T-Jak TJ-104D Drywall Kit with T-Jak, 2-Foot Extension and Two Drywall Extension Tabs

I had installed kitchens for about 4 years and I have always used 2x4 for a cabinet Jack. And this year I finally forked up the money and decided to purchase this specific Jake (Due to the fact that a coworker had been using) And it has been a game changer. Favorite tool by far and

I purchased the T-JAK Drywall and Cabinet tool, first, had great success with it, and then purchased the T-JAK Pro-Pack. The Pro-Pack includes all the shorter sections of pipe and fittings you will need, eventually, and they are stored and displayed in a case that provides easy access and transport.This is a top-quality product that has infinite applications.It's easy for "twenty-twenty-hindisighters" to suggest we could've assembled the same components with a trip to the local hardware or Home Depot, but that's a "sour-grapes" crock of hooey. The designer spent a lot of time and effort developing this product, and it all revolves around a brilliant, specially-engineered winged nut which has an eccentric hole that allows it to slide up or down a threaded shaft for quick adjustment. This is friggin' brilliant on-paper, and a huge time-saving joy to use on the job-site.The only thing I feel bad about, is that I can't shake the inventor's hand and buy him a beer.If you hang drywall by yourself, I guess the drywall jack would be a big help, but don't imagine that this is all you're going to use this versatile tool for. You'll find yourself breaking it out for just about everything.My advice is to go ahead and bite the bullet -- if you're working in the trades -- and just get the Pro-Pack; it's been heavily discounted by the manufacturer, and the additional flexibility it offers is fantastic.When my Pro-Pack first arrived, it's travel/storage case had been heavily damaged in shipment. I was very disappointed, because the rolling case (with interior, fitted, foam storage for parts) is a very valuable and necessary organization tool, itself. I contacted the manufacturer, directly, via email and they shipped out a replacement tool case immediately. No charge.All T-Jak tools are powder-coated with bright orange paint, and the individual pipe sections are very nicely finished. There are no sharp burrs, and the pieces assemble and disassemble quickly, forming an almost unlimited array of different application possibilities. As a remodeler, I can tell you that there are too many time when your help doesn't show up, and you've got to get something done, by yourself -- time when the T-Jak system will save your bacon.

I work alone and put up a lot of cabinets. I use ledger boards for the wall cabinets, but for years have balanced them up on that little board, holding the cabinet with one hand and driving a screw with the other.Sometimes there's that heavy microwave that installs over a range and vents to the outside. Those are a bear, and I dread a job with one, but you have to take the good with the bad.When I saw the ad for this tool, I gambled and ordered the one with the extension for ceiling sheetrock, just in case.When it came in, I was a bit skeptical. It was heavy steel, and the threads and collar worked fine, but I have to see it to believe it. The very first cabinet I ran up the wall made a believer in me. You can balance a cabinet with the T-Jak so that both hands are free.It made short work of that installation. And yep, sure enough, there was that heavy microwave. I sat it on that T-Jak and ran it right up to where the back lip slipped in the groove, and screwed it from inside the above cabinet with no strain at all.This T-Jak stays in the truck now. I've used it for all sorts of things that used to make my back and arms ache the next day. This is the best innovation I've come across in 20 years!

The box this was delivered in was falling apart. I mean, totally destroyed almost. Never got anything from Amazon like that. And I don't think it UPS fault. We believe someone ripped it up when they bought it the first time. We believe they used it and returned it. Some of the parts that we were supposed to assemble, they had already assembled. But we really needed it soon, so we kept it and used it ourselves. (BTW if you are the person that used and returned we think that rather low life).Other than the demolished box, we think this a lifesaver as far as cabinet installation goes. No way could we have built one out of parts. No way could we have installed our cabinets without this device. It is great and worth every penny. I bet it would be just as great with drywall. And we did buy the one for drywall because it comes with the extension. We are now passing it on to a friend who flips houses. It will make his life much easier. And we know where it is if we ever need it again.

I thInk if the base was a bid broader/wider would give more stability and a little thicker too.

If you are, say . . .74 or so - or have diabetis (which means having less than normal feeling in your feet) and no help available - and several "sagging" ceiling pieces of drywall that need to be brought back into position, then these T-Jak's will become your best friend.Understand that I only need to be elevated a bit over a foot to reach the ceiling - and this need is handled perfectly by the use of a short 2-step ladder. An old man, losing his balance at 18 inches elevation can do incredible damage if he falls off the ladder, while holding a screw and electric drill over his head.So, obviously the T-Jak will push up (and hold up) the sagging drywall into original position - easy! But before that, I take a second T-Jak and place it right next to the step-stool and secure it to the ceiling. I now have a very reliable and sturdy "banister", close to my body that I can easily grab, if the need arises (my "safety net")That's my story and I'm sticking with it!Hooray for T-Jak TJ-1040 drywall kit!!!J. Pickens