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climber
away from the ground
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Jun 22, 2016 - 07:05pm PT
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3 days, 3 dogs, 2 dudes, and 24,000 lbs of logs.
5 days until the next drop comes. Time to go climbing.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Jun 22, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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Several months ago we removed a 24' bearing wall by building temp walls on both sides and pulling the existing wall.
We then built a track between the temp walls and cut a hole in one side so we could shoot in some serious steel. Serious.
That corner looks like this now, with all new exterior wall framing for new window and 12' slider. The steel beam will get boxed in wood to cover the difference in ceiling heights.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 23, 2016 - 07:04am PT
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bamboo, you tiller those babies as well????
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:28am PT
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[photoid=461742]
I just finished this steel staircase yesterday.
Now it's ready for the painters and the installation of the 3 1/2'' thick walnut treads.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:32am PT
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Upper run of the stair. Treads are plug welded through slots into the stringer.
This is a very stiff structure with all the triangular elements.
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:39am PT
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Forged steel guard rail with madrone cap
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 08:45am PT
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Exterior, code compliant handrail , hot forged schedule 80 steel pipe, paint finish.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 23, 2016 - 09:18am PT
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code compliant handrail
I was going to bring that up about the first one. :-)
I've done jobs for really big time architects where I had to build a legal butt-ugly
balustrade, get it finaled, rip it out, and build the one they wanted, regularly.
You do excellent work. So there must be some flex in those first treads but the
balustrade will take care of that, right?
One of these days I'll scan the pics of the stairs that had the stringers, risers, and treads
all mitred for that monolithic moderne look. Used a LOT of glue!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 23, 2016 - 09:55am PT
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I have no construction experience but i built this corrugated wall.. kinda wanted the GPIW look..
I got the money for 8years perfect attendance!
750dollars
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 10:13am PT
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''You do excellent work. So there must be some flex in those first treads but the
balustrade will take care of that, right?''
I doubt there will be even the slightest flex in those treads when the 3 1/2'' thick by 11'' walnut treads are glued and screwed to the plate steel supports.
The hand railing will be a commercial cable and metal post system that won't add any structural stiffness to the stair.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 23, 2016 - 10:23am PT
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3-1/2" thick? OMG! Tree killers!
You know what would look cool, and save a tree?
Weld a piece of bar on the underside all the way
around so you could slide a piece, say 1-1/2 x 3-1/2,
to be flush with the steel tread and mitred at the corners.
Then you could see some steel! :-)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 23, 2016 - 10:31am PT
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How proud of the steel will the wood treads be?
Will there be rabbets in the wood treads?
Basically, will the steel treads be visible?
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SGropp
Mountain climber
Eastsound, Wa
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Jun 23, 2016 - 12:48pm PT
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The wood slab treads will overhang the 1/4'' plate about an inch on the front edge to form the nosing and 5'' on the outboard end. Basically you won't see the steel work at all except for the stringer and column that holds up the landing.
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Spaghettisaurusrex
Boulder climber
Wyckoff
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Jun 23, 2016 - 02:22pm PT
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I'm building a community
http://www.reddyyeti.com/
so far the hardest part is getting people to actively participate and help share it. We've been growing healthily and consistently over the passed 6 months and people LOVE the idea. We are pretty locked into our structure with it but LOVE to get feedback to make it as appealing and helpful as possible
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Jun 23, 2016 - 02:34pm PT
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Jun 24, 2016 - 12:55am PT
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Finally finished my Brummbar diorama with grenadier figures wearing Zeltbahn reversible splinter camouflaged ponchos. The Brummbar is camouflaged with disk pattern masks from Uschi van der Rosten to create a camouflage pattern used in the fall of 1944 by German troops operating in the Hurtgen Forest battles:
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bamboo
Trad climber
pike co
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Jun 24, 2016 - 03:37am PT
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SLR
the tiller is for the most part engineered into the design--
through careful thickness measurements and consistent materials
I buy the glass--and it is reasonably consistent \--although I do measure it every time--all the wood is machined to .001" and promptly glued up as it can change with humidity fluctuations [a lot sometimes!]
anyhow this model [tank killer] rarely goes on the tiller tree unless its acting weird [rare/never]
now when prototyping we pull out the tiller tree [jig] and test extensively
here is a prototype on the tree-bending too much off the handle-I manipulated the handle length and side profile to have more working limb
[photoid=461885]
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Jun 24, 2016 - 07:03am PT
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My old 3 HP shaper and power feed were a casualty of my cross country move and I've yet to replace them, so I made these doors and drawer faces for the wagon the way I was originally taught: with a table saw and router.
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bamboo
Trad climber
pike co
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Jun 24, 2016 - 03:14pm PT
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nice and tight there edge!!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 24, 2016 - 04:24pm PT
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I posted the initial thread in November
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1197468&msg=2716799#msg2716799
but with the weather and the need to let the wood age a bit before staining, it's only been recently that the final touches were completed...
the steps have done their (illegal*) task allowing access to the top of the hill around the back of our yard. The access was to scramble up the dirt, which basically killed off the plants in the thin soils. Now it's an easy ascent, both on the aging knees and on the vegetation.
And the view from the top is kind of nice too
*the steps are illegal because they don't follow code, which requires a banister, I'll deal with it when we decide to sell the house someday... not soon.
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