Top 20 Electrical Tools! DON'T do DIY electrical work WITHOUT these

Summary

In this video, the host outlines essential electrical tools for DIY enthusiasts or professionals. The list includes multimeters, non-contact voltage testers, outlet testers, and circuit breaker finders for safety and testing. Pliers, screwdrivers, and general tools like headlamps and flashlights are also covered. The host recommends specific tools like MC cable cutters, conduit reamers, and benders for commercial work. The video promises upcoming content on actual electrical work.

Takeaways

• 🔌 The presenter is undertaking electrical work and will share a series of videos on the subject.
• 🛠️ Essential electrical tools are categorized into testing, pliers, screwdrivers, and general purpose tools.
• 🏗️ Testing tools are crucial for safety, ensuring correct wiring and preventing electrical accidents.
• 🔍 A multimeter is indispensable for checking voltage, amps, continuity, and other electrical properties.
• ⚡ Non-contact voltage testers are handy for checking live circuits without direct contact.
• 🔌 Outlet testers are necessary for verifying correct wiring and GFCI functionality.
• 🔧 Pliers are versatile and essential for various electrical tasks, including wire stripping and twisting.
• 🪛 Screwdrivers are frequently used in electrical work, with specific types for different screw and nut sizes.
• 👷‍♂️ General purpose tools like headlamps, flashlights, and battery banks are important for visibility and power during work.
• 🏭 Commercial tools like MC cable cutters, conduit reamers, and benders are necessary for larger electrical projects involving conduits.

Q & A

What is the first category of electrical tools mentioned in the script?

The first category of electrical tools mentioned is 'testing', which includes tools to ensure safety and correct installation of electrical work.

Why is a multimeter considered indispensable in electrical work?

A multimeter is considered indispensable because it can check various readings such as volts, amps, continuity, and more, which are essential for ensuring electrical work is done correctly and safely.

What is the purpose of a non-contact voltage tester?

A non-contact voltage tester is used to check if an outlet or circuit is live without direct contact, which is handy for safety when working away from the electrical panel.

What does GFCI stand for and why is it important to test it?

GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter. It is important to test it because it protects against electrical shock by interrupting the circuit when a ground fault is detected.

What is the purpose of a circuit breaker finder?

A circuit breaker finder is used to locate which breaker controls a specific circuit by emitting a signal that can be detected near the breaker with a receiver.

Why are wire strippers essential in electrical work?

Wire strippers are essential for removing insulation from electrical wires in a controlled and safe manner, which is a common task in electrical installations and repairs.

What are lineman's pliers used for in electrical work?

Lineman's pliers are used for twisting wires together, cutting cables, and sometimes putting on crimp connectors, making them versatile for various electrical tasks.

Why is it recommended to have a good quality headlamp when doing electrical work?

A good quality headlamp is recommended for electrical work because it allows for hands-free lighting in areas with poor lighting or where the power is turned off, enhancing safety and efficiency.

What is the benefit of using a precision screwdriver in electrical work?

A precision screwdriver is beneficial for working with small screws commonly found in electrical components, allowing for precise and careful assembly or disassembly.

Why are MC cable cutters recommended when working with MC cable?

MC cable cutters are recommended because they make cutting MC cable clean and fast, which is important for efficient and professional installations.

What is the role of conduit benders in electrical work involving metal conduit?

Conduit benders are used to shape metal conduit as needed for installations, saving on costs by reducing the need for additional fittings and ensuring a clean, professional finish.

Outlines

00:00

🛠️ Essential Electrical Tools for Safety and Efficiency

The speaker introduces a video about essential electrical tools needed for home or shop electrical work. They emphasize the importance of proper tools for safety and efficiency. The tools are categorized into testing, pliers, screwdrivers, and general purpose tools. The speaker discusses the necessity of testing tools to ensure electrical work is done correctly and safely. They recommend a multimeter for checking voltage, amps, and continuity, a non-contact voltage tester for checking live circuits, and an outlet tester for verifying correct wiring and GFCI functionality. An honorable mention is the circuit breaker finder for locating specific breakers in a panel.

05:00

🔩 Pliers: The Workhorse of Electrical Tools

The speaker discusses various types of pliers used in electrical work, highlighting their versatility. They mention wire strippers, which are crucial for different wire gauges and types, including a set with a built-in Romex stripper and a V-cutter. Automatic strippers are also recommended for their consistency and ease of use. Lineman's pliers are noted for their utility in twisting wires and other tasks. Diagonal cutting pliers are praised for their usefulness in tight spaces, and needle-nose pliers are mentioned for their precision. Lastly, adjustable pliers or channel locks are highlighted as multi-purpose tools for tightening connectors.

