Lew's 7 inch Aluminum needle nose with carbide line cutters.

On 6/20/2019 at 9:59 AM, Catt said:

 

 

Y'all ever watch an electrician wire a house?

 

No. 9 Klien's 

 

Don't need no stinking hammer!  ?

Yea what are you using to staple off the wire ? or nail off the boxes lol . Hammer is Definitely a tool an electrician uses. Unless you're going to say said electrician only uses the remodel boxes with the anchors. But you said wire a house... Which is done after the framing.  Regardless, should be stapling off the wire along those runs. 

 

 

As for the pliers. I have many sets but tend to just use my Leatherman. 

7 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

Yea what are you using to staple off the wire ? or nail off the boxes lol . Hammer is Definitely a tool an electrician uses. Unless you're going to say said electrician only uses the remodel boxes with the anchors. But you said wire a house... Which is done after the framing.  Regardless, should be stapling off the wire along those runs. 

 

 

As for the pliers. I have many sets but tend to just use my Leatherman. 

 

Don't know where you live but we haven't "stapled" wire in years!

 

9 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Don't know where you live but we haven't "stapled" wire in years!

 

That would be used in commercial buildings around here but not in residential. Yeah we still staple wire.

I suppose this is a topic for another thread.  That's conduit, we use it in residential anywhere the wire is exposed such as a basement wall or outside the home or when the line is buried.  . Ohio is where I live... And have to staple off all the runs along the joists , trusses, studs .. whatever the case may be pretty sure you should still "strap" or "clamp" that conduit off catt ?

18 minutes ago, Log Catcher said:

That would be used in commercial buildings around here but not in residential. Yeah we still staple wire.

 

All new house construction gets that type wiring down south. Commercial, Industrial, & Residential construction is booming down if anyone looking to relocate.

 

Any pliers that I can grab from my tool box, but lately just me, a bag of plastic a few 4/0 ewg hook and cheap multi tool with sharp knife.

I use Manley brand fishing pliers.  They're 7 1/2" long, made from anodized aluminum, and have a side cutter built in that cut braid nicely.

 

I think they look better the more you use them.

 

I also keep a curved hemostat and bone cutting pliers in my bag for gut hooked fish, and hooked people, respectively.