I can see spike-ease being quite the tool for anyone wanting to derail trains. Hopefully they are not available to the public. Someone that motivated though would likely create their own version.
I appreciate trying to make a ladder safer, but gutters are not strong. I don't care if the gutter gets damaged, I just mean that even though the ladder is clamped to a gutter, that doesn't mean the ladder is secure.
Was thinking the same. It's not just the weakness of the gutters either, but also the gutter spikes and the wood they're hammered into. Have seen gutter failures from ladders being tied off on them (and the accidents that resulted by the failures).
I also agree but I think it’s meant to stop your ladder from sliding from side to side but the gutter won’t protect you if thhe ladder falls back since it’s that weak
It's not designed to SUPPORT a fall...It's designed to prevent the ladder from sliding side to side or pulling away and CAUSING a fall as your transitioning from the roof to the ladder.
I work in construction and I love these videos. Some of these items are kind of ridiculous, but a lot of them are very practical a few of them. I actually want to buy.
Thank you for switching to Metric but also keeping Imperial units on the video. I believe this helps cross referencing and hopefully ease the conversion to Metric one day.
Brick tongs 3:07 have been around since 1925 (at least that's when they were patented). 98 years later, they're not exactly a novel idea. They're hardly what I'd call a "cool tool". Yes, they're useful... for their intended purpose. But they're only a "must buy" tool if you're actually a brick layer. Same goes for most of these tools. They're only useful if you're in a very specific line of work. And if you are in such a specific line of work, you're almost certainly not watching youtube videos to find out what tools you should be using.
?? Here's an amazing reciprocating saw that runs on batteries and uses blades! What a breakthrough! Plus a double ended drill with countersink, like the one I used in the 80s! I guess we've just given up on the futurism and we're publishing anything that's submitted now . . . we're no longer pretending this is anything more than free advertising.
So like the rest of this world right. Now? That understands what's going on is desperately trying to make good children for the future because nobody else has a future
You know where in the world do people come up with the price they trying to sell the stuff for $400 for some pollies that you can literally make urself for five bucks every one of these videos that I've ever seen these prices are extremely outrageous it's a poli it's a pulley with three rollers well good to know that's about twenty bucks tops that's after paying people to put them together. Not like that's hard I can make one here within about 5 minutes with just a stuff in my house. Who the heck is a right mind would pay for things like that when they're literally 400 bucks. Okay it cost them about 10 to $15 tops to make it and that's what paying the employee if they put them together and don't ship them unassembled and the buyer puts together themselves. 375 dollar. And that's a $25 like I said about 15 to make and they buy in bulk. Number one and the most powerful evil in the world is selfishness.
Hold up, how are any of these innovative or less time consuming? They all looked like very dumb tools that you don't need or pro lazy tools. My God (which is me)
great content: the problem with cool tools and inventions is the MSRP, nobody has a poor in mind. they all just want that money. that is why I and many others like knock-off companies.. the knock-offs may not be as good, and some better, but the thing is they are cheap enough for a poor to buy.
Ladders shouldn’t be touching the gutters at all during access to avoid potential damage as guttering has very little load bearing strength. That’s why I carry stand off bars that attach to the ladder tops and support off brickwork etc…the only way to be sure is to fix an eyelet into mortar and rope your ladders in place.
9:00 -- I have one of these that was made by DeWalt. I got it maybe 6 years ago. I used it when screening in my back porch, and I found it invaluable for speed and convenience. Drill the hole... counter-sink it... then drive the screw. That used to be three distinctly different steps, where it actually made sense to -- no joke -- buy three different drills, because otherwise you'd be swapping between bits on each screw. At any rate, Kreg isn't the only manufacturer of this tool, and it isn't a new tool, either.
I had to laugh at the gutter clamps. Do you think I’m going to put my faith and life on those things? Ha! You’d be better off tying a string around the ladder. It’s the same concept.
Do NOT mean a ladder against a gutter! Professionals will lean it with extenders against the side of the building. It would damage & break the gutters which could cause the ladder & person to fall & could cause death!
WHAT !!?? There is an International Roofing Expo ?? OMG !! Where have I been all my life !??! Is that a joke ?? A roofing Expo ?? Really. GTFOH !! What is it about ?? New ways to overcharge people to repair a leaky roof ?? At 5:00, $3,000 for that ?? Are you joking ?? There are PVC connections available that cost much less. Like $100 dollars. Why would anyone buy/use this ?? Just to ... (once again) ... to overcharge clients. "Oh, I had to bu this special tool. It cost me $3 grand, so that's why the next sewer repair is gonna cost you $10,000 !!" GTFOH !! $50 for a "Fiber Optic Wire Stripper ??" Really. That makes no sense. There are wire strippers out there already. No need for a "SPECIAL" fiberoptic one. Spike-Ease ?? You're kidding me right ?? A $4,500 spike remover. They have a tool already. It's called a human with a hand tool. There are hydraulic tools that yank out these spike in seconds. No one needs to walk around with a hand tool. C'mon dude. I swear that companies have a division that makes crap up just to come up with stupid crap like this so some moron will buy, thinking that s/he is gonna save time. GTFOH !!
