Making A Plywood Panel Lift

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  • Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025

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  • @bobpospick1649
    @bobpospick1649 6 лет назад +26

    Frank, you need to be awarded an honorary mechanical engineering degree for your mechanical design skills. Can't wait to see what you come up with in your "metal working" shop.

  • @mrramz13
    @mrramz13 6 лет назад

    Mr. Howarth,
    This was the 1st of your vids I watched. I then spent the last few hours off and on watching random vids to get a better sense of how you work and how your style has evolved.
    WOW! You are amazing!
    Thank you for sharing your MANY talents with us mere mortal men.

  • @MrsCandaceHaleWeir
    @MrsCandaceHaleWeir 4 года назад

    This is the kind of ingenuity that The United States is missing. This is what I have dreamed of for quality education my entire life!!! God Bless You for sharing! I am a 63 year US citizen who never wants to stop learning. THANK YOU

  • @murphymmc
    @murphymmc 6 лет назад +3

    I've used drywall panel lifts on multiple projects, which can now be purchased for under $200.00, they are heavy, somewhat cumbersome, but they work. Your build is a much nicer concept and execution. Lightweight, functional and way cooler to look at at. Very nice Frank.

    • @ForeverMasterless
      @ForeverMasterless 5 лет назад

      yeah those things are way overbuilt for what they do and super heavy. On the other hand, they generally fold up in a way that frank's does not.

  • @sasquatchjunk
    @sasquatchjunk 6 лет назад

    Frank your just amazing. As I watch you think through your projects I so wish my Dad was still alive. He would love to watch the way you design stuff. He used to be like that as well but he had no computer experience whatsoever. He had to design and trial and error everything but I never saw him fail. Thanks sir!

  • @i3enj462
    @i3enj462 6 лет назад

    Frank, not ONCE have you dissapounted me with a video. the amount of effort and quality you put into each video. The camera work, The animations. I *LOVE* it

  • @BrothersMake
    @BrothersMake 6 лет назад

    Love watching your iterative process Frank. It’s very therapeutic and calming to see! Completely the opposite of how we work so it’s a pleasure to watch

  • @9009matorres
    @9009matorres 6 лет назад

    Man that smirk on your face when you put the rack in and it starts spinning the gears is the best.

  • @smartphonerepairwi775
    @smartphonerepairwi775 2 года назад

    I stumbled upon your video on how to diy myself a drywall lift. We don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a simple design to lift drywall on the ceiling. Your design will help me build a similar one with wood, metal gears. Fantastic video!

  • @DailyDrives
    @DailyDrives 6 лет назад

    This project and your hallway/ kitchen organizer with the trash and recycling bins I think exemplifies your design aesthetic, Mechanical Whimsy. It has a very Michael Graves feel to it. Love it!

  • @nomadben
    @nomadben 6 лет назад

    That's a very well-thought-out and well-built tool, considering you'll probably only use it a few times. I admire your tenacity Frank. And thanks for all the effort you put into your videos - it takes a lot of extra time to set up a new shot for each little thing you do. It makes it very enjoyable to watch.

  • @AndreaArzensek
    @AndreaArzensek 6 лет назад

    That was a lot of work and a great outcome. I have to admit that this is the first time that I like seeing pocket holes. They go brilliant with the big gear. And I couldn’t but notice how nicely you aligned them to be as a decorative element of the piece. Brilliant! Cheers

  • @misterbowzer
    @misterbowzer 6 лет назад

    So satisfying to watch. 19 minutes of your video goes by so fast. Your skills are out of this world--mechanical, technical and manual. Once again, great video!

  • @MANaboutTOOLS
    @MANaboutTOOLS 6 лет назад

    I'm always so inspired by your videos Frank!! Excellent work!!

  • @dkbuilds
    @dkbuilds 6 лет назад +10

    What a great project. This feels like a combination of Izzy Swan (wooden CNC gears making things move), Matthias Wandel (clever solutions to problems), but recorded with the soothing and aesthetically pleasing Frank Howarth style. Two thumbs up!

