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Tip on correct "slope" for wheelchair ramps.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #246 Feb 1984 (v.34#2) pg. 10

How to build a wheelchair ramp for a home.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #325 Feb 1992 (v.42#2) pg. 8

General guidelines for designing a ramp for wheelchair access.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #369 Jun 1996 (v.46#6) pg. 7

A simple ramp made from 2x6s is used to slide 4x8 sheathing onto a roof without leaving the ground.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #104 Aug-Sep 1996 pg. 30

Tip shows how to make a simple loading ramp for a pick-up truck.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO May-Jun 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 30

Wooden loading ramp to get motorcycle, wheelbarrow, etc. into a pickup. Features wooden edges topped with steel strap to keep from rolling off the ramp and to add strength.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #599 Apr 1978 (v.74) pg. 162

Folding plywood ramp for driving a snowmobile on-or-off of a pickup truck.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1969 (v.195#5) pg. 136

Simple wooden ramp helps you get lawn mowers, bicycles, etc. up and down a stairway.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1975 (v.207#3) pg. 120

A wooden track which can be placed on a stairway to assist in getting a bicycle or other wheeled vehicle up or down the steps.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1976 (v.208#5) pg. 146

Design and construction of a wheelchair ramp with at least 36" clearance between handrails and a slope no steeper than 1:12.
WORKBENCH Aug-Sep 1995 (v.51#4) pg. 10

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