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I’m sure SWMBO or not would be very pleased to hear that.terrydowning wrote:That would mean lugging the contraption up the stairs. Which is not happening. I'm also not a fan of woodworking in living areas of the house. SWMBO or not I don't want to live in the detritus that accumulates in a shop. I prefer my living and relaxing areas to be a bit cleaner.
I do remember seeing this posted, however I had no clue it was so inexpensive.terrydowning wrote:Like this Harbor Freight Motorcycle Lift? Just a thought. If I had $350 laying around with nothing to do and the height was a major issue for me. I'd experiment. My issue is the opposite regrading lathe. Operations. I would like the SS to be a bit higher. But I would like the TS lower. Seems like this would do the job nicely.
) I'd be dang close to that $350 mark.My ex became a lawyer after we divorced, which explains why I could never win an argument with her even when I was right!idcook wrote:Iiiiii dunno benush.
Now, I’m jussa po country barrister, but I see, I say, I see considerable potential for issues regardin’ structural integrity and operator safety. (I suspect the suspect ingredient in this contraption to be rum but, being a whiskey man myself, I’m no expert.)
Having to align two tables if you need to adjust the height could be a headache.
Seems to me that the best way to tackle this concern is with a platform or to remove the legs entirely and place the whole works (sans legs) on something else that allows for its height to be adjusted.
Of course I’m also not a big fan of chopping up the original goods. Probably because I only have one good to chop if choppin’ urges should arise. Maybe I’ll find myself a raggedy machine that I can subject to my merest whim one day.
Of course if you wish to file an appeal defectum evidentiae, I'm sure any judge would quickly grant it! Mike907 wrote:How about a short version of this:http://www.jack-bench.com/workbench%20plans%20-%20about%20scissors%20jacks%202.htm?
Mike
That is the modification I made for my springtime build workbench. I'll use steel posts on each corner rather than wood and the jack I purchased is much smaller, but the same thought.dusty wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKUVgv_iLtM
larryhrockisland wrote:I knew I remembered something I had seen way back in 2007-ish. Here's a site, http://home.comcast.net/~tegger/sscabinet.html where a guy used hydraulic cylinders. The cylinders were expensive so I thought of the scissor jacks, like the earlier videos, and even chased down 12 volt jacks, http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/ ... C=WIB20001, then I ultimately did nothing but did have a lot of fun thinking of different ways to do this.
Larry Hargrove
Rock Island, Ok
