Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: A $160 Drywall Lift http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: R. Heckard http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-340571 R. Heckard Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:15:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-340571 These things work so well I completed a ceiling by myself in just a few hours. If I had been able to find this deal I would have purchased rather than rented. I looked and looked, but couldn't find one deliverd for less than about $250.00. The $50.00 rental looked much better. I know I will look for this deal if a similar job comes up again. These things work so well I completed a ceiling by myself in just a few hours. If I had been able to find this deal I would have purchased rather than rented. I looked and looked, but couldn’t find one deliverd for less than about $250.00. The $50.00 rental looked much better.

I know I will look for this deal if a similar job comes up again.

]]> By: Andy http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-275125 Andy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-275125 Hey Bob the Drywall Guy, At what local chain did you get your dry wall lift? Thanks Hey Bob the Drywall Guy,
At what local chain did you get your dry wall lift?
Thanks

]]> By: Dave http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-263583 Dave Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:53:08 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-263583 I have to agree - this is well worth the money. The rental for something similar at my local H.D. store is only $38 /day or something like that, and having a lift (rented or otherwise) makes the work go so fast that you can do a whole lot in a day, so you might question whether this is worth the investment. It is. I found that the bestest thing was that it took the pressure off to finish the job as fast as possible. I now have the luxury of finishing this at my leisure, and then there is no rush trip to return the tool at the end of the day. The only thing I haven't figured out is how this lift is supposed to help hanging board on walls. Maybe I missed something, but the "head" doesn't tilt down more than about 45 degrees from horizontal. You can't press the board up against the wall the way you can position it against a flat ceiling. Am I using the lift the wrong way? I have to agree - this is well worth the money. The rental for something similar at my local H.D. store is only $38 /day or something like that, and having a lift (rented or otherwise) makes the work go so fast that you can do a whole lot in a day, so you might question whether this is worth the investment. It is. I found that the bestest thing was that it took the pressure off to finish the job as fast as possible. I now have the luxury of finishing this at my leisure, and then there is no rush trip to return the tool at the end of the day. The only thing I haven’t figured out is how this lift is supposed to help hanging board on walls. Maybe I missed something, but the “head” doesn’t tilt down more than about 45 degrees from horizontal. You can’t press the board up against the wall the way you can position it against a flat ceiling. Am I using the lift the wrong way?

]]> By: Bob the drywall guy http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-250322 Bob the drywall guy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:39:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-250322 I picked one of these up yesterday! It's cranking 5/8" x 4x 12 panels up to a 10ft ceiling without a hitch, that's about the heaviest board I could throw at it. I'm pretty pleased, as others I had been pricing ran around $1200 cdn, while a local chain up here had these for $200 cdn. I'll be using this thing until it breaks, and if it does, I'll add another comment. I picked one of these up yesterday! It’s cranking 5/8″ x 4x 12 panels up to a 10ft ceiling without a hitch, that’s about the heaviest board I could throw at it. I’m pretty pleased, as others I had been pricing ran around $1200 cdn, while a local chain up here had these for $200 cdn.

I’ll be using this thing until it breaks, and if it does, I’ll add another comment.

]]> By: Bill http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-250009 Bill Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:52:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-250009 Now if you could buy it and pick it up yourself and NOT pay for shipping, THEN you would have a REAL bargain. ($160 - $99 shipping fee) Now if you could buy it and pick it up yourself and NOT pay for shipping, THEN you would have a REAL bargain. ($160 - $99 shipping fee)

]]> By: Wild Bill http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-249986 Wild Bill Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:11:29 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/03/04/cheap-ass-tools-a-160-drywall-lift/#comment-249986 Hmmm.... I'll need one someday, when I drywall my garage. Thanks for the tip on this! Hmmm…. I’ll need one someday, when I drywall my garage. Thanks for the tip on this!

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