Len Morgan's Studio Build Diary

Post by **sharward** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:12 am

len-morgan wrote:I Passed My First City Inspection!!!!

Outstanding!! I'm sorry I missed this until now!

Congratulations, Len! I'm really excited for you!

May we all have similar positive experiences!

--Keith

len-morgan · Post by **len-morgan** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:36 am

Thanks for the encouragement! By the way, Keith, the inspection was only yesterday so I would hardly say you were "late in seeing" the post.

I guess the framing is going to slowly start disapearing to be replaced with insulation and drywall.

BTW: For those of you who have dry wall to lift, I decided to buy a lifter instead of renting one. They've got 'em cheap on eBay (watch out for shipping cost though!) I ordered on Friday and had it on my door on Tuesday. It's not the greatest construction in the world but I'm only going to be using it for this one job and it saves me from having to hurry the work to get the thing back to the rental place - not to mention that I'll just about break even on the rent vs buy comparision.

Well, onto to the next step!

len

Post by **sharward** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:13 am

I'm planning to buy a TelPro. See my comments here.

Myriad_Rocker · Post by **Myriad_Rocker** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:25 am

This thread makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. I wish there was a need for a recording studio in my area and I had the funds to build one with.

Great pictures, BTW.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:24 am

Thanks for the relink to the telpro.....

That thread grew so fast I lost the response to my Question... I am def. getting one next March. Need it. Will be doing a ton of construction in a few months. Have a Beauty Salon to build and a New STudio.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:32 am

One more thing... I have seen one of these units for 450.00 with 11' of lift.

len-morgan · Post by **len-morgan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:13 am

I have an update to the drywall lifter:

Take Sharward's advice and either spend the extra money or rent one. While the Chinese knockoff will get me through my project, it's so poorly built that it won't last much longer. The tolerances are so wide (so EVERYTHING "fits" that the unit wobbles and leans when extended to just 8'. I don't regret my purchase because at the rate I'm at now, I would be broke paying for rental charges (see my next post w/ pictures to see why I should not be left alone around power tools and building supplies).

Note that this is not a knock on all Chinese products. They make some things very well (like more Chinese - side note: Beware of ANY country with over 1 Billion people that says their favorite indoor sport is ping pong!). It's just that this one is not made as well as it could be.

len

Post by **sharward** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:23 am

In my case, I seriously doubt renting would be practical because I'll be "off" and "on" with the thing so much.

One should definitely consider the benefits of buying (gently used if possible) a Telpro and then selling it on eBay when finished. Even if it costs a little more to do it that way, think of the flexibility and peace of mind not being "on the clock" to finish the job within a fixed rental contract time frame... Especially for us folks who have little to no experience hanging drywall!

Large, heavy objects + rushing = injuries!

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:26 am

Whihc knock off did you buy.

I think the one I saw was a panellift model... Trying to find the link again so I can confirm (or deny. LOL)

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:27 am

Found the link..

here is the one I looked at.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CC ... e&n=228013

len-morgan · Post by **len-morgan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:43 am

It's hard to tell if that's the same model but I think if it's red, it's one of the knock offs. If you can live with the quality, I found several vendors that had the same think for less than 1/2 the price. If you're going to be giving it a lot of use, go for the original (US made) and as Sharward says, see if you can find a slightly used one on eBay, the paper, etc. In Detroit, you should have more luck finding a deal that I did out in the boonies.

Post by **sharward** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:43 am

That's the "red one" I'm steering away from.

Here's the Telpro one (also on Amazon).

Note that there are no reviews of "the red one" but there are 21 reviews on the Telpro -- 20 out of 21 of the Telpro reviews are "five stars" and only one is "four stars." There you have it!

len-morgan · Post by **len-morgan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:47 am

Ok, here's some more pictures. The last picture in the second set I call "Measure Twice - Then call someone that knows what they are doing!" 8 x 10s available for a reasonable price.

len-morgan · Post by **len-morgan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:54 am

And here's a few more pictures...

Post by **sharward** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:54 am

I really want one of those in the middle photo -- an attractive lady on a ladder helping me with my project!

Where do I get one of those?