10:01

🔩 Screwdrivers: Driving Productivity in Electrical Work

The speaker covers the importance of screwdrivers in electrical work, starting with a multi-bit screwdriver set for various screw types. They recommend a stubby screwdriver for tight spaces and an insulated screwdriver for safety around live circuits. A precision screwdriver is suggested for small screws, and a large flathead screwdriver is noted for its utility in knocking out knockouts and prying tasks, especially with metal boxes.

15:02

🔦 General Purpose Tools for Versatile Electrical Work

The speaker recommends general purpose tools for electrical work, including a headlamp and flashlight for visibility in dark spaces, a battery bank for powering tools when outlets are not available, and fish tape for pulling wires through walls or conduits. A utility knife is highlighted for cutting tasks, gloves are advised for hand protection, and a set of Allen keys is mentioned for working with panels. Lastly, a quality tool belt is suggested for organization and accessibility of tools.

🏭 Commercial Electrical Tools for Advanced Work

The speaker discusses tools for more commercial electrical work, such as MC cable cutters for clean and fast cuts, conduit reamers for smoothing metal conduit ends, and conduit benders for shaping metal conduits without additional fittings. These tools are particularly useful for those working on larger-scale projects or in commercial settings.

Keywords

💡electrical work

Electrical work refers to the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems in buildings or structures. In the video, the host talks about the renovation of a shop and the various electrical tasks they will undertake, such as working with outlets, wiring, and panels. The script mentions 'doing some of your own electrical work at your house or shop,' indicating that the video is aimed at DIY enthusiasts or professionals who might be involved in such tasks.

💡multimeter

A multimeter is a test instrument that combines several measurement functions in one unit, including voltage, current, and resistance measurements. It's a fundamental tool for electrical work. The script emphasizes the importance of a multimeter for safety checks, stating 'you should not be doing any electrical work without at least most of these tools' and mentioning its use to 'double-check that a panel is actually dead not, turned on and live.'

💡wire stripper

A wire stripper is a tool used to remove the insulation from electrical wires to expose the conductive core. It's a common tool in the electrical work described in the script. The host mentions different types of wire strippers, including manual and automatic ones, and how they're used to strip larger wires or Romex cables, which is essential for tasks like connecting circuits or setting up outlets.

💡pliers

Pliers are a type of hand tool used for gripping and manipulating items, often used in electrical work for twisting wires or cutting cables. The script divides pliers into several categories, such as lineman's pliers, diagonal cutting pliers, and needle-nose pliers, each serving different purposes in electrical tasks. The host describes their utility in various scenarios, like 'twisting together wires' or 'cutting cables.'

💡screwdriver

A screwdriver is a tool used for driving screws into or removing screws from objects. In the context of the video, screwdrivers are essential for assembling electrical components. The host recommends a multi-screwdriver set for various screw types and sizes, highlighting the need for different screwdrivers in electrical work, such as 'a stubby screwdriver for getting into those tighter spaces' or an 'insulated screwdriver' for safety.

💡GFCI

GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, a type of electrical wiring device that provides protection against electric shock. The script mentions the need for a GFCI tester to ensure that circuits are wired correctly, as indicated by 'if you're wiring up any GFCI protected circuits you can plug this in push the GFCI button and it should trip the GFCI outlet or breaker.'

💡MC cable

MC cable, or metal-clad cable, is a type of armored cable used for electrical wiring in commercial and industrial applications. The video script refers to MC cable when discussing commercial-oriented electrical work, mentioning the use of 'MC cable and EMT conduit' and recommending an 'MC cable cutter' for working with this type of cable.

💡EMT conduit

EMT conduit, or electrical metallic tubing, is a thin-walled steel pipe used to protect and route electrical wiring in commercial buildings. The script mentions EMT conduit in the context of commercial electrical work, stating that the host is 'working with stuff like MC cable and EMT conduit,' and the need for tools to work with these materials.

💡tool belt

A tool belt is a belt with loops and pockets designed to hold tools used in various trades. In the script, the host talks about the importance of having an organized tool belt for electrical work, saying 'I would definitely recommend either a tool belt or a tool bag some way to keep your tools organized.' It helps in keeping tools readily accessible and prevents losing them during work.