  • @PeopleAlreadyDidThis
    @PeopleAlreadyDidThis 6 лет назад +1

    Super cool. “You could have rented.” “But then I’d have gotten nothing out of the project.”
    Frank, you have to document the railroad build. There are some great ones out there, but I feel like the Howarth Pacific will be thoughtful and artistic like no other. If you’re not aware of DCC train control systems such as Digitrax, NCE, et. al., be sure to research them. It’s so cool to be able to control many trains independently on the same track, and there’s much more beyond that, including computer monitoring, traffic control, and automation. Reserve plenty of physical space for the railroad, because you won’t just be running one train in a loop. You’ll be mounting operating sessions with friends...hauling freight, making up trains in classification yards, dispatching freights while the SP Daylight runs passenger service along the Pacific coast under computer control. It’s fun and challenging!

  • @alanh2077
    @alanh2077 6 лет назад

    Excellent project Frank... Ingenious!! Glad to see you son working with you, we have to pass the skills to the next generation so they aren't lost.

  • @krv82ph
    @krv82ph 4 года назад +1

    By far, in terms of design, the best looking DIY panel lift I've watched: small foorprint, clean and practical lines. But oh, to have the equipment you have :) Well done!

  • @z3k3y2011
    @z3k3y2011 6 лет назад +1

    I really love Franks videos. they are top notch edited. though. my skills have slowly parted me from watching the videos. there is alot of CAD , sketchup, then using a CNC a maching to make parts. those skills are beyond my level, which limits me to recreating.. or attempting to recreate these projects as they are designed and cut by computers. i love the old vids of him building the shop and getting all the new tools.. one of my fav series was the rain barrel vids. i hope he keeps on making videos. and ill continue to sub and watch. !

    • @raytbrown2
      @raytbrown2 6 лет назад

      I didn't want to admit that I too have thought about this . . .

  • @FCWW87
    @FCWW87 5 лет назад

    Incredible craftsmanship. I only hope I have that much time when I grow up to work on these sorts of projects. The sorts of projects that are more about pushing your limits of designing, engineering, and finishing...and less about the final product. Great, great work.

  • @PJGalati
    @PJGalati 6 лет назад

    Your ingenuity is fantastic Frank. I'm a little envious of the amount of space you have to work in! So happy the project worked as planned.

  • @christopherhodge5592
    @christopherhodge5592 6 лет назад

    I don't think anybody on RUclips is on this level. Very cool!

  • @ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt
    @ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt 6 лет назад

    OMGosh, Frank. This project is genius! I don't even have a need for a sheet goods lift, but I want to build it anyway. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @preacherjohn7
    @preacherjohn7 6 лет назад

    I can't wait until someone declares envy is not a sin. I really appreciate your skill set in all areas of the things you build. It just shows me that it'll take quite a long time to work out of the "wanna be woodworker" stage.

  • @mattbowers5342
    @mattbowers5342 4 года назад

    I know this is an older one but your brilliance delivers every time I watch!

  • @smuengineer2k
    @smuengineer2k 5 лет назад

    Frank, love your shows! I have a suggestion for you. I have a few large CNC machines used to cut plywood pieces for furniture making. We use Raptor nails which are made from a polymer to fix the plywood to the spoiler board. If the nail is in the path it just gets cut, no damage to the bit or fire to the wood. They are a little expensive but at the rate you would use them it shouldn't be a problem. Also, as a fellow stammerer.. thanks for the work you do for the youngsters! and for showing that you still have something to say. Best of luck!

  • @zsarangi2165
    @zsarangi2165 6 лет назад

    holy..... wood working . SO smooth, so smooth, so soft. You are like God with wood. So beautiful.

  • @boomfiziks
    @boomfiziks 6 лет назад +36

    Just a suggestion on the locking ratchet arm, perhaps put a spring (or even a rubber band) on it so that it always engages the gear without it accidentally getting knocked off. As always, this is very ingenious! My goodness, your son has gotten taller!

