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Everyone has a few items that they have a surplus of and always within an arms reach of. What do you guys have a plethora of?
I have quite a few tape measures, pencils and sharpies, and box cutters. Can’t ever have enough of those. What do you think?
Jimbo
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jimboslice wrote:
Everyone has a few items that they have a surplus of and always within an arms reach of. What do you guys have a plethora of?
I have quite a few tape measures, pencils and sharpies, and box cutters. Can’t ever have enough of those. What do you think?
Jimbo
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Wire cap, scrap ground wire, spare test leads, a ton of extra screwdriver, and plenty of extra Philip bits
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Tie wire for rebar, always at least 2 rolls. Marking paint, screws of every shape size and color. You name it really. Guys always ask what I have in my truck before even thinking about going to the supply house.
I always keep a good assortment of tape measures, things to write with, notepads and always a calculator (not a phone app, a real calculator. I don’t know why, I just don’t like to use the calculator on my phone). I also try to keep a lot of fasteners and drills.
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
Tie wire for rebar, always at least 2 rolls. Marking paint, screws of every shape size and color. You name it really. Guys always ask what I have in my truck before even thinking about going to the supply house.
That’s the best thing to do, you never know when you might need that little screw or 4 inches of wire.
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As a general contractor we keep a bunch of caulking screws and double sets of most tools just in case we are working on separate jobs or something like that.
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Job site survival kit…..tie wire, duct tape and band-aids LOL
jbw55 wrote:
Job site survival kit…..tie wire, duct tape and band-aids LOL
Why band aids if you have the duct tape? Lol
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jimboslice wrote:
Why band aids if you have the duct tape? Lol
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good point but the band-aids don’t rip as much hair off when removed 🙂 hey can you guess how to make redneck jumper cables…..
I have tons of copper wire every gauge and type you can think of and 2 sheds worth of all things electrical
jbw55 wrote:
good point but the band-aids don’t rip as much hair of when removed 🙂 hey can you guess how to make redneck jumper cables…..
How? I like the way this sounds
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jimboslice wrote:
How? I like the way this sounds
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One of the many great uses tie wire and duct tape have LOL!!
You have to do what you have to do just don’t let OSHA see!
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Electrical tape also works well, you can even use it to cover blisters. I personally use hockey stick tape for everything, it soaks up blood really well.
I have duplicate screwdrivers, snips, multimeters, drills and phillips 3.5″ #2 bits. Most of all, wire, I have at least 10,000 feet of extra wire sitting in various containers. I’ll never use most of it but when I need a particular type of wire, I will have it.
Justin Hernandez wrote:
I have tons of copper wire every gauge and type you can think of and 2 sheds worth of all things electrical
Same I just hate my work provides those shitty shockwave bits it drives me nuts
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shop towels or hand towel paper, can’t stand not having it around the shop….typical tape measures, robertson #2 bits, all kinds of tape, sand paper of all grits. pencils
suretyler97 wrote:
Same I just hate my work provides those shitty shockwave bits it drives me nuts
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Never used the shockwave bits, I have some Dewalt bits with the magnetic sleeve and they are really nice, that seat well in screws and are very durable. Not sure what they call them but they have the yellow band in the bit.
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jimboslice wrote:
Never used the shockwave bits, I have some Dewalt bits with the magnetic sleeve and they are really nice, that seat well in screws and are very durable. Not sure what they call them but they have the yellow band in the bit.
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I used them before but I am in a union so normally they give our bits to us on the job but they last for shit
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jimboslice wrote:
Never used the shockwave bits, I have some Dewalt bits with the magnetic sleeve and they are really nice, that seat well in screws and are very durable. Not sure what they call them but they have the yellow band in the bit.
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I’ve heard really good things about those Dewalt bits. Don’t even consider the Shockwave bits…those Shockwave bits are HF quality at best. It sucks that Tyler is stuck with them, at least they aren’t costing him money, just his patience.
BMack37 wrote:
I’ve heard really good things about those Dewalt bits. Don’t even consider the Shockwave bits…those Shockwave bits are HF quality at best. It sucks that Tyler is stuck with them, at least they aren’t costing him money, just his patience.
