NOTA: ESTA ES UNA SOLUCIÓN IMPROVISADA, DE 10 MINUTOS. Agregué esta aclaración luego de varios comentarios.
Hace tiempo compré una de esas extraordinarias escaleras plegables en cuatro tramos. Es liviana, resistente, fácil de trasladar y de almacenar, las tiene todas. Pero cuando tengo que hacer trabajos que duren más de unos minutos, los pies me quedan doloridos por varias horas, debido a que los escalones son de sección cuadrada, y no hay manera de estar parado cómodamente sobre ellos, sobre todo en verano como ahora (yo vivo en el hemisferio sur), que tengo que usar calzado ligero. Junto con la escalera compré un aditamento en forma de mesa, pero es poco práctico andar cambiándolo de altura a cada rato. Sirve más bien para apoyar tarros de pintura, herramientas, etc.
NOTE: THIS IS A TEN MINUTES IMPROVISED SOLUTION. I add this note after many comments.
Some time ago I bought one of those extraordinary ladders in four segments. It is lightweight, durable, easy to carry and store, has all virtues. But when I have to work lasting more than a few minutes, my feet are sore for several hours, because the steps are of square section, and no way to stand comfortably on them, especially in summer as now (I live in the southern hemisphere) that I have to wear light shoes. Along with the ladder I bought an attachment in table form, but changing its height all the time is impractical. It serves rather to support cans of paint, tools, etc..
Hace tiempo compré una de esas extraordinarias escaleras plegables en cuatro tramos. Es liviana, resistente, fácil de trasladar y de almacenar, las tiene todas. Pero cuando tengo que hacer trabajos que duren más de unos minutos, los pies me quedan doloridos por varias horas, debido a que los escalones son de sección cuadrada, y no hay manera de estar parado cómodamente sobre ellos, sobre todo en verano como ahora (yo vivo en el hemisferio sur), que tengo que usar calzado ligero. Junto con la escalera compré un aditamento en forma de mesa, pero es poco práctico andar cambiándolo de altura a cada rato. Sirve más bien para apoyar tarros de pintura, herramientas, etc.
NOTE: THIS IS A TEN MINUTES IMPROVISED SOLUTION. I add this note after many comments.
Some time ago I bought one of those extraordinary ladders in four segments. It is lightweight, durable, easy to carry and store, has all virtues. But when I have to work lasting more than a few minutes, my feet are sore for several hours, because the steps are of square section, and no way to stand comfortably on them, especially in summer as now (I live in the southern hemisphere) that I have to wear light shoes. Along with the ladder I bought an attachment in table form, but changing its height all the time is impractical. It serves rather to support cans of paint, tools, etc..
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- Una escalera cuyos escalones no ofrezcan una superficie horizontal suficientemente grande como para poder apoyar los pies con comodidad.
- 40 o 50 cm de madera usada, de aproximadamente 1/2 pulgada de grosor x 3 pulgadas de ancho
- Algo más de un metro de soga de 4mm
- Un serrucho o algo parecido para cortar la madera
- Un taladro con una mecha de 5 o 6 mm
- Una amoladora o un formón para hacer un surco de 4mm entre dos agujeros.
- A ladder whose rungs does not provide an horizontal surface large enough to comfortably support the feet.
- 40 or 50 cm of used wood, about 1/2 inch thick x 3 inches wide
- Something more than a meter of rope 4mm
- A saw or something to cut the wood
- A drill with a bit 5 or 6 mm
- A grinder or chisel to make a 4mm groove between two holes.
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I have an idea that may be of use. If you used 1 size larger of shoe you could cut a10- 12 mm insole out of plywood and slip it under the shoes own insole insole. this will take up the slack in the over size shoe and give you a stiffer shoe that should be reasonably comfortable and you have the original grip you would normally be used with.
I got the idea from having to size up in biker boots after i broke my ankle and the ankle joint in my left leg is now more prominent and required a bigger boot to get my foot in without pain. the bigger boot required 2 layers of 5mm felt insoles to stop the boot making a funny flip flop sound when you walked.
