MAGIC Folding Rolling Staircase for Loft

[@azrockpunk]

Those stairs are the coolest in the dark!

[@pteddie6965]

This is a well designed and well built ladder. "Flat head screws are the Devil." I'm with you on that. BTW: It's good to see another video. I've been missing you guys.

[@hartleyhubbard3827]

lol.... "It's kinda like if a draw-bridge, and a library ladder had a baby." that's was funny!! Greg (garden grove, CA)

[@tyresewaynetitus709]

Missed your videos my heart literally skipped a beat when I saw a notification that you posted a video wish you would post more frequently

[@VanLifeStorytelling]

I am moving into a tiny home where in the living room there will be a loft where a second person could sleep. I like the fact with your design the ladder when not in use is out of the way and I would love to secure the design plans. Thanks so very much.

[@cpcjrsrq]

So many easter eggs here! Way to go!

[@billymacmakes]

I've missed you guys! Great design and love the bonus glow in the dark ending!

[@Lhawk2107]

Hehe blinged out staircase, very nice !

[@robertkerby2581]

Great design! I really enjoyed your creativity! Well done!

[@DebHeadworth]

Wow! Innovative work!

[@o0motorhead0o]

Awesome idea! That new rope will stretch something wicked!

[@darthmadeus]

Thank you for this!! I'm moving soon and the house has a barn with a loft with access via ladder. I've been looking for a tutorial on a folding sturdy ladder and this is amazing. It won't be exactly like this but you explaining how you did the tread height and angle were perfect. Thank you!

[@dapv144]

That is awesome. Good work and thank you.

[@catgynt9148]

Thanks for sharing this video. I’m glad you mentioned handrails as a future addition. Perhaps adding additional black gas pipe, aluminum or vinyl wrapped EMT. If your power driver isn’t available you can probably use a 4-way lug wrench in a pinch. Wishing you and your family a blessed week. Greetings from the southern shore of the Great Swamp Erie in NE Ohio. Cheers,

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Superbe installation,très bien pensée bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@joseluisdiaz3066]

Fantastic, súper cool, saludos desde Argentina

[@mollymeiners4243]

Awesome design!! I’d love to learn more about how your husband made the loft space as well!

[@diyhuntress]

I want to build one of these even though I legit have no where to put it... 😂

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

So cool right Sam?? And icing on the cake the glow in the dark grip tape!! Hoping all is well (2 of my fav's) Dirty Jersey out!!

[@JohnClark-sx6kf]

I wood like the plans to the folding ladder: I like that idea really great. Thank you very much

[@kiwdwks]

You and Bryce are awesome! Do work out a hand rail. I have a lift up stair case in my shop and have a hand rail on one side. So much more stable up and down the stairs and worth the effort to help prevent a fall.

[@robertevans6481]

The glow in the dark tape was the icing on the cake

[@marcvought]

Geez, she is so pretty. And she does real work. Win win. Good on ya you two.

[@MrBobisadog]

Great job and glad you are back! There are a few good videos on KZbin building an electric lift w a winch and a wood platform w rails on the wall. I’m sure you could reconfigure for your situation. I know, easy for me to say! Thanks!

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty amazing work, guys! It looks fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@TheLovelyMissBeans]

Your ladder system is super cool. It might solve a problem with my serious vertical challenges in my shop. (I'm short...real short, y'all. ) TIP: (A bit oversimplified) The thing about pulleys is they help distribute and divide the load to make them easier to lift...the more pulleys you have, the easier the lift. If you add an additional pulley to the ceiling, your load will need about 1/2 the pull it currently requires. So, add a handle (like on a rope swing) to your rope and it will be way easier on your hands.

[@Craftlngo]

good to see you back on youtube. I can imagine how time consuming the build of a complete House is.

[@pf5658]

Pretty darn awesome. 😊

[@DudeSawdust]

Such a great idea and well done tutorial. Anyone looking to build one will only need to watch your video and look no further. You do a great job, and showing your trial and error which is easy to not include but you did anyway. I really enjoyed watching it and find it inspiring for my own builds and videos. Keep the great content coming:)

[@nicolasmahdavian1793]

Great video.

[@ronvalley1973]

Amazing. How clever you guys are to invent this draw it up and actually make it. awesome job. cheers!

[@Maxid1]

I've got a similar problem but additional obstacles. The ladder is directly under a roll up garage door, so whatever I do to raise it, has to be under and clear of the roll up door. I've got a couple prototypes in mind but ideally I want them to lift up completely into the loft area. I've even considered building out the loft to be able to install a standard attic pull down stair but like you, I want to be able to carry up and store large items without being confined by the small opening of a pull down attic stair. One of the ideas is like yours, a library ladder but instead of folding in half, it folds into itself from right to left. Problem is, although very narrow now, it's still in the way. I'm thinking of some kind of roller system that will allow me to push it up into the loft folded, without obstructing the path of the garage door when fully open. While still making it easy to pull down and deploy. I think I'll make it roll on a pipe mechanism like yours so that the length of the ladder will fit into the path between walls (my storage is deep, not shallow) where there "shouldn't" be anything stored to allow the ladder to be pushed up there. Getting it to pivot from standing to laying at an angle in the loft is still the challenge. But I find these things always work themselves out.

