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Cepco Tool BoWrench BW-2 Decking Tool
List Price: $65.00 Our Price: $44.99
Manufacturer: Cepco Tool
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Number of Media: 1
Features: - One-person operation
- Can push or pull
- 24-inch handle
- Closes 2-inch gaps
- Heavy-gauge steel construction
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| Product Description A deceptively simple-looking tool, the BoWrench is a boon for both professional deck builders and do-it-yourselfers. The BoWench gives you a fast, one-person way to straighten decking boards. This is great, because decking material--whether redwood, cedar, or another, more exotic rot-resistant wood--is often warped, especially in 14- to 16-foot lengths. To operate the BoWrench, you simply fit the tool on a joist, swing the lever arm, and release. You can either push or pull boards into alignment, and when the handle is perpendicular, the tool locks in place, holding the board securely and leaving you free to drive nails or screws. The BoWrench is better than toenailing. Burying nails in the sides of decking to close gaps works, but it gives water more ways to enter the decking, which eventually leads to rot. With the BoWrench, you'll save time, create a longer-lasting surface, and maximize material. Using the special cam attachment (sold separately), the BoWrench replaces the clumsy beater block as the best way to close gaps in tongue-and-groove plywood and paneling. --Jon Groebner |
| What Some Customers Thought
BoWrench is a life-saver!! I have learned of this tool when building a deck with my brother-in-law. When I used it for the first time I couldn't believe the leverage you get with it. I had 20 foot long decking to screw down and without this tool it would have taken at least 3 times as long. Since then, I bought one for myself, having to re-deck my mother-in-law's balcony. This tool is a dream. I actually waited for the tool to arrive by mail order before proceeding any further on the balcony job. I knew it would save me a lot of aggrevation. Well worth whatever you pay for it even if you use it only once!
This item is great -- wish I'd ordered it sooner! I started a tongue and groove porch floor before this tool arrived and struggled with jury rigged wedges and such to get the boards to snug up. The job was taking forever. Once this tool arrived my progress was much improved and I was much less frustrated! I highly recommend it, even if it is only going to be used for one project!
Concept gets a 10....performance gets 0 Faced with replacing a 25 year old, 1500 s/f deck, the BoWrench looked liked it would be a great help; after all, leverage is one of man's best friends. However, it was a big disappointment. It lacks an adequate grip on the joists, and tends to slip back along the joist, just when you are at a critical point. They need to redesign the gripper jaws to really grip the joist. I'd recommend some type of cam-like action. To keep it from slipping I found that I had to drive a screwdriver or a couple of nails behind it into the joist. The same problem occurs with the "Adjustable" attachment for wider joists. All-in-all I would not recommend wasting your money. A crow-bar or heavy screwdriver driven into the joist works just as well and is easy to use. Anybody want to buy a hardly used BoWrench...cheap? |
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