Electric sewing machine lift

12/31/19, 7:04 PM #1

Gary
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Electric sewing machine lift

Gary

Does anyone know of a source for an electric sewing machine lift other than allbrands? I'm not smart enough to figure out a web search that doesn't give me electric sewing machines. Got the sewing machine for my wife for xmas, don't need another one. I do have to build a cabinet for the new machine and need an electric lift to build her what she wants.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Electric sewing machine lift

12/31/19, 9:06 PM #2

Chuck
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Re: Electric sewing machine lift

Chuck

Here is one.

https://www.sewvacdirect.com/sylvia-design-three-position-rudersberg-airlift/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgKzwBRCjARIsABBbFuhOUfg4FOxN-c4kleBs0lAzOeE2hkLvZN9jg81EnKru9O9KqAjN4vAaAsGBEALw_wcB

Re: Electric sewing machine lift

12/31/19, 9:26 PM #3

David Yoho
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Not Electric

David Yoho

He's looking for an electric lift mechanism.

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Re: Electric sewing machine lift

12/31/19, 9:53 PM #4

Chuck
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Re: Not Electric

Chuck

Sorry I misunderstood Try this .

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNSknW8-6S05V0_0QolUJ-_JBe8MUA:1577829029626&q=electric+sewing+machine+lifts&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0286W7-DmAhUXZc0KHVmPDg8Q7Al6BAgFECQ&biw=1091&bih=694

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12/31/19, 10:05 PM #5

William Duffield
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William Duffield

Try searching for sewing machine "electric lift"

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1/1/20, 3:57 PM #6

John McGaw
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John McGaw

You are right. It is not the easiest search to put together. I didn't turn up much and I'm usually pretty good at stuff like this. There is one uber-expensive unit here; I list it only because you didn't give a price range.

The expensive way

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1/1/20, 5:01 PM #7

Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
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Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio

I built a cabinet several years ago, and used the Allbrands manual lift. It's spring-loaded and dampened, making lifting/lowering the machine fairly easy.

My wife has the largest Janome quilting machine (dunno the model) and she can easily move it up and down. There are adjustable stops for level at the table or above the table.

Cost for the manual lift was about $200.00 (several years ago), or about a quarter of the cost of the electric one.

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1/1/20, 10:20 PM #8

Jay Lombardo
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I also built my wife a sewing cabinet. Used the Mechanical lift like this one:

https://www.leevalley.com/en-gb/shop/hardware/mechanisms/appliance/41821-sewing-machine-lift

Has worked great fro many years , smooth operation and wife loves it! ( Best thing about it )

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1/2/20, 1:22 AM #9

Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
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Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio

That looks just like the one i used.

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1/6/20, 8:57 PM #10

Gary
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Re: sewing machine lift - Thanks for the respomse

Gary

Thanks for the responses. Guess the allbrands is the way to go. Wife was in a car accident and can't use the manual lift in her current cabinet anymore (used the old lift Rockler used to sell). And she wants to be able to do it all herself, without help from me.

Thanks again for taking the time.

Re: Electric sewing machine lift

1/6/20, 9:34 PM #11

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Good for her !

Yonak

..And good for you that she is wanting to do it on her own even while challenged for mobility. Way to go, Gary's wife !

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