I imagine this is a much discussed topic here ??? But I thought I would ask
for myself.

I have a project coming up for a tv cabinet with a lift for the foot of a
bed.... I don't know the size of the tv yet but it won't be giant. It will
most likely be a flat screen. I would like to find something that's fairly
easy to work with. I see there's one in Rocklers that looks very straight
forward, but I imagine getting an item like this through Rockler could be
more expensive than shopping elsewhere. I do run a business so I can
purchase this item direct...

So any advise on what and where....? Thanks Joel

Well, since the one at Rockler looks free, I have a hard time believing
you can beat the price:
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...ngs_id=11 111

Seriously though:
http://www.auton.com/
http://www.inca-tvlifts.com/
http://www.electrokinetics.com/tv.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search

Of course, if you're running a business, why not just get the Rockler
version and pass the cost directly to the customer?

-Mike

dwolf wrote:
I imagine this is a much discussed topic here ??? But I thought I
would ask
for myself.

I have a project coming up for a tv cabinet with a lift for the foot
of a
bed.... I don't know the size of the tv yet but it won't be giant. It
will
most likely be a flat screen. I would like to find something that's
fairly
easy to work with. I see there's one in Rocklers that looks very
straight
forward, but I imagine getting an item like this through Rockler
could be
more expensive than shopping elsewhere. I do run a business so I can
purchase this item direct...

So any advise on what and where....? Thanks Joel

Yeah, I was just lusting after that thing while perusing the latest catalog
while lounging in the bathroom...ahh...I mean the reading room. It's a
chunk of change, however, coming in at around $1300. OUCH! Now, if you can
get it for the price on the website (zip, zero, nadda, zilch, etc) go for
it. Of course, lusting after it does me no good as I'm about as close to
owning a big ole flat screen TV as I am to walking on Mars.

--
Jeff P.

"A ship carrying blue paint collided with a ship carrying red paint. The
crew are believed to be marooned."

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"Mike Reed" wrote in message
oups.com...
Well, since the one at Rockler looks free, I have a hard time believing
you can beat the price:

http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product...ngs_id=11 111

Seriously though:
http://www.auton.com/
http://www.inca-tvlifts.com/
http://www.electrokinetics.com/tv.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search

Of course, if you're running a business, why not just get the Rockler
version and pass the cost directly to the customer?

-Mike

dwolf wrote:
I imagine this is a much discussed topic here ??? But I thought I
would ask
for myself.

I have a project coming up for a tv cabinet with a lift for the foot
of a
bed.... I don't know the size of the tv yet but it won't be giant. It
will
most likely be a flat screen. I would like to find something that's
fairly
easy to work with. I see there's one in Rocklers that looks very
straight
forward, but I imagine getting an item like this through Rockler
could be
more expensive than shopping elsewhere. I do run a business so I can
purchase this item direct...

So any advise on what and where....? Thanks Joel

Yeah, I hear you. I'd almost rather have the lift than the TV. Seems
like a fun toy.

I've thought a lot about building my own lift too (again, not that I
have a TV for it). You know just for planning purposes.

My thought was to use four pieces of allthread at the corners of the
cabinet. The platform would ride on the althread. The althread would
run from a set of bicycle chains and gears hooked up to a motor.
Finding the right motor might be a challenge... of course, my old
1-1/2hp 3450 rpm table saw motor would raise a TV 30 inches in around
10 seconds (1:1 drive ratio on 1/4-20 allthread). It's actually really
quiet too.

I guess cable routing becomes a bit of an issue, but a nice long
s-video or component cable shouldn't be too much trouble to manage with
a spring or bungee cord system. Maybe if you insulated the drive shaft,
you could use three of the allthreads for power (one for ground, of
course

But I digress. I'm not going to be buying one of those tvs until the
price gets well under $300. At that point, the $1300 Rockler model
seems obscene, so I probably would be able to talk SWMBO into letting
me make it.

Hmmm...

Jeff P. wrote:
Of course, lusting after it does me no good as I'm about as close to
owning a big ole flat screen TV as I am to walking on Mars.

I would keep an eye out for a surplussed drafting table. No matter what =
shape it was in as long as the center column lift still worked. Could be =
done pretty cheap that way.

--=20
SwampBug
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"Mike Reed" wrote in message =
ups.com...
Yeah, I hear you. I'd almost rather have the lift than the TV. Seems
like a fun toy.

I've thought a lot about building my own lift too (again, not that I
have a TV for it). You know just for planning purposes.

My thought was to use four pieces of allthread at the corners of the
cabinet. The platform would ride on the althread. The althread would
run from a set of bicycle chains and gears hooked up to a motor.
Finding the right motor might be a challenge... of course, my old
1-1/2hp 3450 rpm table saw motor would raise a TV 30 inches in around
10 seconds (1:1 drive ratio on 1/4-20 allthread). It's actually really
quiet too.

I guess cable routing becomes a bit of an issue, but a nice long
s-video or component cable shouldn't be too much trouble to manage with
a spring or bungee cord system. Maybe if you insulated the drive shaft,
you could use three of the allthreads for power (one for ground, of
course

But I digress. I'm not going to be buying one of those tvs until the
price gets well under $300. At that point, the $1300 Rockler model
seems obscene, so I probably would be able to talk SWMBO into letting
me make it.

Hmmm...

Jeff P. wrote:
Of course, lusting after it does me no good as I'm about as close to
owning a big ole flat screen TV as I am to walking on Mars.