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Aluminum angle serve admirably for the runners, and aluminum<ref>Weird side note: different types of metal touching one another do a molecular-electrical [[w:Galvanic_corrosion|Galvanic corrosion]] thing over time.</ref> pop rivets holding slats to the runners keep the overall weight down.[weigh it] | Aluminum angle serve admirably for the runners, and aluminum<ref>Weird side note: different types of metal touching one another do a molecular-electrical [[w:Galvanic_corrosion|Galvanic corrosion]] thing over time.</ref> pop rivets holding slats to the runners keep the overall weight down.[weigh it] | ||
[[File:Plywood pulley w slash.jpg|thumb|150x150px]] | [[File:Plywood pulley w slash.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Don’t ask. Rope is definitely not running off the wheel in this encarcelation!]] | ||
Mounting the pulleys however had me at a loss for bad ideas. Here's one example, a monstrosity of scrap plywood. It's cute that the pulley is invisible, but there's nothing else good happening here. | Mounting the pulleys however had me at a loss for bad ideas. Here's one example, a monstrosity of scrap plywood. It's cute that the pulley is invisible, but there's nothing else good happening here. | ||
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[[File:All pulleys.jpg|thumb|203x203px]] | [[File:All pulleys.jpg|thumb|203x203px|Generic brackets made of whatever]] | ||
[[File:Thread lock.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px]] | [[File:Thread lock.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|Please apply thread lock, or avoid bolts.]] | ||
Bending whatever metal strapping around the pulleys is fine and leaves me free to use any type of bolt appropriate for the mysterious ceiling. The axle should have been simple, let's not discuss how overcomplicated I made this, out of a disproportionate urge to use up old junk. Just... if you too choose to hang anything unusual above your head, please lock all threads one way or another. | Bending whatever metal strapping around the pulleys is fine and leaves me free to use any type of bolt appropriate for the mysterious ceiling. The axle should have been simple, let's not discuss how overcomplicated I made this, out of a disproportionate urge to use up old junk. Just... if you too choose to hang anything unusual above your head, please lock all threads one way or another. | ||
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[[File:Bracket closeup.jpg|thumb|268x268px]] | [[File:Bracket closeup.jpg|thumb|268x268px|Rope’s eye view. Fits any anchor.]] | ||
[[File:Hatch open.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px]] | [[File:Hatch open.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px|Lucky access hatch ]] | ||
[[File:Hatch.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px]] | [[File:Hatch.jpg|left|thumb|150x150px|Hatch door with some new holes]] | ||
By a stroke of luck, I found that the bathroom ceiling included a few metal studs, which I trust to give hints before catastrophic failure, unlike the ancient concrete and plaster powder everywhere else in the apartment. And even luckier, a strange little access door provides a clutch of extra metal to anchor to, all in the spot directly above a door jamb where I planned to anchor to anyway. If you don't have a little door like this, it will provide insight, it's low risk—and you might lure a family of Borrowers. | By a stroke of luck, I found that the bathroom ceiling included a few metal studs, which I trust to give hints before catastrophic failure, unlike the ancient concrete and plaster powder everywhere else in the apartment. And even luckier, a strange little access door provides a clutch of extra metal to anchor to, all in the spot directly above a door jamb where I planned to anchor to anyway. If you don't have a little door like this, it will provide insight, it's low risk—and you might lure a family of Borrowers. | ||