Overview of Tools and its types
Lineman's Pliers
Side Cutters
Cable Cutters
Heavy duty pliers for Used on smaller wires More powerful than
or to cut tie wraps
general use in
regular pliers used to
bending, cutting,
cut large conductors
crimping and pulling
and smaller cable
Crimping Pliers
Used to install butt
splices and stakons
wire
Vice Grips
Comes in handy as
an extra grip support
Wire Strippers
Electrician Scissors
Available in many
Used for cutting thick
different sizes used to
gauged wire
strip the insulation
Hex Keys Metric
Used to tighten
electrical termination
lugs
from the wire without
damaging the wire
Tape Measure
Electrician Hammer
Crescent Wrench
Hack Saw
Handy when nut size
Used to cut strut,
Hammer/Pry nails,
beat sh*t
Used for measuring
strut, conduit and
isn't known, this set
tray
has good jaws that
conduit and cable
won't lock up
Needle Nose Pliers
Torpedo Level
Tri-Square
Tin Snips
Used to cut straight
edge in sheet metal
Used for gripping in
Magnetized for
Used to make
tight spaces
convenience and
accurate cut lines for
accurate readings
a straight edge
Channel Locks
Socket Set
Wrench Set
Nut Drivers
Used to tighten
Most commonly used
Speed wrenches are
Used where a wrench
conduit, conduit
sizes are 3/8, 7/16,
well worth it, most
can't, most common
fittings, gang boxes
1/2, 9/16
commonly used 7/16,
sizes 1/4-5/16-
1/2, 9/16
7/16- 1/2- 9/16
Banana Knife
Muiltimeter
and connectors,
three different sizes
is great to have
Flat And Phillip Heads
Robertson Head
This set includes 3
different sizes and
two really short ones,
for those hard to get
to areas
Square head, common
Used to strip cable
sizes 1,2,3
and insulation
Can test volts AC/DC,
Amps, and resistance.
(Note this may not
be required until 3rd year
but is very handy to have
even as a 1st year)