent job cleaning up ½” and/or ¾’” freshly cut EMT. I’m not giving up my Klein screwdriver reamer, but you can’t deny the weight and time saving that multi tools offer. Much love Brotha.
As a commercial industrial apprentice I carry the blue pair of Klein multi tool pliers, needle nose pliers, a level, 2 slotted, 1 Phillips, 1 #1 combo screwdriver, 2 pairs of 430 channel locks, ticker, headlamp, Klein conduit reamer, tape, scissors, knife. So far I haven’t had to ask my foreman for a tool besides meters abs tracers obviously.
Milwaukee 6 in 1 pliers for me. I used to be all about having every tool when I first started, now the more uses my tools have the better. With exceptions of course. But carry light and efficient has been the best for me .
Linesman's side cutting pliers, Two pair of water pump (aka. tongue and grove pliers, I like knipex aligators), a level, tape measure, flat head, and a phillips will do about 90% of anything you need to do anywhere. Ofc you need wire stripers, but theres a lot of preference and job specific questions you need to ask to have the right pair. In general something thatll strip maybe like 8-14, somewhere around there. I have a pair of end-strippers I really like for little wire, they work great because size is irrelevant to their function below about a 16 so I can fly through control wire pretty smooth without looking to make sure im in the right hole. I almost never use my needle nose, and diagonal pliers are a rare use as well.
Side cutters seem redundant since the strippers and lineman’s will have cutters and even the needle nose. For me the big ones were strippers and lineman’s.
@@FishFind3000 diagonal pliers (dikes) can end-cut, which is critical for stripping back MC jacket without using a roto-split. they can also pull nails and staples out of wood better than side cutters
I often buy different brands of tools to tell the difference in my toolbelt. That way I don't look down and see 12 red or black handles sticking up and have to guess. Not only different colors but different handle shapes let you know what you are grabbing without looking.
I'm a commercial construction guy, so I have 6 essentials. Lineman's, 11-in-1 screwdriver, reamer, level, and two pair of channel locks. Only need strippers once in a while.
I now have a bunch of obscure tools for specific jobs that I did in the past, I justify it as a necessity for success. The tools you showed are essential. I have multiple back ups of those tools. Once again outstanding video. Your research, experience, and genuine love you have for the trade shows in content you produce.
Good little vid ... I still have my 1st Klein linesman pliers that I bought in sept 1971 and they don't have any nicks on the cutting edges ... But that's just me ... Lol ...
Surprised you didn't include slip joint plier/ channellocks, a level, and tape measure these are the only tools that I've found myself using EVERY day in my apprenticeship
Landlord investor here, I asked the first electrician I hired “what electric tools do I need” he showed me one pair of Kleins multis, and one pair of side cutting pliers. I did a decent amount of electric with JUST those two tools for about four years. Doing my first whole house Re wire by myself this year and I finally branched out
curious besides the needlenose what the first pair of linemans cant do that the others can? just cutting screws and leaving clean thread on machine screws?
What an amatuer. Ask any electrician and they will let you know those are all hammers. Sure they can strip wire, cut wire, grab something, ream a pipe and what have you. But first and foremost they're hammers.😁
I would replace the needle nose and stripper with the multi tool....Get a All in one screw driver....and Label maker (Labeling to know what the stuff are is a quick way to learn)
Can easily get a days work done with a pair of linemans, dikes (angled head), tape measure, pencil, and screwdriver (flat=chisel). The rest is up to experience, and quality of work performed. I have tons of tools and plenty of niche tools - like chain pliers for chandeliers and a vinyl siding tool for opening soffits, dust bowls for drilling old work recessed lights is priceless compared to the mess made without. All depends what the day brings. I thread pipe, bend pipe, build trapeze, do mass conversions from florescent and HID to LED, to house flips, and basement finishes. Electrical can be amazingly all encompassing.
I go thru lineman's pliers like butter, I use them to put up fence clamps, work on the cars, use as a hammer, they are my go to pliers, but I have a set that are over 75 years old, they were my grandfather's, now I am approaching 70 and will put them on a wall mount! You forgot a pair of heavy cable cutting pliers for cutting that 2/0 and up to 4/0 so you don't need to carry around a recip saw with a metal blade,!
