# juans.tools - Juan's Tools | Tool loadouts by trade, belt to tailgate

> Kit checklists for framers, trim carpenters, drywall hands, electricians, plumbers and remodelers: what rides on the belt, in the bag and on the tailgate.

## Overview & Scope
- **Canonical Domain**: https://juans.tools/
- **Contact Email**: hello@juans.tools
- **Phone**: (307) 263-8515
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- **Terms of Use**: https://juans.tools/terms.html
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## AI & Structured Data Endpoints
- **Extended Markdown Corpus**: https://juans.tools/llms-full.txt
- **AI API Index**: https://juans.tools/api/ai/index.json
- **Site & Page Metadata**: https://juans.tools/api/ai/site-info.json
- **Canonical FAQ Corpus (7 Q&As)**: https://juans.tools/api/ai/faq.json
- **XML Sitemap**: https://juans.tools/sitemap.xml

## Pages, Calculators & Guides
- [First-Day Apprentice Tool Kits by Trade | Juan's Tools](https://juans.tools/apprentice-first-day-tool-kits-by-trade): What a first-week apprentice in framing, trim carpentry, drywall, electrical, or plumbing needs on the belt on day one vs what stays on the crew truck.
- [Send a tool for review | Juan's Tools](https://juans.tools/brands): How tool makers send a unit for review at Juan's Tools, how it gets written up, and the FTC material-connection line every review unit carries.
- [Framing Tool Belt Setup, Bag Balance, & Weight Guide](https://juans.tools/framing-tool-belt-setup-and-weight-guide): How to set up a framing tool belt so the weight stays balanced on your hips: off-hand fasteners, strong-hand striking tools, leather vs nylon bags.
- [Juan's Tools | Tool loadouts by trade, belt to tailgate](https://juans.tools/): Kit checklists for framers, trim carpenters, drywall hands, electricians, plumbers and remodelers: what rides on the belt, in the bag and on the tailgate.
- [Picking One Cordless Battery Platform for a Trade Crew](https://juans.tools/one-battery-platform-for-a-trade-crew): How crew leads standardize a framing, trim, electrical, plumbing, or remodeling truck around one cordless battery platform without stranding specialty tools.

## Key Questions Answered on This Domain
- **Who is Juan?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **Do you get paid when I buy something?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **Steel or titanium framing hammer?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **Leather or nylon bags?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **When do suspenders make sense?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **Should a crew run one battery platform?** (https://juans.tools/)
- **Can a tool brand send you something to review?** (https://juans.tools/)

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## Full Page Summaries & Sections

### First-Day Apprentice Tool Kits by Trade | Juan's Tools
- **URL**: https://juans.tools/apprentice-first-day-tool-kits-by-trade
- **Headline**: First-day apprentice tool kits by trade.
- **Summary**: What a first-week apprentice in framing, trim carpentry, drywall, electrical, or plumbing needs on the belt on day one vs what stays on the crew truck.
- **Sections**: What to carry on day one in each trade; What stays on the crew truck until later; Ask about a crew kit; Kits and guides; Contact; Sister sites
  - A new hand showing up on Monday morning does not need a truckload of specialty saws or a titanium hammer. They need the belt and hand tools they will touch every ten minutes, and they need to wait on cordless tools until they see what battery platform the crew already runs.
  - Buy before day one: The belt or pouch, the tape measure, the layout square or level, the knife, and the core hand tools for your trade.
  - Wait until Friday of week one: Any cordless drill or impact driver, until you see what batteries sit on the crew charger.

### Send a tool for review | Juan's Tools
- **URL**: https://juans.tools/brands
- **Headline**: Send a tool for review.
- **Summary**: How tool makers send a unit for review at Juan's Tools, how it gets written up, and the FTC material-connection line every review unit carries.
- **Sections**: How to send one; How we write it up; Send the details; Kits and guides; Contact; Sister sites
  - Juan's Tools keeps kit lists for framers, trim carpenters, drywall hands, electricians, plumbers and remodelers. If you make a tool one of them would carry, here's how to get it to us and what happens after.
  - [Brand] sent us this [tool] at no charge. We kept it after the review. [Brand] did not see this write-up before it ran.
  - [Brand] lent us this [tool] and we sent it back after the review. [Brand] did not see this write-up before it ran.

