I bought the metaltech scaffolding to paint my house...best investment ever...tried it from a ladder and almost killed myself !

This video is 3 years old but still helpful. I just bought Metaltech from Home Depot. Now I can make my walk boards too. Thanks for sharing.

This video could have been about me. I too have been searching Craigslist for used scaffolding for several weeks with no luck. Gonna head out in a few minutes to buy 2 sections of scaffolding from a supply house in town. I was looking for the best way to cut the notches in my walkboards and will use your method. Thanks!

thanks for sharing...the are really good and cheap!!!!

Great video............thanks for sharing.

THAT WILL WORK , LOOKS GOOD

I just picked up 7 sets of ten foot scaffolds for 60 bucks, but don’t have platforms. This is my next project. Thanks for the great video!

@HandyGuy2016

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@timothykeith1367

3 жыл бұрын

I got at least a dozen frames for scrap price. They lacked the bracing

Glad I found this video. I built a set of these in a little over two hours this evening. I have borrowed scaffolding from a friend but he only had one walkboard and I need at least two. I was a bit dubious about the strength because I'm just over 300 lbs. but these are plenty sturdy for me and my equipment.

@HandyGuy2016

6 жыл бұрын

MtlCstr glad I could help lol.

Very nice job, thanks for posting it. I might borrow your idea. 😉

Good job. It appears to be adequately sturdy for general home user. One small issue, though. I noticed there's no blocking on the underside to stop the plank deck from lateral movement. Stop blocks help to stop planks from being pushed off the scaffold from one end; a guaranteed necessity and one you'll always remember to include if you've ever used a wooden plank which has slipped off the cross-member, falling into the middle. A length of 2x2 under each end would suffice.

@halfglassfull

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are saying. He notched each end so it won't slide lengthwise.

@PAIsIllegal

2 жыл бұрын

Probably have to add these to keep a home made fall arrest from moving too. Between the pins at the top of the section.

You have to use a metal tech floor plate as a wall anchor receiver; it's probably cheaper to make wall attachments too.

Good idea 👍

@HandyGuy2016

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thanks Guy

I think that's what I'm going to do too. With the 3 2x6s as a fall arrest, I'm going to nail or screw them together then nail or screw on the roof anchor dead center between the notches, then nail or screw another 7' 2x6 on top. Then I can use it as a fall arrest and a block hoist with a $20 ton rope hoist.

@stevenbuell5387

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you put planks on the bottom of the jacks and nine wire the board smh

well-done--looks-a-bit-heavy-but-stirdy----best-wished

Can you please show how to take them 30' high to the top? They are very heavy and then where to store if you have 4 floors.

All the wall attachment is is a pipe with a bolt through it.

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I know this is old, but about how much would say that one walkboard weighs bud? I'm calculating load on my H ladder rack for transportation.

@HandyGuy2016

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe 60#

A $10 Keeper axle strap has 3k plus breaking strength.

3 2x6s with a roof anchor nailed in the middle would probably make a fall arrest.

Does anyone know how he cut the round hole in the 2x4s? What type of saw produces a nice round cut like that?

@bayoubiker7834

4 жыл бұрын

Use a hole saw (about the same size as the cross brace). Cut a hole out of a 1 x 4. Place the 1 x 4 over the walk board, but off set it so that you can see daylight through 50% of the hole. This board will keep your hole saw from walking around while you are cutting a "half hole". Once the "half hole" is started, then you are golden! This is how I use a hole saw to "correct" a hole, enlarge a hole, or make a half hole. FYI...

@mski349

3 жыл бұрын

its literally in the video 2:25

@fordguyfordguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@mski349 yes it is - Jonathan West, a hole saw is normally used to install door knob hardware, as well as cut holes for plumbing pipes. I just used a jigsaw and make a careful circular cut.

I'm going to build mine out of 2x6 .they look good though

@HandyGuy2016

2 жыл бұрын

2x6 will be very stout, but it will be very heavy too.

This is great for one section. The problem will be when you try to run sections together, they won't overlap. You would need to separate staging interdependently.

@PAIsIllegal

2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Make 3. Keep two on work floor and one above below in the open space of the ladder section. I wonder if this can be done for the fall arrest, cut notches like this and either nail the roof anchor in between 3 two by fours or just nail it to the top of three nailed together or just wrap the life line around it. Home depot wants $250 for the metal one, it goes on the top in the middle of a section. A section is cheaper than buy the safety rail section too. Also to take up the 1' space a 2x12x7 can be place in the middle to fill the gap and walked on with a 2x4 nailed to it so it don't move around. KnP B makes a good point. A CRT rope wheel can be lashed to the section or safety rail for $40 in stead of buying $160 section and $79 wheel for chimney blocks.

How did you break your foot?

@HandyGuy2016

3 жыл бұрын

Stepped off a ladder about 3' above the ground and landed wrong.

@Curious0189

3 жыл бұрын

@@HandyGuy2016 Wow. After hearing so many horror stories resulting from ladders almost makes one want to stay away from them permanently. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Nice and solid 😊 😂 yeah until it slips because your board should have a nine wires on it . SMH

Hmmm

Where the hell is your planks ?? Please never ever just use a scaffolding with out planks on the jacks smh .