2021 POTD Thread Archive

[KevinM]

Christmas gifts for my daughter.

 

[Fermic]

I made a set of go/no-go thread gauges for M14x1.0, they work okay ( the rusty looking does not fully go in as intended, I'll check if all threads are clean )

 

[finsruskw]

Thanks. It took a couple of tries of layout. I finally settled on 7.5" rise and 9" run. I just barely got 12 steps in the 12 foot board.

So far so good!
Would be a good idea to support the staircase 1/2 way up and make storage shelves underneath.

Are you going to add a handrail as well?

 

[AGCB97]

2 rises + 1 run should = 25" to be most comfortable for anything more than 5 steps. So your setup = 24".
This is from 'Modern Carpentry' book and what I have done since I learned that. If there are less than 5 steps and especially if there is a straight walk coming to it, then a longer run feels better. Also the book says no more than 3/16" difference in height but it's too easy to trip on a higher step if it's more than 1/8" higher. Try for equal here.
Aaron

 

[NCjeeper]

Are you going to add a handrail as well?

Yep I will be adding a hand rail.

 

[FOMOGO]

Those look great for a first effort, or any effort for that matter. I've built many stairs over the years, and always enjoyed the process. Before I left for the beach I got the 12" steel channel sections that I will be using for the shop staircase, and set it on the top rails of my trailer, where it can be easily reached when I get back the end of January. Mike

 

[finsruskw]

I need to do that as well in 1/2 of my shop that has a loft above.
But I hate to lose the 3 feet of width where they would have to go!

 

[NCjeeper]

But I hate to lose the 3 feet of width where they would have to go!

That was my initial concern when I first built the office and went with a ladder to the top. After using the automotive area for a while and seeing that there was plenty of room with a vehicle in there I decided to go ahead and build the stairs. Plus as you mentioned I am going to make up for the lost room by using the area underneath the stairs for storage and such.

 

[finsruskw]

In my case the stairs would reduce the width to about 15' plus whatever length they would use as well.
Gusse one could rig up a way to raise them up out of the way, like with a boat winch pr something similar.

 

[NCjeeper]

Gusse one could rig up a way to raise them up out of the way, like with a boat winch pr something similar.

That is what I would try or incorporate folding stairs somehow like the ones that go up to an attic.