Comments on: The DoorJack

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:35:16 +0000

Hey, any tips on how to mortise a door slab using a dremel?

By: Kirk Grodske

Kirk Grodske — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:33:46 +0000

I have a pocket kicker for drywall. It has a very short lip and has sharp edges, so there is much greater likelihood of slipping and scratching a door.

By: Little River

Little River — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:39:11 +0000

A pocket kicker is the same concept, only smaller and less expensive. It doesn’t have the height range of this unit or a substantial enough lifting-lip in my experience. I have one for drywall and love it, but it always seems to pop-out from under heavy doors. The DoorJack unit seems much better suited for the job. (And I get to buy another tool … :-)

You can follow the link below to see one on Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/y7upjb2

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:46:10 +0000

Skip,
What’s a Pocket Kicker look like? Post a picture!
Thanks!

By: Skip Van Wyck

Skip Van Wyck — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:55:24 +0000

I got a thing called a ” Pocket Kicker ” about 20 years ago. Solid aluminum, same rocker principle. Still use it, bad grammer or not. Love the new format. Keep it up.

By: HB

HB — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:11:29 +0000

Hi I’m an apprentice carpenter and i speak different languages. And seriously i do not think think it’s even an issue if one is bad with grammar especially myself. What’s most important is the content and originality of it all. I’m not looking for English lessons, but for really handy guides from our fellow carpenters!

By: 'WD' Andrews

'WD' Andrews — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:43:50 +0000

Me too! BUT…the doorjack will be smaller and easier to carry!!!
The way I was taught, you use a short piece of emt and roll the door around and tilt it this way and that. Works well, but I think I’ll get a doorjack anyway. I always say: “You can’t have too many tools.”
Anyhow, you guys are all entertaining; keep it coming.

By: Jamie LaMuraglia

Jamie LaMuraglia — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:22:01 +0000

Nick,

Trend Routing Technology featured our door stand and out door clamp at the JLC Show in Providence. We received a phenomenal response from the contractors – the tools are simple and functional. Please take a look at the links below.

http://www.trend-uk.com/en/US/product/U*D_CLAMP_A/3/17/door_clamp_ratchet_type_.html

http://www.trend-uk.com/en/US/product/U*D_STAND_A/3/17/door_holder_stand_.html

By: Gary Katz

Gary Katz — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:34:41 +0000

Norm,
We don’t split the hinges when we hang doors. It’s too time consuming and labor intensive. It’s much easier to hang the door by tilting it into the jamb and putting one screw through the top hinge, then pushing your foot against the bottom of the door to raise it plumb. Once it’s plumb you can put a screw into each of the lower hinges. Sometimes a heavy door will drop just a little because the hinges aren’t nested perfectly in the mortises (sometimes you can’t tighten the screws down all the way). That’s when the Doorjack comes in very handy. We used to use a large prybar or drywall lifter for that, but the DoorJack is lighter and smaller and lifts higher. You only have to lift the door 1/8 in. or so, just enough to drop the hinges into the mortises. You place the Jack right under the hinge stile. One guy, working alone, can hang huge doors, over 8 ft. tall, using this method. It’s a technique we learned from production hangers in S. CA. They also taught us how to hang metal jambs with the doors swinging using the same kind of technique. NO screws in the jamb until the door is in the opening. You use a lifter or the DoorJack under the center of the door to take the weight off the hinge jamb and adjust for plumb. Then you start driving in fasteners, etc.

By: James Trew

James Trew — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:59:18 +0000

well said Gary