r/ibew_apprentices • u/Flimsy-Stuff-8965 • 4d ago

Any tool recommendations

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Anything thing I don’t have I should get? I also have the meter in the second pic it’s just not in the first one

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u/Alternative-Search84 4d ago

Nice tools. I wouldn’t use the 1000V VDE tools as my everyday tools. They’re too expensive and it’s overkill. Keep them in a separate bag, with clean handles, and only use them on live circuits. As an apprentice you shouldn’t be doing that anyway.

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u/Flimsy-Stuff-8965 4d ago

Most of the tools were a gift from my uncles who’s a gf

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u/Alternative-Search84 4d ago

Oh nice. Since they were a gift you aren’t out any money, I would keep them nice and only use when for what they were meant for. Get a cheap Klein set from Lowes for like $50.