[Noisebridge-discuss] Cat ladder / elevator

[David Yao]

A picture of your situation would help.


On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:

> I'm considering making a cat ladder / elevator. (Here are some:
> http://catladder.blogspot.com)
>
> My constraints:
> * usable by my relatively stupid and large (~12 lb) Maine Coone ("Ki")
> * gets my cat between my bedroom window (~15 ft off ground) and either
> the ground below or the wooden fence nearby (~5 ft high, ~8 ft away
> from the window wall)
> * can't require penetrating walls (against lease)
> * doesn't require me to frob it
> * safe for my cat
> * cheap and easy to make
>
> I've considered basically a few options:
>
> 1. simple canvas ramp or tube, hooked to my window and the fence
> 2. ditto, longer, staked into the ground (and parallel the wall)
> 3. vertical canvas tube w/ spiral ramp inside, hooked to window
> (somewhat like closet hanging racks)
> 4. (geeky and maybe failure prone) basket "elevator" triggered by
> weight in basket after a short time delay (like automated version of
> this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_1FknihCNI)
>
> I'm hesitant to try a hard ramp 'cause it'll be a pain to make, and an
> open spiral staircase 'cause my cat really is quite stupid (and I
> don't know if my woodcrafting abilities are up to it). And I can't do
> the simple boards-in-wall stairs design 'cause I can't attach stuff to
> the wall (nor do I have a ladder).
>
> Ideas? Anyone done something similar before?
>
> - Sai
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