How to make a slide to move parcels?

[VEIGHT]

Simple for some but I have no DIY skills.

What is the easiest, quickest and cost effective way to slide parcels from one floor to the next?

A spiral slide would be ideal but thats very costly. I've looked at rubbish chutes but things might get stuck.

What's a quick solution DIY people?

ETA - not sure why it's gone on its side! in fact that might help

Edited by VEIGHT on Wednesday 24th August 21:12

[Mattt]

Is Hitler hiding in your warehouse?

[VEIGHT]

Erm...

[marshalla]

"Oi, Bob!"
"Yes, Bob?"
"Catch!"

[Smiler.]

What range of size & weight?

I'd consider a chute/duct with a sprung tensioned split trap door if the size/weight can be accommodated.

[VEIGHT]

Up to 10 kilos - max 40x40x40cm ?

[Jonesy23]

Depends on how much space you've got & how fragile the packages are. I'd be tempted by an incline conveyor of some sort powered by gravity.

Add a motor & you've got a way of getting stuff upstairs too.


DIY solution? If you can't build a conveyor belt I'd just get a children's slide of some sort, or just knock one up with a bit of thin ply with some edging. Can be steep at the top & then flatten out to slow the parcels to a stop.

Edited by Jonesy23 on Wednesday 24th August 21:55

[SidJames]

[Spare tyre]

Baking trays with wheels, running down some pipe

[rehashlyrics]

Go and nick a children's slide from the local park.
Or go and buy a cheap plastic one.

[roofer]

Mattt said:

Is Hitler hiding in your warehouse?

FAF!

[VEIGHT]

hmm Kids slide might be best!

[Smiler.]

VEIGHT said:

hmm Kids slide might be best!

May do.

I now have visions of you in your local play area at midnight stuffing boxes down the chute to test the theory


Out of interest, what would be the lightest, smallest package?

[E36GUY]

VEIGHT said:

Up to 10 kilos - max 40x40x40cm ?

Basket and a rope surely?

[Foliage]

couple of old mattress's

[Simpo Two]

Gravity and a net?

[KTF]

Fashion something out of a cargo net?

[utgjon]

E36GUY said:

Basket and a rope surely?

This.

Attach a pulley to the ceiling if you're feeling adventurous.

[VEIGHT]

Basket and rope would mean someone would have to take it out of the basket at the bottom.

We are talking about over 50 parcels so that would not be possible.

Net or matress would not work as they would fall onto each other and crush the one already on the net!

Any advances!

Thanks for the suggestions.

[Simpo Two]

VEIGHT said:

Basket and rope would mean someone would have to take it out of the basket at the bottom

So what happens at present - they just stay on the floor for ever?

If it's just you present, put parcels in basket, lower basket, go downstairs, empty basket...