ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area What's in your tool box?

You know what they say when you assume:you make an a** out of you and me,and I can tell you I have made an a** out of myself more than once.

Down to potted meat eh! Personally, I have a worn out glove, MAPP gas torch, can opener, and spoon for job site Chili, in a little kit under the seat for when I am out of range of the many resturaunts that deliver that are on my cell phone speed dial. I have at least one in most neighborhoods. A folding chair for behind the seat make for a nice sit-down lunch.

I've got a case of MRE's at the door as walk out in the morning. I'll throw one on the truck if I think it will save time.

They aren't exactly the ones in the link. They are suprisingly good. I paid just around $5 each for a case of 12.

"I keep a fork, spoon, knife, and can opener in my tool box"

I forgot I had these in the centre console of the ute. Also, a tin mug & a tin plate reside in the toolbox.

A handy hint for the vice: I am in the throws of making a vice bracket that slides into the towbar (I believe its also called a 'hitch reciever' in North America (?)) of my ute with a 4" vice on it. Just chuck it in the back of the ute when you aren't using it so no-one can 'souvenir' it.

Corruption is a VICE

A tool for holding and gripping things is a VISE

yep, the thing with 2 jaws; VICE or VISE depends where in the world you are, just like CENTER or CENTRE, COLOR or COLOUR

Well to start with, we have a 2500w inverter in the truck so we can run a microwave and small fridge....along with the 'big' tools. (Hole hawg, circle cutter, rotohammer, and keep the battery chargers going all day for the drills and sawsall).
Of course, as far as what to carry, everyone's ideas may vary. My pouch consists of 'basic' stuff, depending on the job: Sidecutters, strippers, hammer, 5 way screwdriver, my 9v DeWalt drill and asst'd bits, assorted sizes nut drivers, wiggy, plug-in tester, level, toner, voltage tester, and depending on the job, locknuts, assorted amounts of staples, screws and wirenuts of various sizes, etc etc etc. Heck the list can go on and on. We dont bring in anything more though than what may be needed for the job but you get the general idea? Hope all goes well in your new job!!
A word of advice, too, for other female sparkies: Per my own experience, you can take stencils, paint or markers and mark your tools with little hearts and flowers....this will keep other people from grabbing your tools (inadvertently) at the end of the day or even on the job. What guy wants to use a drill with little pink flowers painted on it? Its funny, but it works for me!

Jps1006,
Them MRE's look pretty good.
From the website:
I could think of a few work sites here where a lot of these would be eaten.
Mind you, on the down side, I can't help but think that the crackers look like a piece of Veroboard.
Eh Paul!.

MRE's can get old really quick. Especially 3 X's a day! I ate the for months at a time over a four year period. The do make a MRE Cook-book, which can spice them up a bit. With a little creativity some really odd things can be made from them. For instance, Peach Liquer, and if you have the heater packs, a small bomb.
http://www.jackwalters.com/mrecookbook.html


[This message has been edited by e57 (edited 10-09-2004).]

Doesnt "MRE" stand for "Meals Rejected by Ethiopians".