[@joedance14]

Dry interesting - yes, I would appreciate additional information.

[@Hertoolbelt]

Great job! Our winches in the turkey sheds have 2 gears, fast and slow, maybe they are a different type. Channeling Izzy is always a good solution though.

[@tyresewaynetitus709]

Well build ladder love your design been wanting to build something similar now for a while and you just gave me some new inspiration

[@martyclack8782]

Awsome job i was going to say ditch the hand crank and us the ryobey drill but you beat me to it lol.

[@niallmchugh1277]

Has Jason at Bourbon Moth seen your hat? The chap is a mega fan of Rubio monocoat 🤣😉😇

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

The Izzy Swann comment made me give this a Like! I do have an issue with the bolts on the hinges being so close to the edge of the timber. I would suggest sistering not scabbing a block beside the attach points of the hinges.

[@OneManBandWoodworks]

When I was an apprentice a Makita 7.2v cordless drill was about $2k, back when $2k was the average corporate monthly salary so almost everything was slotted/flat head screws. We had big forearms...

[@sddiymakeitworthit7512]

Super workpiece

[@Maxid1]

10:17 if you chuck in a j hook, you can screw in eye hooks really fast with your fancy Ryobi drill or driver.

[@matthewkitzmiller]

Nice Vandals shirt.

[@jameskleist4019]

After watching a boat load of nonsense videos, yours was the one I was looking for. Thank you 😊 😊😊😊😊

[@ernestor.salazar1619]

About time for a new video don't you think? I miss you guys

[@frankie385]

Greetings. Could you make a video on how insulated the entrance to an attic? You where the foldable stair are for entrance to the attic

[@sikkavikram1]

Hi, kudos a great space saving idea. Can you please share the building plans of the staircase. Thanks .

[@frederick-DIY]

Details or a dedicated video on the E36 in the future perhaps?

[@ArpadBuildsThis]

I love this!

[@woodworkingphoto8083]

With the lumber prices now I bet it was on par with your house staircase 😆. Great job and presentation as always!

[@nathancarr1690]

Hey they've went back down... That's great news. However drywall is outrageous now (on a different note)

[@kawi63603]

I would recommend adding a secondary pin because if your hinge fails it would collapse rotating at the pin. Just a recommendation. Love the design and I’m using it in my shed. Thanks!

[@leonzantvoort6201]

Glad there is a real making video again. That staircase has become really good, and safe with that anti-slip. I don't understand that those flat head screws are still being made. They are also still in the store. But for who then? Nobody buys them and nobody is happy with them.

[@williamellis8993]

Those folks (not me) who make reproduction pieces (such as Christopher Schwartz) use the flat head screws.

[@nateb4543]

Very thorough explanation without a bunch of fluff!

[@morganrandell.]

This video is chock full of fluff ryobi ads.

[@Bondoz007]

Lots of great tips and ideas - thanks. I think a drawback for me is the space beneath the storage needs to stay empty to accommodate the folding/unfolding of the staircase. That's not great for space usage

[@stuntguy16]

I would love the plans for this

[@hopjo6356]

오 ! 오랜만이야 보고싶었어 사랑해요 💜 번역하길

[@Maxid1]

Thing is, once you replaced the hoist handle and use the drill? You can pretty much reduce your block and tackle (game hoist) from 4 to 2 pullies, and maybe even one. That will speed it up considerably.

[@Maxid1]

12:46 Once again, you can operate your manual hoist with a drill chucking the right size socket into it. I know, with all these drill operated options you feel like you need to walk around with your Ryobi holstered all the time. But would that be such a bad thing? EDIT: (oops, you got that one).

[@johnfitzpatrick3416]

FYI, that winch should have a high & a low range I have similar winch on my sailboat trailer. You change it by pulling the handle out or pushing in without a load on it.

[@mermaiddiyartist8119]

Love this!! I need to make stairs for my attic. They’ll be different. Just waiting for wood prices to go down

[@Maxid1]

Can you connect the lower stair rope to the main lifting rope to make it one lift after pulling the side pins?

[@Zogg1281]

Adding the boat winch to that staircase was definitely the easiest option and you might find that instead of having the rope going through both pully wheels at both ends you might be able to remove a wrap (so only using one of the pullies at each end) and still have more then enough power to lift the stairs. This would also make it a LOT quicker to raise and lower. I hope this helps 👍

[@lynnbyard8070]

Do wooden slats break easily?

