06-01-2015, 02:47 AM
(06-01-2015, 02:11 AM)RobWilson. Wrote:(05-31-2015, 09:00 PM)PixMan Wrote:Very odd . I was asked the very same thing on madmodder.(05-31-2015, 11:24 AM)RobWilson. Wrote: Hi Lads
Just finished knocking up a couple of ramps to use at work , 3 ft x 1 ft x 6" made from a wee bit of 1/8 plate .
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Good for 50 ton the pair
Rob
Rob,
Those are seriously nice ramps! How much do they weigh?
Will they be in a rather permanent location? If not, would they need handles or slots to aid in having a lift point?
About 15kg each .not heavy .and yes they are not in a fixed location .
So why do you think they would need handles and where would you place said handles Ken ?
What I fined odd is why folk would think that they would need handles .if one came across a 3ft log would you be unable to pick it up due to the lack of handles ?
Or is it that folk think I can't design a set of ramps ? And have missed something .
Maybe it's just that there is no need for any handles/slots .becouse if I had felt the need for such I would have added such things .
Look at the underside how many places dose one need yo get hold of something?
Rob,,,,,,,,,it's getting old
Rob,
As you know it was I that made the comment on Madmodder: It's not the weight it's the gripability. If it were a log your hands curl round it's curves and you can lift it. When those ramps are on a flat surface there is nothing to grip, so you can't flip it to be able to use the underside bits to hold.
... it's the defence strategy a tortoise has evolved
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