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Using a garage door opener as an elevator.
I need know how to use a garage door opener for an elevator to the attic.
They would be built much heavier than a screw drive opener and could take more abuse but would be a much higher cost nearly all the parts you would need for your project are overhead door parts including track rollers and lift drums and cables.
I would like one in my house to gain access to my huge attic if it is possible.
How do garage door openers work.
Similar to an elevator the majority of the work is.
Originally invented by c g.
There were no tracks on the walls.
Richard check into using a jack shaft commercial door opener.
It was the era meter company of chicago that invented these devices to include an easy to use keypad and switch.
Johnson in 1926 garage openers didn t take off until the end of world war ii.
By hiskid in other i once saw a closet that raised and lowered into the attic using a garage door opener.
Garage door dumbwaiter system built into a residential house closet to provide access to a basement.
We design and engineer residential garage door openers commercial door operators and gate entry systems.
A diy garage door dumbwaiter can make carrying groceries upstairs a snap.
They are used for high lift or full vertical lift overhead doors.
Watch this video to see how a dumbwaiter made from a garage door opener can be used to carry groceries upstairs and recycling down.
A garage door opener should lift the door at the touch of a button but if the size of the motor and the weight of the door are mismatched it may have problems especially if the door is too.
Use the carriage assembly and curved door arm from the garage door track to fasten the bottom of the dumbwaiter box to the track.
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Add additional support such as angle iron bracing to ensure that the box will not move or tip with a full load.