I have the Milwaukee "electrician tool". I bought it, coz i was thinking of retiring my old Knipex 1382200 type, but didnt want to spend extra for a Knipex logo again. Not too impressed, unfortunately. It is nice and beefy, wide tip makes it easy to grab things or clear a conduit, and the crimper, in addition to the size, makes it a great handle for a fish tape. It does work, but wire stripper tends to bite into the copper (yes, i am using the correct size, obviously) resulting in, worst case scenario, damaged threads. The tool itself also doesn't open as wide as i need it to (either to cut round cables, or just to rotate an inner ring of a junction box). I don't know if they messed up the AWG to mm2 conversion or what, but Knipex always tends to be spot on on when it comes to strippers on their pliers. With a much higher price tag, of course. The Milwaukee wire stripper on the other hand was a nice suprise. I have the ones with additional crimping function. They got the right size of wires, and despite the size it still feels nice, slim and light weight. A funny thing about designated wire strippers for smaller sized wires, is thats it's not a thing here in Europe, everyone i know just uses CC22 cable cutter style, for both cutting and stripping (unless we're talking about fiber optics or some other weird shit) or a special knife for larger cables.
Dustin my fellow tool guide and guy I have those pliers (the electricians ones) both of them and they work great along with the combo wire strippers the large flat ones. Milwaukee makes some great tools but are not better than Klein pliers (they are tops ). I love Klein like you do but Milwaukee is not far behind as is ideal ,southwire and Greenlee tools. Love your tool videos cause it pays to have good quality tools. I do the basics electrician, plumber, carpenter and hvacr. My arsenal consists of Klein, Milwaukee and southwire some gardener bender tools. Cause guys like you got me started and thinking on what tools to get and buy for doing all purpose repairs at home or in my tinkering shop where I make fancy drop cords and fix things.
I have been doing electrical work for years and I still don't own a pair of linemans. I don't like them, never did. Klein has several other tools that perform the same results.
I am sure everyone has their favorite tool. I find you left out my favorite tool: Klien's wire tool with the sheathing cutter. Every time you run 12/2 wire you have to cut the sheathing before stripping the wire. I know there are other ways to do this but this tool doesn't cut the wire, just the sheathing. How can you not use it every 5 min.?
Love my Milwaukee linemens I've had for a few years, yet to let me down. I personally use strippers that have a Romex stripping option though, when doing residential work exclusively, I don't see why more people don't and still use a utility knife.
As a maintenance electrician , on a university campus, i always wear Carhart work pants and this are my daily pocket tools. Otherwise I have my 50 pound bag i store all my multiple tools in.
Carhartt sold out its workforce for the jab. I look for other brands to service my needs in industrial settings. I don't support any company that fires employees under the guise of helping them by injecting something in their body they do not want.
My favorite multi tool is the Milwaukee one same as the one you showed except it has Romex stripper and 12/14 instead of less common wires. Great for residential
Total👍! Only reading the title I thought of what my 5 hand tools would be, and upon viewing, perfect match. My multi-tool serves as primary duty for stripping. The strippers come out for smaller/delicate situations especially if it's tight spots. If we get into hand tools that are more for physical things versus electrical devices, vice grips and channel locks get constant use.
I have working in the industry for over 50 years. I was pulling wire at 12 years old with my uncle Bill. So 40 years ago I went to the Milwaukee service center to have a battery powered screwdriver fixed and they were rude, nasty and had a bg sign on the wall saying " IF YOU BUY THE WORNG PART YOU HAVE A SPARE - NO RETURNS " I set the driver on the counter and walked out and will never buy a Milwaukee tool!
Also their hand tools are made in China, they do wear out considerably faster than better quality hand tools. Hand tools made by a master that has been doing it for decades, not some poor underpaid Chinese man/woman. Their M12 power tools are cool though.
Thought the 1st one was called an electricians hammer 😂. My dad was a journeyman electrician and i have a lot of niche stuff but I work at Lowe's and we had a 22 piece kit with bag on clearance that included all of those 5 plus more and the little offset spinning slotted screwdriver. Got it for $15 since we are getting rid of some of that to make room dor Klein since we picked up the brand. Tons of Ideal branded stuff on clearance also from fishtape, multimeters etc.
Don't agree with needlenose nice to have on side but hardly use. And I cut screws almost exclusively with stripers and strip with lineman's nowadays but at begin stripers are good. I'm so good with lineman's at this point i can assure you can do almost any task with them and a multi screwdriver. 1. Lineman's 2. 2 channel locks if u use couplings with pipe 3. 12 in 1 screwdriver 4. Beater screwdriver flathead
Was told as an apprentice 50 years ago by a terd tosser ( plumber ) told me that all sparkies have too have a hammer & a rubber. Plumber said if sparky can't fix it with a hammer just screw it. Variety of helpful sparky tools have came a long way. My electrician boss would not allow apprentices to use a hammer drill if we only had a few holes to make. Made us use a star bit and a heavy hammer. Yea right. Said we had to build up arm muscles. Have not used a star drill in 50 years but still have my 1/2" 3/4" & 1" star drills in my garage collecting dust.
