Thursday, September 9, 2010

Sewing Machine Lift Mechanism




Product By Rockler(3 customers reviews)
Lowest Price : $159.99
 
Product Description
 
This plan from Better Homes and Gardens Wood magazine, along with Rockler's special value lift mechanism and hardware kit (available here as an optional purchases), can help you build a beautiful, highly functional sewing center! Build your own deluxe sewing center with a cabinet tops that fold out in two directions for doubling your countertop work surface. There are also multiple storage drawers and a special serger compartment. The plan utilizes the special sewing machine lift mechanism (SKU #33100). An optional hardware kit (SKU #38647)is also available. The Hardware Kit includes brass sewing machine hinges, twin ball catches, cherry Shaker knobs, table pins and brass piano hinges.

 
Technical Details
  • Build a beautiful, highly functional sewing center
  • Total height 19-1/4'' with a travel distance of 14-3/4''
  • Depth measures 11-1/16''.
  • Cabinet top folds out in two directions
  • Plan inlcudes multiple storage drawers

Customer Reviews
  
"Two Issues" 2009-11-05
By Ice Man (North Idaho)
Strong mechanism. Two issues are: measurement conflicts on the design diagram, and in the initial break-in period the roller bearings will wear down the painted surface they travel against and the paint will chip off unevenly impeding the free travel of the mechanism without a little helpful push with your hand. Once all the paint is worn off it travels normally though. In general a good mechanism, but I hope it gets engineering updates.

"How Does This Set Up?" 2009-10-26
By D. L. Faries (Virginia)
Really, the manufacturer of this product is one of the few that make a sewing machine lift--and it is probably a wonderful lift, but there are no instructions or templates to show you precisely where it must be attached or how it works. Contacting the company didn't help much either--they don't have instructions but can send you to a website for a breakdown of the parts. I had to send this back and buy a sewing cabinet that already had one installed.
  
"Excellent price. Speedy delivery." 2009-03-20
By A. Anson (Jacksonville, FL)
Glad to have found this item online instead of running around town or making endless calls searching for it.