How to easily move plywood by yourself using three methods: 1) 19' rope 2) Dowel rope hook method 3) Store bought panel lift Visit us at www.genewoodshop.com
Glad I got these ideas from you. I was about to drop $50 on a gorilla grip. For the amount of times I would use it, I guarantee you that when I need it I won't find it at that precise moment. Thanks for sharing!
Sir, you are a back-saving AND time saving genius. I'm trying to carry 20 full size plasterboard (drywall) sheets through the house on my own. Thank you!!
Great tips. I did not have a wood dowel but I did have a 3/4” piece of PVC pipe that worked just as well. I had some 1/4” parachute cord that I used instead of rope and a piece of right angle steel shelving bracket that I bent on my vice to set the plywood in. After assembly as shown in your video it worked great.
And to think I was going to go out and buy one of those store bought doohickeys when I got some scrap plywood and 2x4's laying around....Nice tip ! Thank You
This is cool. Thanks for sharing. Like a lot of guys who've schlepped plywood for years, these widgets arrive a couple of different ways. Like the orange thing, we see it at the store and think, 'huh? that should work' or the string devices, we think. My arm hurts this week, how can I carry around sheet goods...? and we set-out to find a solution--this is the most fun, Often we have an idea, make the widget, then... we immediately see how to make a better, simpler one, and finally we see something in a completely unrelated area--nothing to do with woodworking of any kind, and we get a flash of other ways we could use that. What might make an interesting video is how about a list of all the things that we wish there was some solution..... Tablesaw adjustments, most of the little digital tools, micrometers, etc don't seem to take into consideration the inserts. Also fine adjustments. Sure we can squint, but if there's a lever, and no slop, we could adjust routers and table saws up and down by thousandths. How about if it attaches to the base, table surface so we don't need a third arm? (btw I've been saying for years now the biggest tool innovation will be a robotic third arm and hand. Guys will mortgage their houses to buy the expensive early versions...and soon seen the need for a fourth arm...)
Gene Lonerman - Good video. Being a knots guy, I'm partial to the sling done with a simple sheet bend. In addition to its simplicity I like that it's stable because it lifts at the corners and not at one fixed point. You could also tie up a similar sling with a bowline loop on each end if you don't quite have 19' of rope. If the rope is too long, (why have 19' when you can have 20 or more,) you can add a figure eight loop on one end, or even both, to take up of the slack. The toggle and hook is a nice quick build with lots of alternative uses.
They have marketed inventions for carrying large sheets for purchase in big box stores, but nothing beats a free, time tested and true method! Cherry on top that they can all fit easily in a vehicle, tucked away as well. Thanks for the tips!
THANKS SO MUCH!! You made that so easy to pick up my plywood it totally made my day!! (I am female,btw,and definitely not use to carrying heavy plywood even for home projects! Now its so much easier! :-)
First solution is the best one. But still I would make two major improvements to it: 1.) Take the rope on the outer side of the sheet, so the sheet sits under your arm. No need for the second hand you don't need to walk "twisted", wich gets quite fast quite painfull. 2.) put a dowell in the middle too, to get more comfortable grip Notice: this comment is NOT meant to criticise, but to share my ideas about improving an already great idea!
Those are pretty good, i moved thousands of sheets of plywood and melamine over the years as a cabinet maker. Tho we just grabbed from the bottom and went with them on our shoulder. This looks alot easier lol
Hello Kullcraven Bushcraft. I know what you mean. Sometimes I would end up hurting myself in a funny spot; not being able to move my shoulder, pain behind my knee, lower back. Weird. Must be age. Gene:)
Thank you for sharing this with every one I am willing to buy a 122×244 cm white board sheet soon and I'm thinking about transporting it in publish bus by hanging out somehow outside the window.. but still thinking about how to fix it from the bottom so it's not going to hit cars next to bus when turning to its direction
Great ideas, I use the store bought one myself. A few years back I sat on porch watching boy on the roof of 3 houses tearing off for new roof. Suddenly a guy about 5 foot 8 went to the load of sheathing that had been delivered. He cut the tie downs, slid the top sheet by the end and tipped it down where he could get a hand in the middle of the 4 foot end, grabbed the panel with his right hand moved the panel to the 14 foot ladder, climbed to the roof level and threw the panel off on to the roof. He did about 10 of these before he stopped and barked something in Spanish for someone to move the panels. I asked a;; the roofers in town it they could do that and the answer was HELL NO. I figure if I need to move 4x8 panels I would get myself a hard working Hispanic that can climb a ladder with a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood and save my back, whats left of it.