We do not allow wire strippers on our crew. Have seen boss throw a set in the river and pay guy for them on the spot. Twisting when skinning instead of popping can make your hooks break.
I'm a Locksmith that does low voltage access control. I just bought the 4th large strippers from Grainger. I enjoy your videos. btw what brand is that touch screen monitor you use like a white board with markers??
Regarding the needle nose pliers. That's not what you showed. You showed long-nose pliers. Needle-nose pliers are used by low-voltage guys and others who need really narrow long jaws to get into strange places. If you look at the catalogue for Kleins, Knipex, or anyone else making good pliers you'll find that the ones you showed are called long-nose pliers. Not needle-nose. Needle nose are different. I have many pairs of long-nose pliers but only one pair of needle-nose, and I keep them with my scissors for low-voltage and panel work.
I usually don’t mind Milwaukee hand tools. They are cheap enough (way less then Klein’s or knipex) and are pretty well made except those high leverage hybrid stripper, linesman pliers are junk. I cut a piece of 10awg, just one piece, and it put a nice dent in one of the blades. If it can strip it, why can’t it cut it? Milwaukee doesn’t warranty their hand tools so I was SOL with that. I’ll just stick to my Knipex, you really do get what you pay for!
Hi. I just watched your old video on conduit fill. Good stuff. However, I need to do some calculations to determine derating of conductors in a conduit. I need to run three circuits into, and through my garage, including one for lighting, and that one will have a 3- maybe a 4-way switch situation going on… I’m hoping that 12 gauge on 20A circuits, and 14 gauge for 15A (lighting) will be ok and I don’t have to upsize the conductors, and as a result upsize the conduit, but I’m not sure how it all works. If you could make a video with a couple of specific examples with real-life situations like mine, I bet this would help a lot of people. I was considering doing a multi branch circuit but that probably won’t work. One circuit will just pass through and go to the bathroom (GFCI) and the other one will feed the bedroom above the garage, meaning it needs to be AFCI. Long story. If you have any thoughts on stuff like that, please share. Love your videos brother!
Don't feel like you need to go all in on one brand! Mix and match hand tools for sure. Ive got 4-6 different brands in my side pouch at any given time When I see a guy who has 400 Milwaukee tools I see a poor man who is compensating (if you know what I mean lol!!)
Lol at him starting the vid saying electricians have more tools than any other trade. As a jack of all of them I can say the more any tradesmen knows the more tools he may equip himself.
Sorry, I can't let that statement lie: "Electricians just use more tools than any other trade." Um.... No. Not even close. I'm a Millwright. We do electrical AND plumbing AND concrete AND machining AND carpentry AND rigging AND mechanical (bearings, power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc. etc.), and it can all happen in any given week. I do commercial electrical PLUS automation PLUS panel-building PLUS big installations (think 24+ inch ladder tray, winches, and all the trimmings). Today I was running a CNC lathe for a few hours to get it ready for a job (think metrology tools and other precision stuff) and I *still* know auto mechanics that have more tools than me, because they are frickin' crazy and want to have all of the special service tools for the dozens and dozens of models of cars that they see in a given month. If an electrician has even CLOSE to the amount of tools that I have it's because either the tools are for a whole company, or the person just *wants* to have that many tools.
You do realize you just listed 7 to 8 trades, right? Then proceeded as if they were all one trade. Slow down a little and segregate those trades and now see how many tools you have for each trade. Then you can determine which trade you have the most tools in. I'm guessing you'll have a lot of cross over. I'm an electrician and work residential, commercial, and industrial. Though some of my tools do cross over, I still need specific tools for each category of the electrical field. I also do other trades when I'm not doing electrical and my tool count for electrical far exceeds the tools needed for the other trades.
@@TheForgottenMan270 That's what a millwright is. A legitimised form of the 'jack of all trades'. Historically a millwright was a person who built a factory (mill) from the foundation on up. Our training includes everything I mentioned above, plus a ton more. I was trained to maintain everything from an electric motor to a diesel engine to a steam engine, to a boiler, to a steam turbine for power generation. Taught how to dress leather belts for a jack-shaft power transmission, and set up, level, operate and program CNC machine tools (as previously mentioned). More knowledge is added, but not much is removed. Not every millwright does everything, but some of us do, and we need an absolute boatload of tools to do so. I still have my apprentice book set - it's in a row of 8 3-ring binders. I still read them now and then, because it's hard to retain all of that.
