staircase carrierThis is the spiral staircase (full size) I am making for our kitchen.. One of my (oh, so many) problems is that my shop ceilings are 8', and this staircase is about 9+ feet. As a result I have to make it horizontally. I made a carrier for this that is like a giant rotisserie using a front wheel bearing from a car. This allows me to rotate the thing 360 degrees and will lock in place. It also rotates vertically, which allows me to take it outside and wonder why I ever took on such a project. I need suggestions for how to rotate this thing up and down from the vertical without killing myself. As this continues to get heavier, the problem increases. I was trying to figure out how to use a hydraulic jack or ram, but I need a double acting one to both push and pull form the same point. Does such a thing exist without having to invest in a hydraulic pump and motor?
This thing has twelve steps, so I refer to it as my "twelve step program". My wife wants to know when I have to apologize and ask forgiveness. I told her that comes after installation.
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