[@Zamboni-0805]

Very nice, but how is the house coming along?

[@maghaus8463]

Шикарная женщина, приятно смотреть, привет из России. 👍✋

[@12345diehappy]

I'm trying to figure out how to attach my shop vac to my dewalt 779 miter saw. Looks like you did it, what adapter did you make or buy?

[@ryanmacewen511]

Simplest way to think about pulleys, is the rope. One rope, one tension. Not counting friction in pulley shafts, the number of ropes segments actually pulling up, is your multiplier. If you have 4 segments pulling, that's 4 to 1. You do the same amount of work, since you pull more length, but he force needed is 1/4. (Some efficiency is lost due to friction).

[@brycechampness3363]

The Benfield 2100 stair case ugh ugh hehe. Would I be wrong in thinking that you could get away with 1 rope in right place to lift stair case?

[@ihmesekoilua]

I'm glad you're sponsored and I realize you need to use the product for that to work, but you did add threadlocker to a nyloc nut, which seems like overkill :P

[@mcbeardface]

Feels like their whole videos are just tool pamphlets now.

[@The78bluedevils]

try adding a tool kit that is rope operated. that will permit you to take items up or down while you below. an extendable basket to lift like the one roofer use to lift up supplies. it could call for a second staircase system. the folding staircase is a great idea. you could add a fan to remove hot air out of the shop.

[@indyfastal]

Reminded me of an "Infomercial" from the '80s...

[@CGT80]

A Phillips, torx, square drive, or even hex screwdriver also work just fine for driving in eye bolts......one less use for a blade/flat head screwdriver. Some electrical breakers are best tightened with a blade screwdriver......I was too lazy to go get my inch pound torque wrench and the right driver tip to do them to spec.

[@PabloPaster]

Where did you find that grip tape? I didn’t see a link in the description.

[@abdokamal4133]

What type of wood is used?

[@ADBBuild]

Pretty nifty. I wonder if it would work if you ran the lifting rope through a pulley near the current lift point, then up to the top of the stairs, then back down to the bottom of the stairs. This would then (I think) fold the stairs as it was lifted, removing the need for a second rope.

[@CGT80]

It would need a clip on it so that it is removable, as the staircase moves side to side without the lifting rope attached. Great idea though, I was also wondering if there was a better way to fold the stairs.

[@andy-in-indy]

The stairs in general and folding in particular are cool ideas. I have been following the progress on your Instagram and the place looks great. I don't know what you guys plan to build/store in that garage (a giant robot?) but I look forward to seeing where you go with that. (P.S. I love that the grip strips glow!)

[@honeynuggets1562]

Wassup Supercar Blondie!

[@josephKEOarthur]

Is this or can it be more pneumatic?

[@mardyfisher693]

The double pulley increases the mechanical advantage .

[@robertspeer8340]

I would love the free plans. Also why not use barn door hardware.

[@ArpadBuildsThis]

I would love to see plans! I am building out my attic and would use this! But one complaint that I had was that the audio was a little bad. The voiceover was a little loud and I couldn’t hear the music. But I think it’s awesome!

[@humanityisouressence3114]

perfect

[@Warwagon72]

How can I get more details?

[@andrewbeckman351]

I was just going to say something about that drill idea if you hadn't used it, alot of people around here use one for raising the unloader for the silos

[@Allen-by6ci]

Definitely not simple, but awesome job!

[@ripigogbl]

Muito legal!

[@SeanBlader]

Bryce is a lucky guy, Elisha is super cute in her jeans and boots while busting out the miter saw that's almost as big as she is!-

[@MrTop_1O]

When is the house tour?

[@blakeworsham3026]

Those “pulleys” are snatch blocks or double snatch blocks.

[@GoatZilla]

You should make a wooden scissor lift lololololol

[@williamellis8993]

The pulleys give a mechanical advantage which is the number of strands on the bottom pulley. It looks like yours is four which also means you have to pull four times as much rope as the lift. Drew Fisher (Fisher's Workshop on YT) uses them because his grandfather left him a bunch. It's a standing joke on his channel.

[@PIXELEDITS478]

house tour

[@JeffBlaine]

Shout out to Bryce for having good taste in music (Vandals t-shirt).

[@Bhavikh]

It's been so long show us the house already

[@sbeitoyasser8075]

👍

[@samagon00]

that knot you used on the yellow nylon rope should work, but isn't the best knot you could use in that application. upgrade to a bowline, which will work better, and is a simple knot to tie.

[@ship4brains69]

Dear GOD. Hot as bacon grease!

[@evomazebusiness]

That's kl

[@jeflarremore7170]

I was wondering what happened to you guys.

[@squeekhobby4571]

Vow

[@GreekPackDragon]

So did we abandon building a modern house on a budget or what?

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Superbe installation,très bien pensée bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