I missed your question, but I've done that many times. I don't recommend itunless you're really careful. On most surfaces you'll still want to either:1) nail a brace to the wall you're working on, C-clamped or whatever to oneor both of the stepladders; or 2) prop the stepladders with a long 2 x 4from behind. I put a stake in the ground, nail the 2 x 4 to it, and clampthe 2 x 4 to the stepladder. I use two braces, one to each stepladder.Using stepladders that way has long been a way to set up a low scaffold, butyou'd better have good balance and not try to get too high with it. It doeswork, however. Using the braces slows the whole process down. It's aquestion of how you feel about broken bones.I've also built homemade scaffolds and it's a real PITA, in my opinion. Iuse 2 x 4s for the verticals and 1" electrical conduit for diagonals. Nevercount on those diagonals to handle compressive loads; use two, crossbraced,so the load is always in tension.The slickest solution I've used is two regular ladders with ladder hooks fora scaffold plank. I'll go up about ten feet with that, but no higher. Again,you want to nail a brace to the wall. Use a short plank or else make sureyou're using genuine scaffold plank, which is undressed and thicker thanframing planks.--Ed Huntress

I'm with you. It's scaring the pants off of me.I'll tell you one thing: I'm going to make darned sure I keep my hair cutshort...--Ed Huntress

For some further clarification on "buzz cut" you can look here;

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DoN. Nichols 18 years ago

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Ouch!

I simply have a fake carabiner clip hanging from my belt with my keys on it. Whenever I step into the shop, my wedding ring and my watch move to that clip and stay there until I exit the shop again. And none of my machines have moving parts at the level of that carabiner, or I would move *it* to a hook on the wall by the door. (It is a personal hobby shop, so I don't have to worry about them growing legs while I'm working. :-)

Enjoy, DoN.

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ameijers 18 years ago

'Buzz Cut' draws its name from the buzzing sound the clippers make as they ride along the scalp. Think electric dog clippers- basically the same thing. The buzz is 60hz, from the alternating line current, that is used to move the heads back and forth. In UK, it would be a 50hz buzz. You hear it right through your skull. I had buzz cuts as a kid, until I looked in the mirror one day around 4th or 5th grade. I had a pony tail as a teenager, but am back to above-the collar now. The current buzz-cut fad, presumably war-inspired, leaves me cold.

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