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A good flashlight.. I like Surefire, but maglights work too..
a good non-contact tester (I use a Fluke)
drywall saw
a good headlamp
a torpedo level
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Has anyone mentioned a headlamp?
I wish I had one way back when. I remember trying to prop the flashlight up while I was working.
Keeps your hands free. Great for crawling in attics. Can be attached to your hard hat.
They have some really light weight ones now, LED, etc. Runs on AA batteries, just like your mini mag
Larry LeVoir
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As I was scrolling down reading the posts, I was thinking exactly that.........a headlamp! I use one whenever I am crawling around an attic..........you look silly, but it will save you a hell of a lot of time!!!! My buddy just started wearing a Skillers work vest.....we gave him a lot of crap when he did.....but guess who is saving trips up and down the ladder????
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our bylaws have a tool list.
that we must have.but you can always add to it
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RHI- I'd love to see that tool list. Can you post it?
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From what I see out there now I thihk the most basic tools that ALL TRADES need is pride in workmanship and someone who will give up his own time to learn a trade. The present generation has got to learn that it is no discrace to work with ones hands.
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Mark, where do you buy those Witte screwdrivers? I Googled them, and everybody that showed up wants Pounds Sterling for them.
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I am a helper hoping to get into the apprenticeship this fall(I've interviewed, signed the books and filled out the insurance forms, just in waiting for a letter of yes or no). The hall does have a tool list and probly the most important tool I use is a conduit reemer.
Local 175
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Sorry it was our inside Agreement & neca chapter
Pencil
Knife
Channelock pliers [2 pair]
1/4"x4" st blade screwdriver
5/16"x6" st blade
3/8"xst blade
#2x4" philips
hold-it screwdriver
hacksaw frame
flashlight
6' folding or 12' or 16' tape rule
side cutting pliers
set of allen wrenches to 3/8"
current ed of the NEC
diagonal pliers
long nose pliers
wire strippers
torpedo level
center punch
cresent wrench
tri square
scratch awl
claw hammer
That's what we have to have in our bag
the contractor is supposed to have all the rest but I've got a lot more like my no dog screw gun tips and bits
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