Your most used tool?

[LJDomestics]

What do you find you use most toolwise and what makes your job that bit easier?

I don’t often give praise but i think my biggest and most useful tool is
UKWG Trade Section.

I have been repairing domestic appliances a long time now and have mostly got through problems alone but with what can sometimes be a HELL of a lot of stress.
I found this forum really by chance a little while back and can certainly say its made a HELL of a difference to my everyday working practices.

Keep up the good work.
😉

The amount of shared knowledge in these forums are surely saving us ALL lots of mistakes/mis diagnosis amongst other things im sure.

I know if i come up against a odd fault or a new fault there will be someone here thats been there several times so in a sense i feel safe i can get the help i need from likeminded engineers.

Sorry to rant but ive been thinking about all the help the guys give/share and it EASES the strain.
For me anyway.

🙂

[A1engineer]

Re: Your most used tool?

Fault Code bible courtesy of UKW, is most used item in tool box nowadays!!

laptop with 3g access to here is a backup 💡

as far as tools go a cordless screwdriver is a must nowadays, i use a metabo one bit bulky but battery lasts about a week.

ratchet spanners and headtorches are a godsend as well!!

[eastlmark]

Re: Your most used tool?

those volt stick things, not sure how I ever got on without them, great for confirming power is off before diving in :zap:

[washermanuk]

Re: Your most used tool?

The best tool ever!!! A pen type extendable magnet for all the dropped screws inside the cabinet 😉

[cornwell40]

Re: Your most used tool?

My wallet 😉
Couldn’t do the job without it.

TC

[Penguin45]

Re: Your most used tool?

No.2 Pozi.

Chris.

[boselecta]

Tool I take to every job, my kneeling mat, you all need one if you don’t have one already!

[loopey]

Re: Your most used tool?

All of the above ^ apart from the kneeling pad there built in to my pants
and my trusty neon screw driver , we all need pants

[nomadPaul]

In all honesty ? My ears…listening to both customer and machines to help determine fauts.

[funkyboogy]

Re: Your most used tool?

what about sat nav ???…

ehhr dont know about pads sewn into my pants though…

lol ally

[Cras]

Re: Your most used tool?

my van all the other tools are redundant if that doesnt start 😆

[philfish]

Re: Your most used tool?

Theres a thought some engineers in padded pants 😯 think my breakfast is coming back up.

[Martin]

Re: Your most used tool?

LJDomestics wrote:What do you find you use most toolwise and what makes your job that bit easier?

THIS thread started 6 years ago, and still running, is what members past and present have added to the same subject. 😉

[lee8]

Re: Your most used tool?

Neon screwdrivers are supposed to be bad for you according to my local City & Guilds Electrical teacher type chap, too much risk on getting a shock. 😆

I think he`s the same HSE guy that now puts Health warnings on xmas crackers as being Explosives and as such cannot be sold to under 16 yr olds. :rolls:

My best tool would be my Torq bits and a pack of 600 mg Ibuprofen.

Also my megger. 😆

[Martin]

Re: Your most used tool?

funkyboogy wrote:ehhr dont know about pads sewn into my pants though…

Handy for keeping your tool safe from harm though Funky. 😆

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