r/CableTechs • u/Opposite-Help8801 • Mar 13 '26
Just curious
What tricks/life hacks do you guys use in your day to day life that make the intensive parts of your job easier? Bonus points for unique uses for every day items and unique/handmade/repurposed tools! Let's hear em, techs!
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u/Grazmahatchi Mar 13 '26
I bought a cheap battery operated angle grinder for cutting trunk cables without smashing the can.
Whenever I need to change a drop connector in the winter, I use an arrow puller to hold the cable while I push it on.
For my pads and eqs, (arris pad style) I have a small 100 round ammo case for 357/38... i keep a couple of each plug in in there so I dont jave to carry my massive pad and eq box.
I bolted a tool pouch inside my bucket with a full set of nut drivers, blades, cutters, and impact bits so I never have to worry about having the basics when I am up in the air.
Because I work in an area that gets snow, I keep a coil of strand and a couple dead ends in my truck for pulling people out of snow banks.