Yorkie Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I have to say the best £50 I've spent as an unskilled dabbling amateur was my steelies. That would be my first purchase with £200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Alpine Earplugs £20. Karrimor Steel Toe Cap Climbing Shoes £17.99. Cheap SPL Meter to keep an eye on exposure levels £10. Decent Waterproof £20. Cable Tester £20. I make that £87.99. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 All good advice. The boots aswell, though remember that you do get what you pay for. Of course, cheap steelies will be just as safe as they all have to pass the minimum guidelines, but they might be hurting your feet by the end of the shift, especially if you're sitting down time is less than 10 minutes. Though, cheap ones and feet hurting at the end of the day are better than none and feet missing in action at the end of the day. The clear answer here is that even to get the basics for freelance without any equipment as such, you can soon rack up a fair bit more than £200. If we take a pair of headphones at £100,A multi tool at £40Some more tools in a box and a multimeter at £35Earplugs at £20-£200 if we use the example above (though custom moulds will be an improvement but at 5 or 6 times the cost)Steelies £20-£100Maglite £15 (With the blue room written on it)Cable Tester £20DMX Tester.....how much were they again, about £100?PLI £200 per year.....every year...Budget SPL Meter £20 And that's before you have your GYOTS (Get you out of trouble) Adaptors, jumpers, and boxes. I estimate there is £180 of GYOTS cables, jumpers, adaptors, boxes and stuff in each of my GYOTS boxes. Though they do have things like a passive 2ch DI, 2 variable PSU's, guitar straps, strings and bass strings, picks, a pair of drum sticks, a drum key, and a 2 D cell LED torch in them aswell, and lots of other stuff besides the adaptors, but they're useful. Hi Vis £2Hard Hat..... how much are they nowadays I've never bought one, only acquired...harness.. all a bit more specific....MP3 player with mains charger, This is all before you have bought a single mic, amp, speaker, desk, eq, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas1987 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Oops - just realised this is supposed to be from a personal view, not the essentials for your company... oh well. For me: Decent earplugs. (moulded) A nice pair of headphones As a lighting bod, swatch book would be useful. I miss mine terribly. Enough connectors to make a new set of adaptors and cables - again, you can never have enough. A dirt cheap set of screwdrivers - again you can never have too many, and whilst its lovely to have a nice set of decent gear, a set of cheap stuff for "make it work" (or GYOT to paraphrase Rob) solutions is very practical. Steelies. Speaking as a venue tech though, my priorities are: * Continuity tester/multimeter* Ratchet Straps. Frankly, you can never have enough.* Even more adaptors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXbydesign Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 My most usefull buy was a 12V kettle and a small box to pack coffee / tea / coffe mate etc. So handy when ur on site somewhere and the power hasnt been connected yet!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modge Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 As a lighting bod, swatch book would be useful. I miss mine terribly.Massively handy but I didn't realise people paid for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew C Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Seems a good place to ask this question; if it takes off, I'll split it later. Tools - Stanley knives. Never been terribly impressed with the build of the retractable types, before long that stop locking or are a cow to change the blade. I used one of these earlier this week. Does anyone know of an on-line UK seller, or even a shop in meat-space that stocks Hazit tools? It is a seriously nicely made tool! Well worth 20Euro, but I'd rather not spend E10 shipping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas1987 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 As a lighting bod, swatch book would be useful. I miss mine terribly.Massively handy but I didn't realise people paid for them! Admittedly I don't, but I would if I had to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackjohnson Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I did have something similar to that a while back for modeling purposes was very good, easy to use and to change the blade. don't have it any more however so can't help with brand or anything like that but try local modeling shops they might have something similar for around the same if not lower price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighting chick Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 lets turn this into Aussie dollars, $60 steelies. $100 a decent leatherman$20 for 2 shifters$20 phone credit. first phone call/text message for a gig..... priceless. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mispet Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 2 hours with a therapist to persuade me to get a proper job I though your new sound board was your therapist Doug :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Seems a good place to ask this question; if it takes off, I'll split it later. Tools - Stanley knives. Never been terribly impressed with the build of the retractable types, before long that stop locking or are a cow to change the blade. I used one of these earlier this week. Does anyone know of an on-line UK seller, or even a shop in meat-space that stocks Hazit tools? It is a seriously nicely made tool! Well worth 20Euro, but I'd rather not spend E10 shipping it. linky I think these are the same knives under a different brand name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livenoise Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Flints sell a range of similar folding knives too. Flints Online Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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