Date: Wed Mar 24 11:34:19 2010

Author: LeRoy Frahm

Subject: Re: Lecture Hall Ladder

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Cliff,
I have two Weight activitated style rolling ladders. They are extremely=
stable, especially carrying very heavy items.
Mine have a flip up shelf at the top when you are working to place things w=
ithout bending over on a ladder. True they
take some floor space to store, but they won't disappear like a folding lad=
der!! Shop around, here is an example:
http://www.labsafety.com/Weight-Activated-Safety-Ladders_24547790/?noredire=
ct=3Dtrue&No=3D15
They will last forever, mine are over 40 years old!
At home I have a little giant, but I would not have one here, they get =
heavy!!
All the Best,
LeRoy Frahm
Lawrence Physics


On 3/24/10 9:10 AM, "Cliff Bettis" wrote:

Our new building is about done and we are planning to move in May. My new l=
ecture halls have 14 foot ceilings and I had a unistrut frame work built in=
to the ceiling in the front of the hall. I plan to hang things like my bowl=
ing ball pendulum from the frame work (it's supposed to be good for 1500 lb=
s.). I need a ladder to access the unistrut and I was looking in McMaster-C=
arr and saw this:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#8119t16/=3D6cuy8m

Any advise or suggestions (I think a Genie lift would blow the budget)?

Cliff
(beware the architect: they were about to build me lecture tables with no e=
lectrical outlets!)


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Cliff,

I have two Weight activitated style rolling ladders=
. They are extremely stable, especially carrying very heavy items.

Mine have a flip up shelf at the top when you are working to place things w=
ithout bending over on a ladder. True they

take some floor space to store, but they won?t disappear like a foldi=
ng ladder!! Shop around, here is an example:

http://www.labsafety.com/Weight-Activated=
-Safety-Ladders_24547790/?noredirect=3Dtrue&No=3D15 <3D"http://www.labsafety.com/Weight-Activated-Safety-Ladders_2454779=>

They will last forever, mine are over 40 years old!

At home I have a little giant, but I would not have=
one here, they get heavy!!

All the Best,

LeRoy Frahm

Lawrence Physics





On 3/24/10 9:10 AM, "Cliff Bettis" > wrote:



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*Our new building is about done and we are p= lanning to
move in May. My new lecture halls have 14 foot ceilings and
I ha= d a unistrut frame work built into the ceiling in the
front of the hall. I = plan to hang things like my bowling
ball pendulum from the frame work (it&#= 8217;s supposed to
be good for 1500 lbs.). I need a ladder to access the un=
istrut and I was looking in McMaster-Carr and saw this:

http://www.mcmaster.= com/#8119t16/=3D6cuy8m
<3D"http://www.mcmaster.com/#8119t16/=3D6cuy8m">

Any advise or suggestions (I think a Genie lift would blow
the budget)?

Cliff
(beware the architect: they were about to build me lecture
tables with no e= lectrical outlets!)

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