Re: TV Lift

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

> IF you should decide to use a ready-made solution, I can order Auton for
you.  I
> don't advertise them on my website.  If you want one let me know and I'll
pass
> it along at cost.


I appreciate the offer but I know the cost!  That's *why* I want to build my
own!!!!  My needs aren't necessarily for lifting heavy TV's (perhaps Auton
will drop their prices when big CRT TV's become history) but for helping my
arthritic parents access things like the dog dishes that are becoming harder
and harder for them to do.  I think in this case, I can use a pantograph
lift system because there's not much weight to a bowl of kibble but for
others, I'll probably need a lift screw.

What I'd really like is some system where all the low cabinets had some way
of presenting their contents at waist height.  Ever see those filing cabinet
systems that operate on a carousel?  That's sort of the idea.

I've bought all sorts of pickup wands and graspers, but the ideal solution
would be a shelf that slides forward and then up in each cabinet.  I know
it's not immensely practical, but I can't think of any other way to restore
access to the whole world of low shelves and cabinets.  My folks are
determined to stay out of a retirement/nursing home as long as they can so
I'm looking for creative ways to make that happen.

--
Bobby G.

"Robert L Bass" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> IF you should decide to use a ready-made solution, I can order Auton for
you.  I
> don't advertise them on my website.  If you want one let me know and I'll
pass
> it along at cost.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
> Bass Burglar Alarms
> The Online DIY Store
> http://www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
>
> --
>
> Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.
>
> > "E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> >
> > How's your TV lift coming?  I was watching "The New Yankee Workshop" and
> > Norm was building an adjustable height roller feed unit that used a big
> > threaded rod and an interesting set of rollers and guides that gave me
some
> > ideas for building a lift of my own.  Actually, there are quite a lot of
> > things I'd like to arrange on lifts for my mom and dad who both have
trouble
> > bending down to reach things.  I'd like to put the dog's water and food
on a
> > lift so that mom can raise it up to load it and lower it back down so
the
> > dog can reach it.  Did you find plans on the 'net or did you start from
> > scratch?
>