    • @stevenschmelling5597
      @stevenschmelling5597 6 лет назад +2

      I was about to suggest the same sorta thing. I'd hate to have that paw get accidentally nudged and bring the whole thing down on your head. It wouldn't need much tension, and you could make it so it could unhook easily when you did want to crank it down.
      Otherwise awesome design, I've got a big tall wall I'm going to be paneling in a few months and so I've been looking at drywall lifts. This is so much cooler, but not quite as practical for my specific purpose vs yours.

    • @StephenLinhart
      @StephenLinhart 6 лет назад +4

      Or maybe a metal weight on short arm to press the stop into the gear when it is in place but still allow it to swing out of the way without adding and removing a spring or rubberband.

    • @raerth
      @raerth 6 лет назад +5

      Next video: Frank figures out how to make a wooden spring in 10 "not as simple as he makes them look" steps.

    • @idontthinkso666
      @idontthinkso666 4 года назад

      This was the only error Frank made in an otherwise awesome build. One tiny spring will make a world of difference.

  • @DBO3671
    @DBO3671 6 лет назад

    Such a joy to watch your creativity and the videos Frank. Thanks for sharing.

  • @shan1701
    @shan1701 6 лет назад

    You are an artist Frank!! Kudos to your craftmanship!!

  • @PatEm10
    @PatEm10 6 лет назад +6

    Great design!
    And I really like that you put the whole project in a single video. A lot of "content creators" would've broken this into half a dozen videos...

  • @Handleyman
    @Handleyman 6 лет назад

    Fantastic work. I hope Matthias Wandel sees this. He’d be really impressed I’m sure.

  • @Zerostar369
    @Zerostar369 6 лет назад

    That's so cool Frank! I bought a panel hoist when I sheathed the ceiling of my 1200 sq ft shop and it was invaluable for that task being that my ceilings are 10ft high. After the job I decided to hold on to it just in case. About a year later I found myself needing a way to hoist my Jet dust collectors 90 lb. 3hp motor and fan 9 ft up in the air when I designed and built my custom dust collector. This would have been impossible without the panel hoist. I made a custom attachment for the top of the hoist so that I could sit the face of the blower on top of it and was able to jack it up into the air with ease. I love that panel hoist and now will never part with it.

  • @epodcam
    @epodcam 6 лет назад

    How you make something that should be purely functional so aesthetically pleasing is amazing.

  • @BruceAUlrich
    @BruceAUlrich 6 лет назад +4

    Such a cool project, Frank! You had more patience just in your drawing of the model multiple times than I have had in my whole life!

  • @gedionsamuel2256
    @gedionsamuel2256 3 года назад

    So beautiful seeing wood products. Stunning work!

  • @johnnygroebs4407
    @johnnygroebs4407 6 лет назад

    Greatest thing about this project is its potential. You will surely find many uses for that thing, neat invention and as always awesome video!

  • @MrPatdeeee
    @MrPatdeeee 3 года назад

    As always he dazzles us with things that are awesome. Thank you Frank. You are one of the "cut-Above's". Oh indeed yes.

  • @agenciaconvierta
    @agenciaconvierta 6 лет назад

    Just awesome... we are lucky to watch videos like this that make of youtube a better place.

  • @Guust_Flater
    @Guust_Flater 6 лет назад +300

    "Can i find a project, so i can make a tool for it!?" 😉👍😁😁

    • @dessertman1181
      @dessertman1181 6 лет назад +2

      Awesome once you are done You could probably sell your invention to the drywall hanger

    • @johnmanning4577
      @johnmanning4577 6 лет назад +14

      The drywall hanger's boss will require the drywall hanger to run...on stilts...so this wonderful lift would just get in the way.
      I love so many things about Mr Howarth's talents, projects, and execution. I especially love the way he cracks himself up as witnessed by the liberal sprinkling of chuckles throughout our time together.
      Thanks, Frank!!

