Has anyone tried this tool on a painted wood porch ceiling made up of flat joined bead boards. Is the tool too heavy to use overhead?
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Probably so, unless you're laying on your back, and still probably to heavy.
1325877
It is dangerous to use a tool upside down, especially something with a rotating blade. However if you are willing to take the risk the Metabo would do the job.
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you can see how much it weighs from the spec. sheet but I think pound for pound the best wood stripper I have ever used or seen. I used it on vertical walls for 3 or 4 hours and I am 62 years old.
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This was the main reason I purchased the Big-Reach. While nothing in the set is designed to accomplish the tasks you described, I made a tool from a paint roller, for which there are items in the set to attach it to the pole, to hang lights on existing hooks. A word of warning; I fell placing the hooks on a high part of the house and broke several things including my neck so be very careful if you use a ladder to place hooks. The tool I designed is made to simply lift light strings to the existing hooks. Since it is adjustable from about four feet to twenty-three feet, it can be used to place both low and high lights. Good luck in getting your lights hung for a very special season. This was the main reason I purchased the Big-Reach. While nothing in the set is designed to accomplish the tasks you described, I made a tool from a paint roller, for which there are items in the set to attach it to the pole, to hang lights on existing hooks. A word of warning; I fell placing the hooks on a high part of the house and broke several things including my neck so be very careful if you use a ladder to place hooks. The tool I designed is made to simply lift light strings to the existing hooks. Since it is adjustable from about four feet to twenty-three feet, it can be used to... » Read More This was the main reason I purchased the Big-Reach. While nothing in the set is designed to accomplish the tasks you described, I made a tool from a paint roller, for which there are items in the set to attach it to the pole, to hang lights on existing hooks. A word of warning; I fell placing the hooks on a high part of the house and broke several things including my neck so be very careful if you use a ladder to place hooks. The tool I designed is made to simply lift light strings to the existing hooks. Since it is adjustable from about four feet to twenty-three feet, it can be used to place both low and high lights. Good luck in getting your lights hung for a very special season. « Show Less
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I used it with trim work. Structural work with a brad nailer may not be good.
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I have huge 15 foot ficus trees, so after a few hours of trimming it seems heavy when fully extended. But the tool is very lightweight. You gotta LOVE this tool!
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As well as a hand plane, but much faster and taking less muscle. The surface will have a slight dimple effect because the planer blades rotate instead of slice in the direction of the hand plane movement. Bit more sanding afterwards.I have used power planers for this on red oak, maple and pine and it worked quite well.
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Ours works fine out of the box... we have run about a box of 3/8" fasteners through it - takes a huge amount of air - really large piston. Running at 100 psi plus. We did put a clip of fasteners in upside down and they just slammed the wood instead of going in, so make sure the sharp edges are down! We oil our air. Hope this helps. Useful tool but we do not use it every day.
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Yes, however go shallow at first especially if it is pine or another soft wood. Don't press down just let the weight of the tool be enough. Keep it moving at all times.
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Sorry. I never checked. However, based on the battery power, I doubt it. I am a "lady" and have found multiple uses for this tool; but I never intended on any heavy-duty use.
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I used this tool to hold my crankshaft pulley still while I tried to loosen the center bolt. I used a huge breaker bar with 3/4 socket on the bolt and expected a 175,000 mile never removed item to give me troubles. I expected the pulley to rotate as I did the job alone. Nope, this tool is thick, heavy duty, that pulley remained completely still as I put all my weight on that bolt and the bolt lost the battle. Yea, I highly recommend this tool.
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I would not recommend trying that. Definitely not the ideal tool for that job, as these are really made with wood in mind.
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I have used ot overhead without any problems. Applying the first coat thin seems to work. Having used literally every product on tbe market I can say this is the best. Other non caustics are either not effective, dry ouf, or leave nasty residue amd clean up reauires mineral spirits and still doesnt clean up well. It is worth posing question to mfgr for application for a particular job. And, no I dont work for the company. Just a very satisfied user. Who used on paint, 100 yr old varnish, woid, metal and didnt have to use gloves or respirator for a change.
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There is overspray with any airless sprayer. How much preparation and shielding will depend on your experience with a sprayer. I've been using airless spray guns for 25 years. I haven't purchased one of these yet, but I'm sure it has a different feel than a regular spray gun since you'll be holding a much bulkier unit in your hand. Drop cloths, painter's plastic, cardboard and spray shields are always a painter's friend. I can use an airless sprayer and shooting ceilings and only get 1/2" to 1" of overspray around the top of the walls - but that's because I can hold my gun at an angle that allows me better aim - this unit I'm sure would create a much larger spray pattern in ceiling-wall corners.
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It has been a very good tool for me. I've tried it for wood mostly, but I believe the type of bit you would need would be different for concrete and metal.
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I used 5/4 pine decking. Worked like a champ. I wouldn't do a deck without this tool.
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I did try this on an angle cut and went through the wood where the screw showed through. I wouldn't try it a second time. I used my air nailer. Hope this helps...
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It would not work best on a sloped ceiling. The pulley system controls both pulleys upon lift.
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I used it for 1/2" bellawood engineered flooring which is a laminated product multiple layers of fine plywood and an approximately an 1/8" of top layer of oak. it nailed thru the plywood. the tool is not suited for flooring thicker then 5/8". If your intent on using staples then the MIIIFS is better or a standard cleat nailer will work. avoid putting the cleats too close to the end of the board.