“A lot of times, after the steelmen finish their first and second layer of steel, and as electricians, let’s say we missed a plug in a hallway, it’s hard to hammer down that device with two layers of steel,” Lee-Wah said. This device comes in handy when outfitting electrical devices into a building when multiple layers of steel are involved. “A lot of guys use your typical construction crayon,” Lee-Wah said, “and half of those don’t work on an oil or wet surface, they’re hard to read sometimes in the dark or on a cloudy day, and I find these work perfectly.” It’s weatherproof and bright, making its marks easy to see from far away. Lee-Wah said this item is his “secret weapon.” This writing tool is great for marking surfaces. “You will electrocute yourself,” Lee-Wah said. However, such a tool, when stripped of its insultation, is not to be used with live electricity. “These are great for tying down our electrical conduit and core line,” Lee-Wah said. These are the five tools he can’t do his job without. Kaaron Lee-Wah is an electrician with Zed Electric in Toronto, Ontario.

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