💡conduit bender

A conduit bender is a tool used to bend EMT or other types of conduit into desired shapes or angles without kinking the pipe. The host of the video mentions the importance of learning to bend conduit, stating 'getting to know your conduit Bender is very important' and recommends a specific type that comes with a stop for precise angle bending.

Highlights

Introduction to the video on recommended electrical tools for DIY enthusiasts and professionals.

Emphasis on the importance of testing tools for electrical safety.

Recommendation of a multimeter for checking volts, amps, continuity, and other electrical properties.

Advantages of a non-contact voltage tester for safety.

Usefulness of an outlet tester with a GFCI tester feature.

Introduction of a circuit breaker finder for identifying live breakers.

Necessity of wire strippers in various electrical tasks.

Benefits of lineman's pliers for twisting wires and other applications.

Utility of diagonal cutting pliers for cutting and removing staples.

Functionality of needle nose pliers for accessing tight spaces.

Versatility of adjustable pliers or channel locks in electrical work.

Importance of a good quality screwdriver set for various screw types.

Value of a stubby screwdriver for working in confined spaces.

Necessity of insulated screwdrivers for safety when working with live circuits.

Precision screwdrivers' role in handling tiny screws.

Use of a large flat head screwdriver for knocking out knockouts and prying.

Recommendation of a headlamp and flashlight for visibility in low light conditions.

Utility of a battery bank for charging tools and devices without power.

Importance of fish tape for pulling wire through walls and conduit.

Usefulness of a good quality utility knife for cutting tasks.

Value of gloves in protecting hands during electrical work.

Utility of Allen keys for working with electrical panels.

Importance of a well-organized tool belt for easy access to tools.

Recommendation of MC cable cutters for clean and fast cutting of metal-clad cables.

Use of conduit reamers for deburring metal conduit after cutting.

Importance of conduit benders for creating bends in metal conduit without additional fittings.

Conclusion and anticipation for upcoming electrical work videos.

Transcripts

all right guys so next up on the shop

renovation to-do list is the electoral

work which I'm going to be doing myself

and I'm gonna have a couple more videos

covering the electrical work but I

figured before that I should probably do

a video showing you my recommended

electrical tools in case you're

interested in doing some of your own

electrical work at your house or shop or

whatever and so I've divided it into a

few different categories first I have

testing which is obviously going to be

pretty important that's going to make

sure you did everything correctly and

aren't going to burn your house or shop

down next is pliers which you know

probably about half of all electrical

tools I think fit in the plier category

after that is screwdrivers which make up

most of the other half of the tools and

then last I have some general purpose

tools as well as a few bonus kind of

more commercial oriented Tools in case

you're working with stuff like MC cable

and EMT conduit like I am here so let me

clear off my workbench and let's get

started

foreign

so again category number one is testing

and in my opinion you should not be

doing any electrical work without at

least most of these tools because these

are going to be what keep you safe

they're going to be what keeps you from

getting shocked or electrocuted and

hopefully what keeps you from burning

your house down if you do something

wrong so number one on the list and a

tool that took me way too long to get

was a multimeter or multimeter depending

on what part of the world you're in but

these are indispensable you can check

all kinds of different readings here

this one checks volts amps continuity

and a whole bunch of other stuff

honestly this one is probably even more

advanced than I really needed but I

figured you know buy one's cry once but

what I use it for the most is to double

check that a panel is actually dead not

turned on and live because I can check

the hot and neutral and ground wires

coming in to see what kind of currents

going through them you can also use this

to check Outlets after they've been

wired to make sure you're getting the

correct voltage and as I mentioned it

can do a whole bunch of other stuff this

one has a clamp built in you can put

this clamp around a larger wire and even

without contacting it it can figure out

how much Ambridge is moving through that

wire which is pretty cool and this one

came with this really nice case and it

also even came with a thermocouple so I

could measure temperature if I needed to

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next up on the list is a non-contact

