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Tools for Modern living?
      
Times have changed since Dad was young. Toolboxes were heavy as were handsaws and block planes. But in this age of reliable, inexpensive power tools and modular building materials, it's time to rethink the traditional toolbox. So here are our picks, the must-haves for the modern household.
      
Basic Hammer Flat Faced
      
Tape Measure
      
Adjustable Pliers
      
18v Cordless Drill
      
Stud Finder
      
Combination Square
      
Circular Saw
      
Hacksaw
      
Utility Knife
      
Putty Knife
      
Adjustable Wrench
      
Wood Chisel
      
Screwdriver Set
      
Long-Nose Pliers
      
Voltage Tester
      
Extension Reels
      
Clamp Light or Inspection Lamp
      
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Basic Hammer Flat Faced
Standard Hammer
Your Basic Hammer

A Standard 6-ounce claw hammer is ideal.

Remember wood and fibre glass handles absorb shock better than metal handles.

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Measuring Tape
The Black & Decker Auto Tape
Though a 3m tape is handy for most household work, you should have a 5m for carpentry and other large-scale projects.

A very popular new tool from Black and Decker is the Auto Tape

With This tape you can extend and retract with the push of a button for one handed operation and ease of use.

Tip from the pros: When you rewind your tape, don't let its tab-end slam into the case; slow it with your thumb. And if your tape blade isn't sliding smoothly, give it a shot of silicone spray.
Adjustable Pliers
Adjustable Pliers
A Must for all those jobs around the house whether your fixing the kids bike or just loosing a stubborn nut.

For our full range of Adjustable Pliers click here
18v Cordless Drill
Dewalt Cordless Drill
Cordless Drill

A toolkit would not be complete without a Cordless drill. They drive super-sharp screws in softwood without predrilled pilot holes. These days, most feature a keyless chuck and an adjustable clutch.

Start your drill bit collection with a set of high-speed steel twist drill bits. And treat yourself to a magnetic driver bit holder, which holds steel screws on the driver tip as you take aim.

For our full range of 18v Cordless Drills here
Stud Finder
Stud Finder
Stud Finder

These high-tech marvels take much, but not all of the guesswork out of finding the studs hidden behind drywall and plaster walls.

It still helps to double check by traditional means, like rapping with your knuckles or measuring from a corner, but this tool will save you a lot of time.

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Combination Square
Combination Square
Combination Square

The square's head, which slides along the length of its 12-inch blade, is shaped to check both 90-degree and 45-degree angles. The tool usually includes a small bubble level for quick checks of horizontal and vertical. The blade is also marked to serve as a fine measuring rule. The head locks anywhere along the blade's length so you can mark a line parallel to a board's edge by sliding the head along the board. When marking lines, slide the combination square to your mark, then complete the line with a sharp pencil or scribe.

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Circular Saw
Circular Saws
Circular Saw

For cutting wall studs and wood, most people use a circular saw. Its motor does the work: you just guide the blade along the waste side of the cutting line. And its adjustable base ensures a consistent cutting angletough for the beginner to match with a handsaw. A handsaw is the best answer where there isn't room for a circular saw or when you're far from a power source.

Handy Tip

The number of teeth per inch (termed "points" or TPI) on a handsaw blade determines how fast and smooth the blade cuts. The fewer the teeth the fasterbut rougherthe cut. Your first handsaw should be an 8 or 10 point combination saw.

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Utility / Handy Knife
Utility Knife
Utility and Rectractable Knife

Because utility knives use razor-sharp replaceable blades, they're a good choice for cutting jobs that would ruin a regular knife blade: scoring plaster, cutting stiff materials such as asphalt or vinyl flooring, cutting insulation etc.

What to look for: A retractable blade permits you to put the tool in your pocket without skewering your clothes or your leg.

Better still, choose a knife that doesn't require a screwdriver for blade changes.

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Hacksaw
Hacksaw
Hacksaw

Don't use a wood saw to cut metal. You'll destroy its teeth on the first cut. Hacksaws feature replaceable, hardened blades with fine teeth.

Choose a blade whose tooth size permits about three teeth to be in contact with whatever you're cutting. Thinner metal, finer teeth.

What to look for: Hacksaws vary in price from a few Pounds up to £20 or more. Better ones have sturdy frames and use levers rather than wing nuts to tighten the blade.

Some can hold a blade at 45 degrees to facilitate flush cutting.

Handy Tip:

Choosing the right blade makes your work far easier and safer. Look for bimetal blades. For awkward jobs like cutting the mounting bolts off the base of a toilet, you can use a "mini" or "flush-cut" hacksaw, which clamps a hacksaw blade so that it projects straight out from the handle.

Click here for our range of Saws and Hacksaws
Putty and Taping Knives
Putty Knife
Putty Knife

Smaller blades such as 1-inch putty knives are used primarily for applying glazing compound (also called window putty) to windows. Worth noting: Quality putty knives and taping knives are springy and flexible and hence should not be used as scrapers. Scrapers are much stiffer.

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Taping Knives
These knives look similar, but they do different things. The medium-size blades, such as the 6-inch taping knife, spread the initial coats of joint compound over plaster joints and "bed" the tape in it. The 12-inch blade lays the final coats and helps achieve a smooth, flat surface.
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Adjustable Wrench
Putty Knife
Adjustable Wrench

Adjustable Wrench
An adjustable wrench is a household must. You can set its jaws to the size of the nut you need to turn.

A good all-purpose size is a 10-inch wrench. For larger plumbing fittings, you can substitute adjustable pliers, but they'll leave teeth marks on fittings.

Handy Tip:

Always position the wrench so that force is absorbed by the fixed, not the adjustable, jaw.

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Wood Chisel
Wood Chisels
Wood Chisels

A wood chisel fits into places a saw can't reach and works particularly well for mortising hinges into doors. Buy a set of three, with 1/2-inch (12mm), 3/4-inch (20mm) and 1-inch (25mm) wide blades.

Most wood chisels are reasonably sharp when you buy them; take pains to keep them sharp. Cover their cutting edges with a sleeve when you put them away.

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Screwdriver Set
Screwdriver Sets
Screwdriver Sets

A must for any modern day toolbox. Make sure the set contains a good range of Flat, Philips and pozi heads.

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Long Nose Pliers
Wood Chisels
Long Nose Pliers
Long-Nose Pliers
Great for working in tight corners, gripping small items, precision work, cutting wire and bending wire to wrap a terminal.

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Voltage Tester
Voltage Testers
Voltage Tester

This inexpensive tool can save your life. Make it the next electrical tool you purchase. Always test every electrical outlet before you begin worki.

Better still, always test your tester on a live circuit before you rely on it to "prove" a dead one.

Click here for our range of Voltage Testers.
Extension Reel
Extension Reel
Extension reels

Whether your first plug-in power tool is a circular saw or just a work lamp, you're going to need an extension cord or lead.

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Clamp Light or Inspection Lamp
Inspection Lamp
Clamp Light or Inspection Lamp

Sooner or later, you'll need to shed more light on your work. And the better you can see, the safer and more accurate you'll be. Clamp these lights to a ladder, door or tree branch and adjust it to illuminate your project.


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