Peter van der WaltThe overhead monitor mounts were going to be troublesome. I thought it looks flimsy. But, as I want to automate it later on, it would need a big linear actuator or a couple actuators working together to lift it up to get into the chair.
I also still had to build a mechanism to swivel the tabletop/keyboard/mouse out of the way anyway, so I'm exploring an alternate path now - monitors on swings attached to the armrests. What do you guys think?
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I kind of liked the idea of the big arms overhead. Did you consider using a counterweight to offset the monitor weight? That should help with how beefy a motor you need. It could swing right down under the seat potentially.
Or could you steal the lift cylinder from the rear door of a minivan? Those are pretty heavy and you don’t want them falling on you.
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I did not consider a counterweight (: very good suggestion thank you.
We"ll see how it goes (: always good to let different ideas simmer for a bit, nothing is set in stone (:
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What made me think of it was the heavy railway crossing gates with their short lumpy counterbalance weights
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