Drywall

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January/February 1990
By Richard Freudenberger 
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If you've got a big drywall job ahead of you, Dennis's homebuilt jack will handle the heavy work.

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The tool is compact (28" wide by 30" long by 65" tall but it telescopes upward to a full 8'/z' height; lowered, it rolls easily through doorways and around corners. To use it, you just set the long edge of a panel upright onto the lift platform, lock the foot brake, and start cranking. When the center of the board reaches a height of about 5', the platform automatically flips flat and continues to rise as you crank. The handle slides inward to stop movement at any point, and a block of wood serves as a safety lock should the lift r ope ever come loose.

It's great for flat overhead work and perfect for doing pitched ceilings because the degree of platform tilt can be set with a block to match the angle of the joists. It can also hoist full 12' lengths of drywall if you extend the length of the platform temporarily by slipping a 2 X 4 stud into the support slot made for that purpose.

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  • Dennis 6/19/2007 8:59:57 AM

    Hello, I am looking for the plans on how to make the drywall
    jack but I am unable to find them. Any help woul dbe greatly
    appreciated. Thank You
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    Mother Responds: the illustrations for the jack are in the Image
    Gallery to the top right of the article, under "Related."

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