[FTC]: Drawer slides as a linear lift

[MattRain]

Originally Posted by atucker4072

Just keeping it light as possibe should mean we don't have to gear it down to get the right more power to lift it up. That means we go slower and we want to lift it as fast as we can. But yes of course you're right we want it stable to.

We currently have our lift geared down 1:2, with a 1in diameter barrel. It lifts to its max height in 4.5 seconds. We don't need to go to our max height though, so that makes the lift time even sorter. We are also looking to do a larger barrel, which would decrease the lift time.

Placing the cables in the right way can increase your speed. Don't do one long cable. Use multiple, to lift each section at the same time.