    • @TheSamigirl511
      @TheSamigirl511 6 лет назад

      John Manning pc

  • @earle0024
    @earle0024 6 лет назад +1

    This one might get really popular, freaking amazing Frank. As always your narration would keep me calm in a hurricane

  • @penghae905
    @penghae905 4 года назад

    You're a genius!!! I'm so amazed at all the tools and machinery you were using.

  • @tinkermouse-scottrussell3738
    @tinkermouse-scottrussell3738 6 лет назад

    Elliot Lake Ontario Canada. Nice project Frank, enjoyed watching it all come together. Thanks for sharing.

  • @donniemiles8982
    @donniemiles8982 6 лет назад

    Your stop motion skills are phenomenal.

  • @MikeBramm
    @MikeBramm 6 лет назад

    Very cool Frank. Looks like you've been watching Matthias Wandel and his wood gears. Fun and practical. Nice job.

  • @mkngjoy
    @mkngjoy 6 лет назад

    amazing as always. i really like the stop motion of the gears towards the end... almost looks like it’s not moving until you see the middle of the big gear spinning.

  • @joeyhemlock
    @joeyhemlock 6 лет назад

    I have no woodworking background or experience, but I love your videos so much. They're really well-made and thoughtful and artistic. Can't wait for the next one!

  • @atocp
    @atocp 6 лет назад

    I managed to put up a shelf yesterday, so I feel we're on the same ability level. Well done with that amazing project! A joy to watch these creations.

  • @LlessurHterag
    @LlessurHterag 6 лет назад +1

    Hi Frank, I stumbled across your channel last week and I’ve since binge watched all of your videos. Your approach to design ,woodworking and the way you produce your videos is so utterly captivating and satisfying. Thanks so much for sharing, I can’t wait for the next video!

  • @byonbill9499
    @byonbill9499 6 лет назад

    Stimulating ideas and entertainment at the same time, what a great combination. As suggested by other comments a spring on the ratchet pawl would be a good idea, also a larger diameter screw for the pivot on the pawl. If I understand the mechanics of the system properly the pawl pivot is carrying the whole load of the platform.

  • @zxxvcc
    @zxxvcc 6 лет назад

    Very cool. I ended up buying a metal plasterboard lifter - it gets a bit hairy lifting heavy boards above your head, so I hope your one is good and sturdy!

  • @WideAwakeHuman
    @WideAwakeHuman 6 лет назад

    Like what kind of person "down-thumbs" this guy? Great project Frank!! Top notch video and woodwork as usual.

  • @mmgross144
    @mmgross144 6 лет назад

    Frank, I could have used this yesterday! I'm doing the same thing (different reason) and putting plywood on my shop ceiling. I used two FastCap Third Hand HD poles and the strength of my apprentice to get the job done-ish (more to come). I'm sure that he wished that I had one of those! The Third Hand poles work great once you get the plywood up, but not a bit before that.

  • @travismiller5548
    @travismiller5548 6 лет назад

    super cool, Frank! thanks for sharing. looks like the vertical adjustment is in increments of gear teeth, so i’m imagining you could add a few little shims held on by a short string- one or two for each of the 4 arms that hold your panel aloft

  • @huntermark1160
    @huntermark1160 5 лет назад +1

    Frank, Your editing skill is as amazing as your woodworking!!!

  • @gordroberts53
    @gordroberts53 6 лет назад +6

    Brilliant! Calvin has certainly grown since his adventure in the water tank...:-). Thanks for sharing Frank, always a great addition to my Sunday morning coffee.

  • @Coomanboo
    @Coomanboo 6 лет назад

    I can't say I would ever make one of these but the videos you put out are always amazing. I can't wait to see them regardless of what it is about. Thanks for posting and all the work you do in just the editing.

  • @djmips
    @djmips 6 лет назад +6

    Is it practical? Is it art? It's both! Nicely done.

  • @jukeman57
    @jukeman57 6 лет назад +40

    Frank, you are a genius.

