Handy Devices

Bill Boyce, Texarkana, Arkansas, built an inexpensive lift to move parts and supplies up from his shop floor to a higher-level storage area. The "elevator car" frame is 2- x 2-inch tubing left over from another project. The power is supplied by a repurposed 2,500-pound winch from an old side-by-side, off-road vehicle. The "car" is attached to common sliding barn door roller channels with matching rollers and is attached to the wall. The winch is mounted to a truss beam above the car and controlled by a corded remote.

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