Basic Tools

[Hannah]

Which is the best place to get good quality basic tools from e.g. Hammers, Pipe cutter etc?

I'm getting myself a tool box together

Hannah x

 

[Simon F]

tool station is a good starting point for a basic range.
anything over £10 gets free delivery..:deal:

 

[SimonG]

Don't buy cheap tools though, you'll end up paying twice.

I know it's not the weather but car boot sales can be a gold mine.

 

[Hannah]

Don't buy cheap tools though, you'll end up paying twice.

I know it's not the weather but car boot sales can be a gold mine.

That's what am saying my tutors at school said if you buy cheap ones they can become dangrous or they break and you have to buy another so your paying twice. I don't mind about the money because when I have the money I can buy them. Or it's something people can buy me for Christmas

 

[Hannah]

tool station is a good starting point for a basic range.
anything over £10 gets free delivery..:deal:

Oh sounds good ill have a look at it now thankyou X

 

[supper plumb]

tool station screwfix
b&q plumbers merchants
boot sales are the nuts
ebay will be cheapist hands down for new kit

 

[Hannah]

tool station screwfix
b&q plumbers merchants
boot sales are the nuts
ebay will be cheapist hands down for new kit

Thankyou, ive just spent a hour looking and made myself a xmas list size of my arm Bet my mum and dad will be pleased when they know how much all this is going to cost haha

 

[Dotty]

Oh well, christmas is coming

And they'll be pleased when you redo the bathroom for them!

 

[supper plumb]

tradepoint

 

[Hannah]

Oh well, christmas is coming

And they'll be pleased when you redo the bathroom for them!

In level 2 you learn how to take a bathroom to peices and at the end you learn how to put it together again!

I don't think my mum would let me in the bathroom until i knew how to put it all back together again haha x

 

[Ermintrude]

Don't buy cheap !

Core tools will last u years.

Decent claw hammer (16 oz estwing. - the best)

Vde screwdriver set

Vde wire cutters ( knipex)

Grips ( knipex cobra)

Adjustable ( bacho wide jaw 6 ")

Monument cutters 15 22 and 28 possibly

Bacho junior hacksaw , basic tension frame one

File

5m tape

Folding rule

 

[Chalked]

These are a good buy
Rothenberger 3 piece spk water pump pliers | eBay

 

[lame plumber]

basic rule, only buy what you need to use for now. the more expensive and less used items are for later

 

[Hannah]

basic rule, only buy what you need to use for now. the more expensive and less used items are for later

I'm going to get myself:
Hammer
Manual Screw Drivers
Pipe cutter
Pipe bender
Tape measure
Boat level

Thats about it what am using so far! I want to get my own tools so i get the feel of my own tools and they will be better looked after

 

[MrMeek]

look for used kits on ebay and gumtree, you dont need brand spanking new tools just starting out

 

[Hannah]

look for used kits on ebay and gumtree, you dont need brand spanking new tools just starting out

yeah but if am buying i may aswell buy new things so i know they're not going to break on me

 

[bert large]

That set of three Rothenberger water pump pliers mentioned earlier would be a very useful addition to the toolbox. Not cheap but worth every penny & you'll find yourself using them all the time.

 

[lame plumber]

Best bit of kit is a decent belt, to avoid cracks on display, esp one with a thong! Also old tools were better quality than some of the tat on sale now! My best buy to date was the contents of a van sold buy a lad who just gave up! £90 for over £800+ of tools and spares, still working my way through his box of 28mm ef parts

 

[Hannah]

That set of three Rothenberger water pump pliers mentioned earlier would be a very useful addition to the toolbox. Not cheap but worth every penny & you'll find yourself using them all the time.

Yeah defo getting a pair of them I use them all the time I hardly ever use the normal plyers I use water pump ones because there ajustable and easier

 

[lame plumber]

just remember they wreck the edges on nuts for the next person (didnt say guy ) coming along. Spanners and sockets are more proffessional imo

 

[MrMeek]

I got a used kit + added new things to it and its done me good apart from pipe slices which needed replacing, b&q do a £99 dewalt drill, and sometimes merchants reduce prices on good tools because they cant get rid e.g pressure testers etc I got a box load of of stuff including rothenberg superfire 2 blow torch about £500 worth of tools for half the price worth a look in id say

 

[Hannah]

just remember they wreck the edges on nuts for the next person (didnt say guy ) coming along. Spanners and sockets are more proffessional imo

Do they? I haven't worked with nuts yet I will do soon

Oh wow that doesn't sound right but yeah haha..

 

[MrMeek]

also ask college if they're any grants, I got a £250 at mine

 

[Killy Bing]

Lets change the game here!!

which of the more established engineers here. Have that second tool bag with the early basic tools they had. Which is now gathering dust and taking room in their lock up.

could kindly donate to hannah the spanner

 

[Hannah]

Lets change the game here!!

which of the more established engineers here. Have that second tool bag with the early basic tools they had. Which is now gathering dust and taking room in their lock up.

could kindly donate to hannah the spanner

Awww Hannah the spanner would really appreciate that

 

[Gray0689]

I hate pump pliers
Always prefer footprints got 6/8 and 12 inch ones had for years and will last forever

 

[REDSAW]

selco are doing a bahco toolbox for £5.99 at the moment

 

[Koogatubac]

Bought all my kit of ebay.
Bahco spanners are a must and im a fan of stanley and rothenberger gear o and snickers workwear

 

[Dannyparty92]

Bahco are good but I use Todays tool adjustable I got from tool station half the price of Bahco and its good quality and is pretty much the same apart from the name. But stay away from the sliverline range toolstation sell! all there other stuff is pretty good.

 

[deandive]

Not so much basic tools, but when you buy power tools either buy battery or 110v.................unlike a certain Welsh bloke who ended up buying everything twice ;-(

 

[Dannyparty92]

Or just use 240 when the site agent is out the way .

 

[Ermintrude]

Yeah defo getting a pair of them I use them all the time I hardly ever use the normal plyers I use water pump ones because there ajustable and easier

Would avoid rothenburger grips if u like ur hands! However if u want a rothenburger bender, buy a plumb center one as they are made by rothenburger. 30% cheaper to u tho.

 

[plumber0808]

Bahco adjustables
bahco pump pliers
monument pipe slices
a set of screw drivers, i get mine from wickes they are good quality and a good price.
7 Piece VDE Insulated Screwdriver Set | Screwdriver & Router Bits | Power Tool Accessories | Tools & Workwear | Products | Wickes.co.uk

a toolbox full of tools can easily cost between £300-£400 but last years

 

[kay-jay]

Yeah defo getting a pair of them I use them all the time I hardly ever use the normal plyers I use water pump ones because there ajustable and easier

Get knipex cobras instead. Much easier to grip and have many more settings so the nuts dont get chewed up. Similar price

 

[voivod]

Hilmor Bender if you want to bend properly ...rottenberger if you dont