Yup I snap the shit out of them at work using my big impact gun
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suretyler97 wrote:
I used them before but I am in a union so normally they give our bits to us on the job but they last for shit
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You would think they would buy something else to save money instead of just buying more of the same junk.
Justin Hernandez wrote:
You would think they would buy something else to save money instead of just buying more of the same junk.
They have a deal with Milwaukee we place large orders and get a Hugh discount. And if I want any Milwaukee tool I can get 20-30 percent off. Same thing for carhartt but as a employee I get a 10 percent discount
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BMack37 wrote:
I’ve heard really good things about those Dewalt bits. Don’t even consider the Shockwave bits…those Shockwave bits are HF quality at best. It sucks that Tyler is stuck with them, at least they aren’t costing him money, just his patience.
They are a nice bit they seat well in the screw and very rarely do I strip out the head, if I do it’s because me not the bits. They aren’t as pricy as the milwaukees either.
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suretyler97 wrote:
They have a deal with Milwaukee we place large orders and get a Hugh discount. And if I want any Milwaukee tool I can get 20-30 percent off. Same thing for carhartt but as a employee I get a 10 percent discount
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But they can easily take there money to DeWalt..lol My Dad was one of the supers at an airport expansion project and one time he ordered 200 18volt xrp hammer drills. He said the electricians stole them so fast he had to keep ordering more..lol
suretyler97 wrote:
Same I just hate my work provides those shitty shockwave bits it drives me nuts
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Agree those Shockwave bits should be pulled from the shelves….built and engineered by Sum Ting Wong and Ho Lee Fuk
I will have the say flashlights and electrical tape. Both are always near by and have plenty of them.
stainlessstroker95 wrote:
I will have the say flashlights and electrical tape. Both are always near by and have plenty of them.
I carry quite bit of tape varieties but I always find myself digging for a flashlight. Klein makes a non-contact voltage tester with a built in flashlight, ill probably pick one up thats pretty handy to have around.
Jimbo
jimboslice wrote:
I carry quite bit of tape varieties but I always find myself digging for a flashlight. Klein makes a non-contact voltage tester with a built in flashlight, ill probably pick one up thats pretty handy to have around.
Jimbo
I know most guys recommend the expensive LED lights but I seriously love these little $6 lights that are bright as hell. They’re also only $6 so you don’t care if you lose one. If you do buy them, I recommend unscrewing the belt clip, dab some superglue in the screw holes then screw it back down. Those screws love to back out or strip, this solves both issues permanently.
BMack37 wrote:
I know most guys recommend the expensive LED lights but I seriously love these little $6 lights that are bright as hell. They’re also only $6 so you don’t care if you lose one. If you do buy them, I recommend unscrewing the belt clip, dab some superglue in the screw holes then screw it back down. Those screws love to back out or strip, this solves both issues permanently.
Thanks, Ill have to check it out, any specific model you use? or just the 1 mode?
jimboslice wrote:
Thanks, Ill have to check it out, any specific model you use? or just the 1 mode?
I have three of the three mode. Basically all of the cheap LED 300-400 lumens flashlights are exactly the same, so you can just find the cheapest one. I have two of those and one Cree, the only difference is a textured versus a smooth button. I’m not sure if that’s the cheapest one right now, it was just the one on my watchlist.
It’s actually soo bright that I normally use it on the dimmer of the two modes(the third is strobe).
jimboslice wrote:
I carry quite bit of tape varieties but I always find myself digging for a flashlight. Klein makes a non-contact voltage tester with a built in flashlight, ill probably pick one up thats pretty handy to have around.
Jimbo
I have seen those and I would find it hand also. But I also like the hammer head screw driver the guys did a review for on. Maybe I just need one of each.
agreed with most of you guys… tape measures, flashlights, and not really by choice, but #2 phillips since they seem to be packaged with everything i buy.
i’ll piggyback on the shockwave hate… got caught up buying all kinds of milwaukee product after i fell in love with my m12 and m18s, but holy crap do the shockwave bits suck. they just never seem to grip properly.
Good to know that about Shockwave, been eyeing them but I’ll stick with Dewalt bits.
Things I always stay well stocked on are torx bits, crimp caps, 18 gauge wire, wire loom, and self fusing silicone tape. I also keep several magnetic parts trays, I leave them in cars far too often, and my rotabroach cutters, too essential to be without.