Yeah I use them for all kinds of things. The head swivels so they will pin really about anything against something. I use for dust barriers instead of zip wall poles but they have all sorts of attachments. They aren’t cheap made either, pretty solid. Paying a helper for a few hours pays for them.
Thanks ( again ) 😂. Yeah the 3rd hand come with some ends that snap together with magnets that you can sandwich plastic between. I had a set of zip wall poles but sold them. These are much more useful.
About halfway though the video and I’m curious, would having a helper along have made this an especially easier job for you, or did you manage just fine on your own?
With the 3rd Hand I was fine on my own. These uppers were bigger (taller) which made them a little heavier. Some help would have been nice to lift them, but not necessary… for me right now anyways, maybe not a few years from now 😂 If you have a helper who knows what they are doing you could do it faster. Someone taking the doors of the next one off while one person screws the frames together, etc… but then you also have to find that person, find that person that is dependable, and pay them. Because the first two are so hard to do, I just pay the $80 for the 3rd Hand. Putting the long pieces of trim on with one person is harder than setting the cabinets. Thanks for watching… and the question 👍
I'm in awe how some of the American ways of doing things are better than European. And it always blows my mind when I see how unreasonable some of your ideas are. We just use concealed wall hanging brackets and dedicated rails. They allow to move and adjust the cabinets left/right, up/down and in relative distance from the wall allowing to mount the cabinets perfectly flush. Adjustment range is as long as the rail left/right and 1/2 inch up or 1/2 inch down and 1/2 inch distance from the wall in both directions. (front/back). After the cabinets are hung on the rail all the fine adjustment is done using Pozidriv nr 2 bit. Because the bracket consists of two parts joined by bolt, the adjustment is very precise and may transfer significant loads. It's funny you're not using that system given that you use Euro hinges. Overall, very nice effect and good job, but you could have done it with much less effort.
I have seen some rail system cabinets, and you are right, seems simpler to me. The rail also helps spread the load over you whole wall. Every now and then I will run into a small cabinet with no framing behind it. Some of our stuff advances… and sometimes it’s “this is the way we’ve always done it”. I’d like your style better. Seems like a fancy French Cleat. Always glad to hear from you!
@@MORGANSMaintenance More or less similar principle as in French cleat. French cleat has only left/right adjustment. Check out "Blum" - German company that makes cabinet systems etc. To use our rail mounting system, you need to leave some space between the wall and the back of the cabinet, usually 1/2 inch. To make it easier we do not nail the back, but score the inside of sides panels of the cabinet, slide the backing sheet (made of 4 mm=1/8" ply or 4 mm HDF) into the rabbet and then nail it. Thus the back is recessed relative to the wall and there's a space for a rail. You don't need to use any "third hand" tools. Just hang the cabinets, adjust them, tighten the brackets, screw the sided together and voilà.
Great tips, thanks for sharing. Those 3rd Hands look invaluable! Which Bosch laser is that? It looks very handy. I was looking into getting one, but I don't know much about these kinds of lasers. This may be a really dumb question, but do you have to be careful with your eyes when the laser is being projected?
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Mine is the Bosch 3 plane laser (GLL3-330CG) that takes their 12v batteries but there is also an adapter with it to use regular batteries as well. Then they also sell one that is strictly regular batteries and lots other brands at different price points. I don’t wear any eye protection. I’m sure your not supposed to stare right into it but I don’t know of any special eye protection or anything they sell for them. I may find out in a few years 😂😂😂
Thanks for the quick reply! I had a Craftsman miter saw with a laser and it came with some red colored safety glasses you were supposed to wear when using the saw. I never wore them either.
@@davidmatke248 I have a red pair of those somewhere I got with something too. These don’t come with glasses. I would think they would if you needed them to keep them from getting sued.
They sell a mount specifically for that pole… I have it, but I don’t care for it. I use a combination of two things. I use the magnetic mount that came with my Bosch, amzn.to/3PT3L9i and this I also have this screwed into the tripod attachment on the Bosch mount and attached to the pole. amzn.to/46CB2Ns Hope that makes sense… hard to explain with words. This setup is more secure, and gives me Micro Adjustment.
No I haven’t. You do have to be careful if you only use one on wider cabinets to keep the weight from being too much on the left or right from your 3rd hand. On really wide cabinets you may want to use two to keep it from shifting that direction. I also bought the bigger “feet” to put on mine… but I never really had an issue with the ones that come with it. I just bought for ease of mind. Hope that helps 👍
The third hands seem neat! May have to look into getting me a set. I could see them being useful for more than cabinets
Yeah I use them for all kinds of things. The head swivels so they will pin really about anything against something.
I use for dust barriers instead of zip wall poles but they have all sorts of attachments. They aren’t cheap made either, pretty solid.
Paying a helper for a few hours pays for them.
Nice work, love the third hands, Fastcap has some very helpful products...
Thanks so much. Working by myself, I use them for all sorts of things.
Nice job on this install. I’ve never used these 3rd hands and I wish I had some a while back for some cabinets I put up. Awesome video👍🏻
I use them for all sorts of stuff. Primarily cabinets though… that and for plastic barriers
@@MORGANSMaintenance I will check these out thanks
@@parts7959 they have all kinds of attachments for them… and shorter ones too.
