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Paint Can Holder
 
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TOOL:
Paint Can Holder
PLANS:
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DESCRIPTION:
Homemade paint can holder for a ladder constructed from a steel strap, plywood, and wooden strips. The strap hooks to a rung, while its lower portion is screwed to the plywood platform. The wooden strips straddle the lower rung to stabilize the platform.
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Jan 01, 2014 4:29 PM
daveward
There are so many times I've gotten to the top of a ladder and then realized the one most important tool I needed was still on the ground.  But, it takes time to make up a "tool" like this so we mostly do workarounds.  This is a peach of an idea and I'll remember it for sure.  I think.
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CATEGORIES:
Painting
TAGS:
painting, stand, ladder
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
1
URL:
http://southernruralroute.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/garden-tip-homemade-tools/


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DIY Paint Can Holder - comment on how to build a Paint Can Holder - 2 comments
daveward says:
Jan 01, 2014 4:29 PM
There are so many times I've gotten to the top of a ladder and then realized the one most important tool I needed was still on the ground.  But, it takes time to make up a "tool" like this so we mostly do workarounds.  This is a peach of an idea and I'll remember it for sure.  I think.
DIYer says:
Oct 04, 2013 6:21 AM
The simplicity of this tool belies the creative thinking that went into it.
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