Easy-To-Make Reading Arm

Easy-To-Make Reading Arm FARM HOME recreation 34-2-32 Frequent FARM SHOW contributor Roger Gutschmidt of Gackle, N. Dak., recently used his inventive abilities to benefit his own elderly mom. "My mom has always been an avid reader and especially likes to read articles in FARM SHOW about me. But recent health problems have made this next to impossible. She fell and fractured her left arm and a few days later, suffered a stroke, immobilizing her right arm. So she really needed someone or something to hold the reading material for her." Using Loc-Line (a modular and adjustable type of hose) with a strong rare earth magnet at one end of it, Gutschmidt made a flexible arm to hold newspapers and books over his mom's hospital bed. The magnet attaches with small screws to a segment of the Loc-Line. The strong magnet is attached to her bed frame and holds the arm very tightly in place. He says he didn't want to attach it in any way that would scratch or damage the bed frame, which belongs to the nursing home. The other end of the arm has a little clip pop riveted in place to hold the reading materials. "Loc-Line is really stiff and stays in any position you put it in, yet is still adjustable. You can get it in many diameters, too. It's easy to just snap apart to get the right length," Gutschmidt explains. Loc-Line is also commonly used as a coolant hose or air hose, or for smoke and dust removal in vacuum systems. You can learn more about it at: www.locline.com or 800 423-1625. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gutschmidt Manufacturing LLC, Roger Gutschmidt, 6651 Hwy. 56, Gackle, N. Dak. 58442 (ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel.net).

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