Making a ladder balancer

need to explain what design youre using. I just use a leg extension and secure at the top, but it sounds like you're doing something else..

NT

need to explain what design youre using. I just use a leg extension and secure at the top, but it sounds like you're doing something else..

NT

A Platform type ie the ladders ends sits in individual recessed boxes and only one of them is raisable via a couple of nut&bolts with a strong tensioned spring.

Why not just buy a Ladder Mat?

Nah! were's the DIY in buying? ;-) them mats won't do a varitey of different levels where as a universal one will.

If this works then I'll think about marketing it. lol

Six of these should do it for stability on the base,55mm. ;-)

Thick rubber sheet, such as switchboard matting, for hard surfaces. Holes around the edges to take long tent-pegs or spikes on soft surfaces.

Colin Bignell

rubber doorstops used as big feet should do nicely.

NT

Them mats can be used in amy combination & will cope with a 4" difference between legs. Where are you working, the Andes?

Its more of a SAFTY aspect realy ie a decent size platform with shoes for the ladders legs to fit in and at the same time leveling it.

Basically I don't trust meself 25ft up the ladder anymore on me tod. ;-)

Scraps of 2mm mdf allow almost infinite adjustment

Okay, I'm a little late on this discussion, but for the record...

I've got a Base Mate attached to the bottom of my ladder (http://

dan.

One that works on green sloping hills,put that on a board and it'll slip down the slope. ;-)

Quite a selection of ladder stabilisers on eBay. The only advert for yours is at £34.99 plus postage and packing:

piece of garbage as it lacks one main ingrediant. Anyhoo thats given me an idea of the pricing to work at. ;-)