voltage tester and these are what I

started with even though I probably

should have bought a multimeter a little

earlier but these are super handy too

the one problem with them is that they

can be inaccurate like this one here I

bought and kind of cheaped out on and it

has one kind of fatal flaw let me show

you if I turn it on if I tap a surface a

little bit too hard

it tells me it's hot which obviously my

wooden workbench is not hot right now

whereas this one from Klein Tools is a

lot more robust I can you know hammer on

it but these are super handy for

checking to see if an outlet is live or

a circuit is live if you're away from

the panel and they're a little easier to

handle than something like a multimeter

although I forgot to mention this

multimeter even has a non-contact

voltage tester built into it

last in the testing category is going to

be an outlet tester and there are a

whole bunch of different varieties of

these but I would just make sure to get

one with a GFCI tester on it so that way

if you're wiring up any GFCI protected

circuits you can plug this in push the

GFCI button and it should trip the GFCI

outlet or breaker and so you'll know

that it's wired correctly this one will

also tell you if the actual wiring is

correct including whether you have an

open ground an open neutral open hot or

the hot neutral reversed or hot and

ground reverse so those are all super

handy the thing I like about this tester

is this little switch allows you to turn

on an audible sound and that's really

handy if you're trying to figure out

what breaker a circuit's on plug this in

the sound is loud enough to hear it you

know from a room or two away and then

just go start flipping Breakers until

the sound stops in that same category

kind of an honorable mention is going to

be a circuit breaker finder and these

are super cool this transmitter plugs

into any outlet and also came with an

adapter for a lamp holder and it also

even came with this adapter with some

alligator clips so you can test exposed

wires but basically you plug this guy in

and then take this the receiver back to

your panel and then just start kind of

sliding it up and down across your

Breakers when it senses a signal from

the transmitter it will start beeping at

you and there are fancier models in this

and I actually don't love this one

because this power button is so easy to

accidentally turn on every time I get my

electrical tool bag out this thing seems

to accidentally turn on so Klein if

you're listening that would be a major

Improvement on this tool but it is very

very handy especially in a building like

this where it's 50 years old there are

four panels a whole bunch of circuits

going God knows where and so this thing

was pretty handy and that's it for

testing so let's move on to pliers

so as I mentioned these plier variations

make up probably about half of this list

and for good reason there are a lot of

uses for these kind of tools in

electrical work so number one the tool

you can't do much electrical work

without is the wire stripper and these

come in a whole bunch of different

varieties I have four different versions

here and you really just need to decide

what features you want built in and

usually there's going to be a trade-off

between the size of the strippers and

the amount of features so I started with

this very basic set of strippers and

then upgraded recently to this set which

the main reason I upgraded is that it

can strip larger wire so it can go up to

six gauge which some of the stuff I'm

going to be doing during the shop

renovation is going to be with larger

wire for some of my 220 circuits this is

a really cool set of strippers from

racketeers is there Croc strippers but

this one's great if you're doing more

residential work because it has a

built-in section to strip Romex and it

also has this optional V cutter that you

can use to strip Romex as well both

super super handy if you're doing a lot

of Romex work which I'm doing none of

here at the shop because again this is

more of a commercial space the last the

strippers are these automatic strippers

from canipix and that is how you

pronounce that I looked it up on their

website it is knippix

okay nipx

uh but these are awesome because you can

set the amount of sheathing you want to

remove and so I'm using Wego connectors

to make up a lot of the outlet boxes

here and so I could just set the depth

based on the recommendations from Waco

and in one quick motion it strips the

wire and removes the sheathing super

super easy very consistent every time

it's very comfortable trigger grip and I

just find these a lot more consistent

than your kind of standard wire

strippers this one even has a cable

cutter built in

moving on from strippers next up are

lineman's pliers and these are obviously

super super useful they've got these big

flat Jaws which are great for twisting

together wires if you're using standard

wire nuts that said I'm moving over to

mostly juegos at this point so I've been

using my lyman's pliers as much but

they're super handy for other stuff

they're great for cutting cables some of

them have a fish line puller built into

them and some models also have the

ability to put on crimp connectors which

is very handy and just saves you another

tool in your tool bag next up on the

list are these diagonal cutting pliers

and these are just one of the more handy

pliers to have in any shop they're great

for obviously cutting stuff good for

pulling Staples out these are great for

getting into more tighter quarters like

cutting inside of outlet boxes you know

removing Romex treating but definitely

invest in a good pair of these I also

