{"id":720,"date":"2024-10-02T02:48:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mechied.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=720"},"modified":"2024-10-03T01:36:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:36:47","slug":"portable-lift","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/mechied.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/portable-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable Person Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-323x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-323x500.png 323w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-768x1191.png 768w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-991x1536.png 991w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-300x465.png 300w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-400x620.png 400w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-500x775.png 500w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-600x930.png 600w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1-800x1240.png 800w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portalift1.png 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CAD design of my lift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As getting up from falls and getting out of chairs got harder and harder I knew I needed something that I could independently use to get to my feet.  They make things like the <a href=\"https:\/\/indeelift.com\/product\/people-picker-upper\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDbR6QAt3oN8h-fZ211Udi4bWdV8KzjlB3AHucZm7u1fYHMwtoK8QMaAl_vEALw_wcB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/indeelift.com\/product\/people-picker-upper\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDbR6QAt3oN8h-fZ211Udi4bWdV8KzjlB3AHucZm7u1fYHMwtoK8QMaAl_vEALw_wcB\">IndeeLift<\/a> which can move someone from the floor to a chair height.  But that&#8217;s still pretty low to the ground for my functional level and the IndeeLift is very bulky and heavy. <strong> Since I can&#8217;t make anything easy<\/strong>, I designed my own solution with the following objectives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As light as possible (30lbs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30&#8243;+ raised height<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can roll in all directions like a mechanics creeper but be locked in place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Splits in half for transportation (e.x. needs to be transportable on an airplane)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple power options: drill batteries, wall power, car accessory power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-267x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-267x500.png 267w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-768x1437.png 768w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-300x561.png 300w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-400x748.png 400w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-500x935.png 500w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup-600x1122.png 600w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/portaliftup.png 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raised position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My lift is built mostly from carbon fiber with some aluminum parts I made by hand on my bridgeport (so glad I have a CNC now!).  The lifting action is provided by 2 200lb linear actuators and the guide rails are CNC linear rails that I painstakingly drilled out for lightness. Machining all the slots on the hardened steel rails took hours of step milling with carbide endmills! I made a couple different power leads I can connect to the main power connector to use the different power sources.  Mostly I use a 20V 3.5aH cordless drill battery which can do four or five lifts before needing to be charged. The rolling base separates from the lifting rails if I need to break it down for transport but I rarely do that; it turns out we usually just roll it through the airport and use it as a luggage cart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Oct-02-2024-5-30-08-PM-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finished Lift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-Apr-15-2023-5-57-01-PM-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lifting my aMTB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I created my own sandwich panels of carbon fiber by bonding balsa sheets between two sheets of premade carbon fiber plate. The panels were then waterjet cut to size.  I also created forged carbon fiber reinforcing pieces by filling 3D printed molds with chopped carbon fiber and resin.  The molds were all single use because I could never get them to cleanly release and I basically had to smash them and chip them off the part bit by bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-May-21-2023-4-56-32-PM-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-May-21-2023-4-56-32-PM-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-May-21-2023-4-56-32-PM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-May-21-2023-4-56-32-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mechied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Photo-May-21-2023-4-56-32-PM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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