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Rockripper

| Posted in Tools for Home Building on January 10, 2002 07:21am

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Johnson has a new tool called a rock ripper. I’ts a wide faced t-square with handle at the joint. It has a 24″ blade and the blade has little holes at 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 incraments all along it’s length. Put the tip of your knife in the hole and you can score a 12′ length as fast as you can walk it. Beats the hell out of the old tape measure and knife trick. I really love this thing, it’s probably the best new thing for sheet rock since spiral cutters. here is a pic

http://www.johnsonlevel.com/newprod/ripper/ripad.htm

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  1. lonecat | Dec 31, 2001 09:32am | #1

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    I've had one for a couple years. Works real good for foamboard, too.

    1. Justus1199 | Jan 01, 2002 01:41am | #2

      *I wondered if they had been around for a while, I've never seen one where I live in NC, but I'm out in the mid west on vacation and picked one up, now I just have to get it home. It's hard to fit in a bag.

      1. Joe_Hennessey | Jan 01, 2002 04:10am | #3

        *Fold it?

        1. Jeff_J._Buck | Jan 01, 2002 05:36am | #4

          *find one of them MailBox stores and mail it to yer self. Jeff

          1. lonecat | Jan 01, 2002 11:25am | #5

            *You sheetrock on vacation?

          2. Justus1199 | Jan 10, 2002 03:47am | #6

            *I wish I could fold it, it's rigid. No I don't rock on vacation, I just hadn't seen one in any of the stores in my area, and I loved the design, it didn't dawn on me till I got home and then thought, Now how the hell will I get this to NC. I didn't want to mail it because I'm cheap and it would cost almost as much as the tool. I duct taped it to my guitar case and it came through just fine, and I'm happy cause no stores here cary it. Thanks.

          3. Qtrmeg_ | Jan 10, 2002 04:01am | #7

            *"I duct taped it to my guitar case and it came through just fine"Lol, life is good.

          4. Dave_Richeson | Jan 10, 2002 11:23am | #8

            *Doesn't everyone take duct tape on thier vacation?

          5. Joe_Hennessey | Jan 10, 2002 07:21pm | #9

            *Is there anyone without a roll in their vehicle? The "lives in the back box of stuff"? Joe H

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