As with their hands to make a folding ladder, not conceding a factory counterparts.

Folding ladder with hatches, put forward as necessary - the best option when you need access to the cold attic. Extension design rather cumbersome, they need to be stored somewhere, a place for high-grade a flight of stairs is often not enough, and there is no need in it, if it is an episodic use. That party FORUMHOUSE Alli58ru She rallied and made a convenient and compact folding ladder.

Themselves with a mustache - an alternative to the purchased designs

Alli58ru (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Long wanted to get hold of the attic of his baths folding ladder, but to buy a toad strangling, and make himself at first it seemed difficult. This year, the toad has not receded, so decided to do himself. And that's what came out of it.

Immediately it should be noted that the ladder is made from scrap materials - scraps, remnants of plywood, scrap, but there is obviously skilled hands and a decent instrumental base. As a result, design does not differ from the purchase and cost-effectively.

Luke

Although all sizes were taken at random, the household, including his wife and mother at the age ladder used successfully and without difficulties. Craftsman started with the opening, it turned 125x70 cm, made following basis - the hatch, which is attached staircase taken into account when marking gaps (8 mm for each side). Hatch went on:

• Two long bar 50x50 mm.
• Two short bar 50x50 mm.
• Two pieces of plywood 10 mm (can be one, but a whole was not)
• Fasteners (screws PN).

bars gash vpolderevaHe planted on glue and reinforced with screws, for the safety net as the intermediate clamps used plywood "gussets" (thickness 4 mm). After drying frame on the screws is fastened plywood boards, samples, all came.

machinery

The opening mechanism is first drawn on paper, cut, fit under optimal hatch opening angle, with the paper transferred pattern on paronit. In the course went trim metal strips, corners, the pieces of sheet metal, the mechanism is assembled from several parts:

• corner
• Metal box-base (is cut from a sheet)
• Two metal bands (different length)
• Fasteners (bolts M10)

The pattern of paronita spaced holes for hinges, drilled, "baited" item, measured the angle Malka chosen earlier and it also opened up a mechanism that position. Thus, to identify areas on the basis of overlapped area at the time of tilting the hatch, which Alli58ru I cut out a jigsaw. To items they rested in a corner and did not touch one after the other, cut strips and the sharp edges are rounded, gathered mechanism carved groove allows the stop in the right place.

Using as a template already have a working mechanism that produced the second - a copy, but in mirror image. To avoid discrepancies in the holes helped clamp - clamped blank and finished part, drill, insert the bolt, drill next. Truncated to the size of blanks in a twisted form. The result - two identical mechanism.

Fitting in place showed that the rear hatch bar need to be rounded so that it does not rest upon opening in frame, and a mechanism to fill the bar, as in the design overlooked the height of its attachment to the beam. After adaptations and jumping up and down the hatch began to open freely, as required by him.

A second mount for the hatch made of metal strip (20 mm 2 pieces), and a corner segment on the end of one of the metal strips welded piece - a stop for the second part, the lower fastening of the same corner. The resulting assembly can withstand the load from the construction and opening is slightly bent. The optimum position of the hinge, in which at any positions of the stopper does not work the system, was selected by the "spear" - multiple baiting and checking.

Stairs

At the bow and was found dyuymovka stage (width 100 mm), and again there were no measurements and complex calculations.

Alli58ru:

Figured exemplary ladder length and two identical cut pieces for the base, then the first length figured folding section which is attached to the hatch, the length of the second section slightly smaller than the first, third - still less.

However, in the end it turned out that reckoning a little let down, and get a ladder more than necessary, but the problem was solved sawing "Liska".

The predetermined angle to the workpiece again moved through the bevel immediately spaced sections of length and arrangement of steps. In order to ensure a match of all lines (in mirror image), the board sealed masking tape. Hole drilled under the hinge pivot pen 25, the second drilled on the other hand, handled the verge of a router, for beauty.

Sawed string of compounds sawed stage ostrogannoj, the edges are rounded in the string chosen grooves (5 mm) to compound was looked stronger and more harmonious. He planted a ladder on the glue and reinforced with screws (PN).

Hinge for ladder went eight metal strips (25 mm) at the head of four of them welded along a segment of the same band. Drilled holes in loops, one (8 mm) - a hinge and two - Wizard. Folded sections on a flat surface to ensure a tight joint, screwed loop - the center bolt of the joint center (included drink).

After assembly checked to fold / unbending, satisfied performance nodes, similarly assembled the third segment.

Assembled ladder "estimated" on the door to make sure that everything is working in normal mode - normal flight. Folding unit to a spring to provide automatic closing.

Final fitting stairs proved consistency, structure has been dismantled again, all metal parts coated with a primer and painted from a container, wood - two-layer coating varnish. Dried members reassembled in the ladder that they may dwell in the workplace. The result of the test drive virtually satisfied the master, but revealed some imperfections:

• Loop instead of screws better fasten bolts (M6 or M8).
• Fixing the spring triggers early closing.
• Window size would cost to increase to 130-140 cm.
• Rear hinge can be slightly moved forward.

Since the bath - heated room, attic - the cold, and the importance of a vapor barrier it is not disputed, there was a necessity of warming the hatch. Problem decided styling foam inside the carcass (50 mm) and the decorative lining provided sheathing, the result is even surpassed expectations craftsman.

Alli58ru:

Over the weekend, warmed and slightly embellished hatch, now it looks much nicer. Frankly, I never expected that this will trump hatch. So far, all very satisfied!

But continued improve - instead temporary wooden clip embedded in the reinforced hatch door latch is opened by the handle addl.

Stairs went and convenient, and reliable (verified at cramming a bucket of water in the heating tanks in the attic), and attractive. It looks and works better than ready-made, though the collected waste, and the shop version will cost a few thousand, and not the fact that the quality is up to standard. All the details - Topic author, In the same - active discussion of other structures and exchange of experience.

from the article about street stairs too, can gain useful information and adopt the experience of other members of our portal. The material on the porch with rounded rungs - an interesting variant of the decision of entrance. In the video, how to make and mount the winders - the best option when a ladder is needed, and not enough space.

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