I’m not an electrician yet but I am in the process of becoming an apprentice. In the meantime I got a blue collar job with tons of different things to learn. Not something I want to do forever but it’s such a great place to start for someone who has always worked in the food industry. I think I’m hooked on buying new tools though. I keep having to convince myself I don’t need to buy ALL my tools at once since I most likely won’t even have to use them until way later.
most apprenticeships will have a tool-list of what you're expected to have. nothing wrong with steadily expanding your arsenal but be careful with your money. a good rule for hand tools i think is "if i have to borrow this for more than one task or more than one day, i should probably own it". i mean that for things like a $15 allen key set to assemble lights, or a $20 nut driver set for machine head screws, or a $10 electronics screwdriver for very small screws". if anyone tries to get on you about not having everything under the sun, ask your supervisor about what you need or what they recommend for the work you're doing. hope you enjoy the trade! nothing more satisfying than seeing something you worked on power up.
That type of wire strippers are useless. if you get the wire in the wrong gap, you crimp the conductor and increase the risk of it breaking. Buy a pair of friction strippers, or just get practised at using your pliers. You can repair a cut screw by threading on a nut prior to making the cut with a small pair of bolt cutters, or a grinder. I like Milwaukee kit, but not everything they make is good.
Haha I got super addicted to buying tools when I started my apprenticeship, spent so much money that I could have saved on tools thay were just unnecessary
Dustin! I've been watching you for awhile, i LANDED that dream apprenticeship spot today, i needed this man, thanks! Idc if you hate on tools in this vid the whole time, thanks again for what you do man!
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Congrats! How's the first couple weeks been?
Guess he got fired on his first day or didn’t pass the drug test talking bout “I needed this man” 😂
@jordandahlin6425 oops, just got the notification about the other guys comment lol, learned some new/old stuff, ended up being in the automation field, its pretty cool and i enjoy it a lot(from being a former mechanic)
Having my time between field work (construction and tech) and a panel shop, my bag could be reduced to:
-flat head & phillips head screwdriver (or 11-in-1 to cover everything)
-strippers
-side cutters
-two pair of channellocks
-level
-tape measure
-a few rolls of various colored electrical tape
Good list!
what size channellocks?
if you are just starting out these are the 4 tools you will need most! a pencil,tape measure, linemans pliers and a flat head screwdriver! if you can't read a tape,take down notes/measurements or turn a screw I'm not letting you twist wires,strip wires,cut anything let alone wires!
When I started an apprenticeship in 1990 we often just carried a Klein screw driver and Klein lineman’s pliers. If we had our pouch, we always had needle nose and wire cutters and a lightweight aluminum stripper. I still use those tools to this day. It’s amazing what you can do with those lineman pliers after a few years of practice. Just work them in, by opening and closing the pliers, a few hundred times with oil, so that they just fall open when you need them to. Thanks for the video and good luck
Don't forget the trusty beater flat blade screw driver!
I love millaukee but only use the multi. Everything else is Klein. I'm impressed you said lineman not kleins without effort.
True, everyone has always called them kleins. But linemans, I believe, is their actual name. It's like Bandaid and Kleenex.
I was told wire strippers are personal preference. Used a Milwaukee needle nose stripper combo. Klein for Lineman's. Use quality stuff you like and send it.
As a Licensed Journeyman Electrician with over 55 years in the Trade , I always liked
and preferred Klein Pliers more than other brands. Knipex also makes great pliers !
Knipex pliers are hands down my favorite tool in my box when I was a master mechanic. At the ripe young age of 34 I decided to quit and become an electrician. Guess what's in my bag...
Always called my linesmans keins
@@cliffgrexton3760 kleinsmans'
Is Klein tools meter from home depot any hood you think? It was about 140$
@@machoman616 fluke is best multimeter trust me.
You inspired me bro! I want to be a master electrician. It’s hard when you don’t have the credentials or history but you inspired and I learn a lot from you. Hopefully one day I making videos like you helping others like me that’s my dream!
Dustin., well done. Your vid’s are always appreciated. I wanted to bring up another feature that I like about the Milwaukee needle-nose multi tool, it also has a built in reamer (down the shaft). It doses a decent job cleaning up ½” and/or ¾’” freshly cut EMT. I’m not giving up my Klein screwdriver reamer, but you can’t deny the weight and time saving that multi tools offer. Much love Brotha.
As a commercial industrial apprentice I carry the blue pair of Klein multi tool pliers, needle nose pliers, a level, 2 slotted, 1 Phillips, 1 #1 combo screwdriver, 2 pairs of 430 channel locks, ticker, headlamp, Klein conduit reamer, tape, scissors, knife. So far I haven’t had to ask my foreman for a tool besides meters abs tracers obviously.
Milwaukee 6 in 1 pliers for me. I used to be all about having every tool when I first started, now the more uses my tools have the better. With exceptions of course. But carry light and efficient has been the best for me .
Linesman's side cutting pliers, Two pair of water pump (aka. tongue and grove pliers, I like knipex aligators), a level, tape measure, flat head, and a phillips will do about 90% of anything you need to do anywhere.