have this smaller set of diagonal

cutters and this is great honestly I use

this probably most for removing zip ties

which you know can be super challenging

especially if it's wrapped around a air

hose or wiring something you don't want

to cut this is great for getting into

those tight spots and this one is spray

ring loaded which I wish all of these

were I don't know why that's not more

common but it just makes it super easy

to use next on the plier list is a set

of needle nose pliers these are also

great for getting into tighter quarters

obviously they've got a very long pointy

tip so you can get into outlet boxes and

all that kind of stuff great for pulling

and grabbing things I don't really use

the cutting functionality on needle nose

pliers as much but that is an option

there as well and last on the plier list

is going to be a good pair of adjustable

pliers or channel locks channel lock is

the kind of de facto brand for these but

obviously tons of different companies

make these but this is going to be great

for tightening connectors onto outlet

boxes all kinds of stuff it's just a

super handy multi-purpose set of pliers

alright so that covers pliers and now

let's move on to screwdrivers so

obviously in the world of electrical

work there are going to be a lot of

screws and nuts to drive so probably my

most used screwdriver in the electrical

tool kit is this 11 in one multi-screw

driver from Klein it's got all the bits

you need and none of the ones you don't

so you've got a mini flat head a mini

Phillips an even smaller Flathead for

all those outlet cover screws a number

two square or Robertson Drive which a

lot of electrical connectors are using

these days also when you remove the bits

you have nut drivers in a whole bunch of

different sizes and then if you flip the

whole thing around you've got your two

kind of gold standard phillips number

two and again Square Drive Number Two

Robertson so between all of those bits

you can do a lot of work but there are a

few other screwdrivers I'd recommend a

stubby screwdriver this is also a kind

of multi-bit screwdriver for getting

into those tighter spaces which a lot of

times when you're doing electrical work

you are going to be in tighter spaces

whether that's in panels or in boxes

another thing especially when you're

working in panels especially if you have

any live current in there is a good

insulated screwdriver this one from

Klein features a interchanging I guess

it you would call that blade I don't

know but they sell a whole bunch of

different versions of this insert so

then you can have all your different

tips and just have one of these and then

a handful of these rather than like five

or six of these taking up a bunch of

room in your tool belt next on the list

is a good Precision screwdriver which

this one is not uh my good Klein

Precision screwdriver is at home because

that's where I do most of that kind of

finer electrical work I don't really

have much of that here at the shop but

for any of those teeny tiny little

screws it's great to have kind of a

smaller Precision screwdriver and last

but certainly not least in the

electrical tool belt is a big flat head

screwdriver and this mostly is used for

knocking out Knockouts prying you can

use it for a chisel if push comes to

shove but you know a big beefy one that

you don't mind just pounding on this is

going to get a ton of use especially if

you're doing a lot of metal boxes

they're just a ton of Knockouts to deal

with so get yourself a good big old

flathead screwdriver so that's it for

screwdrivers so let's move on to some

general purpose tools all right so first

up in the general purpose category is a

good headlamp and and flashlight

obviously a lot of times when you're

doing electrical work you're going to

either have the power off we're going to

be working in areas that don't have good

lighting attics crawl spaces basements

that kind of thing being able to see is

pretty important when you're working so

I would definitely get a good hopefully

rechargeable headlamp and flashlight and

those stay in my electrical tool belt at

all time in that same vein I'd also

highly recommend some sort of battery

bank that you can plug in tools or

lights or your phone whatever you need

to charge because again A lot of times

when you're doing electrical work you're

not going to have any power so I really

like this one from 70 my I've shown it

on the channel a couple times here

recently this is the power station Terra

1000 it's plenty powerful enough to

charge anything I would need to use in

the course of a day I can run lights off

of it but it's also very lightweight

it's super easy to carry to and from my

truck and it has a ton of ports on front

for charging all of my various cameras

phones all those kind of devices so I'll

link to this in the video description

below in case you're interested next up

on the list is going to be fish tape or

fish wire or fish rods or pull line I

think those all kind of fall in the same

category in case you're not familiar

fish wire is usually going to be metal

and it is a lot stiffer Oh wrong holding

the wrong way it's a lot stiffer so it's

great for you know pulling wire through

walls like if you're going behind

drywall or that kind of thing this stays

a lot straighter whereas the other

option will be something like this

fiberglass fish line and this is much

better for going through like EMT

conduit which I'm going to be doing a

lot of here in the shop and so I've got

two different links here a 50 foot and

100 foot obviously that's going to

depend on the kind of work you do but

definitely super handy to have those you

can also get fish rods which you can

