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Plumbing tool box?

I would like to help my boyfriend start up his own tool kit. Can any help as to what I need to get? What are the best manufacturers etc? Thank you! x

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  1. I would not get a tool box but rather a bucket with a bucket organizer.
  2. Try this http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1580113117&id=xSPOOtvmXrUC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&ots=cIof09CSRo&dq=how+to+starting+a++Plumbing+kit%3F&sig=jUVpUxoZMYXJCTIlC9zhXKrhYWY
  3. Depends on the materials he will be working on (plastic, copper, steel, cast iron). Start off with the basics. A set of screwdrivers. Stanley makes a nice inexpensive set(s). Adjustable wrenches (Cresent). Cutter (Ridgid) Basin wrench. Teflon tape. Pipe dope compound (prefer RectorSeal#5) Pipe wrenches, 6, 14 and 18" Ridgid. Tape measure. Channel-lock pliers. Assortment of fittings of the material he will be using. (PVC, CPVC, copper, steel etc)
  4. Surprise your boyfriend and take him to a tool department. Tell him what you want to buy him, and let him pick out his tools. If he is in a trade, he will know what he wants/needs.
  5. If he is going to be a plumber, go to the plumbing supply store he will be using and see if you can get him a gift card for the amount you want to spend. That way he can get what he needs and wants. He will love you for letting him pick out his own tools. A tool box is a personal thing to a dude.
  6. I'd have to agree with the get a gift certificate/take him shopping answer. If he's been doing plumbing he'll know what he likes. Tools are tricky to buy for someone unless you know exactly what they want. I have a whole box of tools I never or rarely use that someone has bought for me because they thought I would like it. Good intentions and greatly appreciated for the thought, but, they are only good if I can actually use them. A good hammer, I like a Craftsman 23oz California framer myself, free replacements Channel locks 440 and 442 models 10" and 14" 2 each Aluminum Ridgid pipe wrenches, 18" (2) 24" (2) 25' or 30' Craftsman tape measure, free replacements. a torpedo level, craftsman, free replacements a hack saw, Lenox 4012 model a basin wrench, Ridgid brand #15 ridgid tubing cutters mini ridgid tubing cutters, I can't recall the model # crescent wrenches 6" and 10" mine are ridgid, craftsman are nice too a turbo torch or self igniting torch, I tend to stay away from the self-igniting tho, they never seem to last very long, sure fire is a brand name then of course there are power tools, but we won't go there...........but to me that's a basic list.
  7. Take him to B&Q, give him 50 quid and tell him to go and get himself something special then wink at him in a really lewd way and smack him hard on the butt. Personally, I leave plumbing alone as the next stage after trying to fix that dripping tap is the word "FLOOD!" and a quick browse through the yellow pages for an emergency plumber.