Ofc you need wire stripers, but theres a lot of preference and job specific questions you need to ask to have the right pair. In general something thatll strip maybe like 8-14, somewhere around there. I have a pair of end-strippers I really like for little wire, they work great because size is irrelevant to their function below about a 16 so I can fly through control wire pretty smooth without looking to make sure im in the right hole.
I almost never use my needle nose, and diagonal pliers are a rare use as well.
I'd say tape measure, multi tool (Knipex 13 72 8), diagonal pliers, 11 in 1, level, and a 10 inch channelocks or Knipex Cobra
Side cutters seem redundant since the strippers and lineman’s will have cutters and even the needle nose. For me the big ones were strippers and lineman’s.
@@FishFind3000 linesman's and side cutters are the same thing. Im just trying really hard not to call them kliens for the newbies in the crowd
yup i’ve rarely seen diagonal and needle nose being used
@@FishFind3000 diagonal pliers (dikes) can end-cut, which is critical for stripping back MC jacket without using a roto-split. they can also pull nails and staples out of wood better than side cutters
I often buy different brands of tools to tell the difference in my toolbelt. That way I don't look down and see 12 red or black handles sticking up and have to guess. Not only different colors but different handle shapes let you know what you are grabbing without looking.
My Klein Katapult has been priceless too. Incredibly fast and accurate stripping.
I'm a commercial construction guy, so I have 6 essentials. Lineman's, 11-in-1 screwdriver, reamer, level, and two pair of channel locks. Only need strippers once in a while.
Klein or Channel locks. Buy American made tools!
I now have a bunch of obscure tools for specific jobs that I did in the past, I justify it as a necessity for success. The tools you showed are essential. I have multiple back ups of those tools. Once again outstanding video. Your research, experience, and genuine love you have for the trade shows in content you produce.
Good little vid ... I still have my 1st Klein linesman pliers that I bought in sept 1971 and they don't have any nicks on the cutting edges ... But that's just me ... Lol ...
Multi-use with big head pliers my favorite! Pretty much keep my other ones in bad. Solid, sharp, a must!
Surprised you didn't include slip joint plier/ channellocks, a level, and tape measure these are the only tools that I've found myself using EVERY day in my apprenticeship
Needed this video! Just started an apprenticeship in November.. Great content Dustin
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Landlord investor here, I asked the first electrician I hired “what electric tools do I need” he showed me one pair of Kleins multis, and one pair of side cutting pliers.
I did a decent amount of electric with JUST those two tools for about four years. Doing my first whole house Re wire by myself this year and I finally branched out
curious besides the needlenose what the first pair of linemans cant do that the others can? just cutting screws and leaving clean thread on machine screws?
What an amatuer. Ask any electrician and they will let you know those are all hammers. Sure they can strip wire, cut wire, grab something, ream a pipe and what have you. But first and foremost they're hammers.😁
I would replace the needle nose and stripper with the multi tool....Get a All in one screw driver....and Label maker (Labeling to know what the stuff are is a quick way to learn)
Can easily get a days work done with a pair of linemans, dikes (angled head), tape measure, pencil, and screwdriver (flat=chisel).
The rest is up to experience, and quality of work performed. I have tons of tools and plenty of niche tools - like chain pliers for chandeliers and a vinyl siding tool for opening soffits, dust bowls for drilling old work recessed lights is priceless compared to the mess made without. All depends what the day brings. I thread pipe, bend pipe, build trapeze, do mass conversions from florescent and HID to LED, to house flips, and basement finishes. Electrical can be amazingly all encompassing.
I go thru lineman's pliers like butter, I use them to put up fence clamps, work on the cars, use as a hammer, they are my go to pliers, but I have a set that are over 75 years old, they were my grandfather's, now I am approaching 70 and will put them on a wall mount! You forgot a pair of heavy cable cutting pliers for cutting that 2/0 and up to 4/0 so you don't need to carry around a recip saw with a metal blade,!
I have the Milwaukee "electrician tool". I bought it, coz i was thinking of retiring my old Knipex 1382200 type, but didnt want to spend extra for a Knipex logo again. Not too impressed, unfortunately. It is nice and beefy, wide tip makes it easy to grab things or clear a conduit, and the crimper, in addition to the size, makes it a great handle for a fish tape. It does work, but wire stripper tends to bite into the copper (yes, i am using the correct size, obviously) resulting in, worst case scenario, damaged threads. The tool itself also doesn't open as wide as i need it to (either to cut round cables, or just to rotate an inner ring of a junction box). I don't know if they messed up the AWG to mm2 conversion or what, but Knipex always tends to be spot on on when it comes to strippers on their pliers. With a much higher price tag, of course.
