Make a Tabletop Extension for a Harbor Freight Hydraulic Lift Table

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
  • I bought my Harbor Freight lift table to be able to work at waist level and to use as an outdoor work table. But I needed it a bit bigger. Here is a simple slide on table top that enlarges the surface for bigger projects and working on things like snow blowers.

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  • @jackmanatee3162
    @jackmanatee3162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I plan to do the same thing with mine. Thanks for the lip idea, I hadn't thought of that.

  • @jmartinez562
    @jmartinez562 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Adding the Lip, Such a sharp idea 👌🏽.... Creative Man ✨

  • @charlesknight3204
    @charlesknight3204 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dan … Very nice job!!! If I still ranched, I’d have one!!! Wishing all things great and good to you and Joyce!!! Until your next video, take care, be safe, best wishes and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 👨‍🌾✝️🙏👍🏼🐩

  • @Kcwomack
    @Kcwomack 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just found this excellent idea of yours. A few upgrades that you might want to add are; putting a 45-degree chamfer on the rails to help guide it onto the tabletop, using a cabinet door handle to carry it with, and some ramps attached with door hinges that have removable pins. I hope this helps. 🤓

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Those are all things I've thought about! I don't remove it much so the angles aren't than necessary. I thought of making a cutout on one edge to slip my hand through... then again it pretty much stays on so I don't remove it much. I also thought of making 2x6 ramps with pins on the end that could slip into holes on the top. Another day maybe I will. Thnx for the comment.

  • @80srockerable
    @80srockerable หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job!

  • @samsireci9898
    @samsireci9898 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THANK YOU ! Just what I was thinking of doing this with mine too! appreciate your efforts to share this !

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great! I'm finding it very useful. Much better than trying to work on heavier equipment off the side of a wall, and often better than setting up a couple of saw horses and sheet of plywood.

  • @Clipperpan
    @Clipperpan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing

  • @eyesalooking
    @eyesalooking 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just what I was looking for. I have the lift table so I want to make it more useful.

  • @FosterGoat
    @FosterGoat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great idea! Going to do the same, thanks.

  • @MikeD-ne6ie
    @MikeD-ne6ie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you! I’ve been mulling over buying one of these for 5yrs, they are not getting less expensive! What has been holding me back, was the minimum clearance which is quite high for heavy objects. This video shows how to take care of the platform size. Time to pull the trigger!

  • @breakrite9785
    @breakrite9785 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great top. I’m going to add the same to my 500 lb one. Not quite wide enough for a lawnmower, but I already cut the 1/2 plywood and did not want to bolt it to the top. I like the keeper boards you put on.

  • @qfdforme
    @qfdforme 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done. Thanks for sharing. Like the simplicity of your design.

  • @joshuab.4045
    @joshuab.4045 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Literally a perfect idea if you think about it if needed you could make multiple sizes too. I’m going to do this for small engine repair! Thanks great thinking

  • @kendrasmith6637
    @kendrasmith6637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, great job. I think you can do/make anything. Looking forward to your video of the Reggae festival you and Joyce are going to. God bless 😊

  • @rs1961
    @rs1961 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very creative ... I like it!

  • @brent1387
    @brent1387 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job!!…Looks great….Paint her up in case it rains or you get oil and grease on it…

  • @qfdforme
    @qfdforme 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought the 1000 lb version a couple of weeks ago and like what you did. Thanks for the design work.
    I only have one problem with the design. There is no mechanical safety to protect for hydraulic failure. A Hydraulic Car jack has no safety but everyone knows to use them with jack stands. I need to devise some method or add on as simple as a couple of 1/2” holes in the lifting arms and a solid rod rod to take the load should the hydraulic cylinder fail. What is strange is the 500 lb lift has a safety.

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. I'm just planning on not getting under it if I have the snowblower on it. I've seen some carts with a flatbar bolted to one of the scissor arms that can slide and brace itself against the base of the cart to lock it there. I may add that at some point.

    • @billslabey8736
      @billslabey8736 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CraftsmanontheLake I submitted a product review on the HF product page where I mentioned the missing safety mechanism. HF has not published that review but has published reviews from others. Go figure.

  • @outoftheboxwoodworks7560
    @outoftheboxwoodworks7560 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great idea, I may just copy your idea, thanks...

  • @lparsons6977
    @lparsons6977 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great idea thanks!

  • @eggbertfarnsworth5787
    @eggbertfarnsworth5787 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good idea to add a lip so it can't tip off.

  • @bmwbaker
    @bmwbaker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job. Besmayer fence? And what table saw, maybe a unisaw.

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No. It's the stock fence on the PCS sawstop.

  • @wallyallyn5473
    @wallyallyn5473 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    But I like it and I want to get one hydraulic lift because I do a lot of lawn mower repair

  • @justjody2
    @justjody2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome idea. Would you be able to roll this lift across unpaved ground without much trouble?

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's heavy and made for hard surfaces. I've rolled it across a very rough tar driveway and pulled it across crass, but it wasn't too easy. Gravel or rocky surfaces wouldn't do well I'd think.

    • @justjody2
      @justjody2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CraftsmanontheLake Thanks. I figured as much. I was hoping to use it for a carving stand that could be moved around the yard.

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@justjody2 Harbor freight does make one that is good for 500 lbs instead of 1000 like mine and must be lighter. The one I have goes 4" taller that's all. I needed it to go to the level of the tailgate of my truck but if not for that the smaller one would have been less expensive and just fine for me.

  • @BIG_DRU
    @BIG_DRU 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice job too bad you didn’t provide dimensions to make it easy for me Lol…………

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I usually build around something. In this case it was the top. You'll figure it out!

  • @wallyallyn5473
    @wallyallyn5473 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't seen those at harbor freight before

    • @CraftsmanontheLake
      @CraftsmanontheLake  ปีที่แล้ว

      They're online but usually only in flat boxes in the store.