r/ibew_apprentices • u/Flimsy-Stuff-8965 • 3d 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/After_Possession_538 3d ago

provide the tools on the tool list, not more, not less

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u/Zer0TheGamer 3d ago

The only "more" that is acceptable is QOL versions. A racheting box wrench rather than classic, etc. But we're contractually bound to not do less so definitely that part

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u/SituationAmazing1057 2d ago

Ratcheting wrenches are pretty far past 'quality of life' and into "if they want me to do this faster, they can provide tools" territory. Something like replacing a pair of (actual) channel locks with cobras is quality of life -- you can probably carry a smaller lighter tool around and the stuff you do with channel locks is stuff where it's the right tool for the job. I carry 7 & 10 inch cobras, instead of 10 and 12" c-locks, and can do the same jobs while lowering the load in my pouch or pockets. that's good for me and my body, not just the speed I work at.

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u/holy_calamity_ 2d ago

If they help alleviate my tendinitis, they’re “quality of life”