Good luck. What you are describing is an old style cabinet for plate mount
machines. Most every consumer sewing machine on the market for many years
now has been a free arm, essentially portable machine. That is why the ones
you find have a lift. The free arms don't have hinges.

"speedbuggy" wrote in message
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Anyone know of a good sewing machine desk plan. I have googled a lot and
found nothing like what the mother-in-law would like. She want one that
looks like a regular style office desk and the machine fold in to the top.
While the machine is folded away you can use it as a desk. All of the ones
I
have seen either fold completely up and serve no purpose or have some type
of lift )rockler plan) the you would end up smashing you knees on when you
use it as a desk. My mom had on when I was a kid, it was pretty slick.

Thanks