The Milwaukee wire stripper on the other hand was a nice suprise. I have the ones with additional crimping function. They got the right size of wires, and despite the size it still feels nice, slim and light weight.
A funny thing about designated wire strippers for smaller sized wires, is thats it's not a thing here in Europe, everyone i know just uses CC22 cable cutter style, for both cutting and stripping (unless we're talking about fiber optics or some other weird shit) or a special knife for larger cables.
Could you please a link to the last tool?
Dustin my fellow tool guide and guy I have those pliers (the electricians ones) both of them and they work great along with the combo wire strippers the large flat ones. Milwaukee makes some great tools but are not better than Klein pliers (they are tops ). I love Klein like you do but Milwaukee is not far behind as is ideal ,southwire and Greenlee tools. Love your tool videos cause it pays to have good quality tools. I do the basics electrician, plumber, carpenter and hvacr. My arsenal consists of Klein, Milwaukee and southwire some gardener bender tools. Cause guys like you got me started and thinking on what tools to get and buy for doing all purpose repairs at home or in my tinkering shop where I make fancy drop cords and fix things.
I’m more interested in that Ariat EU jacket lol sheesh that real nice like brother!
I have been doing electrical work for years and I still don't own a pair of linemans. I don't like them, never did. Klein has several other tools that perform the same results.
I am sure everyone has their favorite tool. I find you left out my favorite tool: Klien's wire tool with the sheathing cutter. Every time you run 12/2 wire you have to cut the sheathing before stripping the wire. I know there are other ways to do this but this tool doesn't cut the wire, just the sheathing. How can you not use it every 5 min.?
About to start looking for work for the first time after a wrist injury, thanks for the vid
Love my Milwaukee linemens I've had for a few years, yet to let me down. I personally use strippers that have a Romex stripping option though, when doing residential work exclusively, I don't see why more people don't and still use a utility knife.
As a maintenance electrician , on a university campus, i always wear Carhart work pants and this are my daily pocket tools. Otherwise I have my 50 pound bag i store all my multiple tools in.
Carhartt sold out its workforce for the jab. I look for other brands to service my needs in industrial settings. I don't support any company that fires employees under the guise of helping them by injecting something in their body they do not want.
i absolutely love these apprentice videos. they help me so much ! please keep them coming⚡️
My favorite multi tool is the Milwaukee one same as the one you showed except it has Romex stripper and 12/14 instead of less common wires. Great for residential
Most of my favorite tools are Klein, wiha and southwire
Total👍! Only reading the title I thought of what my 5 hand tools would be, and upon viewing, perfect match. My multi-tool serves as primary duty for stripping. The strippers come out for smaller/delicate situations especially if it's tight spots. If we get into hand tools that are more for physical things versus electrical devices, vice grips and channel locks get constant use.
Vice grips? In electrical work?
Most of the time I only carry the Klein hybrid pliers, a 11 in 1 and a beater flat head
I have working in the industry for over 50 years. I was pulling wire at 12 years old with my uncle Bill.
So 40 years ago I went to the Milwaukee service center to have a battery powered screwdriver fixed and they were rude, nasty and had a bg sign on the wall saying " IF YOU BUY THE WORNG PART YOU HAVE A SPARE - NO RETURNS " I set the driver on the counter and walked out and will never buy a Milwaukee tool!
Also their hand tools are made in China, they do wear out considerably faster than better quality hand tools. Hand tools made by a master that has been doing it for decades, not some poor underpaid Chinese man/woman. Their M12 power tools are cool though.
I have always found that 1 of each and several of everything has always worked well for me Thanks Alf
Thought the 1st one was called an electricians hammer 😂. My dad was a journeyman electrician and i have a lot of niche stuff but I work at Lowe's and we had a 22 piece kit with bag on clearance that included all of those 5 plus more and the little offset spinning slotted screwdriver. Got it for $15 since we are getting rid of some of that to make room dor Klein since we picked up the brand.
Tons of Ideal branded stuff on clearance also from fishtape, multimeters etc.
Don't agree with needlenose nice to have on side but hardly use. And I cut screws almost exclusively with stripers and strip with lineman's nowadays but at begin stripers are good. I'm so good with lineman's at this point i can assure you can do almost any task with them and a multi screwdriver.
1. Lineman's
2. 2 channel locks if u use couplings with pipe
3. 12 in 1 screwdriver
4. Beater screwdriver flathead
Was told as an apprentice 50 years ago by a terd tosser ( plumber ) told me that all sparkies have too have a hammer & a rubber. Plumber said if sparky can't fix it with a hammer just screw it. Variety of helpful sparky tools have came a long way. My electrician boss would not allow apprentices to use a hammer drill if we only had a few holes to make. Made us use a star bit and a heavy hammer. Yea right. Said we had to build up arm muscles. Have not used a star drill in 50 years but still have my 1/2" 3/4" & 1" star drills in my garage collecting dust.
