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   MikeSmith | Jul 17, 2006 01:34am | #1

   john.... i looked into those and decided they were too limited in their application

   i much prefer our Alum-a-pole setup

   or even our  8' wooden A-frame trestles

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   jonblakemore | Jul 18, 2006 03:41am | #4

   Mike,I agree with you that these will never replace a good set of Aluma-Poles. We have two poles and one pic and are working on expanding. Maybe some day we will be able to encircle a house like you can with all your walk boards. <g>The time I see using these is primarily during framing. We can quickly hang a couple or three from the top plates (inside or outside) and either use 24' pics of 17' extension planks. Setting joists, setting trusses, cutting rafter tails, etc. would all go pretty quickly with a good walking surface.I do like your trestles, they just seem a little large and potentially unwieldy. 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   dieselpig | Jul 18, 2006 04:11am | #7

   Jon,

   I looked at those a couple times too.  The one thing I really didn't like about them is that you can't build a box (closed) soffit from them... and roof line trim would be my #1 use for them as a replacement for the good old wall bracket.  That's just a framer's take on them anywho.  It also seem that they'd have to come off before you could finish (or start) your roof sheathing, no?

   But if you do get them, I'd love to hear a review... although I believe most of their benefits have been pretty much covered in the thread already, huh?View Image

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   EricPaulson | Jul 18, 2006 04:16am | #10

   You're posting the answer to my question 2 minute ahead of me.............whatchooo doin in my head?

   And hey, I did not mean to infer that you were arguing with me in the Company vehicle thread. I used bad sentence structure.

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   dieselpig | Jul 18, 2006 05:10am | #12

   :)  Quick draw.

   RE... any arguing..... I'm trying to give up getting pizzed off as well as trying not to pizz people off.  Something must get lost in translation around here cuz I say stuff with no intention on causing trouble.... but then it still does.  And other times I think someone's throwing a shot over my bow.... and it turns out they weren't.  So I just say what I think and am trying to shrug off the rest.  If I pizz someone off... well.... they'll get over it.  And if someone pizzes me off.... well.... I'll get over it.  Just like real life, I guess.  ;)View Image

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   jonblakemore | Jul 18, 2006 05:22am | #13

   Brian & Eric,I don't *think* they would get stuck, but I'm glad that you guys pointed that out. That would be one of those terrible moments when you think you have a great product on your hands, until you realize you have to notch a hole in your newly sheathed roof to get it off.From the parts diagram, it looks as if you may be able to slide up enough to slip it out, if not then you could take the cotter pin out. We typically use trusses which have a HAP of at least 3-15/16". If the top tube is 1-3/4" above the plate, that would leave about 2" of play. Of course as you slide them out, the pitch of the roof would work against you. Hmmm... 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   TLE | Jul 18, 2006 01:41pm | #14

   They don't get stuck.

   Most of my framing uses raised heel trusses with an over the wall height of 12", so they are no trouble there.

   But even when I use conventional trusses with a 3 1/2" heel, they can be easily removed.

   From the inside you pull the pin that adjusts the top hook and pull the hook out of the bracket. This normally requires some one holding/catching the the main body of the wall walker from the outside.

   I use them primarily to provide a platform for installing and straightening the sub fascia and getting the sheathing started.

   I don't own them, but wall walker makes a bracket that can be fastened to the wall in place of the top hook to allow them to be used like an adjustable wall bracket. This bracket also allows for soffit work to be done.

   Terry

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   jonblakemore | Jul 18, 2006 08:33pm | #15

   Terry,Do you often utilize the adjustable height feature? I know you said you got the 8' ones for installing windows, but other than that would there be a downside of fabricating a couple out of AL? I'm thinking a drop of about 48" from the top of the plate? 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA

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   TLE | Jul 18, 2006 09:28pm | #16

    I actually use the adjustment quite a bit.

   Besides using the lowest setting for windows and the like, I might have them at about 48" for the sub fascia than set them as high as I can to sheath the roof or even to get shingles started.

   I probably don't really need to use them the way I do, but they are just plain handy.

   I had considered making some version of my own, but never got around to it. After buying and using the wall walkers, I am glad I never wasted my time.

   Terry

    

    

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   EricPaulson | Jul 17, 2006 01:37am | #2

   Looks to me like wall brackets can do all of that.

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   jonblakemore | Jul 18, 2006 03:41am | #5

   Eric,I think you're right, although the Wall Walkers would probably go on/come off more quickly. 

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   EricPaulson | Jul 18, 2006 04:13am | #8

   I'm on dial up so I did not look at the video. They look like they would get stuck once the roof is framed or the sophitt and fascia is complete.

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   dieselpig | Jul 18, 2006 04:15am | #9

   great minds and all that.......

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   EricPaulson | Jul 18, 2006 04:17am | #11

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   TLE | Jul 17, 2006 02:25am | #3

   I have had a set for about 2 years now.

   Very handy at the framing stage - not so handy at siding time.

   I bought the 8' model so that it would hang low enough to install windows.

   For framing purposes, I find them quicker to set up and move aroud than pump jacks.

   But for siding purposes, pump jacks are hard to beat.

   Terry

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   jonblakemore | Jul 18, 2006 03:42am | #6

   Terry,I'm glad you posted, I couldn't figure out why they would make the 8' model, that sounds like it has potential for some window installations. 

   Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA