clamps ... Do the flat bottom clamps really make it easier to join right angle pieces? I'm thinking picture frames and storage racke, bookcases ...
I've seen Bessey clamps on Woodsmith Shop, TV show and it looks like you don't even need a square because if the bottom of the clamp is squre then the sides are also. Is that right? If so, why use anything else?
THANK YOU, THAN YOU everybody !!!! I will go with the extra width. In fact, I am thinking of possibly making it 2.5 to 3 feet wider. This will allow me to build an exterior staircase,
2.5 to 3 feet wide, in order to easily get on top for storage. Currently I'm hauling a ladder around. A staircase (again, it's outside of the new addition) would slightly cramp the 'walk-around' area for my car hoist. I'm considering a hinged staircase that I can raise out of the way with a rope or chain. Have any of you done this? Any ideas on how to keep it light weight? Simply use a pulley system to reduce effort? Would probably only go up on top maybe once or twice a month."Ivan Vegvary" wrote in news:hriddl$2lo$ snipped-for-privacy@news.eternal-september.org:
My grandpa has a hinged ladder for attic access in his garage. To drop it down, a rope with a couple of pulleys attaches to the moving side of the ladder. The pulleys simply change direction, I doubt there's much mechanical advantage in that system. (It's simply not needed.)
You may want to consider a set of standard attic stairs that go inside your shop. They only take up space in the attic, and when down only need a minimal amount of space. They should be available at just about any hardware store.
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That or same as attic stairs...springs.
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