On 10 Sep 2003 16:57:18 GMT, wrote:



Stefek (who's just spent the whole weekend building a wheelchair/impaired
mobility ramp out of two sheets of 18mm WBP hardwood ply, (nearly 50
cm of height to cover, so two sheets totalling 4.8m length needed to
give even a 1:10 slope) and is impressed by its rigidity even before adding
three 6.5cm deep ribs down each length. Oh, if anyone's in Bristol, the
reason it rained last night from about 10pm onwards is that I'd put the
next coat of varnish on at about 9pm... some rather more vigorous
rubbing-down needed before tonight's coat goes on, dammit.)

Stefek,

As a matter of interest, is 1:10 the recommended slope for a
wheelchair/impaired mobility ramp in general?

Presumably for a wheelchair this would be for where another person is
pushing the chair? It seems quite steep for somebody to self propel
themselves, although perhaps an electric model would manage it?


..andy

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