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F
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away from the ground
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An "RCH" is one of the several sizes of the c-hairs. Generally considered the smallest. If someone asks you to take a c-hair off of a piece of say crown mounding, the appropriate response is "what color?" Brown is the biggest, then blonde, then red. Not kidding. Not all c-hairs are the same. Brown is equivalent to 1/3 of a blade width, or a little less than 1/16".
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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As a interior trim carpenter on expensive homes here in politically correct Boulder we have moved on from the somewhat crude calling out to remove a c-hair off a piece. Instead we have refined it to the designation of dry,moist or WET within that 1/16 of an inch. Unless of course it's a low end home ( under $750,000) ,then it's anything goes. We also call out all fractions in 1/16,s so there is no confusion when somebody doesn't hear the last part of the number being called out. Now get back to work!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Almost done, railings tomorrow. It's been kinda fun doing this without a partner or helper.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nice! So whaddya gonna do at the pavement?
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Just a little removable ramp with 1/2'' pt ply instead of 1'' deck boards.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Why not get a few bags of mashable asphalt so it would be nice and custom?
Then you could run it out a few more feet to the bottom of that swale and
smooth it out real nice like.
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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F,
The floor is flat out amazing work. Congratulations!
Brandon,
Good job on working solo there.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Brandon...what kind of wood would that be...? clean work...
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BBA
Social climber
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Dec 10, 2015 - 06:43am PT
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Nice floor, "F".
About 20 years ago I made a stained glass partition window for my daughters old house. She took it with her to her new home some time back, and last year wanted it amended to be a wall hung piece. The hard part for me was making a decent frame box to hold two layers of glass, diffuser and LEDs. The interesting trick on this was to add a second layer of glass between the original and the diffuser. The second layer was needed as most of the glass was clear and would not work as a hanging. For the stained glass folks, what surprised me was that the color from the back piece did not affect the colors on the front. Nothing muddied up. The photons knew exactly what I wanted.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Dec 10, 2015 - 08:38am PT
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Nice work Bill!
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Dec 10, 2015 - 11:12am PT
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Brandon- nice work.
I'm a little late to the party, but others posted knee jerk posts about the difficulty working with inspectors on disability issues that really aren't warranted on single family homes. Neither the ADA nor the ABA( 1968 accessability barrier act) apply.
From the US access board website:
http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures access to the built environment for people with disabilities. The ADA Standards establish design requirements for the construction and alteration of facilities subject to the law. These enforceable standards apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities.
A single family or private home is exempt and doesn't fall under the enforceable standard. they are minimum standards that don't always work for individuals anyway.
What is important is that the client be involved and on board, and be willing to discuss accessability with the inspector And be willing to write a letter if necessary. Accessability for an individual actually trumps code requirements in many cases, including things like elements of the plumbing code (shower curbs and such.)
If an inspector tries to curtail an accessability issue for a private person, he is actually in violation of the federal ADA statute, something they won't tell you. Most aren't adversarial if you communicate.
I have retrofitted ramps and accessible bathrooms on a volunteer basis for a non-profit since I retired in 2005. ( they handle insurance issues). The goal is keeping low income people with access issues in their homes as long as possible so they can maintain quality of life. The retrofits are free to clients who can't afford them.
A good many projects we do dont have room for 1/12 ramps, 5' turning circles, and other elements the ADA code require.
The key we have found, is to make sure you maintain good communication with a client, and even have them try out a ramp or two that don't meet the strict requirements of the code. . Non compliance with the guidelines easier to find than you might imagine, and there are some in public buildings here in Portland. ( the code enforcement office has steps leading to it with a rise greater than 8" the local soccer stadium didn't comply in the last remodel.Sometimes we mock up the retrofits for the client to try.
This website has a bunch of projects that didn't meet ADA, but provided access for clients. Never have had an issue with inspectors on any of them. They all went through the permit process.
http://refitportland.org/non-profit-charities/
The biggest problem we have found is that sometimes even elements that meet ADA code don't work for the client. My first wheelchair accessability lesson came on my first ramp, when I ramped it a tiny amount (~3/8") below the threshold so water wouldn't get into the house. The client couldn't get over the small hump and I rebuilt the threshold to be completely flush and even took out the existing threshold and found other ways to keep water out.(strip drain)
So rest easy. Folks who tell you inspectors will ruin your life over ADA issues have no experience dealing with inspectors in a cooperative manner. In a couple jurisdictions, the inspectors actually volunteer their time. I've taken chair lifts out of houses and reinstalled them on projects. That work is supposed to be done by licensed elevator folks. Both elevator companies who sometimes provide old lifts and inspectors have helped make sure the projects were done and inspected properly - all legally.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Dec 10, 2015 - 07:31pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 10, 2015 - 07:33pm PT
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Wow, maybe I won't post my pics of my duct taped downspout.
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Dec 11, 2015 - 12:28am PT
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SGropp: stunning. how much design was done via visualizations, and how much was done via making?
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Dec 11, 2015 - 08:00am PT
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The rough idea for each railing post was drawn out full size on my steel layout table with soapstone and then the piece was forged to match.
In spite of the sculptural shape of each piece, it has to fit the site and overall design, meet code and allow assembly on site without a lot of fuss. My motto is ''that even crooked things have to look straight''.
I finished this just yesterday after 4 1/2 weeks of all out effort and just got a message that the client wants to commission another railing This one will be at least 50' long, on a set of winding stairs down a steep rocky bank.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Dec 11, 2015 - 12:53pm PT
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Finished the ramp today.
It's nothing fancy, and it was pretty simple to build, but it was really fun.
I was wondering how the railing would work going from ramp to landing to another ramp. I just let all the caps meet with good tight joints, albeit quite skewed, and then took a sander to them. Worked pretty slick if I do say so myself.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 11, 2015 - 01:19pm PT
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Klean, braj! Nice werk! ;-)
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Dec 12, 2015 - 07:21pm PT
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A new rear wheel.
Scored on a White Ti disc rear hub.
Cheap 29er rim
Double butted spokes and Al nipples
1064g 36 3X
total cost $310
A dial indicator with snake head and clamp was half the cost of a truing stand and I needed the long reach dial indicator setup anyway. $38 at Harbor frt.
True to +/-0.002
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Dec 12, 2015 - 09:27pm PT
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TGT...yer gonna die on the first descent...
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Dec 12, 2015 - 09:41pm PT
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TGT are those cross 3
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