### Framing Tool Belt Setup, Bag Balance, & Weight Guide
- **URL**: https://juans.tools/framing-tool-belt-setup-and-weight-guide
- **Headline**: Framing tool belt setup and weight guide.
- **Summary**: How to set up a framing tool belt so the weight stays balanced on your hips: off-hand fasteners, strong-hand striking tools, leather vs nylon bags.
- **Sections**: Three rules for hanging a framing belt; Where to trim pounds when your hips ache; Ask about a crew kit; Kits and guides; Contact; Sister sites
  - A standard framing rig with two bags, a steel hammer, a 25-foot tape, a speed square, a cat's paw, and three pounds of sinkers and structural screws weighs right around 13.4 lb on your hips. How you split that weight between your off hand and strong hand decides how your back feels by Friday.
  - Empty bags and belt: ~4.6 lb split across both hips.
  - Strong-hand side: ~5.7 lb (steel hammer 2.2 lb, cat's paw 0.9 lb, utility knife 0.3 lb, half the belt).

### Juan's Tools | Tool loadouts by trade, belt to tailgate
- **URL**: https://juans.tools/
- **Headline**: What each trade carries, belt to tailgate.
- **Summary**: Kit checklists for framers, trim carpenters, drywall hands, electricians, plumbers and remodelers: what rides on the belt, in the bag and on the tailgate.
- **Sections**: The kit list; Hang the belt right; Ask about a crew kit; Make a tool one of these trades would carry?; Words on the list; Questions; Kits and guides; Contact
  - Kit checklists for framers, trim carpenters, drywall hands, electricians, plumbers and remodelers. Open a crate, check off what you run, and see what the belt weighs before you strap it on.
  - Send the trade, the crew size and the batteries you already run. If we can help, we reply by email.
  - A tool lives in one of three places. The belt carries what you reach for every minute. The bag comes off the truck with you. The tailgate holds the rest until the job calls for it.

### Picking One Cordless Battery Platform for a Trade Crew
- **URL**: https://juans.tools/one-battery-platform-for-a-trade-crew
- **Headline**: Picking one battery platform for a trade crew.
- **Summary**: How crew leads standardize a framing, trim, electrical, plumbing, or remodeling truck around one cordless battery platform without stranding specialty tools.
- **Sections**: Choose the platform by the specialty tool, not the impact driver; Keeping crew batteries from walking off; Ask about a crew kit; Kits and guides; Contact; Sister sites
  - When a four-person crew runs three different cordless brands, half the gangbox fills up with mismatched single-bay chargers and someone is always hunting for a charged pack. Standardizing a truck around one main 18V/20V platform (plus one compact 12V line when the trade calls for it) cuts dead time and makes bare-tool replacements simple.
  - Compact packs (2.0Ah to 3.0Ah): Ride on the belt or in the tool bag for impact drivers, drywall screw guns, and service lights.
  - High-output packs (6.0Ah to 12.0Ah): Stay on the tailgate or miter stand for circular saws, reciprocating saws, SDS rotary hammers, and table saws.

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## Complete FAQ Reference

### Q: Who is Juan?
A: Juan's Tools is a brand name, not a person. We write and publish the site.
Source: https://juans.tools/

### Q: Do you get paid when I buy something?
A: No. Product names on this site are plain text, none of our links carry an affiliate tag, and we don't sell tools. A tool maker may send us a unit to look at. When one does, the write-up says so at the top.
Source: https://juans.tools/

### Q: Steel or titanium framing hammer?
A: Titanium weighs less and passes less shock back up the handle, and it costs several times as much. Steel is cheaper, easy to replace and does the job for most framers. If your elbow aches by Friday, borrow a titanium hammer for a week before you buy one.
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### Q: Leather or nylon bags?
A: Leather holds its shape, so the pockets stay open, and it wears in over time. It's heavier and doesn't like staying wet. Nylon is lighter, dries faster and often comes in pouches you can rearrange.
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### Q: When do suspenders make sense?
A: When a loaded belt starts sliding down, or your lower back complains by lunch. Suspenders carry part of the weight on your shoulders. They matter most with full framing bags.
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### Q: Should a crew run one battery platform?
A: Usually. Shared batteries and chargers mean fewer dead tools and less to haul. Pick the platform that covers the tools your trade uses most, and check that the specialty tools you need come in it.
Source: https://juans.tools/

### Q: Can a tool brand send you something to review?
A: Yes. The brands page covers how to ask about sending one, how we write it up, and the FTC line every review unit carries.
Source: https://juans.tools/