PART 2.
I took a measurement of the height of a standard crapper, which came in at roughly 16 inches high to seat level.
I then measured the porta-crapper height and it was surprising, how little it needed to be lifted up.
Using a loose hacksaw blade, i ran it around the milk crate at the top of the main base area. (About a turd of the way up)
(It was easier with a loose blade than using a hacksaw)
At this point, the crate will be at its strongest and will give me a height of only 1/2 an inch higher than a standard crapper.
So the porta won't slide off the milk crate during those more energetic craps,
(the ones were you need to give ya bum a little wiggle to get rid of a Klingon)
I always break into song when that happens.....
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
It's crap, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;
it's crap, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,
Only going forward, still can't find reverse.
It's worse than that, it stinks, Jim, stinks, Jim, stinks, Jim;
it's worse than that, it stinks, Jim, stinks, Jim, stinks.
It's crap, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;
it's crap, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;
there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim
Oh, there it goes......
Oh crap, where was i now, ummm, oh yeah, to make sure the potti doesn't go feral on me, i ran a couple of pieces of aluminium strap metal and bolted them to the cut down milk crate.
I then took a cheap piece of outdoor builders ply, and bolted that to the straps.
Now, to stop the satanic potti from trying to slide off that, i simply edged the builders ply with a piece of beveled trim.
I know it has a proper name, but stuffed if i can remember what it is. (JWB will point it out, I'm sure.
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To mount the anti-slip trims, i pre-drilled them, dampened the ply, then used gorilla glue and nailed it all together.
Once done, i spun it upside down, sat a pushmower on top of it and left it overnight to dry.
With Gorilla Glue, you damp down one side, use a small amount of glue (it expands) and clamp it. I had no clamps, so i had to imprevise.
In the morning, pulled it all apart, ran some gloss back over the milk crate and 3 coats of stain over the wood.
Looks OK too.
Because i didn't have a mitre box to cut the trims in, i cheated and just cut them straight and butted them together.
My measurements were out somewhere too, as i was supposed to have covered the bolt heads with the trim bits and i missed one.
Oh well, who cares, its just a mobile portable porta crapper lifter.
I'll post a pic on Monday, as soon we'll head off to Fraser for the weekend, but this time by boat.
Going to take a run up to Moon Point, top up with fuel at Hervey Bay (Urangan Harbour) and then come back and spend the night at the Sheraden Flats near Yankee Jack Creek.
Have a nice weekend folks.....
