Scooter for Low Work (kneepad alt.)
I’ve posted some pics of this before (I borrowed the tile guys’)…last week I bought my own. It is a Racatac and it is a nice break from kneepads.
Handy for base or wainscotting. Easy to get in and out of…gettin’ the hang of scootin’ around on it.
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Nice lowrider, ya gonna get a rad paint job and some air shocks? :-)
My knees are hurting from setting floor tile yesterday in a bathroom, the scooter would have been too big.
Let us know how much it cost.
hmm... might have to get one http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=Racatachttp://www.racatac.com/
I paid $189 (just over $200 with shipping).It could add a few productive years to my career though...really makes kneeling jobs comfortable.The tile guy was using his this week in a walk-in shower (for floor and low wall work)...so it can be handy...even in a tight space.http://www.racatac.com/pics.html?
I would need a lift assist to get up, do they have one with hydralic lift?
No hydraulic lift...but I think the Racatac makes it easier to get up than if you were just kneeling on the floor (at least your knees are up higher).I leave one knee up and one foot flat on the floor much of the time...still getting used to it though.
I do like the Idea, it would save my knees, instead of the goofy knee pads!
I did low end base in a huge house one time and I put the chop saw on wheels. I layed out the base first and just moved around chopping and nailing.
That Racatac would have been nice. I could have stayed down the whole time.
That system sounds pretty good.I used the Racatac for measuring, marking studs just above base height, and for installing the baseboards.Might try your method (with the saw on the ground & wheels) for the base shoe.
Notice they have one with a chest pad too:
http://www.racatac.com/mrac.html
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"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
You can add the chest pad to any of the models...the tile guy I work with has that feature and really likes it.
That thing is just crying for some off color jokes.
Nope, I'm being good.
Must resist...
Sometimes restraint is good...that could be taken the wrong way too.
i bought my plumber and my sparkie a rollaround stool from harbor freight... just a small 4 wheel stool used mostly by mechanics (i think) has a nice tray in the bottom but no knee pads... they thanked me a 1000x... think they run em on sale for about $15... not as trick as yours... wheels... what a cool thing
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Wheels are cool!The mechanics' wheeled stool sounds like a similar deal.I'm working over some finished wood floors...so I'm sweeping the areas I work in well and make sure the wheels stay clean...scratches are something I'm trying to avoid.
I've been thinking. That buggy cost about what my Pro knee pads cost, so probably worth it.
But I really think I will just hire one of you guys that already has one.
I'm going to invest in one of those soon, but in the mean time i've been using padded knee boards made by Kobalt for finishing concrete they are plastic with nice handles and are way easier on the backs of my knees. I HATE KNEE PADS!
What are padded knee boards?
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I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish. Pete Draganic
Pete,
I bought them at Lowes they were with the concrete tools. They are made by Kobalt and are plastic with some type of neoprene padding? maybe? any way they are used to finish concrete but we use them for any job where you need to be on your knees.
I think I would opt for the motorized version