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How to Work Alone

Increase productivity and limit aggravation with a crew of clamps, jigs, ropes and duct tape!

Common Sense

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Working alone isn’t much fun, especially when you’re trying to do the work of two. No one’s around to hold the other end of the tape, support the other end of the board, or hand tools or materials up to the roof. And to top it all off, there’s no one to visit with either.We can’t help you with the loneliness (get a dog), but we can offer some commonsense tips to make solo work as painless and productive as possible. The idea is to creatively use clamps, blocks, nails, sawhorses and scrap building materials in new, different ways. Once you start thinking like this, you’ll be surprised at how much you can accomplish by yourself.

From The Family Handyman - February 2000

 

• Home Repair

• Step-by-Step Instructions and Pictures for Tips for Working Alone
• Increase productivity and limit aggravation with a crew of clamps, jigs, ropes and duct tape. Read an overview for how to work alone.
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