Anyone know where I can get dumb waiter plans

[John Hebert]

Non powerd........you know, like the old ones that worked with weights?
I'm thinking I'd like to have something like this to get firewood upstairs rather than carry, or walk up or groceries. There's got to be something somewhere:rolleyes:

[Don Baer]

John,
This isn't a set of plans but it might give you a start.

http://www.journeytoforever.org/farm_library/device/devices3a.html

[Bart Leetch]

Well you could go to a second or third rate resturant & you'd probably find a complete dum waiter no plans needed. :eek: :D :D


Sorry John I just couldn't resist.:)

[Mark Rios]

I'm for sale.

[Bob Swenson]

John- I would go for a couple of dumb blond waitreses, barring that try
http://www.home-elevator.net/products.htp
Bob

[John Hebert]

Could you try and locate it again please?

[John Hebert]

work something out with that if I don't see anything else. Thanks man........I couldn't even find something like that in my searching:D
Its a great help

[Steve Clardy]

Well I was gonna say we got one in town thats blond-----------:rolleyes:

[Frank Chaffee]

John,
Seeing how Bart and Mark (and now that smart youknowwhatguy, Clardy) have beaten me to the funny side here, I guess I will have to go serious right off.

In my experience (which could be adjusted by input from an engineer very quickly), counterweighted lift systems work best when the counterweight and the load are balanced, or nearly balanced. With counterweighted windows, for instance, the expenditure of effort to open or close them is approximately equal to the force required to overcome the friction of the sash slides and the percent efficiency of the pulley. When work load changes dramatically, as when raising several arm loads or a wheelbarrow load of firewood, the potential balancing weight of the counterweights ends up at the wrong side of the lift at one or the other end of the lift regardless of whether it is heavier or lighter than the load.

The most economical method I currently see for lifting substantial loads in a house daily is to utilize the mechanical advantage afforded by a block and tackle pulley system. If you were to counterweight the load of the empty lift itself approximately, and on the high side, then a lesser length of rope (chain, cable?) would need to be drawn thru the pulleys.

John, for a man of your accomplishments, this project is a gimmee for economy in expenditure of both electrons and USD’s.

Frank

[John Hebert]

Well I was gonna say we got one in town thats blond-----------:rolleyes:

another clown........well.......I think we may know the same bimbo :D

[John Hebert]

Guess I was looking for differen applications or sets that might apply to mine, or be adjusted. I sorta have something in mind but would like to see comaparrison's:rolleyes:

[Frank Chaffee]

I sorta have something in mind but would like to see comaparrison's:rolleyes:
…And John,
I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Frank

[Jim Hager]

Non powerd........you know, like the old ones that worked with weights?
I'm thinking I'd like to have something like this to get firewood upstairs rather than carry, or walk up or groceries. There's got to be something somewhere:rolleyes:

All you need is a little waiters suit and you will be fixed right up there ole buddy. You have the rest of it down pat.;)

I know someone here in town who has an electric model that they use to take laundry up and down and also groceries. But you said you wanted a manual model, hummmm don't know where one of those might be. Someone will come up with a link for you I'll bet. The depth of knowledge here is awesome.

Bony

[Steve Clardy]

Hmm. Electric winch, not plugged in, and put a crank on it.
Just throw it through the window?
Sorry, had to do that one.!!