Cabinet Lift

That looks great. Where did you get the little white rollers next to the mast?

Wow that’s great . the store bought version is big bucks.good thinking, well done.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Thanks Jim!
Versa, the rollers are appliance casters.

-- Sneaking up on the line....

A man after my own heart. I look for things like this because I usually work alone. Looks solid and looks safe. Two important elements. Thanks so much for sharing.

-- • "I have noticed that nothing I have never said ever did me any harm."....... Calvin Coolidge

Looks pretty good from here.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Awesome idea….perfect execution. The castors on the front look like they aren’t under the weight of the cabinet – like it could become top heavy. Is that just the angle of the picture? Have you given it a test run with an actual cabinet? I’ll bet it’s sweet!!

-- Tim Harrelson

Thanks all :-)
Tim, I’m not sure what you mean. I have given it a test run using my own body weight and there were no issues. I stood on the pad and raised myself up. Seemed steady. The driveway is inclined so that might be why the photo looks odd? I am thinking that since the weight is going from the pad through the cable over the pulley and then to the winch on the backside that the weight will transfer and roughly center over the post. Even if that logic doesn’t prove true, the center of the pad is still behind the front casters so it should balance well. Time will tell!

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I too could use a Gill Lift from time to time. But the price of a new one was unpractical, uses one was hard to come by. Great idea and execution, still don’t know why I didn’t think of it. But how did you attach the platfrom to the pole sleeve, can’t see how the arms work or configured? Oh well nice piece of work.

Well done shouldserve you well for a long time!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Looks like a winner, I love watching renovation realities and watching the woman hold the heavy cabinet while the guy is trying to find his drill gun lol. That looks like a real nice lift. You’ll get a lot of work done with it.

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Art the platform is attached via two 1/4” bolts through the plywood platform into a ripped down 2×6 that fits between each plywood side. The plywood sides (see pic 2) are then bolted together through other ripped down 2×6’s – one on the back side where the winch is and one on the front. Each of these 2×6’s has the rollers that ride against the mast. Hope that clears it up a bit!

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this is a really great tool, lifting heavy cabinets is not good for your back, and i like this, im sure your really happy to have it now, and i bet the kids enjoyed the ride also…thanks…grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Your cabinet lift gave me an idea for a lawnmower lift. I need to raise my lawnmower up to work on it and it is difficults to do. If I made one of these it would be no problem to lift it. I might add some type of propping mechanism so I can get to the blade and oil plug. Your idea is FANTASTIC!!

-- Richard