Smash and Grab: Truss Edition

TrussLox. Tough, fast, reusable

TrussLox. Tough, fast, reusable

TrussLox lightweight, tough, and smart truss clips look like they make all the sense in the world. Set for 24-inch-on-center spacing, they’re reusable, TrussLox says, and they save crane time and man hours. They’re safe and—it looks to me like they wouldn’t take long to pay for themselves.

The grab end slips over the preceding truss and locks them together.

The grab end slips over the preceding truss and locks them together.

Slam the bite end over a truss cord and pick.

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Slam the bite end over a truss cord and pick.

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Mark Clement

Mark Clement is a former editor of Tools of the Trade, as well as remodeling carpenter, business owner, and flipper of a few houses. To date he remains a B+ drywall finisher and tile setter and painter. He's also a presenter at the R|D|J shows. He can set a kitchen just as well as the next guy, but decks and pergolas are where it’s at for him. Along the way he’s worked behind the scenes (and in front of them) on various television shows from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to Spartan Race.

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