    • @jomgelborn
      @jomgelborn 6 лет назад +1

      really?

    • @Topo42mh
      @Topo42mh 6 лет назад +2

      John Welden well he did go to MIT so I'd say ol' Mikey is pretty damn close.

    • @JimTom.
      @JimTom. 6 лет назад +1

      hes clever, hes not a genius

    • @JimTom.
      @JimTom. 6 лет назад

      @@outat1me467 So hes exceptionally intelligent to have come up with a somewhat smart way of solving a minor issue? i get it, its a complement but im sure you get my point

    • @outat1me467
      @outat1me467 6 лет назад +1

      @@JimTom. Yes, I know what you mean. He's not an Einstein, but technically he falls under the category.

  • @EYALAVRAHAMI
    @EYALAVRAHAMI 6 лет назад +1

    That's one of the most amazing things i have ever seen made out of wood.

  • @bobbystanley8580
    @bobbystanley8580 6 лет назад

    You are incredibly talented in so many areas! So glad you make the videos as long as needed.

  • @Safecracker49
    @Safecracker49 6 лет назад

    Awesome build as always Frank! Why would anyone give this a thumbs down, jealous they can't do what Frank can maybe...?

  • @sputn1k2k3
    @sputn1k2k3 6 лет назад

    Awesome. This thing has quite a medieval feel to it.

  • @167curly
    @167curly 4 года назад

    I have been to Vinci in Tuscany, Italy where there is a fine museum of wooden full scale copies of it's most famous son's doodles in his notebooks. A bicycle, flying machine, olive oil press etc. Leonardo was a pretty smart man and would have given an A+ for Frank's panel lift.

  • @OldAndGettingOlder
    @OldAndGettingOlder 6 лет назад +2

    You never seem to change Frank, but Lordy how Calvin has. Very nice lift you designed and built.

  • @ErikAnderson1
    @ErikAnderson1 6 лет назад

    Really nice project I really liked this because I have done overhead sheetrock work and this would have made it so much easier, I just had 2 x 4 with plywood pad ends and shims. Nice job!

  • @topoclimber
    @topoclimber 6 лет назад

    Matthias would be proud. Very cool project.

  • @loxlix123
    @loxlix123 6 лет назад

    The world is a better place with you.

  • @johnkyllonen302
    @johnkyllonen302 6 лет назад

    Once again Frank, Masterfully done.

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 6 лет назад +20

    Totally mind-boggling as usual! Every time I watch one of Frank's videos I think "How the hell does he come up with these projects" and continue to be amazed.................. :)

    • @xw6968
      @xw6968 6 лет назад +2

      Sapele Steve be creative think outside the box;) have a imagination and fantasy and then just try.;) Works for me.

  • @DavidStanton
    @DavidStanton 6 лет назад +39

    Well done Frank. Your computer skills are amazing!

  • @AwesomeGames56
    @AwesomeGames56 6 лет назад

    Very awesome to see a mechanical piece like this.

  • @polysoul1
    @polysoul1 6 лет назад

    The production quality of the video from the shots, the voice over and the animations are as impressive as the project itself - as always! Mad skills everywhere you turn :)

  • @joehenry7167
    @joehenry7167 6 лет назад

    just wow, i mean wow. Is there anything you wont make? would somebody give this man his own TV show already.

  • @tomim7187
    @tomim7187 6 лет назад

    Cannot see what you will do to this lift when your ceiling work is done and it gets repurposed for something else. Great job! Quite ingenious.

  • @kipark09
    @kipark09 6 лет назад

    I am always impressed with your ideas and how the problems are tackled. Thank you again.

  • @LAwhistleradventures
    @LAwhistleradventures 6 лет назад

    Awesome Project. Maybe even worthy of a rockler challenge submission. As the modern maker podcast is throwing together. You almost stayed with the one sheet parameter

  • @bluesquadron593
    @bluesquadron593 6 лет назад

    Great project! Your boy has grown a lot!

