{"id":715,"date":"2007-04-15T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2007-04-14T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=715"},"modified":"2007-04-15T22:23:20","modified_gmt":"2007-04-15T12:23:20","slug":"making-wooden-peg-stilts-new-modification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=715","title":{"rendered":"Making Wooden Peg Stilts – new modification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you will be familiar with my peg stilts instructions<\/a>. And the more my daughter and I use them, the more the design is being refined. <\/p>\n

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One of the weaker points of the design has always been the straps used to attach them to the legs. As velcro wears, it has become more and more necessary to augment the straps with ‘gaffa’ tape – you know, the stuff bands use, cloth adhesive tape.<\/p>\n

Well that is about to change. The latest modification to the design will be revealed here first, then added to the existing stilt design.<\/p>\n

The woodwork is just the same. Only the straps are different. And the knee pads. One of the issues with the existing knee pads is that the PVC pipe segment is of too narrow a radius if your legs have well developed musculature – so they can dig in uncomfortably. And the one thing you want is comfort in order to increase the safety of the stilts.<\/p>\n

I was in Bunnings today and found some industrial knee-pads. Until now, we have used knee pads in addition to the stilt leg-cups. But I had an idea – why not attach the knee pads directly to the stilts and beef up the straps with non-slip tie-downs buckles.<\/p>\n

I had previously solved the foot straps with these and now the time had come to do the same with the upper legs.<\/p>\n

Here is the heel strap arrangement
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and the toe strap
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I laid out the upper straps with the buckle forward of the knee pads, located the knee pad in position and drilled and screwed the knee pad in place through the straps<\/p>\n

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So the upper straps now work this way
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So the stilts are complete – and more secure than before. One of the joys of being chief engineer is that I get to test the toys to ensure they are safe \ud83d\ude09 And I gave them a fair workout for 20 minutes before declaring them safe for my daughter to test. The straps do not slip – and the straps are quickly adjusted for any slack – even while on board the stilts.<\/p>\n

For Australian readers, the knee pads are called ‘Protector Multi Purpose Knee Pads – available from Bunnings Warehouse for about AUS$10.50 <\/p>\n

And the straps are Lion brand ‘Super Cam Buckle’ available in 500mm, 1 metre and 3 metre lengths. The straps are rated to 1000kg, and the metal buckles have spring-loaded teeth that bite harder the more you try to pull them apart – they do not slip. But the spring buckle allows quick release when you want to remove them.<\/p>\n

And with the integral industrial knee pads they are more comfortable than before. Enjoy them – safely!<\/p>\n

Cheers
\nJerry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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