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Glad I got these ideas from you. I was about to drop $50 on a gorilla grip. For the amount of times I would use it, I guarantee you that when I need it I won't find it at that precise moment. Thanks for sharing!
Sir, you are a back-saving AND time saving genius. I'm trying to carry 20 full size plasterboard (drywall) sheets through the house on my own. Thank you!!
Glad to help
The plastic carriers are cheap and work well from Home Depot.
Great tips. I did not have a wood dowel but I did have a 3/4” piece of PVC pipe that worked just as well. I had some 1/4” parachute cord that I used instead of rope and a piece of right angle steel shelving bracket that I bent on my vice to set the plywood in. After assembly as shown in your video it worked great.
I have been watching loads of videos about lifting sheet goods and this is by far the most useful! Thanks!
loved the string on the plywood trick. Thanks!
great tip! thanks for taking the time to post this.
Thanks! I found this tip extremely helpful.
Thanks. You just saved me from back strain building my shed. Splendid ideas
my dude, you are a plywood-carrying *ninja*
thanks, the dowel+rope+square hook looks like a winner to me. :)
And to think I was going to go out and buy one of those store bought doohickeys when I got some scrap plywood and 2x4's laying around....Nice tip ! Thank You
Just had one of those "why didn't I think of that" moments. Thank You. I would assume these methods would work well with drywall?
Great video Gene, nice little trick to remember when I need to lug around on my own.....
GREAT IDEAS ! Thanks for sharing.
Another great idea. Thankyou Gene!
This was such good info, that I automatically clicked through to your channel. Great job!
Great tips, Mr Lonergan!
Thanx!
What helpful, simple, elegant and almost free solutions!! Thanks so much for giving this to us. Your mindset is awesome.
Wow! Thank you.
Best solutions are often the simplest! Thx great vid!
Simple yet very effective. thanks for sharing..
That's awesome, thanks alot for the ingenuity!!!
This is cool. Thanks for sharing. Like a lot of guys who've schlepped plywood for years, these widgets arrive a couple of different ways. Like the orange thing, we see it at the store and think, 'huh? that should work' or the string devices, we think. My arm hurts this week, how can I carry around sheet goods...? and we set-out to find a solution--this is the most fun, Often we have an idea, make the widget, then... we immediately see how to make a better, simpler one, and finally we see something in a completely unrelated area--nothing to do with woodworking of any kind, and we get a flash of other ways we could use that.
What might make an interesting video is how about a list of all the things that we wish there was some solution.....
Tablesaw adjustments, most of the little digital tools, micrometers, etc don't seem to take into consideration the inserts. Also fine adjustments. Sure we can squint, but if there's a lever, and no slop, we could adjust routers and table saws up and down by thousandths. How about if it attaches to the base, table surface so we don't need a third arm? (btw I've been saying for years now the biggest tool innovation will be a robotic third arm and hand. Guys will mortgage their houses to buy the expensive early versions...and soon seen the need for a fourth arm...)
I like the one you made with the dowel cause it's small and customizable...thanks for sharing.
This is THE video. Wonderful demonstration and presentation of simple, effective tools. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Nice one man, 14 sheets to move this helps big time!Thanks
Thank you. The sheet bend is a new knot for me. I know it will come in handy!
Thanks for your comment.
I've benefitted much through the years from your videos. Thanks!
You are so welcome!
Gene Lonerman - Good video. Being a knots guy, I'm partial to the sling done with a simple sheet bend. In addition to its simplicity I like that it's stable because it lifts at the corners and not at one fixed point. You could also tie up a similar sling with a bowline loop on each end if you don't quite have 19' of rope. If the rope is too long, (why have 19' when you can have 20 or more,) you can add a figure eight loop on one end, or even both, to take up of the slack. The toggle and hook is a nice quick build with lots of alternative uses.
Good job gene!
Great tips thanks!!!
Thanks, this is ingenious and very helpful
Really like the rope method- thanks
Thanks for the first method. I liked it because I knew the other ways
thank you for the tip, this was useful.
immensely useful video. thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
They have marketed inventions for carrying large sheets for purchase in big box stores, but nothing beats a free, time tested and true method! Cherry on top that they can all fit easily in a vehicle, tucked away as well. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the comment
Excellent tips, thanks for sharing.
Hope it helps.
Thank you for great idea.
Thank you brother, just what I needed!
Glad it helped. Thanks for the support.
Thank you, very informative.
Hi Gene, So glad to discover your site. Great projects that we all need! Well done and keep it up forever. :-)
Welcome aboard!
superb tricks!
thanks
Great tips.
Thanks! Very effective ... and cheap.
