[Milsurplus] W2HX workshop

[Robert Nickels]

On 12/2/2017 11:08 AM, Ray Fantini wrote:
> a block and tackle system to move radios is definitely “Hard Core” in 
> my book
I certainly agree!     Those of us with subterranean shacks (i.e. 
basements) have applied another of the six classical simple machines - 
the inclined plane.   OK, some call it a stairway, but all that's needed 
is to smooth the bumps (i.e. steps) out and you've got mechanical 
advantage.   I've got a closet directly opposite from the top of the 
stairway which becomes the temporary mounting point for a boat winch 
although a block and pulley would work as well.   My plan is to someday 
build a set of rails which can be temporarily laid on top of the stair 
risers when needed, essentially copying the method used by some stair 
lift chairs.   In the meantime I've decided that the easiest way to 
avoid having to move really heavy items to the basement shack is to have 
an upstairs shack.   (The weak point in this approach is having the 
repair shop in the basement).

73, Bob W9RAN