[TheForge] Re: Spiral stairs? (Was: horn)

[Justin Fellenz]

Mike,

What about a platform with a counterweight? If you have the skyhook in
your shop, it might actually be easier to rig up a simple capstan-style
winch with a counterweight system and a brake through the doorhatch.
Then Peggy can ride in style. Building stairs is a pain, and spirals
(as you no doubt know) are *really* a pain. How were you gonna curve
the spiral up accurately, anyway? Forgive me if you've already
discussed this....).

J

--- Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> wrote:

> 
> > ...but if you want stairs in a compact space, have you thought of
> > looking at double rise stairs? (also known as alternating tread
> > stair)
> 
> Good point, Walt, and yes, we have looked at various forms of that.
> Peggy has a hip mobility problem that may or may not eventually get
> better and the double rise variants are just not going to be good,
> especially considering that the main object here is access for her.
> We need a design that allows both feet on the same tread at the same
> time.
> 
> > Spiral stairs can be a problem if you are carrying anything.
> 
> Yeah.  We have double loft doors and stuff can go up that way when
> the
> weather isn't dreadful.  I'm thinking of cutting a floor hatch so
> that
> stuff can be lifted in a wire basket or with bantam-weight tackle.
> The present plan is 28"+ wide treads, which will be a bit better for
> lugging stuff than some narrow spiral stairs I've seen.
> 
> BTW, the thick-wall pipe I found is pretty hard.  My litle bandsaw
> cuts
> it, but sloowly and the chips come out magnetized so that they cling
> to the blade or stand on end on the workpiece.  Never saw that
> before.
> 
> - Mike
> 
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