Good thinking - My next projects. Thanks!!!
Great!
Thank you, very helpful
Great tips! Thanks! I just subscribed.
Just saved me a sore back. Thanks.
Thank you!
I thank you and so does my back, cheers mate
Glad to help
sheer genious ! THNX
I enjoy your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience...to people.
Good karma Bro !
Thank you 🙏
Thaaaaaaank you sir! Good man!
Thank you.
This is a good idea. Are there any suggestions for solo hanging 3/4" plywood on a wall?
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 well done !
Excellent!
THANKS SO MUCH!! You made that so easy to pick up my plywood it totally made my day!! (I am female,btw,and definitely not use to carrying heavy plywood even for home projects! Now its so much easier! :-)
Glad I could help!
The string with the wood and hook is my favorite I'm going to be using that one on my job site
+Elmo Garcia I like that also. Gene
Brilliant!
Thanks
Glad you liked it!
very good. thank you sir
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Thank you
Gracias... Es la primera vez que veo algo así...
Thank you sir.
Stanley panel carrier at home depot costs $7 and works great.
thanks a bunch
First solution is the best one. But still I would make two major improvements to it:
1.) Take the rope on the outer side of the sheet, so the sheet sits under your arm. No need for the second hand you don't need to walk "twisted", wich gets quite fast quite painfull.
2.) put a dowell in the middle too, to get more comfortable grip
Notice: this comment is NOT meant to criticise, but to share my ideas about improving an already great idea!
Long hay hook works good too.
Ingenious
I like the rope and dowel
Those are pretty good, i moved thousands of sheets of plywood and melamine over the years as a cabinet maker. Tho we just grabbed from the bottom and went with them on our shoulder. This looks alot easier lol
Hello Kullcraven Bushcraft. I know what you mean. Sometimes I would end up hurting myself in a funny spot; not being able to move my shoulder, pain behind my knee, lower back. Weird. Must be age. Gene:)
Thanks!
You bet!
Thank you for sharing this with every one
I am willing to buy a 122×244 cm white board sheet soon and I'm thinking about transporting it in publish bus by hanging out somehow outside the window.. but still thinking about how to fix it from the bottom so it's not going to hit cars next to bus when turning to its direction
Wow... Thanks...
This is what youtube is about. Useful content that looks like your neighbor made it.😊
Glad you likedit.
Great tips gene.
Much less expensive than the massage I just paid for after moving plywood yesterday.
;)
Ow. Gene
+wayne miller but less fun...
smart men,nice
Большое спасибо.
excellente tamale, 19' of rope, great!
divyajnana Thank you. Gene
Thanks buddy, this is very helpful - 5 ft tall woman here going to put this to the test. Haha
Good luck!
Спасибо большое. Всё чётко и понятно.
nice
When carrying sheet goods, watch out for the wind. I went sailing one time. Thanks for sharing.
Good tip!
pretty cool
+Missy Rabbit Thanks Missy Rabbit
smart!
Good !dea sir...!
Like your first hint
What about carrying panels diagonally up stairs?
Genius
Wow. Thanks.
Great ideas, I use the store bought one myself.
A few years back I sat on porch watching boy on the roof of 3 houses tearing off for new roof. Suddenly a guy about 5 foot 8 went to the load of sheathing that had been delivered. He cut the tie downs, slid the top sheet by the end and tipped it down where he could get a hand in the middle of the 4 foot end, grabbed the panel with his right hand moved the panel to the 14 foot ladder, climbed to the roof level and threw the panel off on to the roof. He did about 10 of these before he stopped and barked something in Spanish for someone to move the panels.
I asked a;; the roofers in town it they could do that and the answer was HELL NO. I figure if I need to move 4x8 panels I would get myself a hard working Hispanic that can climb a ladder with a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood and save my back, whats left of it.
The guy's gonna wear his back out and have to get on some kind of disability early 40's.
You have to respect solid "MexiCan" work ethic. No one can accuse that guy of not earning his wage.
i bought a gorilla griper and made a swing arm for my track saw table, easy, easy, EASY !
Idk how to do that knot. What’ts it called
Will it work up the stairs :0?
Genius mate ... Used a ratchet strap and i didnt even have to learn to tie that knot hhehehehe
Nice- I'm gonna make each one. Cause I can rarely find anything one specific tool
at any given time. LOL
Hahahahaha no shit! Me too!
The last one is great if you like squashing your fingers. You missed the most basic addition to make it line the store version.
Any easy way to move a full size mattress by yourself ?
I wish! Thanks for the comment.
If you got an old 4-legged walking cane from someone, those work great!