Hola Rimar,
Tengo una idea que puede ser de utilidad. Si ha utilizado un mayor tamaño de zapato que podría reducir A10-12 mm Plantilla de madera contrachapada y deslícelo debajo de la plantilla la plantilla de los zapatos. esto tomará el relevo en el zapato de tamaño a lo largo y le dará un zapato rígido que debe ser razonablemente cómodo y tiene la empuñadura original de la que normalmente se utiliza con.
Tuve la idea de tener a su tamaño hasta en las botas de motorista después de que me rompí el tobillo y la articulación del tobillo en la pierna izquierda es ahora más importante y requiere una bota más grande para conseguir mi pie en sin dolor. el maletero más grande requiere de 2 capas de 5 mm plantillas sentido para detener el arranque haciendo un sonido raro flip flop cuando caminaba
A few weeks ago I added a non-slip rubber coating to these woods, as a sole, and that the improved considerably. Anyway I don't use the stairs every day, so I think not worth spending much time on the subject.
Sorry you had that accident, that must have been very painful
Thanks also for translating to Spanish!
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Yes, this was to get by. I decided to use just like to assess whether the problem is worrying, and it turned out I had no problems. When I add the slip-prrof rubber will improve a bit.
Fred, you are right. This was only a makeshift solution.
Yo no usaría los bloques en la parte inferior, como si usted fuera a mover el pie, que podría impedir que el y, posiblemente, provocar una caída.
En lugar de caucho normal, que había cogido un rollo de antideslizante para nuestro barco y lo han estado utilizando para muchas, muchas cosas alrededor de la casa, incluyendo el suelo de la ducha, los pasos en mi tienda y como un medio para mantener el equipo que vibra en su lugar.
Wonderful idea. I bought one of these in the 1990s to get on and off our boat when it was on the hard. Unfortunately, they didn’t use aluminum at the time, so mine is steel and very heavy. Still, very useful to use when I need to climb onto the roof and it stores away in a very small space.
I wouldn’t use blocks on the bottom, as if you were to move your foot, they could prevent that and possibly cause you to fall.
Instead of plain rubber, I had picked up a roll of non-slip for our boat and have been using it for many, many things around the house, including the floor of our shower, steps in my shop and as a means to keep equipment that vibrates in place.
Thanks, it's very true all what you say. This was a workaround to be able to immediately work on the stairs.
I want you to be sure you understood my suggestion. I think adding non-slip to the bottom of your clogs would be the way to go. Non-slip should already be a part of your ladder when it was purchased, but I've found that narrow strips will peel off easily. Better to place it on a larger surface like the bottom of your feet... I didn't mean to imply that your feet were large:)
Thanks, it's very true all what you say. This was a workaround to be able to immediately work on the stairs.
Coincido con usted que esto necesitaria un poco de goma (anti deslisante seria ideal) para mayor seguridad y menos ruido :-)
Gracias por compartir esta idea.
Great Idea as always Osvaldo, I have on of this ladders and they area a pain ... in the feet :-)
I agree with you that they need a little rubber on the bottom (slip proof woule be the best) in order to provide better security and to make them less noisy.
Thansk for sharing this fine idea.
Yes, this was to get by. I decided to use just like to assess whether the problem is worrying, and it turned out I had no problems. When I add the slip-prrof rubber will improve a bit.
Yes, this was to get by. I decided to use just like to assess whether the problem is worrying, and it turned out I had no problems. When I add the slip-prrof rubber will improve a bit.
Posiblemente una mejora leve debería añadir bloques para impedir el zapato quitar el peldaño de la escala.
Parece que estos zapatos japoneses tradicionales son diseñados exactamente con aquel objetivo.
Possibly a slight improvement would be to add blocks to prevent the shoe slipping off the rung of the ladder.
These traditional Japanese shoes seem to be designed exactly for that purpose.
I thougt to do that, but first I wanted to try so simple, and as I had no problems, think letting them so, except for the possible addition of a thin rubber sole.