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Need mechanical ideas... OK you DIY guys...

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  1. Stinny

    Stinny

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    Hmmmm... hospital bed eh... :sherlock:... all good ideers...
     
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    That's pretty good right there mistah. Got me thinkin bout the 2 bulkhead doors too... :dex:
     
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    Good ideer Eric. And if 220 volts is faster then 480 volts would have to be better still, right? So I gave it a test. Perfect...

     
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    Open /close a secret / hidden door to your
    "Man cave" or hidden security closet

    Of course a secret firewood tool as the activation switch
     
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    Hmmmmm... another goodun...
     
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    Try out a pellet stove, use it as a platform to raise the bags up to the hopper? Raise plow up to the jeep in the fall? No doubt Grammy asks for help moving/lifting heavy things?
     
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    Didn't know he had AC power to the outhouse up thayah.:whistle:
     
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    I think it's gas powered :faint:
     
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    Gas powahd....ayuh.
     
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    You sure you don't live in Maine... ;)
     
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    How about an adjustable height work bench? That works in a scissor action.
     
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    I was thinking something similar....adjustable height in feed/out feed tables for work support at various saws/tooling operations.
     
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    An all new bathroom! A man's bathroom! Complete with the LazyBowl Recliner...o_O
     
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    Use one to open/close the damper on the stove from yur rockin chair...the other one could be for the stove pipe damper...
    Yah, could put it on wheels and push it around the house like a lil indoor forklift! :yes:
     
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    These are great ideas!!! Keep em coming... :thumbs:
     
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    I'd have jumped on this one years ago when I actually did something... :whistle:... great idea.
     
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