On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:37:34 -0400, "Steve W." <csr684NOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> LOL, you know Mac, I get so caught up with doing things with the
proper
>> tools or going thru the proper channels, the simplest things, such as
using
>> a broomstick, just didn't dawn on me....
>> I was kind of thinking though, they might have a tool that is spring
loaded
>> or something that would keep a constant pressure on it all the way to
the
>> floor though. So I was definitely thinking specialty. But a broom
handle
>> would indeed be a low tech solution!
>>
>> Keep the suggestions coming, for nothing is beyond consideration at
this
>> point!!
>>
>> Thanks guys!
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>
>My latest "specialty tool" is made from a modified ratchet style bar
>clamp with a spring and pad replacing the end and a hook on a cable that
>holds it to the seat frame.
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46809
>
>Set it up as a spreader. Replace the fixed end with a flat pad with a
>hook on one side (that way you can hook it over the pedal arm or set it
>on the pad). For constant pressure you can install th fixed end into a
>tube with an internal spring OR use a slotted tube and external springs.
Sounds pretty slick, but I'll "stick" with the broom handle and moving the
seat
up... I know, I'm lazy..
mac
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