Home Built Elevator, cargo lift, outdoor lift, dumbwaiter

I built this elevator for my mother suffering from back problems to help her avoid 22 stairs that she needed to access her barn top apartment. it was a quick build, but can lift her and all her groceries/ packages!
This home built elevator video shows progress after 5 days of construction on Thanksgiving weekend. It is far from complete, however shows what I did to make an elevator for under $1000 (mostly metal cost) using basic tools since I haven't set up my personal shop completely as of yet. This elevator is similar to a lot of home built elevators on KZbin with the following revisions, I used a central support column and used an additional pulley from the standard double pull to multiply the load rating by 3 from the single pull rating of the discount winch. The winch is certified by an independent third party for its load capacity as well as electrical safety, so despite it being inexpensive, it does have a third party agency vouching for its lift ability. Granted, it clearly states that it is not to be used for lifting humans. This type of lift is also known as a Cargo Lift or Cargo Elevator. If I sell the house, I will likely use that terminology in the listing. Other terms that pull up similar results are dumbwaiter. From what I search, this term seems more common in Florida with pictures coming up from what appears to be the majority Florida retirement communities. Either way, I call it a DIY Elevator or DIY Lift. Regardless what you call it, It will solve the issue it set out to solve!

[@josephshaff5194]

All that would concern me is weather protection for your circuitry. But I'm glad to see people building such. 'Cause my day is comin'.

[@josephshaff5194]

Yeah nice! I watched my Landlord move a Refrigerator up three flights of Stairs to a 3rd Floor Apt. and with my hip I was like no way I want to be doing that after retirement. But might want more than Stiltz had to offer.

[@Rocky-ck4lc]

Love this field a lift

[@Texas_Radical]

awesome elevator brother. for your slides i would use nylon blocks with a bevel on the top and bottom and graphite spray or "slip plate" we use it on alignment machines for the turn plates the wheels sit on, its a spray that drys but its slick as snot if you coat both sides and it lasts a LOOOOONG while. hope that helps.

[@beckydayedgar1764]

That's very good idea. I like that. I need it for my own things to moving out of the house soon.

[@ivannightly1919]

I'd add a rolled-up rope ladder at the side for power failure or jamming so you can get down safely if your at home alone or a ladder mounted beside it that you can hop over to

[@goozerkane6595]

That is awesome! So sweet!

[@samsracing]

Thanks Goozer Kane!

[@rickdeckard1075]

@@samsracing how did you go thru the permitting process nonsense?

[@darthhulka-burger3187]

Nice build...kinda a little on tthe 'Rube Goldberg' scale, perhaps it was the 'frantic & 'jittery' style of filming. It seems like the project was really solid in parts, but other details were.... You did say that you assembled this in 3 days, so the 'ad-hoc' character can be forgiven. A bit more engineering & this will be a nice job.

[@sadguru1044]

This lift cast how many rupees 500 kgs 35 fits high

[@samsracing]

The lift cost aproximately $1000 USD. The most expensive part was the metal.

[@darenstegelmeier1639]

Curious what the siding you used on the basket is. (the white siding)

[@lawrencel2544]

I have a 4 storey building. Would it be possible to build something like this?

[@jimmyjamonit]

can you install one for me?

[@Ham549]

If that discount winchs brake fails you will go crashing down. Don't even have a broken cable saftey installed. 😒

[@samsracing]

@ham549 thank you for the constructive criticism! What type of safety would you think would be the best? I have had suggestions to get a "yo-yo" before i put it into use. That is an industry trade name for an inertia activated fall protection safety device. Let me know how I can remedy this obvious safety hazard??

[@Ham549]

@@samsracing I don't know if you can find a "yo-yo" rated to that capacity. The best bet for broken cable system it's advised a spring loaded clamping system whereas the weight of the elevator pulling against the cable holds the mechanism open if the cable fails the spring puches the cpamps agenst the rails.... You might be able to use a lowee capicity "yo-yo" to pull clamps into the rail similar to how commercial elevators use a governor rope to trigger their safties.

[@maxpower1855]

It is an Accident waiting to happen... at least have 2 cables, if not 2 winches, its not like they are expensive! And keep it secret, as elevators are one if the most regulatedand inspected devices, even in the United Snakes there are authorities

[@shoebsyed9961]

weight capacity

[@dr.mdzakariahossainprodhan542]

2000 kg Dumbwaiter

[@jpjay1584]

three eights, three sixteenth, sixty thousands, ninety thousands...wtf??

[@samsracing]

Thickness of the materials... 3/8", 3/16" 0.060", 0.090". Does this help?

[@jpjay1584]

@@samsracing thanks for clarifying. I was just ranting. to have 0.06 of an inch is weird in itself. (for metric users) 1mm 2mm 3mm, ...8mm. 1000mm (which is one meter) and so on. the metric can be easily added and subtracted. to add 3/16th to 0.06inch... for us a little nightmare. LOL

[@jpjay1584]

awesome video!! thanks for sharing. it helped me a lot.

[@samsracing]

Unfortunately being in north America, metal suppliers use the inch system. I agree metric is much easier, but the materials here are what they are. Thanks for the comments!

[@madisonmersereau4816]

🙄😃

[@dr.mdzakariahossainprodhan542]

145kg freight elevator