If you’re sitting down on the job, when it’s time to move, you could pick your bucket (stool) by the handle and try to flip it back over, but there’s a better way.

Don Mathis of Macomb, Ill., figured out an easy way to make a handle on the bottom of the bucket so you can move it more easily. He uses duct tape. Watch the video to see how he does it, but here’s the breakdown:

1. Tear off a strip of duct tape that will loosely reach several inches up both sides of the bucket when draped across the bottom
2. Affix the strip to one side
3. Get another strip as long as the bucket’s bottom is wide, and place it un the underside of the strip you already attached
4. Affix the first strip to the other side of the bucket with enough slack to fit your fingers between it and the bottom of the bucket
5. Wrap some more strips of tape around the edges of your “handle” to cover any exposed sticky surfaces

That’s it. Of course it’s easier to demonstrate than it is to explain, so watch the video to get a better understanding of the process.

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And please offer your own suggestions in the comments below–there’s a good reason why this video series is called “There’s a Better Way”.

Kevin Ireton is editor-at-large and a good friend and former colleague of Chuck Miller’s. Keep your eye out for more of his Better Way videos in the near future.

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