2x4 Becomes a Jack - Cool Trick

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7 жыл бұрын

A handy tip! Very valuable in certain situations...Like THIS Tool. • You need a Burke Bar
I could have lifted this header in A LOT of different ways, but thought I would make the "Post Jack" to share. Thanks for the comments, and everyone have a GREAT day!
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@LKN4WAR 7 жыл бұрын

Any down votes are ridiculous imo. You post great information that could help someone adapt to a situation who do not own a jack or have theirs handy and people don't like it. Must be the idiocracy crowd. Just because there are other methods doesn't discount this one. You don't always need a Martin T75 pre X panel saw to rip a sheet of siding. You use what you have on hand. If you ever work in remote locations these techniques are esp helpful.

@craigslaunwhite579 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoy that the clean up was shown here. Another essential part of construction some folks have no respect for. Your not done till the site has been cleaned.

@user-hv1ik9li7f 5 жыл бұрын

With 1.14 million views and 1480 comments as of today May 6, 2019, this may have already been said. The mechanism that our man Scott has constructed can be built without electricity. The angle cuts made are not a necessity to accomplish the goal, nor is the nail gun. This puppy can be built with 2x4s, nails, a hammer and a saw. That's the beauty and the genius of this tremendous video and use of physics and mechanical advantage. Having electricity is not guaranteed. We must all learn how to solve problems without it. Thank you for sharing this wisdom, Scott.

@dogbreath5760 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, a true professional sweeping up. Not playing the pay grade card. So refreshing to see true ownership and pride in ones work.

@mrbmp09 3 жыл бұрын

With todays lumber prices it would be cheaper to buy a 7 foot stack of bottle jacks.

@jetconcrete7068 Жыл бұрын

How about just a floor jack wheels off ground on a 8 x2 x 12 or what fits .and 4x4x 6 feet or so as a post ..( your welcome)

@wiscgaloot 3 жыл бұрын

This really tickled me! As a former HS physics teacher and long-term hand-tool woodworker, I generally do stuff differently than most woodworkers. I use a story stick rather than measuring anything. I'm going to definitely remember this trick, it's a keeper!

@makemyday1477 4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it funny how it takes you longer to put your tools away than it does to do the job? You’re a good guy to watch especially for beginners just getting into the trades.

@froter1 3 жыл бұрын

If I had a dollar for every garage door hits I've repaired over the past 50 years , I'd have a nice little stack of money ! Good job y'all !

@all_day_7751 Жыл бұрын

"Give me a Lever and a place to put a Fulcrum and I'll move the World." - Archimedes

@bentnickel7487 4 жыл бұрын

Damn clever. Thank you. I think I can make one of those in shop to raise my cell door just enough to slip it off the hinge !!! That will cut 30 years off my stretch.

@shannonelam6766 3 жыл бұрын

This is an ingenious contraption that my dad showed me many years ago when I was a teenager! Over the years I have used 2x4’s, etc. as leveraging tools, and for whatever reason I had forgotten about this one until seeing this video, so thanks for reminding me of just one of the many very wise things my dad thought me so long ago! Furthermore, I will now be utilizing this method in a few days at an elderly neighbors house who accidentally snagged the wall as she backed out of her garage, and I can’t stop thinking about the coincidence of seeing this video just before doing the exact same thing and it’s kinda like receiving a message through you from my dad in heaven who’s still teaching and reminding me of helpful tricks and tidbits like this that makes a seemingly difficult project of lifting and repositioning a wall much easier and safer.

@KeplersConjecture 4 жыл бұрын

“Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world. ”- Archimedes

@Dr-wheel-barrow-opperator 4 жыл бұрын

This is what happens when a man with The mental capability and capacity of becoming a Doctor or lawyer decides to do construction instead.

@johnshilling2221 4 жыл бұрын

63 years old it almost my entire life in the construction industry. How did I ever miss this trick? Way to go!

@88SC 3 жыл бұрын

This method enabled me to replace the six 8x8 posts on my deck, all by myself. Was fretting about how I was going to handle this part, but what you taught me, made it easy. Many thanks, you saved me thousands of bucks.

@shaffer4220 3 жыл бұрын

I’m old school. Watching a true tradesmen sharing his talent with everyone is fantastic. Even more, this gentleman actually shows himself cleaning up his workspace once work was completed.....something others should learn. Thank you.

@timhopper389 Жыл бұрын

This is the first EC video I watched. I thought, what a clever idea. Well these folks are way more than clever and theyre sharing a wealth of info and experience that benefits thousands of folks. I say bravo to you and your family!! America needs more folks like you!!!!!!!!!!!!

@LtDan-hr1pb 5 жыл бұрын

Scott and I graduated from high school the same year and I can not remember the last time I ever heard the term "hypotenuse" used in a conversation. Way way back in school. For the younger folks out there: The hypotenuse is the side opposite to the right angle. The other two sides are called the legs or catheti. Don't ask me how I remembered but for me, geometry was much easier than algebra. Back in the 70s it was easy for some students to remember hypotenuse as "high pot in use". Far out man! I was very fortunate to have a very skilled father who taught me tricks like this one. Thanks Scott for passing tricks like these on and a reminder for some of us.