Making a Dumb Waiter

redman

Hi

Anyone able to give me advice on building a dumb waiter, im not finding much on the internet.

Need to build something for parents house to go up one floor to a landing with a tray to hold food etc..

Its the tracks that I am trying to figure out what could I use as I have one wall I can put tracks against and then use pulleys with rope , maybe a motor later. But Cant figure out the tracks to use that I can attach a tray to ?

ANy help greatly appreciated!

Redman

Dtp1979

redman wrote: »

Hi

Anyone able to give me advice on building a dumb waiter, im not finding much on the internet.

Need to build something for parents house to go up one floor to a landing with a tray to hold food etc..

Its the tracks that I am trying to figure out what could I use as I have one wall I can put tracks against and then use pulleys with rope , maybe a motor later. But Cant figure out the tracks to use that I can attach a tray to ?

ANy help greatly appreciated!

Redman

How bout this

Fries-With-That

You'll have to build a box from one floor to the next then install a smaller box inside this one.

Think like you're building a mini elevator, the small box can be hauled up with a rope attached to the top, looped over a pulley and use something like a clothes line winch to wind and unwind.

http://www.antique-elevator.com/img/antique_dumbwaiter.jpg

redman

thank you

Calibos

One word.

Counterweight

redman

thanks Calibos.

All - I need something that isnt a box as above due to limited space on the satirwell, Im primarily looking for ideas for a rails system that I could use .

It is to rise 12 ft approx from the bottom of a staircase to the landing. When at the bottom I need to be able to fold in the tray to allow space on the stairs.

All recommendations welcome

Fat Nav

Google "Henderson rails"
You could fix the rail to the wall and use the door rollers as guides for the folding shelf/tray.
A pulley and clothes line for raising and lowering and bobs yer uncle.

Fries-With-That

I thought you were going vertically from one floor to the next.

Perhaps you could adapt a stair lift, I've seen them advertised second hand for as little as €400.

http://www.adverts.ie/for-sale/q_stair+lift/