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Guess what I did all weekend.
We need a steel toed boot with an extra 5/8 metal plate on
the front. You could slip the plate under the rock and lever
it up by standing on your other foot.
Plasterboard Footlifter
http://www.fsmarket...ZXNzaW9uPSUyRDE--ua
A page of plasterboard/drywall accessories - the first item, the "Plasterboard Footlifter" - is this what you're getting at, Bonarein? Or are you after this sort of thing built into your boot? [hippo, Aug 27 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
British Gypsum
http://www.british-gypsum.bpb.co.uk/
[hippo, Aug 27 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Mmmm...tools...
http://www.fantasti...heet_handlers_2.htm
[hippo, Aug 27 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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Not enough leverage, waugsqueke. Drywall is heavy. The steel plate would probably have to go most of the way back through the boot. |
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Most people just use a flat prybar and a piece of wood, but that tends to be a little clumsy, if the wood moves. And if you're fast enough, like professional contractors, it slows you down a lot. |
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I'm guessing drywall is British for what we Americans call sheetrock? Good thinking. |
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drywall and/or sheetrock on West Coast of US |
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Actually, no. Drywall is what we Americans call 'Drywall'. Sheetrock is a brand name. |
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I'll vote for this. Also a hardhat with an extension so you can brace that pesky sheet in place 'til you get a few nails in. |
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I believe the technical term is "gypsum wallboard". "Plasterboard" is something of a misnomer, since there's no plaster involved. |
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+1 for the hardhat extension, too. I suppose real construction workers have the muscles to effortlessly toss a 4'x8' sheet up with one hand and nailgun it in place with the other. Not me. |
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<Real Estate Agent to Prospective Home-Buyer: Oh that's Bob, the drywall man. He comes with the house because the toe-plates of his drywall boots are stuck in the wall. He blends in with any decor, and he's really great with kids.> |
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Wow! I can smell the testosterone on this page! |
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'Plasterboard' is the UK generic name. British Gypsum is the UK manufacturer's name. Can I have a go with your screw gun, UnaBubba? |
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I built custom cabinetry for six or so years - was lead man on the 'Finished End' - that being the assembly and readying for installation side - of a shop of 60 - occasionally I got to go out to the jobsite. The drywall guys were already drinking beer at 7 a.m. At least we waited until 5 minutes after we clocked out. Man those guys could drink. |
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This idea is much better than what I pictured from the title: boots made of drywall. (Wouldn't do you much good in the rain...) |
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[hippo] Is that a euphemism? :) |
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That's it...the plasterboard sheetlifter (link) built into the
boot! And add a bottle opener for thumbwax's friends! |
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Most good steel-toed boots already include a full steel shank, so you can step on a nail without puncturing your foot. If you extended that a half-inch or so front and back, it would turn the boot into a prybar. You'd probably only want it on one boot, though, so you can kick things into place with the other one and not put 1/2" holes into everything. |
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I've never dismembered a set of steel toed boots <but I'm about to. Rather disappointed in these that only lasted a few months before the soles started cracking...>. Actually, are the steel toe and the shank one piece? It'd make the boot completely inflexible, and probably uncomfortable to walk in... |
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There is also 'plasterboard', egnor...it's specially designed to be used beneath plaster. There's also 'cement board', which uses waterproof cement instead of gypsum... |
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Try ducttaping a piece of steel and a small piece of wood (for a fulcrum) to your boot to see if it works. My guess is that it will be very clumsy to walk around in.
A flat pry bar with a curve built into it, such as a Wonderbar, works great. |
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A Wonderbar is what I was thinking of when I said 'flat prybar', thanks. Couldn't remember the name... |
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I was thinking he was talking about something more like a short prybar angled up from the front of the boot from the sole, so it wouldn't stick out from the sole itself. Kind of like _____/ <although not that angle.> That's why I said the bar would have to extend back through the boot itself, for the leverage. Would pivot on the bottom of the angle. |
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That's how I see it, anyway... |
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I didn't see it before, but was amused to see that on the first link, further down the page are some Gyproc "Making Good" tools - I don't know if the term "Making good" is used outside the UK, but here builders use it to refer to tidying up all the niggles that are left at the end of a job. |
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I thought this idea was going to be something to do with dry stone walling.
Why did [Bonearein] use the term "rock" if this is about plasterboarding? |
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[lemon] - covered in previous annotations: Drywall = Sheet rock = Plasterboard, depending on where and who you are. |
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