Now all we need is motorised shoes

Oct 25, 2018 11 Replies

Possibly a solution to a problem I did not know I had, but quite a nice idea IMHO:



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Maybe we could turn it into a sport.

"These are the No.1 tool in the USA for professional floor layers, electricians, plumbers and second fix joiners."

What about housemaids? No more housemaid's knee!

I wonder if Aldi will be able to make some own-brand ones in time for Xmas?

Owain

This DIY - kneepads, bit of ply and some castors...

I think the last guy had the right idea - apply cordless angle grinder to floor and away you go...

I wish they'd been around during the years when I spent a lot of time crawling around on headend floors!

No more housemaids knee then? I had padded knee pads when I did in my Achilles tendon. I could then get around on my knees without too much damage. Brian

There were motorised roller scats made but the tricky bit was the starting and stopping. Brian

I also didn't realise I needed a cordless wheelbarrow ...

if you're repeatedly pushing heavy loads up a steep ramp you'll appreciate it. But that's only rated to 12 degrees.

NT

Not so much of the past. There ARE electric roller blades:

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(At least, as a concept product. Their other cycle-based products are also quite interesting.)

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