http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-883730 Lucky Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:59:11 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-883730 Be very careful with these! Just had a pair break! Luckily i had some hat channel leaning against the wall that stopped my fall. Snap the foot platform and support arm right off! Mashalltown said it has never happen. But i found 5 cases so far on the Internet alone. Some with very bad injury's! If you really look at them there is only one screw right in the middle of the foot plate that if you put to much weight on the support arm, it will break at the screw and take half the plate and you with it! Be very careful with these! Just had a pair break! Luckily i had some hat channel leaning against the wall that stopped my fall. Snap the foot platform and support arm right off! Mashalltown said it has never happen. But i found 5 cases so far on the Internet alone. Some with very bad injury’s! If you really look at them there is only one screw right in the middle of the foot plate that if you put to much weight on the support arm, it will break at the screw and take half the plate and you with it!

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-218317 Wild Bill Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:15:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-218317 When I was a drywall finisher doing commercial construction we used stilts everyday, often with full extension due to high ceilings. Got so good we would walk up and down the stairways (out of sight of the foreman or superintendents). Don't try this at home, we were professionals! Falls can be nasty, you'll likely break an arm at least and good possibility of more. When I was a drywall finisher doing commercial construction we used stilts everyday, often with full extension due to high ceilings. Got so good we would walk up and down the stairways (out of sight of the foreman or superintendents). Don’t try this at home, we were professionals! Falls can be nasty, you’ll likely break an arm at least and good possibility of more.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-217607 Alan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:27:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-217607 I've seen these on the job and they definitely let you move around and reach the ceiling, but they can be quite dangerous. Falling over with these things strapped to your legs is quite a different story than falling off a ladder or plank of similar height. I’ve seen these on the job and they definitely let you move around and reach the ceiling, but they can be quite dangerous. Falling over with these things strapped to your legs is quite a different story than falling off a ladder or plank of similar height.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-217303 PutnamEco Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:33:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-217303 Re: it’s not as easy as it looks ======================= Use the force, Luke. Re:
it’s not as easy as it looks
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Use the force, Luke.

]]> http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-216924 SuperJdynamite Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:49:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/31/dealmonger-skywalker-20-stilts-for-250/#comment-216924 Magic legs! Magic legs!

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