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ID Student Work: Sam Sheckells' Sidekick System for Offloading Power Tool Weight
As someone who worked as a house framer, it's hard to beat leather tool bags with suspenders for the various tools and fasteners you need to carry around. What kills you physically is moving material from where it gets dumped to where it ends up as part of the building - tons of stuff that needs to be measured cut, fastened and lifted into place.
It seems the previous commenters have not worked consistently in the construction industry. If the commenter did any construction work they would be highly aware that air hoses, electrical cords, tool bags, boxes of consumables (nails, screws, bolts, electrical fittings... the list goes on) get caught on nearly everything and weigh a significant amount. Construction workers carrying and remarkable amount of weight on their body and work in an unconditioned environment that is constantly changing. Take this and more into consideration and begin to realize that there is a reason they tend to be rough foul mouthed types who are actully a fairly agile, strong, and resilient group of employees that dislike difficult work as much as anyone else. The difference is their work is often difficult and they deal with it where as other have the option to, for example, buy a better sketching pen.
It removes weight from the hand but doesn't this add weight overall to the user's feet? The straps, the extra mounts, the long extension-line thing...You still have to carry all this gear around all day. I would think this might make the users feet and back more tired.
Potential hazards: snagging the line on something, which would yank the tool out of the user's hand. Snagging the line on, say, the top of a step ladder, could result in serious injury.
It's a sweet thought but this should work if the material to drill is limited to foam and occasional cork only. And then it is still has the volume of a full sized drill.