On below posts, there has been some criticism on the ladder clamp. I own a construction company and had a ladder blow sideways in a strong wind. No one was hurt, but I did buy one of these items. It is not intended to keep people from shaking it hard back and forth as was depicted in the video. It keeps the ladder secured to the building in the case of strong winds, one leg settling/sinking into the ground a little, and it does help employees with the transition of going from roof to ladder. Just some real world feed back. I use it for my 40’ extension.
Op has obviously no gutter experience. The clamp is a safety hasard. No experienced constitution worker will lean a ladder against a roof. There's no point of damaging a gutter to get on a roof. No one in the gutter trade would support this device. There's a reason they make stand outs - stand offs. Only hacks would use this. A gutter is not designed to hold a person's weight. Period. Only inexperienced people would argue. I couldn't tell you how many spikes I've pulled out by hand. How many runs I've just yanked down removing the old. How many dents I've seen from people putting a ladder on a gutter, even when they think they're being smart putting something soft in between. Gutters are not made to support a person!!!!
@Squirrel Leader what the hell is a constitution worker, as a construction worker I've leaned a ladder against many gutters, after many years I've still never had a problem (probably because I do it right), so get off your self righteous high horse Karen
@wsf wsf when the work is scheduled, you do it... only excuse to avoid the job is lightning... A clamp to prevent ladder falling over is a good product.
Ummmm the guy taking off the ladder safe thing broke rule number one. 3 points of contact on the ladder. His safety tool required him to use both hands to secure it to his waist so very unsafe 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Umm... LOL you see when he shakes the ladder not using much force and yet the gutter seems as if it is about to tear off. Also what the hell is his safety rope connected too the top of the ladder? LOL , Maybe a "sky Hook", LMFAO useless product especially for that high price.
Lol most gutters couldn't support the concept and certainly wouldn't be a trusted tool in the building trade, only for people in the DIY market I'm guessing???!
So far the first one that I've seen that is completely unnecessary and overpriced is the thing called the sleeve the simplest thing to do would be just go buy some rubber edging and put the rubber edge in around the hole which would stop the cables from rubbing which is what the sleeve does
Why do people well basically the whole entire world kind of trust more than any country in the world when it comes to contamination list not being buried on earth
As many agreed here, the gutter is probably weak. A secure connection to a weakness takes away from your reaction time. Just use a bungee, it gives time to react to side to side slip. For those that are using a product to keep the ladder from falling back while on it, the ladder was too short.
Sometimes when carrying materials of the ladder you don't want to have to move around the top of the ladder so it's better to have it fastened basically as you can just walk right up on the roof or up on the surface you're going to
But you're not wrong it should be four to five runs above the plane and standing at the bottom you should be able to stand with your feet at the bottom step reaching out with your arms straight in front of you and touch one of the rooms of the ladder level arms level I mean
The Hilti product is meant to stop fire and smoke spread through firewalls, not really for climate control. Those tubes seal when it gets hot in a fire, and prevent fire from traveling through for several hours
I used to have to climb on people's roof and my consideration to the home owner was to not scratch up and bend their gutters. Good idea here but I prefer ladder jacks spread wide on the actual roof. That new fangled Sawzall? I better get one. I already have 3 different types in my collection? The 4 inch roller is a mystery? My wrist does EXACTLY what this contraption does. Save a wrist and buy this thing. The Kreg Quick-Flip looks like a tool to have. The Fiber Optic strippa looks like a fine and useful tool. I would have one even though I don't need it. Be the first on my block principle! Spike Ease is a back saver. I seen a machine that rode on the tracks and it could reach over, grab a tie and shove it under the tracks so precisely. I watched for about 10 minutes, pretty awesome.
NOBODY who works with tools would use a SAW to remove those nails. They would use a claw hammer and just pull them out. There are circumstances in which one would cut nails with a saw, but not in the one shown.
When we were hanging drywall in areas after demo, we would cut any excess of nails sticking out. Time is money and nobody has the time to pull each nail out, so we cut them off.
No, I still can't get past the halfway stage of these videos. That la di da, irritating voiceover goes right through me and the subtitles are equally annoying.
I have those Kreg panel carriers and they are awesome! But I’m a big dude as in 6-4 and 255. If you’re a shorter guy I don’t know if they’d be as useful because you’re trying to press the weight where as for my I can just shoulder it.
7:33 why would you get that instead of DeWalt? Every time you buy a cordless set up you are investing in the battery systems. I’ve never heard of work pro. But I would only get a work pro saws. All if I had work pro power tools, you know what I mean? If you already have DeWalt tools and batteries and charger you can just get the cheapest saws all that does everything this does for around $100 or the really good one for around 200.
Ez-path over Hilti sleeves. The opening of Hilti sleeves and not closing them means the fire protection is missing and easy to forget. In applications like hospitals they will get checked by joint commission and heavy fines occur if they are left open. There is no closing an ez-path it just works.
