Spent $400 on a new glass handling vacuum cup and it's a total game changer

I was getting tired of wrestling with big 8x4 sheets by myself on a job in Phoenix. This thing lets me move them solo without a second person, and I haven't had a single close call since it arrived. Anyone else using these, or are you still on the old two-man lift system?

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4 Comments

stella1211mo ago

That sounds like a way smarter investment than my old method, which mostly involved a lot of grunting and hoping for the best. Seriously though, those big sheets are no joke when you're by yourself. Been thinking about getting one of those cups for ages, but my stubbornness to avoid new tools is only rivaled by my fear of dropping expensive glass. You might have just convinced me.

wilson.lee1mo ago

Wait, you were moving big sheets of glass by yourself? That's a genuine horror movie setup right there. The suction cup is basically a safety requirement, not just a new tool. Your back will thank you way more than your wallet will regret it.

taylor.william1mo ago

My buddy's whole tabletop shattered in his driveway last year.

shane_bell14d ago

Yeah, that "grunting and hoping for the best" method is a classic. I see it all the time with people trying to move heavy stuff alone, like @taylor.william's buddy learned the hard way. Sometimes the right tool just stops a bad day before it happens.