STAIR STRETCHER!! VS KNEE KICKER!!

I'm gonna be honest the stair stretcher doesn't get it as tight as me kicking the stairs on. the initial stretch for the stretcher is really tight but once released even after putting staples it loosens back up.

[@jsballeck]

Been using this for a while now. Takes longer than the kicker but at the end of the day I can walk. Keeps my hip socket from getting inflamed. I would have had to leave the trade or only take jobs on without stairs .

[@robertmurray8267]

I feel your pain.
Honestly I only use the stair stretcher in certain situations but it works .

[@TurtleMan1776]

Did you use to kick them on? I used to and I have hip pain. I only pressure them and shoot with staple now but was wondering if your hip pain came from kicking them on or pressuring them on, like leaning into the kicker and shooting with the staple gun if you know what I mean

[@arigabe123]

what i cant understand is why start from top to bottom i mean you can but it takes longer....if you start bottom to up stair runs are so much easier....i learned from a guy doing this almost 60 yrs....he showed me how to stitch seam a rug...flawless

[@cali408king4]

Ya I don't understand how anyone starts from the top we used that tool once and never used it again took twice as long from starting at top

[@s7productions876]

going down the steps and using a feather and mallet creates natural tension as lol, don't even need a kicker

[@CharliesMustangShop]

Need about another foot on the handle

[@jrafloors757]

kinda looks really weird working backward too keep up the good work

[@cali408king4]

It's extremely weird working backwards as long as your snapping your legs with the kicker your stairs will always be extremely tight.

[@Fake-moon-landing.]

New builds don't use screws in the risers, would this pop them?

[@alexmeehan6202]

Each stair separate, your maaaad!

[@alexolga11]

All my steps I push no kicking

[@arigabe123]

@@alexolga11 yah i push the kicker with my chest and weight then hammer in with stair tool tack and staple...

[@user-gf6zw4nk7d]

😅😅😅😅😅😅...

[@paulstensland3800]

You can work backwards buy just using tackless

[@cali408king4]

Wym tackless?

[@paulstensland3800]

@@cali408king4 installing waterfall from top to bottom then staple under lip

[@cali408king4]

@@paulstensland3800 how would you do waterfall though that's what we were doing

[@paulstensland3800]

@@cali408king4 nevermindv

[@trevorhulbert4328]

This all seems like a lot of work compared to UK fitting 😂