Chanel lock has one of the best pliers!
I’ve been making a switch to all Milwaukee hand tools. I like them better than all my Klein hand tools
They make quite a bit I love using in the field.
We do not allow wire strippers on our crew. Have seen boss throw a set in the river and pay guy for them on the spot. Twisting when skinning instead of popping can make your hooks break.
Be sure to pause the video at 1:30
Dustin please do a video about why Industrial Electrician work experience doesn't apply towards getting a journeyman.
I'm a Locksmith that does low voltage access control. I just bought the 4th large strippers from Grainger. I enjoy your videos. btw what brand is that touch screen monitor you use like a white board with markers??
The multi tool pliers are reamers to
Do you recommend Milwaukee over Klein hand tools? I’m about to hop over to electrical so I’m trying to find which is the best.
Some people just call these....... Lineman's. Definitely not Klein's. Nope not that.
i was immediately thinking of how he was going to avoid that lol
What about screwdrivers???
Show up tomorrow to work without a screwdriver let me know how that works out
Get a good 11 n 1
Regarding the needle nose pliers. That's not what you showed. You showed long-nose pliers. Needle-nose pliers are used by low-voltage guys and others who need really narrow long jaws to get into strange places. If you look at the catalogue for Kleins, Knipex, or anyone else making good pliers you'll find that the ones you showed are called long-nose pliers. Not needle-nose. Needle nose are different. I have many pairs of long-nose pliers but only one pair of needle-nose, and I keep them with my scissors for low-voltage and panel work.
this is true
No shovel on the list?
I know damn well the only Milwaukee hand tool in you back are the needle nose strippers.
That last one, the multitool pliers... I need one. I can lighten my belt-bag of two tools for that one.
the Knipex wire strippers (13 72 8) are way better than the Milwaukee multi tool. take care of them and they'll make you a million dollars.
Great information.
Thank you.
I usually don’t mind Milwaukee hand tools. They are cheap enough (way less then Klein’s or knipex) and are pretty well made except those high leverage hybrid stripper, linesman pliers are junk. I cut a piece of 10awg, just one piece, and it put a nice dent in one of the blades. If it can strip it, why can’t it cut it?
Milwaukee doesn’t warranty their hand tools so I was SOL with that. I’ll just stick to my Knipex, you really do get what you pay for!
Thank you, Dustin!!!
Dustin, Clearly you have never met a machinest. We have by far the most extensive and bizzare range of tools and equipment.
While i like some of those strippers w the wide head, they just dont work as well for hitting stuss as linesmen
Excellent. Thank you.
I don’t know who designed your shop it’s 🔥 I might have to use the design in mine
Very nice tools i like that tools what made are those
"Electricians use more tools then any other trade...", Elevator Mechanic here... I see you and I raise you in the "loads of tools" category
i sense a pun in here :)
As long as none are lifted
Yeah, Millwright here. I called BS on that one, too.
Woodworker I call BS too.
HVAC/R want tools and gadgets we got them all!
God is good, I start on the first of April.
Hi. I just watched your old video on conduit fill. Good stuff. However, I need to do some calculations to determine derating of conductors in a conduit. I need to run three circuits into, and through my garage, including one for lighting, and that one will have a 3- maybe a 4-way switch situation going on… I’m hoping that 12 gauge on 20A circuits, and 14 gauge for 15A (lighting) will be ok and I don’t have to upsize the conductors, and as a result upsize the conduit, but I’m not sure how it all works. If you could make a video with a couple of specific examples with real-life situations like mine, I bet this would help a lot of people. I was considering doing a multi branch circuit but that probably won’t work. One circuit will just pass through and go to the bathroom (GFCI) and the other one will feed the bedroom above the garage, meaning it needs to be AFCI. Long story. If you have any thoughts on stuff like that, please share. Love your videos brother!
Oh, if you could add something on sizing of J boxes in a situation like this… yeah. That would be awesome.
Hi from Colombia 👍💪⚡.
So great. I want it all!
Can Canadian apprentices join Milwaukee Grid?
does anybody prefer a specific toner over any other toners out there?
Don't feel like you need to go all in on one brand! Mix and match hand tools for sure. Ive got 4-6 different brands in my side pouch at any given time
When I see a guy who has 400 Milwaukee tools I see a poor man who is compensating (if you know what I mean lol!!)
Lol at him starting the vid saying electricians have more tools than any other trade. As a jack of all of them I can say the more any tradesmen knows the more tools he may equip himself.
