Jimmyal6777

[Gary A. Wills]

There are other ways if you don't have money for standing chair or lift in your chair. I'm also disabled since 79 so it's been awhile to learn and adapt. My power wheelchair , permobile,, German junk. It has recline and tilt, no seat lift. Ok nuff on that. I've been modifying things for years , I bought an electric hydraulic lift table to put things on to work on , I made a steal top with 2" bends upwards and on the end I welded a ramp using door hinges , with straight casters so when lowered it rolls down . Best thing I ever built for my working it will lift 2000 lbs . It puts the work at any height, second I built a jib crane from a truck crane from harbor freight , I bought steel box 4" x 4" x 10' . Welded a plate with the same hole pattern as the crane . Some friends helped dig a 16" hole 5' deep , with 4 bags of quick concrete filled the hole holding the box channel in the center as level as possible in the bottom we pushed the box in the dirt some before we poured the concrete. Now I mounted it close enough to unload anything heavy or to pick up and set stuff on the bench . I forgot I also mounted a winch on the opposite end of my bench in a receiver so if I don't need it it's not in the way. I also mounted a vise to a receiver to stick on the bench too. I've also found mounting all my machines on casters helps in many ways. My mills are and bandsaw , power hacksaw, drill presses, ones a 20" Rockwell with power feed. Welding table with receivers all around it. My welders even my rotary phase converter. All on casters , I built a shelving with a lift to move heavy vises and rotary tables to the mills . I weld with a blanket a cross my chair and me. I get burn spots on my feet more then anywhere else. I even mount my chainsaw grinder on the bench with a clip over the 2" lip . I've got more but I'm getting tired now