Gorilla Gripper- Gotta have one

It looks pretty good. I guess it would depend on how often you would use it…

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I’ve got to lay 38 sheets of plywood to floor the loft of my shop, going up a ladder, and just ordered one of these bad boys. I’m too old to work myself to death when there’s an easier way.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

It seems like more strain on the arm to have the weight resting on a bent elbow then a straight arm position. I’ve moved an awful lot of Sheetrock and have my doubts.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I think its a great idea. Being able to easily move large sheet goods in all the typical ways with one person looks pretty good to me. I can see what Dennis means about the straight arm though. Might get pretty tiring on the elbow after the 20th sheet.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

I’ve seen models that go underneath the sheet. That would allow it to be carried with a strait arm.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I have a couple of the under sheeet helpers and they dont cut it up or down stairs or up a ladder.
the re no use at all loading sheets into my van.
This gripper seems to clamp the sheet giving you a bit more leverage than the roller glides.
I hope with my arm locked in a fold at my shoulder that most of the wieght will be vertical and absorbed by my upper arm against my chest.

It’s still going to get heavier at about the 20 sheet but thats what helpers are for. <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I thought I saw this profiled on a reality TV show several years ago with a panel of judges (Nolan Bushnell, founder of ATARI and Chucky Cheese’s was one of the judges) trying to decide which new product would get roll-out bankrolling. It looks good to me, but at 50 bucks a pop, for the few full sheets I have to manage, I will likely keep getting a panel saw cut at the lumber yard or big-box store. However, if I had what The Gravedigger had planned. I would be on it like a bonnet. I think with the elbow locked and tucked in, the shoulder girdle would bear most of the strain.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Neat looking device. I’m tired just watching that guy carry that plywood up that ladder. Whew! I need a break. LOL.

-- Jesus is Lord!

the model that goes under the sheets?

According to Obi, you guys will eat/buy/do anything that a naked/half-naked woman tells you to do haha.

That thing looks great. It looks like it would even be helpful, gripped on the end for the 2-person carry.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Why Mis Debbie!
I declare!
Was there a model?

Actually I saw that as a great idea for loading sheet stock into my van.
The first sheet is murder.
The rest are just hard work. <vbg>

p.s. Oscorner – you watched the wrong video <vbg>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I loved the commercial , that was to funny. I would buy it just for the commercial and yes I usually do what a woman tells me. Just ask my wife.

—“So much to lean and so little time”

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

((still shaking my head.. men!!)) haha

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Deb!

Obviously you missed the moral of the commercial regarding the rewards/consequences of right/wrong thinking.

Actually, it reminds me of Jeff Foxworthy’s comments about how to tell a single guy from a married one.

Oh, and Snowdog, I’ll have you know I always get the last word in my house:

“Yes Ma’am.”

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

lol oh, I didn’t miss it—and I’m also guessing that the “wrong thinking” will be repeated again the future. :)

Your “last word’ comment reminds me of a story I heard a LONG time ago. The gentleman in the house makes all the big decisions and the lady of the house gets to make the little decisions. He decides about politics and she decides about all the petty little things such as house decisions, garden decisions, clothing decisions, car decisions… etc (poor lady—she gets all the boring little decisions to make)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I feel bad for all you MEN out there, My wife knows who’s in change.. it is ME .. I let her make all the decisions. See I know I am in charge now <laugh> because I let her be.. Did the humor come through in text? :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

LOL…I didn’t watch the commercial until after all the discussion. Very funny. She had a nice set of ….................pliers!

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Product update guys,

I received my Gorilla Gripper today, and put it through its paces over the last couple of hours. It works exactly as claimed. The only trick is to keep tension on the handle. As long as you do this the plywood will stay in place with no trouble. Watch the video again (NOT THE COMMERCIAL!)—there’s a little flip of the wrist that he uses to quickly grab a piece. Practice this a few times and the thing starts to act like an extension of your hand. It doesn’t make the plywood any lighter, but a well-balanced grab sure makes it easier to handle—even up a ladder.

For me it was worth the money.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

FYI

In case you might be interested. there was a review of the gripper posted on the Woodshop Demos website.

-- Chris

Looks like a good item to have if you handle many sheet goods. Is it available in stores, or only online?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com