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   CAGIV | Oct 07, 2006 11:25pm | #1

   http://www.amazon.com

   is that the one?

    

   

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   Mcdust | Oct 08, 2006 05:22am | #2

   Thanks, No, it was just a piece of tubing bent @ 90 at the top with a handgrip, and a channel to hook the sheet at the bottom. I could make it myself ( in about a days worth of screwing around )

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   bstcrpntr | Oct 08, 2006 05:42am | #3

   You could be done making it, in the time it takes you to find it.

   That is from my wife, she always tells me that.She said, "Tell me, are you a christion child?"

   I Said, "Ma'am I am tonight"     from, Walking in Memphis

   November 18th,   be the walker

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   rasconc | Oct 12, 2006 01:00am | #17

   http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=7459

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   I have the Troll from Amazon and this one for less than real heavy ones this is easier to haul around and much less loss if lost.  $5.99

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   Mcdust | Oct 16, 2006 01:22am | #18

   Thanks for the reply. I ordered one from Lee Valley and got it in 2 days. It's pretty nice for short money and way better than the stanley plastic job. Happy Monday.

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   Marc | Oct 08, 2006 06:27am | #4

   I'm quite satisfied with this one...

   http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32088&cat=1,43456,43389

    

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   Mcdust | Oct 09, 2006 07:45pm | #7

   THATS It...Thank you!

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   CAGIV | Oct 09, 2006 09:06pm | #8

   that was so cheap I just ordred one.

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   Marc | Oct 09, 2006 09:14pm | #9

   It's hard to beat.

   I looked at the plastic ones at HD but they seemed too flimsy for humping 3/4" plywood around.

   The handle and rod on this one is solid steel; heavier but there is no flex that I can feel.

   Hope you like it.

   Marc

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   CAGIV | Oct 09, 2006 09:27pm | #10

   for eight bucks even if I don't like it I'm not going to be upset.  The small plastic ones at HD aren't worth much in my opinion, this one looked pretty sturdy in the picture.

   The shipping was almost as much as the lift.

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   JohnT8 | Oct 09, 2006 11:22pm | #11

   that was so cheap I just ordred one.

   S/h probably cost you as much as the tool.

   [edit] oops, you said that very thing a post or two later. 

    

   jt8

   "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

   Edited 10/9/2006 4:23 pm by JohnT8

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   CAGIV | Oct 10, 2006 12:38am | #12

   yep, tool 7.95

   shipping 7.50

   I didn't bother to check, wonder if Lee Valley has a polich similiar to amazon for free shipping?

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   JohnT8 | Oct 10, 2006 12:58am | #13

   Don't think they have any free shipping, but you can add stuff to the list.  Shipping is usually based on how much you spend with a minimum of..probably $7.50.

   You probably could have ordered 2 or 3 of them and still paid $7.50.

    jt8

   "Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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   toolbear | Oct 08, 2006 06:40am | #5

   Panel lifters...

   Have the drywall troll and recommend it.  Great for moving folding tables, ply, drywall, etc. - long as you have a hard surface.

   Have a plastic panel lifter - and saw one in Home Depot in the drywall section, so they are around.  This might be what you want.

   Have a folding T handle lifter that will fold up and fit in a bag. 

   The ToolBear

   "Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.

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   nikkiwood | Oct 08, 2006 08:38am | #6

   I have that panel lifter that folds up, and it is the best one I have. got it at a drywall supply house.It's called the Telpro Pocket Troll, and here's a link:http://www.fantastictools.com/pages/telpro_drywall_lifter.htm#telpro%20pocket_troll********************************************************
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   John Wooden 1910-

   Edited 10/8/2006 1:45 am by nikkiwood

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   McDesign | Oct 10, 2006 02:45am | #14

   Nah, they s*ck.  Just flip your left arm and hand around, thumb back, extend your arm down, hold the sheet, rest the sheet on your left shoulder; right hand on top, thumb back.

   I can run up stairs with Advanteck all day that way - can't back my panel carrier work at all - all the loads on your fingers.

   Forrest

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   Heck | Oct 10, 2006 04:22am | #15

   Right arm and shoulder for me.

   But the carriers have their place, too. I use the plastic ones, really strong, can carry heavy panels (mdf) lower to get through doorways, easier to set down.

   Can even set panels down to rest, if necessary, and continue with much less effort.

   When I am carrying weight and distance without a carrier, I will use the forearm under the panel carry, as long as there are no low ceilings.

   Sometimes two arms over the head.

   Panel carriers make it easier for two unfamiliar folks to carry long drywall.

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   JohnT8 | Oct 11, 2006 09:17pm | #16

   Nah, they s*ck.  Just flip your left arm and hand around, thumb back, extend your arm down, hold the sheet, rest the sheet on your left shoulder; right hand on top, thumb back.

   I can carry it that way outside, but I'm wacking door frames carrying it indoors like that (or more likely having to squat through the doorways to keep from wacking 'em).

   It isn't much good on flights of steps, but otherwise I'm not ready to give up my Troll.

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   jt8

   "All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe

   Edited 10/11/2006 2:18 pm by JohnT8