[Ag-eq] Treadmill: project not quite completed! but it is now!

[Jewel]

As I said in my previous when I thought  that the treadmill project was done and dusted, I found 
that Guideon was doing a march in 3/4 time as his right hindfoot was on the stationary part of the 
platform.  Well, I have fixed that now.
I looked  around the yard, and I found exactly the right piece of timber.

>From the weight of it, I would guess that it is Australian Ironbark, and it is, exactly what I 
wanted:  3 by 4 inches and 30 inches long:  couldn't be more perfect!  It sits on the frame just 
beautifully, and now when  Guideon goes for his destinationless walkies, which he loves, if the 
rapid waving of his tail is anything to judge by, all 4 feet are engaged.
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From: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 7:40 PM
To: <blindlikeme at yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Deslie" <d.blanch at actrix.co.nz>; <gwila47 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Treadmill:  project completed

I said that my idea of putting a board across the back end of the treadmill to stop Guideon's hind
feet from being carried off the belt onto the carpet worked like a charm, and how, once I had the
belt going at his speed, I whizzed around and held the board in place!  well, I have improved on
that!
The first part is as I said but I, no longer have to hold the board in place because I have a pair
of angle brackets that do that.
I have a bracket level with the end of both back ends of the base platform with one end having been
slid under the foot on which the platform stands and the other half sticking up at right angles.
There is a 25ml  gap between the end of the base and the bracket, and into this gap, I slide the
board.
I was contemplating putting a short bolt through one of the holes in the bracket and into the hole
in the foot, but I found that this was not necessary.  The weight of the treadmill plus that of the
dog is sufficient to hold the brackets in place, and if they should shift, it is a very easy matter
to reposition them.
Now, as Guideon is marching along, tail waving and with a great big grin on his face, I can stand
beside him telling him that he is, truly, a remarkable dog:  an observation with which, I am sure,
he, wholeheartedly, agrees!

          Jewel