As you may have guessed by now, with a standard 8-feet radius it is impossible to reach some areas of the radial transition for hand finishing without something to support the finisher above the curing concrete.  Build a ladder to suspend workers above the curing concrete by ordering a piece of pipe bent at an 8-feet radius.  Using additional pieces of pipe, weld horizontal rungs a foot or so apart on the inside of the ladder along the entire length.  Next, weld a U-shaped frame for the bottom that allows the ladder to sit one foot above the ground, straddling the rebar and sitting above the placed concrete.  The top of the ladder must rest on the coping, so weld another U-shaped frame to come out on both sides of the ladder and rest on the coping.  To aide in moving the ladder, attach a handle at the top.  In this way, two persons can move the ladder, one at the bottom and one at the top of the ladder.  Remember to remove any sharp edges as you can easily cut yourself as you work.

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