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When an electrician does electric work, they must use the right tools to get the job done. Electricians use several basic hand tools, power tools and testing equipment to complete  electric work in homes and businesses. Tools have been enhanced over the years and new tools have been produced. This may make a electricians equipment list grow even longer. There are several must have tools for an electrician that they use every day and can’t do without. A lot of these tools are used daily and are very helpful for an electrician to carry with them. These tools are pliers, wire strippers, measuring devices, screwdrivers and nut drivers, power saws, power drills and drivers, hammer and drills, labeling machines and fishing tools.

Every electrician needs some basic hand tools to work with each day. Side cutting pliers as well as needle nose pliers usually are two of the most popular tools that the electrician can’t do without. Screwdrivers and nut drivers are required by electricians to work with various fasteners and applications. Wire strippers are very useful for an electrician to have with them. They are used to strip electrical wires and can really be essential for electricians. Fish tapes are useful for working close to live circuits and for everyday use of long and short runs. Fish poles are a wire installation tool for pulling wire through places like down walls, drop ceilings, and under elevated floors. Measuring devices are tools like a measuring tape. Electricians use measuring tape all the time to make simple measurements.

Labeling devices are used by electricians to correctly label their work on installation. This saves time for an electrician being able to tag items. Electricians use compact smaller power tools. They’re less hazardous and simpler tools to use.  One of the most used power tools for a electrician are saws and drills. Every electrician used drills when doing their work. The type of drill required depends on the job being carried out. And the material you are going to be using the drill on. Saws are another tool which electricians use on a regular basis.

Just like drills the type of power saw you’ll need is going to depend on the job that you’re doing. Reciprocating saws are very popular since they are handheld and simple to use. Spiral saws are also used and are a lot like reciprocating saws in the tasks that they perform.

Other kinds of saws used for electrical work can be cut off saws, portable band saws and hole saws. Tools have come a long way in the recent years. They are made better and offer a more comfortable feel and grip to the person using them. They are lightweight but equally powerful as before. They are cordless and even more easy to use in all kinds of places. They make the work of an electrician and other skilled trades-people simpler to do each day. Electricians could not do with out their tools. The tools that an electrician uses daily will help them to perform their work duties quickly, safely and more effectively.