Great pliers
All of Milwaukee hand tools that i have had have been junk. They have went doll after a couple of used
Sorry, I can't let that statement lie: "Electricians just use more tools than any other trade."
Um.... No. Not even close. I'm a Millwright. We do electrical AND plumbing AND concrete AND machining AND carpentry AND rigging AND mechanical (bearings, power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc. etc.), and it can all happen in any given week. I do commercial electrical PLUS automation PLUS panel-building PLUS big installations (think 24+ inch ladder tray, winches, and all the trimmings). Today I was running a CNC lathe for a few hours to get it ready for a job (think metrology tools and other precision stuff) and I *still* know auto mechanics that have more tools than me, because they are frickin' crazy and want to have all of the special service tools for the dozens and dozens of models of cars that they see in a given month.
If an electrician has even CLOSE to the amount of tools that I have it's because either the tools are for a whole company, or the person just *wants* to have that many tools.
You do realize you just listed 7 to 8 trades, right? Then proceeded as if they were all one trade. Slow down a little and segregate those trades and now see how many tools you have for each trade. Then you can determine which trade you have the most tools in. I'm guessing you'll have a lot of cross over.
I'm an electrician and work residential, commercial, and industrial. Though some of my tools do cross over, I still need specific tools for each category of the electrical field. I also do other trades when I'm not doing electrical and my tool count for electrical far exceeds the tools needed for the other trades.
@@TheForgottenMan270 That's what a millwright is. A legitimised form of the 'jack of all trades'. Historically a millwright was a person who built a factory (mill) from the foundation on up. Our training includes everything I mentioned above, plus a ton more. I was trained to maintain everything from an electric motor to a diesel engine to a steam engine, to a boiler, to a steam turbine for power generation. Taught how to dress leather belts for a jack-shaft power transmission, and set up, level, operate and program CNC machine tools (as previously mentioned). More knowledge is added, but not much is removed.
Not every millwright does everything, but some of us do, and we need an absolute boatload of tools to do so. I still have my apprentice book set - it's in a row of 8 3-ring binders. I still read them now and then, because it's hard to retain all of that.
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I’m not an electrician yet but I am in the process of becoming an apprentice. In the meantime I got a blue collar job with tons of different things to learn. Not something I want to do forever but it’s such a great place to start for someone who has always worked in the food industry. I think I’m hooked on buying new tools though. I keep having to convince myself I don’t need to buy ALL my tools at once since I most likely won’t even have to use them until way later.
most apprenticeships will have a tool-list of what you're expected to have. nothing wrong with steadily expanding your arsenal but be careful with your money. a good rule for hand tools i think is "if i have to borrow this for more than one task or more than one day, i should probably own it". i mean that for things like a $15 allen key set to assemble lights, or a $20 nut driver set for machine head screws, or a $10 electronics screwdriver for very small screws". if anyone tries to get on you about not having everything under the sun, ask your supervisor about what you need or what they recommend for the work you're doing.
hope you enjoy the trade! nothing more satisfying than seeing something you worked on power up.
Man never knew that cut a bolt! Wish they came up with a cheap set of pliers that cut a toilet bolt!
“Electricians use more tools than any other trade” The auto mechanic laughs and laughs and laughs.
Good tools for electrician
I'd probably add channellocks
Plumbers have an bunch of specialized tools, too. I'd say it's a wash.
Great tool
you forgot a combo screwdriver, knife, and a romex stripper
Talk about boots Dustin
if I had to pick two tools to use out of my whole bag id go Linesman's and a flat screwdriver
That type of wire strippers are useless. if you get the wire in the wrong gap, you crimp the conductor and increase the risk of it breaking. Buy a pair of friction strippers, or just get practised at using your pliers. You can repair a cut screw by threading on a nut prior to making the cut with a small pair of bolt cutters, or a grinder. I like Milwaukee kit, but not everything they make is good.
I have those Milwaukee needle nose strippers, great tool its an everyday go to for me
I don't like the milwaukee wire strippers they are terrible to strip with
Milwaukee makes pretty good pliers. I’ve been pretty happy with my set
Electricians have more tools? Laughs in European heating engineer.
Memeing aside, great video as always.
Wow I thought you were union based?
Im aspiring to be a electrician any tips?
Cut one wire at a time...
Go get a job as an apprentice
change trades as a carpenter, get with a remodelling company then learn more than one skill
Join an apprenticeship program
Just focus on getting your Osha 30, and apprentice license to start.
Make a video about battling tool addiction! It’s real. Lol
Haha I got super addicted to buying tools when I started my apprenticeship, spent so much money that I could have saved on tools thay were just unnecessary