A system for temporarily supporting a top track during a steel stud framing operation comprising:
- (i) said top track configured to be attached to an overhead structure, said top track comprising an elongate section composed of a rigid material formed into a profile including a horizontally-oriented web of a predetermined width located between two longitudinal edges, and two substantially parallel, vertically-oriented legs of predetermined height;
- said vertically-oriented legs being joined to said web along said longitudinal edges so that each respective leg of said vertically-oriented legs extends in a downward direction from each respective edge of said longitudinal edges of said web;
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- (ii) a removable positioning and support tool comprising:
- (1) a plurality of magnets, each of said magnets comprising a magnetic upper bonding surface configured to magnetically bond to said overhead structure, and
- (2) a track hanger suspended from said overhead structure via said magnets, said track hanger comprising:
- (a) a plurality of vertical support sections, said vertical support sections having a minimum length equal to or greater than said predetermined height of said vertically-oriented legs of said top track, each of said vertical support sections comprising an upper end, and a lower end, and a longitudinal axis located between said upper end and said lower end;
- said upper end of a respective said vertical support section being joined to one of said magnets so that said longitudinal axis is oriented substantially perpendicular to said magnetic upper bonding surface;
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- (b) a horizontal support section joined to said lower end of each of said vertical support sections, said horizontal support section being of a predetermined width, and being joined to said vertical support sections so that a distance between at least two of said vertical support sections is equal to or greater than said predetermined width of said horizontally-oriented web of said top track, said horizontal support section comprising an upper support surface, said horizontal support section also being joined to said vertical support sections so that at least one of said vertically-oriented legs of said top track directly contacts and rests on said upper support surface;
- wherein said positioning and support tool is configured to be removed from contact with said top track by a user's hand without any additional tools.