Your welcome! … and thanks for the compliments in the first comment 👍
I really like the 3rd hand products. I was going to purchase a zip wall system until I saw your video.
Great video ( again )
😜👍
Thanks ( again ) 😂. Yeah the 3rd hand come with some ends that snap together with magnets that you can sandwich plastic between. I had a set of zip wall poles but sold them. These are much more useful.
Great vid. Awesome seeing you do how to’s. Keep up the great work.
Thank you. They are harder to film by yourself… and have the time to do it, but I try to do as many as I can.
I appreciate the encouragement 👍
About halfway though the video and I’m curious, would having a helper along have made this an especially easier job for you, or did you manage just fine on your own?
With the 3rd Hand I was fine on my own. These uppers were bigger (taller) which made them a little heavier. Some help would have been nice to lift them, but not necessary… for me right now anyways, maybe not a few years from now 😂
If you have a helper who knows what they are doing you could do it faster. Someone taking the doors of the next one off while one person screws the frames together, etc… but then you also have to find that person, find that person that is dependable, and pay them. Because the first two are so hard to do, I just pay the $80 for the 3rd Hand.
Putting the long pieces of trim on with one person is harder than setting the cabinets.
Thanks for watching… and the question 👍
Thanks!
You are welcome… Thanks for watching… and for the Super Thanks 👍
I'm in awe how some of the American ways of doing things are better than European. And it always blows my mind when I see how unreasonable some of your ideas are.
We just use concealed wall hanging brackets and dedicated rails. They allow to move and adjust the cabinets left/right, up/down and in relative distance from the wall allowing to mount the cabinets perfectly flush. Adjustment range is as long as the rail left/right and 1/2 inch up or 1/2 inch down and 1/2 inch distance from the wall in both directions. (front/back). After the cabinets are hung on the rail all the fine adjustment is done using Pozidriv nr 2 bit. Because the bracket consists of two parts joined by bolt, the adjustment is very precise and may transfer significant loads.
It's funny you're not using that system given that you use Euro hinges.
Overall, very nice effect and good job, but you could have done it with much less effort.
I have seen some rail system cabinets, and you are right, seems simpler to me.
The rail also helps spread the load over you whole wall. Every now and then I will run into a small cabinet with no framing behind it.
Some of our stuff advances… and sometimes it’s “this is the way we’ve always done it”.
I’d like your style better. Seems like a fancy French Cleat.
Always glad to hear from you!
@@MORGANSMaintenance More or less similar principle as in French cleat. French cleat has only left/right adjustment. Check out "Blum" - German company that makes cabinet systems etc.
To use our rail mounting system, you need to leave some space between the wall and the back of the cabinet, usually 1/2 inch. To make it easier we do not nail the back, but score the inside of sides panels of the cabinet, slide the backing sheet (made of 4 mm=1/8" ply or 4 mm HDF) into the rabbet and then nail it. Thus the back is recessed relative to the wall and there's a space for a rail.
You don't need to use any "third hand" tools. Just hang the cabinets, adjust them, tighten the brackets, screw the sided together and voilà.
Great tips, thanks for sharing. Those 3rd Hands look invaluable!
Which Bosch laser is that? It looks very handy. I was looking into getting one, but I don't know much about these kinds of lasers. This may be a really dumb question, but do you have to be careful with your eyes when the laser is being projected?
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Mine is the Bosch 3 plane laser (GLL3-330CG) that takes their 12v batteries but there is also an adapter with it to use regular batteries as well.
Then they also sell one that is strictly regular batteries and lots other brands at different price points.
I don’t wear any eye protection. I’m sure your not supposed to stare right into it but I don’t know of any special eye protection or anything they sell for them. I may find out in a few years 😂😂😂
Thanks for the quick reply! I had a Craftsman miter saw with a laser and it came with some red colored safety glasses you were supposed to wear when using the saw. I never wore them either.
@@davidmatke248 I have a red pair of those somewhere I got with something too. These don’t come with glasses. I would think they would if you needed them to keep them from getting sued.
How is the laser attached to the pole? That's pretty nifty. I have a simpler Bosch red laser, but the Bosch tripod is underwhelming.
They sell a mount specifically for that pole… I have it, but I don’t care for it.
I use a combination of two things. I use the magnetic mount that came with my Bosch, amzn.to/3PT3L9i
and this I also have this screwed into the tripod attachment on the Bosch mount and attached to the pole. amzn.to/46CB2Ns
Hope that makes sense… hard to explain with words. This setup is more secure, and gives me Micro Adjustment.
@@MORGANSMaintenance
I really appreciate your response! Thanks much
@@MrAwhicker 👍👍
Have you ever had the bottom of the 3rd hand “kick-out” on you when trying to hang a cabinet?
No I haven’t. You do have to be careful if you only use one on wider cabinets to keep the weight from being too much on the left or right from your 3rd hand. On really wide cabinets you may want to use two to keep it from shifting that direction.
I also bought the bigger “feet” to put on mine… but I never really had an issue with the ones that come with it. I just bought for ease of mind.
Hope that helps 👍