  • @alejandrobavassonepotedequ1969
    @alejandrobavassonepotedequ1969 6 лет назад

    Tus trabajos siempre son excelentes. ¿Sos una persona tan tranquila y relajada como se ve en tus vídeos?
    Te mando un gran abrazo !!!!

  • @gregorylondos534
    @gregorylondos534 3 года назад

    You really are an Inventive Fellow. Indeed you are Talented…

  • @djtomoy
    @djtomoy 3 года назад

    This is my favourite of all your projects. It’s wonderful to see a creative and elegant solution to a practical problem. It also reminds me a bit of a large Lego set being assembled. 👏

  • @lisahodges8299
    @lisahodges8299 3 года назад

    This is one determined man. Loved the project.
    Birdy

  • @nephimitchell
    @nephimitchell 6 лет назад

    I love watching your videos Frank! You are one of my favoirites and you encourage me to do better in all my projects.

  • @xw6968
    @xw6968 6 лет назад

    It reminds me of my dad and building our house. The side project for the house build ing it with more ergonomic ( he is an ergonomist) took more time then the build , but we did keep our backs and it was a lot more easy to build. An new idea for you Frank is a safe box gear system with out nails or screws ( my old man made one with out cnc).

  • @timrobinson6404
    @timrobinson6404 6 лет назад

    That could possibly be the coolest thing I've seen made on RUclips.

  • @lefthandedwoodworks
    @lefthandedwoodworks 6 лет назад

    Getting "side tracked" is an understatement

  • @TrevorDennis100
    @TrevorDennis100 4 года назад

    I've described Frank as the 'This Old Tony' of woodworking channels, but I am also seeing a strong touch of Joerg Sprave of 'The Slingshot Channel' in Frank. It's that slightly mad genius he has for design and invention. He really is quite extraordinary in the way he works things out and makes them come together as a functioning whole.

  • @PaulDeCamp
    @PaulDeCamp 4 года назад

    I admire the beauty of it. Function is number one but esthetic matters, and you have done a fine job.
    I might have used birch plywood for it durability.

  • @briananichowski9139
    @briananichowski9139 6 лет назад

    Unreal. That is one of the most awesome things I have ever seen. Nicely done.

  • @mountainviews5025
    @mountainviews5025 6 лет назад

    Frank I love it it's awesome and after you use it for your ceiling it will be a great decoration in the shop I think ya have to do what you have to do when your a one man team great job

  • @tabhorianbride7830
    @tabhorianbride7830 6 лет назад

    I love overbuilt stuff. Cool ideas, well executed!

  • @kalicci
    @kalicci 6 лет назад

    Amazing job Frank, well done.

  • @jakob1379
    @jakob1379 6 лет назад

    Overengeering at its best! It really is cool. One thing I would recommend, to optimize storage, when be to make it foldable. That should not be too difficult.

  • @alfredneumann4692
    @alfredneumann4692 6 лет назад

    This video is a absolutely must see in wood projects.

  • @nicholassagraves2086
    @nicholassagraves2086 6 лет назад +5

    Your videos are always well worth the wait! Not to mention the incredible production value. Keep on keepin on.

  • @StephenLinhart
    @StephenLinhart 6 лет назад +1

    When he lifts the base, the light weight gave me a visceral sense of how the lightness equates to a really good design.

  • @jbb5470
    @jbb5470 6 лет назад

    As always, very cleaver and useful. Enjoy watching your thoughts and plans come to life!

  • @SmokyFrosty
    @SmokyFrosty 6 лет назад

    Just need a couple sticks of the right length to jamm it up there... I'll build a very clever lift mechanism. Such an amazing over build! Thank you Frank!

  • @JonasWinkler
    @JonasWinkler 6 лет назад +30

    Awesome video Frank!

  • @NetoRosatelli
    @NetoRosatelli 6 лет назад

    Brilliant, Frank! Truly enjoyable to watch. Your projects and videos are superb. Thanks for sharing all that with us!