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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
I was lucky to get a 2 meter Astronomy ladder in a group buy many years ago. I think my friend with a 25 f/5 got the 2.5m I know someone with a modified ladder. They placed intermediary steps. It is not quite as nice.? And be much more careful going up and down. I noticed the cadence took some getting used to and needed to warn myself to slow down.? And if you were to fall backwards, universe forgive, make sure your foot can not get caught between the steps. I friend placed a heft wooden dowel as a hand hold (I think it could switch sides) near the top. I think it just slid into brackets? on either side of the ladder. A confidence builder.? After using tripod ladders it's hard to go back back using other's at their scopes. It's so stable on almost any surface.? Clear skies! Jeff
On Friday, July 9, 2021, 09:21:52 AM PDT, bobrose@... <bobrose@...> wrote:
I drilled through the front and back edge of the channels of the new ladder pretty much matching the intent of the original manufacturing process.
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Sent: Friday, July 9, 2021 9:08:17 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ObsessionUsers] Three legged ladder ?
Bob, ?Thanks so much?for the info. You got some steps from an old ladder (donation?ladder)??to add to your astronomy ladder, ?Do you remember how you got the steps off the donation?ladder? ?That was were I am seeing rivets etc.?
Once?you got the steps off did you:?
Drill?holes into the side rails of the astronomy ladder?to attach the steps you were adding and use nuts and bolted to attach the new steps? ?Hope these questions make sense. I am just?trying
to make a safe ladder. Yours looked really solid. ?
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On Friday, July 9, 2021, 11:49 AM, bobrose500 <bobrose500@...> wrote:
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