assemble into kind of one long stick

those are also great for feeding wire

behind walls or also up in drop ceilings

if you've got drop ceilings in the space

you're working in you can kind of

assemble the rods as you go reach

something super far away some of them

have a hook on the end you could hook

onto a wire and pull it towards you

which is going to save you a lot of

trips up and down a ladder last thing in

that category is pull Line This is

really only going to be useful if you're

doing something like PVC conduit as I

found out the hard way when I was doing

the EMT conduit for the Mini Splits

unless it's an airtight seal on the

connections between your pieces of

conduit you're not going to easily be

able to get this pull line through but

my electrician used this a whole bunch

when he was wiring up the tiny house

with a very long run of PVC conduit

dude

that's insane

next up is a good utility knife and I

mean really what is there to say it's

for cutting stuff I really like this

Milwaukee Fastback very quick and easy

to deploy I do wish it had some blade

storage and actually the project Farm

channel in case you guys don't subscribe

to him definitely go do so he does some

awesome tool testing he just did a huge

test on a whole bunch of different

utility knives and his favorite was this

Fiskars model so I need to go pick up

one of those but definitely get yourself

a good quality utility knife and some

good quality utility knife blades to go

along with it next up is a good set of

gloves electrical work is really rough

on your hands especially when working

with metal boxes there's a lot of sharp

edges obviously wires themselves are

sharp I find that having a good set of

gloves on really helps to keep my hands

from just getting torn up these are

touch screen capable made by Klein but

obviously there's tons of brands of

glove manufacturer out there next is a

good set of Allen keys and this is going

to be more useful if you're putting in

new panels and that kind of thing but

this is a pretty cool set comes with a

bunch of individual Allen Keys kind of

as normal but then this handle opens up

and say any needed a 10 millimeter Allen

you could slide it through the handle

close the top and then I have a t-handle

allen wrench so I can get a heck of a

lot more torque on there so that's

pretty cool and still a very compact set

last but certainly not least in this

general purpose category is well let me

just go put it on

a good quality tool belt so this one is

from Diamondback tools this is a

electrical specific tool belt that I set

up because I knew I was going to be

doing a whole ton of electrical work

here at the shop and let me tell you it

is so handy having a tool belt where I

know where all of these various tools

are at all times I'm not leaving them

all over the place losing them I know it

kind of seems like a lot of electricians

don't use tool belts for some reason I

would definitely recommend either a tool

belt or a tool bag some way to keep your

tools organized because otherwise

believe me you're gonna lose them all

right let me take this thing off and

we'll move on to the last category

alright so the last category is going to

be for kind of more commercial oriented

electrical tools and that's obviously a

lot of the work I'm going to be doing

here but it's also probably some of the

stuff you'd be doing if you were adding

Outlets to let's say your garage and

unless you want to do a bunch of drywall

work which I know I don't you'll

probably be using stuff like MC cable or

EMT conduit so if you are going to be

working with MC cable I would highly

recommend picking up an MC cable cutter

I know you can technically do it without

one of these but this just is so much

easier super clean super fast my other

tip is to buy an extra blade for this

thing because I broke one couldn't find

one locally easily and had to go buy an

entire another tool just so I didn't

have an entire day of downtime next on

the list is a good conduit reamer if

you're going to be working with metal

conduit cutting it to length all of

those cuts need to be reamed out

afterwards because they can leave little

sharp edges that can cut the insulation

create shorts this one fits into an

impact driver it has this little

spring-loaded connection here and the

cool thing about this particular one is

it also has a bit holder so if you're

installing a bunch of conduit you can

make your Cuts ream them and then fasten

them super super quickly with one bit on

One impact driver so I really like this

thing they do sell handheld versions but

just seems like in this day and age why

not throw it on an impact driver and do

it in about three seconds and last on

the commercial list is a good set of

conduit benders if you're going to be

working with metal conduit unless you

want to spend a ton of extra money on

fittings you're going to have to learn

how to bend your conduit I've already

had to do probably two dozen box offset

bins just in the first row of outlets

I've installed here or so getting to

know your conduit Bender is very

important this one from Klein is pretty

cool because it comes with a stop for

your angle so you basically just bend

your piece of conduit until it hits the

Stop and you know you've got your

correct angle but I have this in half

inch and three quarters I don't really

do anything with any larger conduit but

you can also buy a one inch Bender if

you need to but I think that's pretty

much it as far as my list of tools of

course I can go on and on there's just

tons of different options and more

specialized things you could pick up

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