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| message from John on 22 May 2004 |
I have been painting the windows this week (I HATE THAT JOB!) and it got me
thinking. What do you lot use for holding paint etc. while up a ladder. I
was using the washing line prop, I had it through a convenient rung and hung
the paint kettle on the hook end and had my wiping cloth draped over the
prop tube sticking out of the other side. Using the prop also had the
advantage of me being able to lift the paint up while half way up the
ladder, I just got SWMBO to hook it onto the prop and I hauled it up.
John
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| nightjar replied to John on 22 May 2004 |
A commercially made hook-on work platform, that is designed for the job of
holding tools when you are up a ladder. It has a hook on the side for a
paint kettle and a fiddle rail all around to stop tools falling off. I also
use a smaller hook-on platform on the rung that I will be standing on, which
gives me a flat surface to stand on - much more comfortable than standing on
the rung for any length of time.
Colin Bignell
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| stuart noble replied to John on 22 May 2004 |
I always use a ladder stay, and an old washing up bowl fits nicely into it.
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| Michael Mcneil replied to stuart noble on 22 May 2004 |
"stuart noble" <stuart'nobleNOSPAM@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:2h8lu7Fa839gU2@uni-berlin.de
This all sounds very silly, using counterwieghts and levers on a ladder.
Carry your paint up in a measure no larger than your need - a pint or so
and hook it on to the most suitable rung with a wire hook.
keep your sand paper and rags and any spare brushes or whatever inb your
pocket - preferably a pouch as in a painters overall.
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| Huge replied to Michael Mcneil on 22 May 2004 |
I just use a bucket, hooked over the ladder rungs with a "meathook" made
of an old wire coat hanger. You can put the paint, brushes, rags, sandpaper,
scrapers and a cup of coffee in it.
Don't dip the paintbrush in the coffee. It tastes terrible.
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| Chris Hodges replied to Huge on 22 May 2004 |
Similar idea here, but I hang the paint kettle off the hook, rest
brushes between rung and kettle and put the rest in pockets (except the
coffee!)
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| John replied to Michael Mcneil on 22 May 2004 |
When did I say "using counterwieghts and levers"? The prop is a 3/4" pole
which slides through the D rung of the ladder and as it has a hook on the
end the paint kettle hangs on that. The other end of the prop (sticking out
of thre rung) allows for the cleaning rag to be nearby!
Hope this diagram helps
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| Lobster replied to John on 22 May 2004 |
When I'm painting outside I'll usually be using two brushes in
parallel (ie one large, one small) and I use the same method to store
the spare brush when not in use - ie, stick the handle into the end of
a hollow rung
David
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