REAL MAN TRUCKWORKS & SURVIVAL
TOOLS, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY => What are you building? => Topic started by: Flyin6 on July 07, 2016, 09:39:05 PM
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My Grand Daughter fell and broke the femeur while running down a hill. The resulting half body cast has left her immobile and a handful for her mom.
I got th thinking about it and decided to build her a custom high-chair that isn't so high!
I built it in such a way as to be adjustable and very stable. The legs splay out in a 15 degree angle so as to maintain a wide footprint, while having the top tucked inside the chair some to clear the leg with that cast.
I used pine and poplar for the wooden dowel legs
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The seat is actually a doubled affair. I built the regular seat, then built another with a 3.5" wide protrusion in case she had to sit in it straddling the piece.
I made that piece so that it could be taken out or held securely by four wooden dowels
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I made the flip up tray part adjustable for a range of 12". Two stainless 1/4" screws fasten into two threaded steel inserts I have implanted in the side rail of the chair
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And it passed the Grand Baby test...She liked it!
Another successful mission!
The Pre-Ranger with the PIB (Poison Ivy Buttox) is seen in the last pic guarding against a NTI (Near topple incident)!
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The chair looks great.
What a horrible thing for a little one to go through. :(
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nice work Don
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Great job Don. Looks like you put some heart into it.
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Nice project Don - not an easy thing to do, build something for a little one that is miserable being restricted by a body cast! :(
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How long in the cast don?
Raising boys into RealMen!!
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Great work Don.
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Good job on the chair.
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How long in the cast don?
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6 weeks until the smaller leg cast
if
the healing is going OK next week
If
The healing is not OK, then Surgery this coming week to screw the bones together
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Wow you knocked that out quick. Hope she heals fast.
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Nothing better than a personal touch to make the little ones feel better.
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So how is Jo-Jo doing, or how did the dr appointment go.
Still in my prayers, as this is not a fun time for all.
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So how is Jo-Jo doing, or how did the dr appointment go.
Still in my prayers, as this is not a fun time for all.
Following the Dr's appointment late last week, we were thinking the prayers were helping. The bone moved a little bit and now it is healing by building another piece of bone over top the break in one area. The doctors after seeing that decided not to give her the surgery and allow this process to continue. The femur in that leg will be larger in circumference than normal due to this "Abnormal" regrowth, but it will/should be strong.
Praise Jesus!
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Great news!
Amen!
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Fantastic!!
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That is great news!
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Glad to hear. How long for a full recovery?
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Wonderful
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Glad to hear. How long for a full recovery?
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A couple more months until it's back to walking
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Thank you for the update. Physical growth and spiritual growth all good things for a youth
Raising boys into RealMen!!
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Thank you for the update. Physical growth and spiritual growth all good things for a youth
Raising boys into RealMen!!
A-MEN
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Glad to hear about positive answers to prayers! Give her a hug from all of us!
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Glad to hear about positive answers to prayers! Give her a hug from all of us!
Wilco
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Update
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Update
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Cast is coming off this Friday
She seems to be healing well
Had her in church sunday. Even with that cast, she was walking as fast as before!!!!!!!!!!
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Great update. Prayer and praise.
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Great update. Prayer and praise.
Absolutely
This is an answer to prayer
For sure!
God is good
God is great!
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Thank you
Raising boys into RealMen!!